It is the narrator's inclination to darkness and evil that causes him to commit acts of brutality and insensitivity. ... He knew that he was committing a sin, but felt no remorse or any inclination to put an end to the brutal act. ...
The founders had a view of human nature. They wanted to use their views of freedom and equality to shape this country. The founders believed that as created beings we all have god endowed rights and a duty to protect and use them. And all humans have rational choice to do this and through rational c...
In this essay I would like to explore the influence the parents held on their daughters in the stories "Boys and Girls," by Alice Munro, and "The Loons,"" by Margaret Laurence. In both stories the fathers held the very important role of being the primary influence on the narrators. I feel as though ...
The comparison of Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein, and Ridley Scott's 1992 film, Blade Runner, facilitates the examination of transforming societal values and the human condition. The transition from early 19th century England when Romanticism was challenging aspects of the dominant Enlight...
Is There Room For Free Will? Everyone wants to believe they have free will. From the lonely man growing old and gray in his abode to the convicted serial killer who pleaded that he is not morally responsible for his actions, people in all walks of life in all different circumstances want to bel...
Aristotle places great emphasis on the moral virtue of temperance in relation to the nature of states of character. In his examination to achieve true temperance Aristotle asserts, "The general account being of this nature, the account of particular cases is yet more lacking in exactness; for they ...
From the very beginning of human existence, humans have been ever so curious about the nature of their own beings. Over the years the civilizations have found ways to research this idea. How do we solve it, how do we know what is good what is evil, how do we cleanse ourselves, how do we get better. ...
If human nature actually possesses cruel inclinations then it would only make sense that our civilization would not be able to evolve because of all the people that are more interested in their own interests than society as a whole. ...
Excerpts from John Locke [pp. 1-6], and Edmund Burke [pp. 7-11] from this document. This should be regarded as necessary reading for answering the Questions on Locke and Burke. Excerpts From John Locke, Second Treatise of Government: CHAPTER II: LIBERTY AND EQUALITY: [II.4-5 4. To understand political power aright, and derive it from its original, we must consider what estate all men are naturally in, and that is, a state of perfect freedom to order their actions, and dispose of their possessions and persons as they think fit, within the bounds of the law of Nature, without asking leave or de...
