Philosophical zombie

What makes someone who they are? Is a person defined by their appearance, their characteristics, or maybe even their beliefs? These are questions that society has been asking for years, and—due to the complexity of the answer—various interpretations have been made. Many factors are involved with identity such as social and cultural notions of gender, race, ethnicity, and sexual orientation. Although determining ones self-identity can be rather difficult, there are artists that focus on…

A dictionary defines ‘Identity’ as “the condition of being oneself or itself, and not another.” William Shakespeare once wrote, “We know what we are, but not what we may be.” Gandhi preached, “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” Everyone who is born into this world spends everyday of their lives discovering themselves; discovering their identity. When we depart this world, we all leave behind our own sense of identity and any commentary we see fit to…

Identity is a complex fluid and static concept that takes many distinct shapes and forms over the years. Each and every person in society has their own idea of identity and what it means. To me, identity equates to the labels and beliefs I affiliate myself with at the time. Personally, my identity has changed tremendously in the last few years of my life or rather I just started to accept and acknowledge my various identities to a more encompassing and inclusive extent. Through this piece, I…

The definition of Identity is the qualities of a person that distinguishes them from others. Some haven’t had the opportunity to let go of the expectations placed on them by others. They choose to conform. I chose to conform, and it something that I regret doing. I should have let people judge, misunderstand,and gossip about me, but I shouldn’t have conformed. I should have been an individual with my own aspirations in life. As a kid, I was taught that since I’m a girl, I have to clean the house…

It is known that human beings are not, and will never be, perfect. It is unrealistic to expect a person to be composed and act ideally one hundred percent of the time- people will inevitably make mistakes. However, making mistakes does not make a person bad, or evil, or beyond redemption. What really determines if a person is fundamentally good or fundamentally bad, is how they respond, what effect these mistakes have on them, and how they proceed. Shakespeare’s Macbeth follows the horrific sin…

Mr. Erik Erikson started off observing the definition of the word identity and explaining the definition of identity. In the book, Mr. Erik Erikson gave his outlook on examples of how people interpret the words identity and identity crisis. He addressed how the communal experts use identity crisis, self-identity, and sexual identity to characterize aspects in which they are researching at the moment. They try to analyze these words for occurrence of civil personification, secluded quality, and…

We all have those voices in our heads that help to make decisions, like the devil and angel that sit on our shoulders, disputing desperately to persuade us to hear their case. They can both make valid points, but whom should we trust? Both traits of good and evil exist in us all, but our instincts must tell us which one to use. In William Shakespeare’s Tragedy of Macbeth, the protagonist is portrayed as a noble and loyal person, but once he is given the prophecies, he is driven by a strong…

Perfection is unrealistic. In society, people face hardships, internal struggles, and temptations. However, those who overcome these obstacles are society’s heroes. Heroes suffer from guilt and sin, but their courage and strength outweigh their flaws. In The Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck reveals the characteristics of a flawed hero as his characters face the treacherous journey to California. Throughout the novel, characters’ strengths are tested to portray the realistic qualities of a modern…

The documentary ‘Zombie: Haiti’s Longstanding Tradition’ (Zombie: Haiti’s Longstanding Tradition, 2005) contained information regarding the original Haitian version of Zombies and how they are created. Some other things also featured in this film include how “zombie powder” is made, how people are brought back from the brink of death, and how people are forced to become these “zombies” so that people may use them as slaves. The idea of zombies has been a part of our world since the 8th century.…

If God is all powerful, how does one argue against him? First, God’s authority needs to be taken into question. If all is not as God says it is, then reality is whatever one makes of it. Milton tackles this question in Paradise Lost. In Christian tradition Satan is the first to go against God. Milton’s Satan needs to make an appealing argument to convince others to follow his lead. He does this by championing a world view opposite of God’s. In some ways, Satan is the first idealist to counter…