Human reliability

According to Kevyn Aucoin,”Today I choose life. Every morning when I wake up I can choose joy, happiness, negativity, pain... To feel the freedom that comes from being able to continue to make mistakes and choices - today I choose to feel life, not to deny my humanity but embrace it.”I interpret this quote by believing that she means to portray the message that you can always choose your choices, whatever they may be and nobody should be able to change those choices. You can be happy, positive,…

Animal rights has been a prominent topic of debate since the rise of the Animal Right’s Movement during the 1970’s. Animals have long been treated simply as resources for the benefit of humans in various situations such as scientific testing, the clothing industry, and especially the food industry. People argue not only about implementing rights for animals, but also about which rights we should consider and how we should go about implementing them. Philosopher Peter Singer provides insight into…

Self-Identity: Who am I? Who am I? This is not just a midlife crisis question. As we stand at the doorstep of preparing ourselves for college, we are encouraged to evaluate and know ourselves to pick a path where we can find happiness in what we do. As I struggle with knowing myself, surely like many of you, I began to question, who am I? Who really am I? Am I defined by my interests, or the actions I have taken? Am I defined by the possessions I own or the pride in my achievements? Through a…

According to section 15 of the first essay On the Genealogy of Morals by Friedrich Nietzsche, he starts out by saying, “If faith in what? In love of what? In hope of what?---The weak people---some day or other they too intend to be strong there is no doubt of that, some day their kingdom” too shall come---they term it “the kingdom of God,” of course, as aforesaid: for one is so very humble in all things” (Nietzsche, 1989, p. 48). I think he ask these questions to get his audience to truly…

John McWhorter, argues, “The new idea that it is … grievous when a dominant group imitates a subordinate one’s cultural traits gets us nowhere.” In this Columbia Professors’ New York Times article Borrowing from Other Cultures Is Human Nature, McWhorter identifies what the relationship between imitation and appropriation is. Clearly, McWhorter expresses an unpopular opinion regarding cultural appropriation. With that, there is truth to what he has to say. The idea that appropriation is, at its…

superhuman capabilities. In creationism there is one god who is the one powerful and perfect god who created everything including humans with no expectation of anything in return. Creationism supporters and believers have an idea that there is only one god and no one human could be as incredible as him unlike the Greeks who believed there were many gods and that a human could be a god. The bible is a book that was wrote by many, but influenced by god. Its intentions are to explain…

A paradox refers to a statement, proposition, or situation that seems to be absurd or contradictory, but in fact is or may be true. One of the more famous paradoxes when it comes to wildlife conservation is the Trophy Hunter’s Paradox. Hunting wildlife, especially endangered animals, seems antithetical to conservation. And yet, conservation hunting seems to be the next “big thing” in conservation. Why is conservation hunting so important to the climate of conservation today? I believe this is an…

Moral Responsibility In this paper, I will first discuss why the principle of alternate possibilities (PAP) is true by sharing David Copp’s example of PAP and moral responsibility. Then, the argument will be rejected by Frankfurt’s example of a person being neither indifferent nor stampeded by a threat so the person is still morally responsible. Finally, I will show why Frankfurt does not defeat PAP because there are actions that are bigger than the threat being made. To start with, I will…

Humans have the ability to reason, and that makes us superior to other plants and animals. Our ability to reason gives one a purpose or goal in life, and the purpose is to do good and make the right decision. Making the right decision helps an individual to thrive towards the ultimate goal of happiness. Some of these decisions are self- implicated, whereas some are the obligation that comes with trying to be a successful person. Intentions, Good Acts, and Human Freedom, a chapter by William…

“But whatever happiness is, we know that we want it, and that is just somehow good.” (CNN, Landau) Point 1: In Why Happiness Is Healthy article, this message stood out to me because I agree with statement Landau made. I have personally experience several times dealing with want to substitute happiness. When wanting a specific good, it can either be materialism or physical. I understand hot cheetos are extremely harmful towards the body’s immune system. However, hot cheetos satisfy me while I…