Varying levels of religious influence on governments dictate their moral and ethical law by the people which reside in that area. These laws have become mandated originally from the teachings of their religions which provide a moral and religious purpose in the government. A society’s definition of sin affects an individual depending on the morals and religious views of the general area itself and the person. The word sin means to me as a mistake that many people believe in which they are…
An Earthly Knight By: Janet McNaughton Book Review -Pauline Artienda An Earthly Knight is a novel about Lady Jeanette Avenel (Jenny), a sixteen-year-old girl who is faced with an event that will change her life. She is a willful girl who has so much freedom being the second daughter of a Norman nobleman. Suddenly, everything changes when her older sister, Isabel had brought disgrace to their family. Now, Jenny has to take the duties of her sister. Considering all those responsibilities,…
peer-to-peer learning about different ways of life. Concepts or tendencies that you observe within other people’s living experience you can adapt within your own lifestyle, leading to a much more richer and fulfilling life. Mill explains this by stating that humans are fallible, thus by witnessing different experiments of living we gain the value of techniques to create a happier existence. By this point it is obvious that Mill believes that individual expression is absolutely indispensible for…
needs key traits such as extreme patience, passion, and alertness. I honestly believe that patience is possibly the most important aspect when working with animals. As when all may know, animals cannot communicate with humans in the same way that human communicate with other humans. Therefore, we may not always know how…
in fact, is why there are several ways to express the extent to which one should take responsibility for nature. Human carbon dioxide emission in Amherst, Massachusetts has negatively impacted the air quality. In order for these citizens to secure the well-being of future generations, they feel obligated to economically invest in air quality protection. However treating this non-human nature in the way we expect to be treated is just as important because nature has value in and of…
us the capability to respond uniquely and rationally to any mental state, and help better explain human behavior. Alec Hyslop plays a major role in the philosophical society with his ideas involving the problem of other beings. He expounded upon several approaches to it, including on the theoretical entities which can be summarized in the following quote: “The best explanation for the way other human beings behave is that they behave as they do because of their mental states. Crucially, no…
Firstly, my view is that human beings are rational agents, as in the Kantianism’s categorical imperative, and one should not use a person as merely as a mean. I agree with the result of the experiment proves the positive and effective effect of the Golden Rice, however, Professor Tang has violated Kant’s theory. The young children are human being, and Kant’s theory states that one ought not to use people as merely a mean. Professor…
Descartes explains, “I am a thing that thinks: that is, a thing that doubts, affirms, denies, understands a few things…” (Meditations 80). It is safe to say that we all, as human beings, do in fact exist. The fact that he says we only understands a few things, however, makes us question right away how we could possibly understand the idea of a perfect being. The second axiom is a little more difficult to follow and believe…
debated since ancient Greece. The pursuit of discerning between the way things are and the way they appear to be is one driven by the human desire to understand. Appearances can mask reality and skew one’s perception of reality. A group of early Greek philosophers and teachers, known as the Sophists, proposed that reality did not exist, and if it did, it was beyond human comprehension. They believed in relativism and sought to solve practical issues advocating against the abstract question of…
Today and for dozens of years before, animals have been used to test cosmetics, household cleaners, and hygiene products. Is this considered animals abuse? Animal abuse is defined as, “The human infliction of suffering or harm upon any non-human animal, for purposes other than self-defense or survival” (dictionary.com). Animals used for experimentation is abuse. There is no logical reasoning for using innocent animals such as, mice, rats, dogs, cats, rabbits, primates, and others that are locked…