... ). What this is saying is that even if someone has no thought in their head that what they are about to do is unselfish; there is still something in their subconscious that is giving them a selfish reason for doing it. There is no such thing as a purely altruistic person. An example is this, "If we know that another, especially a close relative ... " (De Waal 650). Therefore, when someone sees a member of their family in trouble they rush to help them with the subconscious feeling that they need to continue their gene pool. The thought of losing ones gene pool does not enter the mind alth...

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... ). What this is saying is that even if someone has no thought in their head that what they are about to do is unselfish; there is still something in their subconscious that is giving them a selfish reason for doing it. There is no such thing as a purely altruistic person. An example is this, "If we know that another, especially a close relative ... " (De Waal 650). Therefore, when someone sees a member of their family in trouble they rush to help them with the subconscious feeling that they need to continue their gene pool. The thought of losing ones gene pool does not enter the mind alth...

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... Myths are a reflection of human nature; human nature is reflected in myth. Carl Jung makes an argument for the idea of a collective unconscious; a subconscious set of thoughts, feelings and ideas that all people share. Jung states that the personal unconscious consists of the repressed feelings and thoughts developed during an individual ... own religion in terms of facts - but if you read the other ones, you begin to get the message. Myth helps you to put your mind in touch with this experience of being alive. Myth tells you what the experience is." (from The Power of Myth by Joseph Cam...

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... situation is far too new and sudden for an answer, but what about morals that have been passed down from our ancestors. Should we completely accept them? After all, your mind and body can't give in to your senses; it must trust your intellect. Just because it feels right does it mean it is right? Or could we possibly be following ... it by observing how our environment is working around us today. How far are we spiritually disconnected from this earth? It simply is an aurora of rhythmic equation that our subconscious mind must understand. We have the capability to think, but we should s...

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... prepared by personal grievances" (Conrad: p102) The Professor feels that his merit has been overlooked and that he has been unjustly treated, so seeks a subconscious revenge. The mental insight Conrad gives us to the working of the professors mind could be described, as Irving Howe does, as "an artistic crime" (Berthoud: p7) against him, as it simplifies his morality into a grudge against ... ...

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