ANT203Y1 Lecture # January 28th‚ 2014 Quiz #2; 6:10-7; in class; 15% of final grade; cover ch 8-11 and tutorial worksheets 9-11 40 questions llong‚ multiple choice‚ true or false and matching Bring a pencil for scantron ;) Film ’becoming human’ at 7:10 - 8:00pm Lecture Who were the earliest hominins?? Pre-australapiths; 6-7 - 4.4 mya Very primitive; little known about them; debatable they’re even hominins Earliest ones are sahelanthropus tchadensis; found in chad in 2001; earliest known
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Natural Powers Nature is often overlooked as a concept without significance or value in our lives. However in the words of Henry Ward Beecher‚ “Nature would be scarcely worth a puff of the empty wind if it were not that all Nature is but a temple”. Beecher explains with the proverb how this temple of nature serves as a haven which can parallel our lives. This fascinating idea is heavily explored in William Shakespeare’s Othello‚ where the once joyous Othello is manipulated by his “friend” Iago to
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Thoreau has a unique perspective on the interworking of the Earth as it comes to nature due to his lifestyle and he brilliantly translate these situations into a human connection. Thoreau wrote in the age of transcendentalism which is greatly reflected by the attention to nature as well as the intertwining of all living things among the Earth. The chapter “Nature” spans a period in which the seasons are changing from the cold bitterness of winter to the blossoming and blooming season of spring. With
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philosophy of imperfection in that it highlights a variety of flaws and failings in human nature‚ thus emphasising the limited prospect for social and political advancement. Human nature is flawed in at least three ways. First‚ human beings are limited and dependant creatures‚ who are drawn to the familiar‚ the tried and tested. People‚ therefore‚ recoil from change and seek reassurance in tradition. Second‚ human nature is morally imperfect in that people are driven by non-rational instinct and urges
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‘Le mariage de Figaro presents a thoroughly pessimistic view of human relations’ Discuss. Le marriage de Figaro is the second in a trilogy of plays written by Beaumarchais‚ it was written in 1778‚ as a follow up to Le Barbier de Seville. The play was very well received by the general public. King Louis XVI‚ however thought that it misrepresented the aristocracy. He had reportedly said that ‘This play must never be given. The man mocks everything that should be respected in the government. The
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Both Hobbes and Locke see human nature differently‚ Hobbes sees people as being run by selfishness whereas Locke says that people are naturally kind. In our state of nature‚ Hobbes says we have no rights but Locke suggests that we have natural rights Hobbes shows that humans are naturally evil that lays down the groundwork for his form of government. Hobbes and Locke’s theories differ greatly beginning with their views of human nature. Hobbes suggests that people are naturally‚ solitary‚ poor
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Montaignes view of human nature versus modern civiliziation is human nature these days puts a burden on modern civilization. He feels like society and or human nature supresses humans right to do what they wanna do and forces them to confrom to the ideals of society and doesn’s allow them to think how they wanna think or do what they wanna do because they feel like they are tied down and cant become free. He uses the concepts of barbarism‚ wildness‚ and blindness to make his view clear in a couple
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for how human beings should live in society. According to Hobbes‚ human nature is inherently violent and filled with fear. Hobbes argues that human beings are never satisfied with any amount of power which causes a constant power struggle between human beings. For as long as modern human beings have been around‚ our species has almost always been at war or some kind of struggle with ne another. Human beings often strive for the same end result‚ whether it be food or shelter‚ which puts human beings
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Influences on Human Nature Human nature is the central characteristics‚ including the ways of thinking‚ acting‚ and reacting that are shared by most or all human beings‚ and which humans display naturally. Each one of us is a unique being and various facets of human nature determine our individual personalities. The question posed by personality theorists is‚ what factors influence the development of our personalities? Simply stated‚ how did we become who we are? Who we are is not determined by
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Othello is not mentioned by name at all in the first scene‚ he was mentioned as ‘he’‚ ‘him’‚ or as the ‘moor’‚ which is prejudicial reference of his social and cultural background in Venetian society. Iago and Roderigo accused Othello of being arrogant. They solely judged him and his character with his appearance in Act 1. Therefore‚ we‚ as audiences‚ only knew Othello as a threatening and evil moor‚ but in Scene 2‚ we could know that he was chosen as lieutenant and there were fair reasons why he
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