The desire to change itself must be implanted with schooling, and may have its roots in genetic factors. However, it is equally impossible to predict with absolute certainty, even given known genetic and environmental circumstances, who will flourish. What of the 40% of individuals with the same genetic makeup and social influences who do not become schizophrenic? Unlike a stamp-imprinter, a human being apparently 'set' at an early age can make a surprisingly unique and better 'stamp' than its designers might expect. Additionally, many individuals with favorable life circumstances do not succeed, despite the stamp label manufacture's belief that their imprint is perfect, given the care put into the design. It is thus of limited utility as a prescription for planning one's life and making ethical decisions, like most deterministic philosophies.
Works Cited
Fay, Thomas. "Chapter IX: Metaphysics of the Person -- Determinism and Responsibility."
St. Johns' University. April 19, 2009.
http://www.crvp.org/book/Series03/III-4/chapter_ix.htm#N_222_
Works Cited
Fay, Thomas. "Chapter IX: Metaphysics of the Person -- Determinism and Responsibility."
St. Johns' University. April 19, 2009.
http://www.crvp.org/book/Series03/III-4/chapter_ix.htm#N_222_
Philosophy While there is plenty to criticize in the work of Descartes, Locke, and Hume, one cannot justifiably claim that Jose Vasconcelos criticisms of traditional Western views on the nature of knowledge apply to these theorists if only because Vasconcelos' criticisms do not really apply to anything, as his criticisms are largely based on straw men. This is not to say that traditional Western views on the nature of knowledge should