According to Professor John Adams, from the University of College London, the actions we take are based on nature and our human ideals. These actions have four myths that describe us and the surrounding world. These two concepts are intertwined when the issue of global warming is at hand. It does matter on what the results are since the outcome is going to affect the world. The four types of nature are: benign nature, ephemeral nature, perverse/tolerant nature, and capricious nature. Along with this our human nature plays a role on our decisions. The four myths of human nature are: individual, egalitarian, hierarchist, and fatalist. Each myth comes together as a result of one’s ideals. For example, if you are a fatalist you are not going to change what “fate” has already decided and as a result you would not think to change the issue of global warming in the world. The basic idea that Professor John Adams wants to make is that the future is in our hands. We can easily decide to let the earth take its course or think of some way to stop the continuous rise in carbon dioxide and greenhouse gases. This is overly exemplified when he suggests placing George Bush in each of these categories and seeing the outcome result of his actions. He also informs us of the issue that there are some people who do not think that global warming is a problem. Adams shows us a combination of charts where the fatalists and egalitarians are either too drastic with global change or too lenient. As a result we do not know what is expected for the future since our decisions vary due to our human nature.
Works Cited
1. Professor John Adams ideals Your Viewpoint determines the future. Chapter 3.
Your Viewpoint determines the future
ReplyDeleteAccording to Professor John Adams, from the University of College London, the actions we take are based on nature and our human ideals. These actions have four myths that describe us and the surrounding world. These two concepts are intertwined when the issue of global warming is at hand. It does matter on what the results are since the outcome is going to affect the world. The four types of nature are: benign nature, ephemeral nature, perverse/tolerant nature, and capricious nature. Along with this our human nature plays a role on our decisions. The four myths of human nature are: individual, egalitarian, hierarchist, and fatalist. Each myth comes together as a result of one’s ideals. For example, if you are a fatalist you are not going to change what “fate” has already decided and as a result you would not think to change the issue of global warming in the world. The basic idea that Professor John Adams wants to make is that the future is in our hands. We can easily decide to let the earth take its course or think of some way to stop the continuous rise in carbon dioxide and greenhouse gases. This is overly exemplified when he suggests placing George Bush in each of these categories and seeing the outcome result of his actions. He also informs us of the issue that there are some people who do not think that global warming is a problem. Adams shows us a combination of charts where the fatalists and egalitarians are either too drastic with global change or too lenient. As a result we do not know what is expected for the future since our decisions vary due to our human nature.
Works Cited
1. Professor John Adams ideals Your Viewpoint determines the future. Chapter 3.