Cultural Perspective‚ how you see and view the world‚ and how it affects you in return. Culture affects you in ways you couldn’t or couldn’t even imagine. I don’t see myself as having a set culture‚ or a set of cultural traditions that I always do. But‚ one thing that has been repetitive for a good couple of years‚ is Thanksgiving. For Thanksgiving I and my family go to my grandparents’ house. All off my close cousins are there‚ as well as distant cousins. So they day would start off with me getting
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“moral compass” comes right from the Bible. Right and wrong are not subjective‚ they are not grey areas‚ and they are not up for debate. What God says is right is right‚ and what God says is wrong is wrong. This is why I absolutely detest the idea of Cultural Relativism. Under that philosophy‚ all forms of wickedness are not only justified‚ but are viewed as right. Murder‚ rape‚ theft‚ slavery‚ abuse‚ adultery‚ fornication and so forth‚ all of these could actually be considered moral if society says
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Argument and Logic Vanessa Sumner PHI/105 Nancy Wack September 14‚ 2011 The excerpt I chose was “Free Will versus Determinism”‚ and I noticed from the beginning the piece was written with reasons to support the content. First‚ the presentation introduces two beliefs; the behavior of atoms is governed entirely by physical law‚ and humans have free will. Immediately after presenting these ideas and questioning the relations in the two‚ the excerpt explains the logical approach to why they
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Philosophy Freedom vs. Determinism Jean Paul Sarte‚ who is a libertarian‚ says that “Man is nothing else but what he makes of himself”. He is fully responsible for his existence. Sarte is saying that man is shaped and made up of what he has done and what he will do. Sarte’s stance is there is no determinism‚ man is free‚ man is freedom. For example‚ a coward is responsible for being a coward. It’s not because he’s made up physiologically to be a coward but he’s like that because he made
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The concept of Biological Determinism is used as an argument against the rights and validity of the LGBT* community to hold a legitimate role in society. An article online summarised the ideas behind this argument perfectly‚ stating: “To explain biological determinism very simply‚ this theory states that who you are and what you become is determined by your biology. To provide an example‚ imagine that a female is born. The female has a uterus and the capacity to reproduce. Because she can reproduce
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Culture refers to patterns of human activity and representative structures that give such activity meaning. There are many differences and similarities among the various cultures that occur out of human nature. A culture is inclusive of every facet of a human ’s life. This culture directs people ’s actions and attitudes toward several things. Through culture our attitude‚ actions‚ and thoughts are formed. Culture consists of 3 elements: values‚ norms‚ and artifacts. Values consist of ideas of what
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Environmental Determinism and Possibilism: Shaping and Reshaping Life Since the Beginning of Time Possibilism and Environmental Determinism‚ both completely different in theory‚ and yet so very linked in purpose. Environmental Determinism is the idea that the environment shapes its inhabitants‚ and will --or will not-- provide for them to accomplish their goals. While Possibilism is the idea that mankind –for this example it will be routinely mankind and not another species—can accomplish their
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Compatibilists believe that determinism is true but also that our actions can be free as well. We also have incompatablists that believe that if determinism is true‚ then no one has free will. There are indeed many stances on the problem of free will‚ but again‚ who is right? Also‚ do any of these stances take into account religion? Having faith in a god‚ god’s‚ an afterlife‚ reincarnation‚ etc. could indeed be the difference between having a free will or not. For example‚ one who believes in a god
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The debate between free will vs determinism is important because it reflects on actions and intentions of humans‚ but free will brings up strong valid points supported by evidence. Free will can be simplified as a human does what they ultimately and truly want in their mind‚ through their own beliefs and character. Determinism is about having strong influences in an environment‚ that the decisions of individuals reflect off their unconscious mind. Determinism can influence decisions‚ but the final
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MS. Spadoni English 1‚ period 7 3 December 2012 Cultural Essay I remember as a child when I watched Disney movies I thought the princesses were perfect‚ just like their lives‚ but as I got older I realized that the princesses went through trials and tribulations before they got their “happily ever after”. Undoubtedly my trials‚ excuse the pun‚ and tribulations started early. By the age of eleven I knew the definitions of: attorney‚ testify‚ sexual battery on a minor under 12‚ molestation
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