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The Other 50%Empirical Keys to Good Marital Communication University of Virginia PSYC 404: Psychological Perspectives on Romantic Relationships, Wendy Morris April 24, 2004 Part I. Introduction Marriage is ubiquitous. The relationship between spouses is a matter of great interest and debate in modern society. It is a topic of choice for television, radio, books, newspapers, and magazines alike, not […] | ||
Virtual Economies in MMORPGsUniversity of Virginia MDST 110: Introduction to Information Technology and Digital Media The world of electronic games has come a long way since the days of Pong and Pac Man, farther, in fact, than was once thought possible. Nowadays, thanks to the internet, gamers can log onto vast, interactive worlds and play alongside others using assumed […] | ||
Individual Rights, Primary or Secondary?University of Virginia PHIL 151: Human Nature, TA Clint Jones May 6, 2002 In his essay entitled Atomism, Charles Taylor outlines the failings of the political doctrine known as the primacy of rights. Proponents of this doctrine, among whom are numbered John Locke and Thomas Hobbes, hold that “political structures and action” should be based on […] | ||
Civilized GuiltUniversity of Virginia PHIL 151: Human Nature, TA Clint Jones May 6, 2002 “…this seems the most important of all, it is impossible to overlook the extent to which civilization is built up upon a renunciation of instinct, how much it presupposes precisely the non-satisfaction of powerful instincts” (51). This key statement underlines the poignant issues […] | ||
Which Came First, the Rain or the Umbrella?In his essay Nonmoral Nature, Stephen Gould describes the debate as to whether nature implicitly reflects morality as a result of God’s design. He presents several viewpoints, with an emphasis on religious creationists and scientists of various disciplines. The former hold to a doctrine which states that the natural world must, by virtue […] | ||
Pain and Value, a Critique of Agent-NeutralityUniversity of Virginia PHIL 151: Human Nature, TA Clint Jones April 8, 2002 I. Introduction Why do we do the things we do? As I put forth in my previous paper, this is the central question behind the study of human nature. And while it may seem that such a simple question deserves an equally […] | ||
In Defense of HedonismUniversity of Virginia PHIL 151: Human Nature, TA Clint Jones February 25, 2002 Part I: Introduction Have you ever stopped and marveled at the sheer extent of human knowledge? Just think about it for a moment. Over the millennia, mankind has developed highly complex systems of reasoning that have laid countless mysteries plain before the […] | ||
Gender Differences, Empirical or Innate?University of Virginia ENWR 110, Mr. Caldwell December 11, 2001 To most members of the human species, the differences between the sexes seem as confounding as they are numerous. Many social dilemmas great and small have been attributed to cross-gender misunderstandings that are largely considered a consequence of human nature. The question of gender differences, as […] | ||
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