Personhood

 What is a human? How do we define that?

- According to the internet, humans are a species of highly intelligent primates.

What is a person? Is this different from being a human, and if so, why?

- I believe that being a person could be different from being a human. This is because I feel that the word "human" is just a label. While our personality, experiences, memories, likes, dislikes, characteristics, etc. is what makes us a person. Therefore, a person and a human can be different.

What are your thoughts on Sandra the Orangutan receiving 'personhood'?

- I don't dislike the idea of this. If we're allowed to label or name whatever we want, then why can't an animal be able to label itself a person? For example, we called trees, well trees, we called houses, houses, etc, therefore, an animal being labeled a person should be fine too. Also, as I've said before, I believe that personality, experiences, memories, likes, dislikes, characteristics, and so on are what make us human. Hence, I don't see any excuse why Sandra shouldn't be allowed to be called a person. 

Do you think the idea of personhood will become more complicated in the future, with the rise of artificial intelligence? Explain your response.

- I think it's 50/50. This is because there will always be pros and cons to situations like this. For example, some may label AIs as 'humans' or 'people', and some might disagree with this. 

The Ship of Theseus

 The Ship of Theseus 

What is it?

- The Ship of Theseus is a thought experiment. The story being, Theseus (the ship) was used by the youth of Athens to return from Crete had 30 oars. Over time as the old planks decayed, Athens replace the old planks with new planks. The questions, being would the ship still remain the same if the Athens had replaced every old plywood with a new one or if they built an entirely new ship that looks exactly the same as Theseus with the old plywood from the other ship. 

What do you think?

- I think it depends on how you would interpret "remaining the same". For instance, you may or may not have had a friend who "changed". Most would interpret it as they've changed "everything" about them, even the stuff on the "inside". However, some may interpret it as only changing the outside but the stuff on the inside stays the same (thoughts, feelings, memories, etc.). This I believe, links in with this thought experiment, as everyone could interpret "remaining the same" differently. Therefore, I wouldn't say there's an exact answer to this thought experiment as there are different ways to interpret the question. 

Does this relate to our human identity? How so?

- I believe it can relate to our human identity. What I mean by that is how someone interprets 'human identity'. Do they interpret as existing as humans? Or do they interpret it as existing as some sort of creatures called "humans"? Again, as I've said before, there are so many ways to interpret a question. Even the question above can have so many interpretations and answers. 

Art: Mood Board, Themes & Brainstorm

 Mood board & Brainstorm:

- Up above is a picture of my mood board. My board is based on cityscape/building etc.

-Up above is my brainstorm. It's my brainstorm of what story/stories I want my photos to tell. 

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Subject Matter & Kaupapa

(CI) Can you identify these themes or ideas?

- They both show Maori patterns. The bird on the left is positioned making it look it’s dead, whilst the one on the right looks like it falling, almost as if it was shot from the sky.

(CI) Are the themes of each artist different? Why?

- I believe that artists have similar themes to each other. I believe this because their portraits main focus is the person, whilst also having flowers on the background. The only difference I can see is the colour scheme. While one side is darker and is into darker colours, the other side is brighter and of course has brighter colours. 

(CI) Which work expresses the theme of calm conquest over death?

- I believe that the image on the left gives off a calmer vibe. This is because the colours used seem brighter and vibrant, also if we compared it to the image on the right, it also looks less chaotic. 

Which work expresses a painful, suffering death?

- I think that the image on the right expresses a more painful vibe. This is because the colours used are less brighter and there is also a skull on the ground. This image also looks more chaotic than the other one, therefore giving off a messy vibe. 

How does the style, colour, and form express each theme? 

- The colours used on the left image are more vibrant and bright, which gives a style of calmness. While the image on the right is the opposite and looks dull and the people in the image also look more in pain, making the image look chaotic/painful.