Most traditional philosophers believ e tha t human nature A. is th e quality distinguishing man from oth er animals B . consists largely o f acquisitiveness , competi tiveness an d selfishness C. is something partly innat e an d partly acqu ired D . changes constantly with th e ...
Several philosophers have suggested the stable-self explanation, according to which what partly explains one or both of the explananda is that people believe themselves to have a stable persisting self that is imagined either as moving through time or as being stationary with time moving around it...
For most thinkers since the Greek philosophers, it was self-evident that there is something called human nature, something that constitutes the essence of man. There were various views about what constitutes it, but there was agreement that such an essence exists-that is to say, that there is...
Similar to ego, self also has different definitions. Self is basically an individual person as the object of his or her own reflective consciousness. Self is under constant debate and various different studies are being conducted on it by philosophers and psychologists. In terms of philosophy, the...
The concept of “the self” has a peculiar and complicated place in cognitive science. Ever since William James9outlined different concepts of the self, philosophers and psychologists have worked to refine these concepts. Supplementing James' inventory of physical self, mental self, spiritual self, ...
FormostthinkerssincetheGreekphilosophers,itwasself-evidentthatthereissomethingcalledhumannature,somethingthatconstitutestheessenceofman.Therewerevariousviewsaboutwhatconstitutesit,buttherewasagreementthatsuchanessenceexists-thatistosay,thatthereissomethingbyvirtueofwhichmanisman.Thusmanwasdefinedasarational(理性的)being...
For most thinkers since (the Greek philosophers, it was self-evident that there is something called human nature, something that constitutes the essence of man. There were various views about what constitutes it, but there was agreement that such an essence exists that is to say, that there ...
2022), philosophers and ethicists of technology have yet to examine how the long-term use of technology transforms users. Self-transformation is a continuous process we all undergo, presumably never-ending, usually experienced through minute changes that are difficult to trace (Westley et al. 2013...
A central concern for moral philosophers is whether morality is impartial in nature. This paper argues that we are sometimes morally justified in being partial to ourselves. As evidence of the importance of this question, the issue of partiality’s moral justification has recently received considerabl...
【】 For most thinkers sinc e th e Greek philosophers, it was self-evident that ther e is something calle d human nature, something tha t constitutes th e essenc e of man. T her e were various views about what constitutes it, but th er e was agreement that such an essenc e eris...