Human position

In this essay, I will argue that Mencius’ altruistic position and four dispositions offer more precise explanations of human motivation than Glaucon’s support of psychological egoism. I contend that humans all have the capacity to partake in moral acts (e.g., helping kin and others, altruism, combatting injustice, etc.). Glaucon’s defense of psychologically egoistic motivation is only useful to recognize that human beings harbor a degree of self-preservation (i.e., to guard oneself from harm and…

walks underneath the bolder. The audience feels a sense of fear and amazement. The overwhelming mass makes the viewer feel small and simply astounded. The viewer realizes how easily they can be squashed. There is no competition when it comes to a human and a massive boulder. The viewer is left imagining how effortlessly they can be killed by the bolder. However, the viewer knows the bolder is safely secured. Michael Heizer’s levitated mass provides a feeling of how powerful nature can be. He…

conjunction of objects and events, from which we infer causal relationships. Furthermore, Hume applies his view of necessity to human nature and behaviour, and asserts that, despite what they may say, all people carry out their lives in a manner which indicates a convergent belief in necessity, both in unintelligent objects and humans. Finally, I shall evaluate Hume's compatibilist position, as presented in the Enquiry, **********…

upon his findings of what defines human beings. From these, he shows how the Lagers were intended to systematically strip these traits from their prisoners. Overall, he notes two central characteristics of humans: a need for distinction and the desire for power. First, on the idea of a need for distinction, Levi immediately notes a need throughout all history for separation of good and bad, a “we” and “they” mentality (Levi pg 36). This is the ideal that humans employ to simplify the chaotic…

many people wants to know whether that’s a good or bad thing. In the article “Better than Human: Why Robots Will — and Must — Take Our Jobs” by Kevin Kelly he argues that we should welcome our robots because instead of causing problems they are initially helping. The main idea Kelly tried to get across in his article is that robots are now taking over human jobs but they are also creating and replacing humans with better jobs. He also talks about how robots will be able to do jobs no one ever…

between humanity and artificial human life is tenuous. In the face of this existential crisis, humankind tries to maintain its identity by asserting superiority over that which threatens its place in society. Through the differing mindsets of humans and androids, Dick exposes the nature of humanity to oppress those who seek a place in the community. Android characters, which represent a persecuted class, are aware of the social inequity and lament their position as second class citizens.…

develop a better quality of life and better societal systems. Bioconservatives say that memory enhancing chips should be prohibited or limited in use since it could pose a threat to our privacy, freedom, equality, safety, autonomy, individuality, human dignity and our self-relationship of the mind to the body. In my assessment it also becomes clear that the major difference between…

beneficial to the human health, along with the health of many other animals. Dr. Parker constructs support for his argument by using ethical appeal, logical appeal, and primary resources throughout the document. Parker continuously reinforces his argument by using ethical appeal in the article. Although there are many examples of its usage, one prominent use is when he stated, “(In) my lab, working with a Duke University colleague…” (Parker). He uses himself and his position at Duke…

planet, Lusitania, is going against each other for the greater good of their own species. The humans are dying off from the descolada, a disease that the pequeninos, an alien species that are structured like large pigs who can walk and talk, need in order to survive and move on to their third life as “fathertrees.” And the humans are trying to tame this descolada and have it no longer affect the lives of the humans, in doing so the pequeninos will no longer be able to move on to the precious and…

Humans are not born civilized. They must learn the ways and rules of their society. Without check, their savage ways will once again resurface. In a savage mind, brutality is necessary for a better life, killing over land, power, and revenge is normal, and society no longer has a hold on the person’s actions. Savagery is used to achieve a higher status in life. Especially in the corporate world, we ignore the emotions and lives of others in order to fight for a better position. Our brains seem…