Human condition

What happens when good people are put in an evil place? What about when innocent individuals are systematically punished and humiliated? Is human identity rooted in one 's situation? A 1971 endeavor, now known as Zimbardo 's Prison Experiment, attempted to explore these questions and others. Deep beneath the Psycology Center of Stanford University, a tiny prison was created. Eighteen boys were meticulusly selected from a large group of volenteers. It is important to note that before the…

initializing a deep agitation in Job’s previously secure philosophy. Although these forms of suffering are diverse, they are easily unified by an underlying theme integral to the human condition. These hardships each produce some form of isolation for Job, a rift between him and the rest of the world, which leads to his desolate condition.…

from Plato’s idea that the world of every day life is an illusion with a background of truth. However, she attempts to preserve a glimmer of truth for others. In this novel, Murdoch had intended to bring out the truth that lies behind the observable human life by using art to tell the other side of the illusionary world. She believes that through art, people can learn about the truth that matters at the end of life. She leans on the belief that when people are able to see the world of ideal…

Tsukuru Tazaki is a builder. His name, meaning “to make” and his profession as an engineer is indicative of that. Though Tsukuru’s name is in absolute correlation with himself, he experiences an overwhelming discontent associated with his name, a discontent attributed to the fact his name is not a color. Tsukuru believes he is colorless, empty, meaningless, while his cohort of high school friends, each graced with a name of color, depict genuine meaning and purpose for existence. When said…

Thomas Hardy’s poetry is known for its philosophical pessimism and its autobiographical nature. Because Hardy struggled with faith and the possibility of God in his life, he struggled with the same in poetry. However, due to his mental battle with life’s meaning, he was able to express his doubts and become a critically acclaimed poet. With a total of nine hundred and forty-seven poems, Hardy is one prolific poets of the twentieth century. In 1898, Hardy wrote the three-stanza iambic…

Ever since the emergence of smart phones, a technological revolution has taken place. People have the freedom to have access to the entire internet, and with that, all the knowledge that humans have contributed throughout time. We have the ability to connect with someone immediately, through text, call, or video chat. We can research, write, and send information to others instantly. We have access to maps of the entire world, and get directions in a plethora of methods to get to that destination…

Throughout the play of Macbeth written by William Shakespeare, things always have a twist to them. Deception, which is defined as “the act of tricking someone by telling them something that is not true”, can be seen in the play through the main characters of deception, which are Macbeth, Lady Macbeth and the witches. Women characters are portrayed as manipulative and deceiving characters throughout the play. In the very first scene, it begins with the witches saying “Fair is foul, and foul is…

Whitman states that he is not just "the poet of the Body", (422) but "the poet of the Soul." (422) The complexity of the human soul and the way one chooses to view themselves in a theological context is paramount to Whitman’s writing. There is a certain catharsis in “Song of Myself”, in which the narrator creates his bond and relationship with God, and is overcome by a sense…

and discoveries as well as to comment on the impact these developments may have on humanity. Write 5 things you learned by listening to this lecture and then write your own reflection about how technology is impacting the human condition and how it will shape or influence human personality from this day forward. This video was extremely interesting. It was simply amazing listening to him talk about the future. We are becoming more advanced when it comes to technology every single day that it…

The human condition with regards to Oedipus, all mankind is blind to the truth; however, forging forward in time of mistake is still possible, but could prove to be ultimately costly. Life can play twisting or uncertain rolls, such as, Oedipus killing his father out of rage unbeknownst to him, is a testament to the statement of the latter. The idea that people believe our fate is predisposition by some greater entity is a common perception that many men still hold evident today. Furthermore,…