5/3/12

In section three of Darwin's theory of Human Nature it is talked about the difference between biology's point of view when it comes to our nature and why we act the way we do. It is known in society that woman are more inclined to take care of the children and biologically it is thought this is because the women are the one's carrying the child so they feel a connection to the baby on a different level than the father. But what about the way that society defines us as women and men? Nature is not our destiny when it comes to biology, but it is argued the fact that society makes us act and feel a different way.  Girls at a young age are taught to be more understanding and compassionate as while men are taught to be tough, care givers and more agressive. The argument is how much of this has to do with biology and how much has to do with the way that we are treated at a young age.   

5/2/12

When reading about Darwin it is said that men are superior to woman but woman could be trained to think and act more like men. This concept baffles me because what I get out of this thinking is that it is thought that it is only necessary to keep women around to have children. I question if it was wrong to act like a woman in Darwin's eyes or to just be a woman in general? I know that some men like woman that are more masculine, but how are men suppose to be attracted to woman that are constantly acting like men? Also I question if Darwin would think that woman would be subject to natural selection if it wasn't for the fact that they are needed to bare the children and that by acting like a man they are more fit to survive? I might be looking into this a little to far but the way that woman were viewed during that time blows my mind; how do you think that women could be trained like animals to act a different way? 

5/1/12

When reading into any great philosopher it is a given that there are going to be different ideas, writing styles, and ways of viewing the world. But what influences those ideas? The issues in society (like racism) can be traced into even the most enlightened peoples work. Another example of how things have changed is before in writing only "he" was used, females weren't usually talked about in earlier writings. Now in almost every writers work both woman and man are talked about in their written text. But a newer influence of society that has infected writers in the bi-est look at Mideastern people after 9/11. In our society still we look at people from the middle east as the bad guys and the people that shouldn't be allowed on a plane. Even though most of them do not practice in the harsh beliefs of terrorism, we still look at them as though they did something wrong. This belief can even be traced in our text of the modern age.