What does it mean to be human?

In our discussion on October 17th, you brought up the ideas that the creature in Frankenstein exhibited some human qualities.

• he appreciated beauty of a spring day (the value of aesthetics)
• he was eager to find acceptance
• he was socialized by observing a family
• he was corrupted by rejection
• he felt remorse but also sought revenge
• he learned (there was a change in his behavior and attitudes after experiences)

We then summed up our humanity as a combination of

• continuous physical development
• continuous moral development
• continuous emotional and social development
• continuous intellectual development

Your next tasks are the following:

1. Post your inquiry question (as a comment to this post) related to the overall theme of what it means to be human. (DUE DATE: Oct 18)
2. Choose one of our psychologists from this list: Piaget (intellectual development), Vygotsky (intellectual development), Bruno Bettelheim (emotional and social development), or Richard Sweder (moral development)
3. Do some research into your chosen theory of personality development
4. Create a character and show the stages of development according to your psychologist, using a Facebook wall (with photos, status updates, and comments from FB friends), videos, etc.) (DUE DATE: Nov 1)