Sort by: Most Relevant Publish Date

TOO HUMAN  

An examination of Dostoevsky's theories of human nature as seen in Raskolnikov and Porfiry.

What does David Hume really mean in his Treatise of Human Nature

An examination of what David Hume is really talking about in his treatise on human nature.

Making science education fun can be a challenge for both students and their parents. The Dallas Museum of Nature and Science meets that challenge head-on. Opportunities for interactive and hands-on learning are found in nearly every part of the museum.

This essay examines the role of human nature in government through the scope of Marx's Communist Manifesto, John Stuart Mill's On Liberty, and James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay's The Federalist Papers.

Evaluation of claims regarding human nature as it relates to forms of government; a response to Mr. Richard Carriero's "Is Democracy Natural?"

The Latin American writer, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, is one who often utilizes an unique literary style known as "magical realism," defined in the Bedford Anthology as a "mixture of realism, myth, and the miraculous."

A short essay on human nature in war comparing Lord of the Flies, and the movie Empire of the Sun.

The question of human nature has haunted mankind for years: are we born with genetically predisposed characteristics and behaviors, or are we born as blank slates, our characteristics and behaviors to be determined?

While it can be said that Friedrich Nietzsche and Sigmund Freud offered virtually identical views of human nature and of the society in which they lived, it must be stated that they lived in different societies.

This paper explores Mary Shelley's conception of human nature and contrasts this with the views expressed by Pico della Mirandola in his Oration on the Dignity of Man.

Analysis of gratitude as an innate part of human nature.

The concepts of role and duty is key to the question of government and the nature of information in a free and just society. Information truly has power in the choices related to distribution and its ability to create trust to effect deliberate change.

Defining logic through human emotion and essays from KC Cole and Bertrand Russell.

A paper exploring the nature of human morality as expressed in Golding's novel "Lord of the Flies"

This research paper asserts that women and nature are symbolically and linguistically linked in Western literature.

G. Stolyarov II argues from a philosophical foundation why absolute government non-intervention in economic matters is the only manner in which its laws can avoid degrading the human personality.

In The Tragedy of Macbeth, Shakespeare demonstrates how the most formidable and destructive evil originates from the human will to overthrow the laws of nature.

Touch a jar that contains a real human brain. Get a virtual tour through the universe that searches for black holes. Build and launch your own rocket. All this and so much more at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science!

The paradox of nature is its ability to supposedly emulate humanity, specifically as seen in Houston's essay.

In this essay I will be comparing and contrasting two Theories on the Nature of Intelligence. The two men whose work I will be comparing and contrasting are Charles Spearman and Howard Gardner both created two of the most widely used theories of intelligence.

An analysis of how Marx, Durkheim and Weber approach the nature of the social

If you love nature, take this opportunity to learn about the gorgeous music that occurs naturally. You'll feel better-trust me.

A rough examination of human sexuality, including sexual deviation and a short focus on

An essay addressing the idea of human interactions with nature. Should we be more sympathetic to the needs of nature, or continue down our path's of insolence and litter?

By understanding at greater depths what questions surround karma, we can better understand the nature of karma and provide a framework for acknowledging other tenets of Buddhism such as the no-self doctrine and interdependence

A look at the two philosophers. Also it considers a third point of view.

Though the evil and cruelty in nature may seem contradictory to our religious views, further examination reveals that in fact, our knowledge of the apparent amorality in nature should lead us closer to the truth about our creation, not further away.

Nature versus Nurture has always been a hot topic in psychology when determining personality. Nature, being the genetic element of natural attributes, and nurture applying to environmental factors, and life experience.

Most of us value nature, yet few enjoy a deep connection with it. We receive a limitless source of energy and we release worry, stress, and strain. Research supports that contact with nature is important to our health.

When it comes to defining the nature of reality, almost everybody has an opinion (or maybe hundreds of them). Yet how many of those opinions are based on investigation, consistency and tenability? The speculations to follow, I believe, embrace all three.

