Human factors

something distinctive about humans that justifies Homo-sapiens having a moral status while other non-humans do not? This particular question has become increasingly important to philosophers and researchers alike who are interested in the treatment of non-human animals. For many, this question if answered will explain the nature of human beings and the moral obligations that we consider proper. There are those who argue that humans do have a higher moral status than other non-humans. They except…

exhibit are expectancy effect, first impressions and stereotypes. This is consequently made from the interviewer as they may have perceptual flaws and/or demonstrates bias behaviour, thus interviews are not the best selection tool. A main contributing factor is expectancy effect. That is perceiving people in which you want them to be and not necessarily how they actually are. E.g. By an…

are able to identify different influences that result in phenotypes or personality traits. These influences are divided into three groups; biological, psychological and socio-cultural influences. This is the basis of the nature and nurture model of human development. One trait I find very dominant within myself is being family oriented. Many influences combined have resulted in the expression of this trait and it’s importance to me. In this essay I will explore and evaluate the development of a…

tomorrow isn 't promised.” This statement is meant to define the importance of telling a person that they love them before they it is too late, especially in the case of death. This quote presents an interpretation of the limitations of human mortality in the context of human intimacy. In this case, a person is unable to show their love, which makes it very difficult for the individual to share these feelings with a person that is close to them. However, the quote also poses the problem of…

hence why they were known as the “wise human”. Homo sapiens were cave dwellers and hunters, much like homo habilis and homo erectus. Homo sapien was not known as the “tool-making” human like homo habilis was, but homo sapiens hatchets and needles made the stone and bone tools of homo habilis look quite juvenile. Homo sapien walked upright, a characteristic which they most likely inherited from their previous ancestor homo erectus, who was the first human to walk or stand upright.…

Furthermore, ethnicity is a fundamental factor that governs an individual some way or another influencing one to ‘pick up the pen’ and write on the experiences associated. Reading is the backbone of knowledge, perspectives and values while writing is the ability to explore values and experiences that characterise an individual. Through reading, an individual is able to live vicariously through the composer, which develops sympathy, widens an individual’s perspective, to reduce the amount of…

While most researchers equate it with a high level of pessimism, the learned helplessness experiment by Seligman helps to explain it better detail. There are two parts of the experiment- one for humans and one for animals, or in this case, a dog. For the dog, the scientists strapped its paws to the floor and exposed it to non-lethal electric shocks, which we will refer to as the uncontrollable aversive stimuli. At first, the animal tries to escape…

‘this is nice. Where did all the humans go?’. His change is influenced by the martian ‘poison’ which changes him into a martian. Anything on the martian land gets tainted in it, and he gets infected as well. However, he had the most amount of resistance, for it says, “No! cried part of himself, deep down, put away, locked tight, suffocating. No! No!” (Bradbury, 488). This change says that identity may make personality. When Harry Bittering’s identity was pure human, he was more alert, and his…

believe that the human population is on it’s way to reaching carrying capacity and we as a nation will continue to grow exponentially and we will exhaust our resources inevitably. There is no one who knows exactly when the human population will exceed all resources but scientists are able to predict what the limit is and what would happen. As of 2011 scientists estimated that the maximum carrying capacity for the world would be around 9-10 billion people. The problem with so many humans…

Mean is created in the image and likeness of God, therefore, he shares God's sanctity. This entitles human beings to a higher level of respect compared to the other creations of God. Supposing that one doesn't believe that he is created in the likeness of God, his special moral status or dignity is based on the human capacity of moral choice. People may differ in different aspects, whether in intelligence, wealth, race and gender, but all are given equally…