SFI-UF 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Assyrian Law
12 Apr 2017
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Homo sapiens (greeks gave the name) - the creature that has knowledge in greek. We can"t run like cheetahs, we can"t climb like monkeys, but we have a conscious awareness of the world a. ) Our greatest and vantage; we can plan, we can teach, we can teach our children - chimp mothers don"t teach, their babies watch their mothers to learn. We teach to the next generation to accumulate knowledge. Existential anxiety (our conscious awareness is a double edged sword because ) (a. ii. 1) (a. ii. 2) (a. ii. 3) (a. ii. 4) (a. ii. 5) How should we act towards others? (a. ii. 5. a) but humans don"t need to see to fear, humans can imagine danger. The world of spirits - good & evil (any tribal group, vikings native americans, etc. , believed in spirits) Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, hurricanes, etc. , occurred and scared humans, but with no explanation a. i. ) a. ii. ) They were in the primitive condition, the prime evil world.
