BP 9

Ulmer Paper Questions:

Will there ever be achieved human essence through the constant changing of choice, productivity, and virtues through the eyes of the laws of nature? 

I’m asking this because Ulmer says that “Human essence is happiness, but may be achieved only collectively in a polis (Republic), through human choice and productivity.” But if the aparatus changes because it’s not the laws of nature but human capabilities, I only asked where does the law of nature exist? Because human evolution’s is inevitable, nature plays a small role whereas electric plays a. major role because of the combination of human desire and technology. Is there no laws of nature in that?

Has the concept of reflective judgement changed through the ideas of orality, literacy, Paleolithic, and electracy relating to culture, virtues, and morals?

Change and judgement is about perception. But because perception and perspective have changed through the centuries, I was curious to want to understand how reflective judgment has changed through the different areas of importance in human society.

Readings: 

The Uninhabitable Earth: 

“Over the past decades, our culture has gone apocalyptic with zombie movies and Mad Max dystopias, perhaps the collective result of displaced climate anxiety, and yet when it comes to contemplating real-world warming dangers, we suffer from an incredible failure of imagination.” 

Because of the media that portrays climate or different outcomes of what the world will look like in the future, there aren’t guaranteed confirmations until the time comes, Because we are so reliant to believe what the media says is true, there is no room for real facts and it will become difficult for the truth to accept fact for what is and what will be.

How Language and Climate Connect: 

“We prize the sober language of science, but too often it’s incomprehensible jargon. In the media, so-called “neutral” language that hedges its bets and avoids alarming with any comfortable emotions abounds.” 

The language and the facts that are used to describe the climate changing can only be understood by scientists and other professionals in those professions. Outsiders will not understand what this means unless explained in simple terms, But even if it’s explained in implies terms, we can’t truly and fully understand what it means because it’s not provoking or causing a reaction in use to want to put a plan in motion.