According to Christianity, there are answers in Holy Bible for every question. Interpretations and explanation of the bible was not allowed to every man and it was given by the church officially. Here it is just a matter of belief that from the perspective of common man whether to think about the rationality or to...
If actions maximize happiness for the most people, they shall be morally right, as the theory of utilitarianism dictates (Shafer-Landau, 123). To further comprehend the theory, the concept of consequentialism can be noted. This concept suggest that people should do as much good as possible, focusing on the consequences or result rather than action or...
Introduction Mukta-dhara or The Waterfall (1922) is one of the better-known plays of Rabindranath Tagore. He wrote the play immediately after he had a first-hand account of the impact of modern science, technology and machines on the human temperament from his extensive tour of the scientifically advanced countries of Europe and America in the early...
Introduction Immanuel Kant argued that morality is rationality known as Categorical Imperative. Kant characterized the CI as an objective that we have to constantly observe in spite of any herbal needs or inclinations we may have to the contrary. All precise ethical requirements, in accordance to Kant, are justified by using this principle, which capacity...
David Malouf’s Ransom reimagines the Homeric classic The Iliad, in a way that stays true to the original epic, but also introduces elements which prompt a new approach to what makes life valuable. It is Malouf’s retelling of fate and the nature of humanity from The Iliad that enlightens 21st century audiences of issues from...
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Nicholas Gane’s 2006 essay, ‘Posthuman’, addresses the concept of the posthuman in contemporary culture. The essay covers the origins of the term and the concept of the posthuman and how the human body can be altered by technology. However, combining the human body and technology invoked the question of how the human body can be...
The Victorian Era was a period of dramatic change that led to the height of English society. Oscar Wilde’s romantic gothic novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890), presents a critical perspective of humanity by revealing the best and worst aspects of humanity. The story follows the protagonist Dorian Gray as he falls into a...
By utilising the idea of a dystopian world, George Orwell, the author of the book ‘Nineteen Eighty-Four’, explores the ways in which humanities individual and collective human experiences affects our understanding of the complexity of human qualities and emotions. Through Winston, Orwell suggests that it is inherent for a human to rebel against utter dehumanisation...
How Frankenstein and Blade Runner hint to a collapsed society in the face of a lack of compassion. What does it really mean to be human? With the recent outbreak of the Corona Virus, this question has absorbed me. While we have been uplifted by the large-scale efforts to combat the virus, it has also...
Power at its worst is the defamation of one’s humanity. playing god can be portrayed as been inhumane, but playing with the ability to understand life, meaning and control of their humanity is disgusting. “Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein & Ridley Scott’s Bladerunner” What do you consider the meaning of humanity? Well for instance, a little inhumanity...