Wolf Claims That If Faced with the Imminent Destruction of Human

question 168

Essay

Wolf claims that if faced with the imminent destruction of human life, we would initially be unsettled and depressed but should ultimately snap out of it and return to our lives. Is Wolf right about this in your view? Why or why not?

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Definitions:

Physical Symptoms

Observable or tangible signs of a condition or disease, such as pain, fever, or a rash, in contrast to psychological symptoms.

Conversion Disorder

A mental condition in which a person experiences neurological symptoms, such as blindness or paralysis, without a physical cause, believed to result from psychological stress or conflict.

Blindness

The state or condition of being unable to see due to injury, disease, or a congenital condition.

Paralysis

The loss of the ability to move (and sometimes to feel anything) in part or most of the body, typically as a result of illness, poison, or injury.