Self Ownership Essay

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Ownership

What is the relationship between ownership and self identity/development? This is a extremely complicated question. There are many theories trying to answer this question, such as, Plato 's claim the "owning objects is detrimental to a person 's character", whereas Aristotle argues that "ownership of tangible goods helps to develop moral character." To answer this question we must first ask, what is ownership? If this question is asked to friends, relatives, even strangers, we will receive many similar answers to this question. People will say something along the lines of, "the possession of an object" or "to be in control of something". However, we must then dive deeper into the question and ask ourselves, can we really possess an object if it can be taken …show more content…

However, they play a key role in the formation of self identity. Human beings, as a member of the class mammalia, are one of very few species that raise their young. According to the National Wildlife Federation, less than ten percent of all mammals raise their young. This means the parents of fewer that ten percent of the species that are mammals, teach their child survival skills and social acceptability. The majority of humans raise their young to be polite, educated and social accepted according to society 's norm. As we grew, life would change us and shape our character and ways of thinking. Our thoughts are not our own, they are based off the influences of our surroundings and others influences. For example, if an adolescent is raised by parents and have friends that are fans of the New England Patriots, the odds are that when the adolescent grows into an adult, that person will most likely have a positive bias for the New England Patriots. When growing up children are sent to school to learn and regurgitate what society has accepted as truth. People 's thoughts are shaped to their surroundings and upbringing, and are therefore not their

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