In Thomas E. Hill’s article “Humanity as an End in Itself‚” he discusses Kant’s theory about humanity and explains what Kant thinks humanity is and that it is the ultimate end that a person should strive for. One of the elements of this theory is Kant’s second Categorical Imperative which goes into detail with five different aspects‚ what he believes makes up humanity in a person. Then he goes on to give seven different explanations about humanity as an end. Kant also believes that there are two
Premium Categorical imperative Hypothetical imperative Deontological ethics
The Humanity of the Rebel “I must make the important distinction between the rebel and the revolutionary‚” says Dr. Rollo May‚ one of the most influential American existential psychologist among society‚ in an excerpt titled‚ “The Humanity of the Rebel” from his prominent book‚ Power and Innocence. Rollo May vividly highlights the enduring opposites of the rebel and the revolutionary amongst a society battling to protect conventional norms and traditions. As reasoning‚ optimistic human beings‚ many
Premium Rebellion Existentialism American Revolutionary War
pronounced until that they have become a threat to humanity. Rachel Carson‚ a marine biologist and conservationist‚ once said‚ “It is a curious situation that the sea‚ from which life first arose should now be threatened by the activities of one form of that life. But the sea‚ though changed in a sinister way‚ will continue to exist; the threat is rather to life itself.” Therefore‚ I strongly agree with the notion that science is threat to humanity. Despite the fact that Science has helped us
Premium Nuclear weapon 21st century Totalitarianism
Hope for the Humanities The popularity of the humanities majors (English‚ History‚ Literature‚ the Arts‚ and Religion) has declined in the past years in favor of S.T.E.M. majors (Science‚ Technology‚ Engineering‚ and Mathematics). Even our government has reduced the funding for the humanitarian majors by 28.5 million dollars from 2010 to 2013. In the article “The Economic Case for Saving the Humanities” Christina Paxon makes an excellent argument in favor of supporting the Humanities studies. I
Premium Education Learning Higher education
Crime is often glorified through movies and music. Crime happens in many forms and has different effects. Just about everyone in America has been exposed to some form of crime in their lifetimes‚ if not performing crimes themselves. Typically‚ crime is kept under control by processes of the law and law enforcement. Sometimes‚ however‚ crime has a tremendous effect on society and the people within it as a whole. Different types of crime can serve different purposes and functions. In the early 1900s
Premium Ku Klux Klan Crime Police
The combination of a Commerce student with Humanities skills would be irresistible In today’s times there is a clear-cut distinction between certain tertiary educational courses‚ namely the two major aspects of Commerce or business and Humanities or liberal arts. I believe though that the distinction of the two interwoven materials is incorrect and that an integration of the materials taught must be established. In this essay I will clarify that the one is not more necessary than the other but
Premium Education University Academic degree
the good and the bad of humanity is shown in many ways through the eyes of the narrator‚ death. In the times of great killing and blood‚ Liesel finds peace in reading and later on many other people find peace in her reading as well. humanity is both beautiful and ugly. there is good and bad that can be found in everything‚ this story describes both aspects of it. Death wonders how humanity can be so ugly yet so beautiful. We portray both traits for many reasons. Humanity can be described in many
Premium World War II Nazi Germany The Holocaust
(online) ISSN: 1747-5376 The Mind of Adolf Hitler: A Study in the Unconscious Appeal of Contempt EDWARD GREEN Manhattan School of Music How did the mind of Adolf Hitler come to be so evil? This is a question which has been asked for decades – a question which millions of people have thought had no clear answer. This has been the case equally with persons who dedicated their lives to scholarship in the field. For example‚ Alan Bullock‚ author of Hitler: A Study in Tyranny‚ and perhaps the most
Free Adolf Hitler
Rachel Steinberg Mr.KayENG 4U1 October 23rd ‚ 2014 Findley’s Hope for Humanity In his book “The Wars”‚ author Timothy Findley presents several ways in which human beings commit atrocities against one another. Findley purposely documents these merciless incidents to symbolize the dark impulses and mistakes all human beings are capable of making. However‚ Findley also makes note of the good nature that lies within human beings. Despite his awareness of the sinister side to human beings‚ Findley
Premium Human Acts of the Apostles Humans
Compare and Contrast -Hitler and Mussolini- Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini both attempted their rises to power during interwar years in fascist parties. In many ways their attempts at state control were similar; large portions of society were unsatisfied by existing governments who were weak and dysfunctional‚ a war that made life very difficult‚ and a perceived threat from the Left led to support for the Fascists. Additionally‚ the similar ideologies of the soon-to-be dictators as well as mistakes
Premium Adolf Hitler World War I Weimar Republic