Human Organization
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This assignment will have you debate the structures for how humans relate to each other. You will come to appreciate which structure is most influential to your understanding of society and your sense of life values. This scenario is based on the levels of human organization found in Chapter 12 of the CPJ. If philosophy was the first academic subject, it is no surprise that it originally included sociology, economics, and political science. Scholars in all these areas meet in the subject area of axiology to learn how human value is placed on our thoughts, words, and actions, especially when we interact with each other. Can anyone do anything without affecting the life of another person in some way? And if not, how do our actions create re-actions (like a domino effect)? This question goes right to the heart of determining whether there is one ultimate value system in axiology.
Upon successful completion of this discussion, you will be able to:
· Determine the validity and value of each type of human interaction (social, economic, and political).
· Discuss the history and development of social and political “contracts” among humans, including spiritual and economic norms.
Resources
· Textbook: A Christian Philosophical Journey
Instructions
1. Review the rubric to make sure you understand the criteria for earning your grade.
2. Review Chapter 12 of your textbook, A Christian Philosophical Journey.
3. Navigate to the threaded discussion and respond to the following: Use the four-step course methodology of understanding, analysis, evaluation, and application. Write a 150- to 200-word description (three or four paragraphs, or at least five observations) about the contrast between “social construct” (broader and implicit) and “social contract” (narrower and either implicit or explicit).
a. Explain the validity each type of human interaction (social, economic, political) and the value of each.
b. How do rate the levels at which we relate as humans? Rank them in their order of importance to you.
c. Why do we need social or political (even economic) contracts to get along in a free society? (One assumes that without freedom in society, there is no choice given on how to proceed; people are just under forced compliance.) Is there room for a “spiritual contract” of sorts (like a covenant), where theocracy is an option that people live by? Give examples of a theocracy both in the past and now. What are the benefits or dangers?
d. You may also want to try to do the synthesis step by coming up with your own new paradigm for these concepts (and your own illustration).