Some people think of nature camps as being a too academic or bookish for kids and not fun. Audubon camps in Massachusetts provide options of locale and activities that should remove the academic knock too long connected with camps centered on nature.

This short essay takes a look at two important quotes from Ralph Waldo Emerson's "Nature".

This paper explores whether grammar is socially constructed or absolute truth. However, this analysis of grammar is just a tool to ask larger questions about the nature of truth, cultural influence and individuality.

Zumanity, Cirque du Soleil's provocative, cabaret-style show at the New York-New York in Las Vegas, blends breathtaking art, dance, music, and theatre with a positive interpretation of the human body, sensuality, and passion.

Scientists have been debating for decades about which component of our development is more important - our genes or our environment. Actually, it is only through a combination of nature and nurture that we are able to fulfill our destinies.

Examining two translations of Euripides' classic play to gain a better understanding of how both African and Western cultures perceive its purpose.

This article shares information on human experimentation in the United States over the course of the last 100 years.

A brief look at the value of literature, religion, and philosophy in shaping understanding of human nature.

Aerodynamics of Human Flight

The Brain is one of the most amazing organs in the human body. It regulates and controls a number of different body functions, controls movement, helps us to experience sensation and emotion.

A discussion of concepts and objects and the nature of being. Can we obtain a knowledge about truth in the world by reason alone?

This paper takes a look at the idea of Nature being both an object and a monument of itself. I chose to focus on pastoral and gardens poets for their subject matters and different treatments of nature.

The Yucatan peninsula in Mexico is home to a tremendous variety of flora and fauna. This is the author's observations of the amazing nature she saw while living down there.

A look at the truth behind human cloning

This article discusses Benjamin Franklin's and Thomas Jefferson's views on education and how it relates to human nature.

a poem about human nature

We often censure people for refusing to accept an idea or blame his parochial nature to be responsible for his being 'closed' and unreceptive. Especially in matters religious, intolerance levels are often found to be elevated to the point of fanaticism.

This essay covers the theme of survival in Golding's masterpiece, Lord of the Flies. This theme has been a topic of controversy regarding human survival skills as opposed to pure evil, greed, and insanity.

While standing in a crowded room, you instinctively glance across the room and your eyes catch the stare of another. You glance away quickly, blushing. You look again out of curiosity and see the same eyes staring back at you.

A discussion of the origins of moral responsibility in the Classical World, specifically in the works of Euripides and Sophocles.

Popular psychic book authors like Stephen Piperno, Sylvia Browne, Edgar Cayce, John Edward, James Van Praagh and others have written books that have literally touched many people.

This article is meant to help students reading Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. This article is a literary analysis.

Interested in the literature of Dostoevsky and the philosophy of Nietzsche? Curious about how they are similar or different? Read this analysis on the perspectives of both men.

Robert Penn Warren's novel All The King's Men resembles the legend of Julius Caesar. We can learn many lessons from Willie Stark and Julius Caesar, both tragic, larger-than-life political figures whose power leads to downfall.

Thoughts on Creationism and Evolution.

emotions and the ability to form attachments

It is my assertion that novels consistently provide their readers with a more accurate comprehension of humanity than does scientific psychology.

How does the humanistic approach as a personality theory resemble human nature? This brief article illustrates four elements of the humanistic approach (as opposed to psychodynamic and behavioral theories) explaining personality.

If one views science as an extension of human nature and tries to regard it in that sense, you have to research the scientists who perform the science and determine whether the nature of the work they are doing is good or bad.

This is my point of view on what is going wrong with people these days. The way they think, the way they act, even how they judge certain people. Hope you enjoy.

An in-depth analysis of the Japanese films Princess Mononoke and Casshern and their depictions of the delicate balance between nature and human society.

What does it mean to "follow nature?" Is it something individual as Montaigne wants to show or something more general as the Stoics might argue?

