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    Bay, Janine 

    11432837 
    PHILOPE A54 
    Submitted on: July 11, 2018 
    Submitted to: Dr. Robert James M. Boyles, PhD 
     
     
    A Paper on the Importance of Philosophically Studying the Nature of Persons 
     
    One wish I believe everyone has made in their lifetime is to understand someone or why 
    they  acted  the  way  they  did  in  a  particular  situation.  Human  nature,  as  such,  is  at  the 
    forefront  of  conversations  since  everything  is  mainly  surrounded  by  them.  We  question 
    the  existence  of  many  things  and  it  is  only  natural  that  we  question  our  own  existence 
    as  well.  But  the  main  problem  at  hand  is:  how  are  we  able  to  prove  our  realities  and 
    what  is  the  significance  of  trying  to  explain  our  nature  as  persons  to  the  world  when 
    most  just  believe  that  it’s  there  because  it’s  already  there?  We  live  in  a  world  where 
    existence is defined by its physical nature. However, what makes a person different, and 
    shall  I  say  significant,  from  the  rest  of  living  organisms  is  the  way  they  process  their 
    thoughts and emotions and how they interact with each other in this physical world.  
     
    In  my  opinion,  philosophically  studying  the  nature  of  persons  is  still  relevant  to  this  day 
    as  there  are  still  a  lot  of  questions  about  our  nature  as  humans  that  are  still  left 
    unanswered.  By  doing  so,  we  not  only  learn  the  basis  for  explanations  regarding  the 
    existence  of  a  human  person,  but  also  learn  to  understand  the  way  we,  as  humans, 
    think  and  socialize  within  the  environment  we  live  in.  This,  I  believe,  is  because we are 
    complex  beings  that  have  trouble  understanding  even  ourselves.  Without  trying  to 
    understand  even  the  basics  through  philosophy,  such  as  the  existence  of  persons,  we 
    disregard  how  it  affects  the  way we perceive the world around us. No other being in this 
    world  will  be  able  to  process  internally  the  way  our  minds  work  but  humans  ourselves. 
    By  doing  so  is  important,  I  think,  to  the  survival  of  our  species  as  it gives us an idea on 
    the  whys  and  hows  of  the  realities  that  we  live  in  our  heads.  For  instance,  in  studying 

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    International  Relations,  philosophy  tries  to  grasp  the  differences  in  assumptions  and 
    ideologies  of  different  states.  With  the  concept  of  war,  it  is  of  vital  importance  to 
    understand  the  morality  behind  wars  and  the  political  decisions  that  people  in  the 
    government make (Beitz, 1998). With controversial issues such as human rights and the 
    global  environment,  they  are  always  brought  up  in  political  debates.  However,  as  each 
    state  is  composed  of  people  coming  from  different  backgrounds,  it  always  ends  up  in 
    disagreement  between  two  or  more parties in one way or another. Through studying the 
    philosophical  nature  of  persons,  we  are  able  to  somehow  understand  the  reasons  and 
    ultimate  causes  that  may  have  led  from  each  argument  raised.  Without  philosophically 
    studying  the  nature  of  persons,  we  ignore  the  reasoning  behind  the  thought  process  of 
    important  key  people  composing  a  state;  thereby,  ignoring  how  they  affect  important 
    political decisions that greatly affect millions of people around the world. 
     
    In  conclusion,  with  disciplines such as International Relations, such study is significantly 
    important  to  peace  and  order.  Without  understanding  the  nature  of  a  person  is 
    disregarding  the  reasoning  behind  their  beliefs,  actions  and/or  decisions.  Should  there 
    be  no  recognition  as  to  how  people  on  the  opposing  side led to their rationalization, the 
    cycle  would  just  go  on  and  on.  However,  by  acknowledging  each  person’s  intellectual 
    reasoning, more people would be more open to the world around them. 
     
     
    Reference: 
     
    Beitz, C. (1998). International relations, philosophy of. In The Routledge Encyclopedia  
    of Philosophy. Taylor and Francis. Retrieved from  
    https://www.rep.routledge.com/articles/thematic/international­relations­philosophy 
    ­of/v­1. doi:10.4324/9780415249126­S031­1 
     
     
     

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