Individual responsibility

is associated with “scholars.” (Kant p42) This distinction is a difference in the role of the individual. Between these two spheres there is also a difference in the audience being addressed an individual is engaged in “public use” of reason when addressing “the entire public of the reading world,”(Kant p43) while the addressees of private uses of reason can be reasonably restricted since the individual must uphold the…

When trying to figure out who you are, your answer should not be limited to simply who you are as an individual, but should also include your interactions with others. We are given our lifetime to spend time with ourselves for reflection and time to spend with others. We should take advantage of both because they allow people to find out who they are through deep reflection, and through interactions with others than can help shape us into the people we are. During times of self reflection, we…

“Society everywhere is in conspiracy against the manhood of every one of its members.” Emerson, through the quote, was trying to express to society that it preferring everyone to be the same takes away the personality of its individuals. Society wants everyone act the same, dress the same, talk the same, do the same things. Everyone should be the same so that nobody is deemed weird. This takes away “the manhood of every one of its members” because it goes against individuality and causes people…

In everyday life, their is conformity all over the world most people do not want to be the only one standing out of a crowd in less they look really good. Personally, most people I know are conformist, but they also like to be different. Most people in our society have goals and that's either to be wealthy or be famous why because most people want to be on top. People want to be friends with movie stars and want to have money and be famous, although not everyone has the same goals. In…

and the society in which he or she lives in. There is no man or woman greater or less than another man or woman. Everyone is the same, and everyone is equal. In this world, society is controlled to make sure no one has a chance to stand out as an individual. This is the world that Equality 7-2521 lived in. After a few years of living for his brothers as a street sweeper, Equality 7-2521 found an underground tunnel. Within this underground tunnel, Equality 7-2521 wrote, thought, and performed…

If placing a dollar in a bouncer’s hand could get a better seat at a concert, the spare change wouldn’t be very hard to part with, would it? Unless the individual were extremely thirsty and needed that dollar to buy a drink, it most likely wouldn’t happen either. Using a larger bill, such as a twenty, would give a real shot of making that wish come true; which is exactly what Tom Chiarella explained throughout his article “The $20 Theory of the Universe.” As a man who considers himself as a…

loneliness depiction is inversely related to social desirability, such that individuals depicted as lonely are viewed as flawed or inadequate. One previous study administered the UCLA Loneliness Scale to 275 undergraduates and asked participants to judge individuals representative of lonely and non-lonely individuals. Researchers discovered that the results were indicative of the social stigma of loneliness and that lonely individuals were less accepted and viewed to have lower psychosocial…

I believe when dealing with substance abuse it is important that the individuals be treated as human beings. Quite often these individuals that are suffering from addiction aren’t treated in that manner. People often see all the negatives all the chaos this individual has caused. I believe if we looked at those whom suffered with addiction whether you’re a counselor or not as a person with an issue that needs help the better we would all be. I think as counselors we need to be open minded there…

It is irrefutable that self-deception is a key component of human behavior and that many of us will self-deceive at one point or another. According to Starek & Keating, self-deception “is a motivated unawareness of conflicting knowledge in which threatening knowledge is selectively filtered from consciousness as a psychological defense, thereby reducing anxiety and inducing a positive self-bias” (Starek & Keating, 1991, p. 146). Philosopher Amélie Rorty believes that self-deception is applicable…

as an act of self-preservation it ultimately leads to self-destruction. Cultural normalcy is set on the concepts one grows up with, it’s based on the society one lives in and the conditions surrounding them. Personal values are created when an individual reaches their own conclusions on the society around them. People begin to doubt themselves when the cultural normalcy clashes with personal…