Transcendence

Throughout history, man has been assumed to be a subject and essential being while woman is assumed to be an object and unessential being, therefore, "most women throughout history have been enslaved by men" (1).Until recent times, women have been deprived of being involved in the political, cultural and religious institutions. They were deprived of owning property or inheriting lands and wealth. Since ancient times until the twentieth century, "some cultures practiced what anthropologists have…

Introduction The traditional American religious landscape has changed significantly over the past several years. Televised worship services are becoming more common, globalization has brought a dizzying array of new religions into America (Globalizing the Sacred) and the internet is allowing people to learn about new traditions in private. These changes are resulting in more Americans identifying themselves as spiritual, but not affiliated with a particular religion (Oshatz). The…

to self-transcendence needs at the top Maslow explains that humans must ensure that all their basic survival needs are fulfilled before they can move on to pursue other goals and needs that have reached a higher place on the hierarchy. The everlasting question of what motivates people and the six different…

Compassion Fatigue has been of increasing interest for healthcare institutions for many years (Stamm, 2002). The interest on this topic has grown over the past decade due to the correlation that has been identified and supported between burnout and increased turnover among healthcare workers (Jenkins & Baird, S., 2002). A 2009 study identified that nurses with high levels of Compassion Fatigue also have high levels of Burnout (Hooper, Craig, Janvrin, Wetsel & Reimels, 2009). Additionally,…

Simone de Beauvoir is known as a journalist, women’s rights activist, academic, and a philosopher. She was born in Paris, France, in 1908 and later on died in 1986. She was married to Jean-Paul Sartre who is an intellectual and a philosopher like her. Simone de Beauvoir has written a few works but this essay is going to be focused on her second major non-fiction work, which is called, “The Ethics of Ambiguity”. What are ethics and ambiguity? Ethics is the moral principles that govern a person's…

as to how far we as a society want to take Artificial Intelligence. Would we prefer a world without disease, or poverty, at the expense of human control over society itself? Important questions such as these are examined through the 2014 film Transcendence, and Greg Bear’s novel Blood Music. The two works share many similarities when it comes to the idea of future benefits and dangers of Advanced Artificial Intelligence. Self-preservation is a centerpiece of many theories on how future AI…

morality. Conversely, there is substantiation for individual transcendence through a spiritual portal of sexuality. The mainstream opinion associates sexuality with the exploits connected with genital manipulation. However, various theologies have proposed that sexuality remains a vital and holistic aspect of being human, and it is the basis of our function for intimate relationships, for emotional and passionate connections, and for transcendence. Carnal activity is primordial, and is well…

What I have gathered thus far from my time on Earth as well as these first two weeks discussing, “What is Human” is that human nature revolves around pursuits. Some of these pursuits take the form of life-long endeavors, as well as other day-to-day undertakings. I believe engrained in the core of each of these pursuits of varying size is the idea of enhancement in some form. Enhancement seems like a very technical term in this context, but what I mean is that when one comes across something of…

is the question of the meta-physical, the Divine body outside the human body. Some body theology scholars try to remove the Divine from any position beyond or outside the physical, calling the transcendence as dualistic and questions any opposition between immanence and transcendence. Since transcendence has been used to confirm dualistic constructions previously, it rejects the significance of ordinary…

one idiosyncratically is.” Transcendence is connection to others, the universe, or divinity leading to an intensification of life, a feeling of limitless possibilities, and a sense of wonder and awe. Conclusion The most important benefit, in our view, that the hierarchy may provide is its comprehensive reach. Symptom control, relief of fear, expression of love and esteem can have the power to inspire a patient and family to experience self-actualization and transcendence. Maslow’s approach can…