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The Relationship Between Living Forms and Their Environment

A RESEARCH REQUIREMENT FOR THE SUBJECT

INTRODUCTION TO THE PHILOSOPHY OF HUMAN PERSON

Presented by:

VIDALLON, MARCO FERMA

HUMSS 11- ROMANS

Presented to:

DIR. JAYVEE S. RESURRECCION

FIRST SEMESTER

S. Y 2020-2021

CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION

The nature of the universe and the origin of life have always been the main questions of

mankind. The current standard model of cosmology, Big Bang scenario, can explain some

features of our universe such as the distribution of galaxies but provides no comprehensive

explanation for the creation of life and the long-term future (Steinhardt & Turok 2002a,

2002b). The conditions of our universe have been fine-tuned for the creation of life. A

number of hypotheses have been presented about the reason for the development of such

conditions, for example, the God hypothesis and the multiverse hypothesis (Chan 2015). For

many years, it has been asked whether life exists elsewhere in the universe, and if exists what is

its structures and forms. However, more important question is that whether the universe itself

is a living creature or just an inanimate space. Here, the possibility that our universe might

be alive was discussed. In the beginning, an overview of the characteristics of a living organism

is given and then the characteristics will be compared to the universe feature.

The nature of the universe and the origin of life have always been the main questions of

mankind. For many years, it has been asked whether life exists elsewhere in the universe, and if

exists what is its structures and forms. However, more important question is that whether the

universe itself is a living creature or just an inanimate space. To accept that we are living in an

inanimate cosmos, it should be confirmed that the characteristics of living organisms are not

appreciable for our universe. However, the problem is that exact definition of life is somewhat

controversial in the scientific community. In terms of biology, there is a general agreement that

the features growth, shape, system organization, and replication/reproduction are the minimum

characteristics of a living system. Here, an overview of the characteristics of a living organism

is given and then they will be compared to the universe features.


The origins of life cannot be dated as precisely, but there is evidence that bacteria-like

organisms lived on Earth 3.5 billion years ago, and they may have existed even earlier, when the

first solid crust formed, almost 4 billion years ago. These early organisms must have been

simpler than the organisms living today. Furthermore, before the earliest organisms there must

have been structures that one would not call "alive" but that are now components of living

things. Today, all living organisms store and transmit hereditary information using two kinds of

molecules: DNA and RNA. Each of these molecules is in turn composed of four kinds of

subunits known as nucleotides. The sequences of nucleotides in particular lengths of DNA or

RNA, known as genes, direct the construction of molecules known as proteins, which in turn

catalyze biochemical reactions, provide structural components for organisms, and perform

many of the other functions on which life depends. Proteins consist of chains of subunits

known as amino acids. The sequence of nucleotides in DNA and RNA therefore determines the

sequence of amino acids in proteins; this is a central mechanism in all of biology. Experiments

conducted under conditions intended to resemble those present on primitive Earth have

resulted in the production of some of the chemical components of proteins, DNA, and RNA.

Some of these molecules also have been detected in meteorites from outer space and in

interstellar space by astronomers using radio-telescopes. Scientists have concluded that the

"building blocks of life" could have been available early in Earth's history.
CHAPTER II

RELATED LITERATURE

René Descartes was a French-born

philosopher, mathematician, and scientist.

A native of the Kingdom of France, he spent

about 20 years of his life in the Dutch Republic

after serving for a while in the Dutch States

Army of Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange

and the Stadtholder of the United Provinces.

Born: 31 March 1596, Descartes, France

Died: 11 February 1650, Stockholm, Sweden

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz was a prominent

German polymath and one of the most

important logicians, mathematicians and

natural philosophers of the Enlightenment.

Born: 1 July 1646, Leipzig, Germany

Died: 14 November 1716, Hanover, Germany


Martin Heidegger was a German philosopher,

and a seminal thinker in the Continental

tradition of philosophy. He is best known

for contributions to phenomenology,

hermeneutics, and existentialism.

Born: 26 September 1889, Messkirch, Germany

Died: 26 May 1976, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel was a German

philosopher and the most important figure in

German idealism.

Born: 27 August 1770, Stuttgart, Germany

Died: 14 November 1831, Berlin, Germany


Major works

Least controversially, it is often claimed that either particular works, such as the Phenomenology of

Spirit, or particular areas of Hegel's philosophy, especially his ethical and political philosophy, can be

understood as standing independently of the type of unacceptable metaphysical system sketched

above.

Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, (born August 27, 1770, Stuttgart, Württemberg [Germany]—died

November 14, 1831, Berlin), German philosopher who developed a dialectical scheme that

emphasized the progress of history and of ideas from thesis to antithesis and thence to a synthesis.

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