Redefining Reality - The Intellectual Implications of Modern Science

But eventually, the wilder among the boys break off and
acquire power. As the boys shed their culture, they lose their
humanity, ultimately becoming murderous savages. Removed
from the structure and enforcement mechanisms of human
society, the boys revert to their base animal selves.
Although Golding’s book is considered one of the great works
th century, we also see
versions of this work in today’s reality television. Nowhere is
this more apparent than in the program , which clearly
sought to model Golding’s plot.
Bowler, .
Darwin, The Origin of Species.
———, The Descent of Man.
we can say that certain species are more perfect than others? Is this akin
good that holds for the whole
of reality, as opposed to Aristotle saying that there is only good for? Is a
sponge less perfect than a horse or just different? Is killing a sponge the
same thing as killing a horse?
Is the competitive nature of sports and reality television healthy for
uncultured side of us that is undesirable?
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