Overall aim- to prove that humans do have a distinct nature which sets us apart as individuals and that we are more than living organisms that respond to social needs. \u2022 To prove this I am using my experience of America – to study how I adapted to a new culture to see whether I totally adapted or whether there is part of me that remained the same. \u2022 We cannot deny our want and need to adapt to environments and cultures but humans still have an innate nature that defines us as individuals and remains the same all our life. \u2022 Our human nature is responsible for HOW we respond to cultures and our upbringing. We are not born a blank slate. PHILOSOPHY. \u2022 I liken my ideas to Descartes and his idea of dualism where the mind and body are distinct from each other. \u2022 Mencius believed that there are 4 positions of human nature that we are born with but develop throughout our life, o 1. Mind of commiseration o 2. Mind of shame o 3. Mind of respect o 4. Mind of right\/wrong \u2022 Lao Tzu believed that we should strive to be an \u2018uncarved block.\u2019 So we should go back to the basis of our human nature and we should not be affected by anything external to ourselves. \u2022 I am using these two philosophers to suggest unlike them I do not believe we are wholly independent from society and I think that Lao Tzu\u2019s \u2018uncarved block\u2019 is unrealistic. We could never deny the influences that our society\/upbringing has on us. \u2022 But like them I believe we have an innate human nature which is responsible for how we respond to our surroundings and is individual to each person.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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