What Does It Mean To Be Human
Utopia:
The Existence of a Perfect World with Imperfect Human Beings
What does it mean to be human? A human being is a complex subject. Much of society believes that trying to understand human life and the meaning of such an existence is a convoluted endeavor. We often feel compelled to deeply understand because of the value it holds. As human beings, we wonder what really makes us human. Is it our extraordinary brains that give us the ability to reason and think beyond the capabilities of the rest of the animal kingdom? Is it our ability to sympathize with others and find a potential or reach for goals? Or, is it our ability to make mistakes, our greatest fault and our greatest gift, that makes us human? However, if human beings are bound …show more content…
Look, for example, at the United States. From the start of the government reaching towards the present, the overall purpose and function has irrefutably changed. America was first formed with a desire to protect the people as a response to the former British rule. As time proceeded and the country advanced, the common people began to separate themselves from the government. This sprouted the standard of a nation of individuals, which is a distinction to the ideal societies described by renowned philosophers. With the events occurring in the twentieth century, the American man’s desire to have an involved government fluctuated. In a post 9-11 America, inhabitants place emphasis on the government safeguarding borders from possible security shortcomings. Because the United States is a democratic society, the role of government can adjust swiftly because the will of the general populace is contented to change. The way the American government is currently set up imitates these attitudes of an ideal society: because the majority receives its will, for the most part, it feels like an ideal society. This example proves to show that society is every-changing. No community is static enough to maintain the propositions of an ideal society. The philosopher’s aim of an ultimately stable environment is based on a false premise. In order for any society to maintain itself, it …show more content…
Thusly, because of unavoidable disagreements, it makes a community imperfect. Unless every man shared a single telepathic consciousness where all ideas and beliefs were the same, perfection in society cannot exist. Utopia literally means no place. This helps to make it clear that there is no place in this existence on Earth that people can live in total harmony and free of worries. In every place we look, there are crimes, hunger, and diseases that hinder any ability to form perfection. “Human action can be modified to some extent, but human nature cannot be changed” (Abraham
The Existence of a Perfect World with Imperfect Human Beings
What does it mean to be human? A human being is a complex subject. Much of society believes that trying to understand human life and the meaning of such an existence is a convoluted endeavor. We often feel compelled to deeply understand because of the value it holds. As human beings, we wonder what really makes us human. Is it our extraordinary brains that give us the ability to reason and think beyond the capabilities of the rest of the animal kingdom? Is it our ability to sympathize with others and find a potential or reach for goals? Or, is it our ability to make mistakes, our greatest fault and our greatest gift, that makes us human? However, if human beings are bound …show more content…
Look, for example, at the United States. From the start of the government reaching towards the present, the overall purpose and function has irrefutably changed. America was first formed with a desire to protect the people as a response to the former British rule. As time proceeded and the country advanced, the common people began to separate themselves from the government. This sprouted the standard of a nation of individuals, which is a distinction to the ideal societies described by renowned philosophers. With the events occurring in the twentieth century, the American man’s desire to have an involved government fluctuated. In a post 9-11 America, inhabitants place emphasis on the government safeguarding borders from possible security shortcomings. Because the United States is a democratic society, the role of government can adjust swiftly because the will of the general populace is contented to change. The way the American government is currently set up imitates these attitudes of an ideal society: because the majority receives its will, for the most part, it feels like an ideal society. This example proves to show that society is every-changing. No community is static enough to maintain the propositions of an ideal society. The philosopher’s aim of an ultimately stable environment is based on a false premise. In order for any society to maintain itself, it …show more content…
Thusly, because of unavoidable disagreements, it makes a community imperfect. Unless every man shared a single telepathic consciousness where all ideas and beliefs were the same, perfection in society cannot exist. Utopia literally means no place. This helps to make it clear that there is no place in this existence on Earth that people can live in total harmony and free of worries. In every place we look, there are crimes, hunger, and diseases that hinder any ability to form perfection. “Human action can be modified to some extent, but human nature cannot be changed” (Abraham