Kabbalah teaches us how to implement altruistic relationships through awareness of nature and its laws.

People express themselves in many ways. People need to. But many who're withdrawn from society cling to fantasy worlds to fulfill their human desire. Is this really the solution?

An understanding that humans were created by and in God's image contributes significantly to our confidence in the essential meaningfulness of human existence.

"Young Goodman Brown" is a multi-layered story about the good and evil in all of us, and the pain of discovering your inner demons. This is an analysis of the way Hawthorne used symbolism to make this point.

Does Human Behavior make a difference in the work place, and how much of a factor will a manager need to know about it?

Because the nature of hate is that it has no definitive meaning it is like a stem cell in that it can lead to other repulsive traits and actions. In the Bible these traits would be called evil and the actions or thoughts would be called sin.

A summary of Jane Goodall's work with chimpanzees and the ability of Chimps to use tools and exercise emotion.

For decades psychologists have been studying the origins of personality traits, talents, and other such aspects of human beings.

George Combe, brother of Andrew Combe, Scottish physiologist; was a writer on phrenology and education. He was born in Edinburgh, where for some time he practised as a lawyer.

Do you have a dark place in your heart? Does that evil thought seep into your consciousness? Have you done something that you keep a secret.

I interview my father for a class about his view on human nature.

Let's declare victory over racism. This is not to say that it has been destroyed, but rather that we have proved for almost 400 years that this dubious concept cannot defeat us!

John Milton's Paradise Lost is renowned as one of the best pieces of literature in the English language. Find out why.

Are we trying to become perfect? Are we choosing which traits to pass on to our children?

A paper that explores the ways in which we define ourselves and examines the meaning of the self throughout history, illustrating those contexts with examples from contemporary and classic film sources.

Review of linguist Steven Pinker's book on how language and human nature interact. He covers how new words are formed, what swearing shows about our society, and many other ideas in an accessable, witty style.

On the cusp of the nineteenth century, William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge published The Lyrical Ballads, a compilation of their experimental poetry.

In this unusual "How-to" article readers receive a master's lesson in the theories and concepts of pimping.

basic analysis of article.

a description of the role trust plays in himan society

My response to Leena Ingegneri's Why Sex Should Be Saved for Marriage and "Mr Absolute's" Open Response.

Stanley Kubrick's films often focused on dehumanization and the dark side of human nature. Dehumanization was a common theme in Kubrick's films. Kubrick commonly used this theme because he was fascinated with the dark side of human nature.

All organisms need an outer covering such as fur, scales, bark, cellulose and skin have an outer covering to serve as a barrier between themselves and the environment

Sexual attraction has a strong influence on hiring practices.

Discusses the signs of religious transitions in various sources of Arthurian legend.

There is no physical evidence of a Universal God, but there is also no evidence to suggest otherwise. Here are 8 reasons proving that God exists without using any Biblical references.

There are several important reasons why I'll be shortly beginning a career as a missionary, but they all come down to one: God gave me a supernatural vision. This is the story of that vision, told in complete detail.

How I find God and where.

Opinion piece from Wiccan perspective regarding the petitioning of state buildings to remove "God" and "Deo" from public buildings. And the personal view that said removal will cause an ignorance in children because of removal of the bible from classrooms.

The Spokane Sun-God played an important role in aviation history. It was the first airplane to make a non-stop transcontinental round trip flight.

This article is an attempt to encourage others to try using free blogs online as a means for conversing with God.

A true short story of big news, big problems, a bigger God, and a ton of amazement!!

The Spokane Sun-God played an important role in aviation history. It was the first airplane to make a non-stop transcontinental round trip flight. Read about the return from New York to Spokane, Washington.

What is God, how to communicate with Him, and living a life

God without a doubt wants you, but do you want him?

This article is not an article. Its exact replica of what my brain thinks. The storm that goes in my head, about god, life...the speed of thought is replicated on paper, rather word. Hope you like it.