Aristotle argued that human is a rational being that makes human distinct from other animals. Can we make rational and logical decisions independent of emotional influence, particularly regarding social issues and/or moral judgements? Support your answers with neurobiological understanding of emotions and rational thinking.
Section I. General Instruction
Students are required to come up with a thesis statement that is related to the topic of interest. The goals of this essay are to enable writers to:
1) describe and explain psychological phenomena in terms of biological processes or mechanisms;
2) analyze and evaluate the topic of interest with the support of empirical findings;
3) arrive at a sound conclusion through integration of ideas and knowledge with logical arguments;
4) illustrate critical analysis of the topic through key insights and observations;
5) use everyday examples to illustrate the phenomena and the arguments;
6) write a well-structured essay where the conventions of academic writing (e.g. citations, referencing, languages) are followed meticulously.
Overall, this piece of writing should be able to show your ability to analyse, interpret or evaluate the topic of interest with depth.
The length of the final essay is approximately 2500 words, excluding title page, references and appendices. Please state the word count at the end of paper. Submission should be typed as a Microsoft Word document in 12-point Times New Roman font with single-spaced line spacing.
