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War may be a natural expression of biological instinct and drives toward aggression in the human species. Natural impulses of an
War may be a natural expression of biological instinct and drives toward aggression in the human species. Natural impulses of an
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2013-05-29
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War may be a natural expression of biological instinct and drives toward aggression in the human species. Natural impulses of anger, hostility, and territoriality (守卫地盘的天性) are expressed through acts of violence. These are all qualities that humans share with animals. Aggression is a kind of innate (天生的) survival mechanism, an instinct for self-preservation, that allows animals to defend themselves from threats to their existence. But, on the other hand, human violence shows evidence of being a learned behavior. In the case of human aggression, violence cannot be simply reduced to an instinct. The many expressions of human violence are always conditioned by social conventions that give shape to aggressive behavior. In human societies violence has a social function: It is a strategy for creating or destroying forms of social order. Religious traditions have taken a leading role in directing the powers of violence. We will look at the ritual and ethical patterns within which human violence has been directed.
The violence within a society is controlled through institutions of law. The more developed a legal system becomes, the more society takes responsibility for the discovery, control, and punishment of violent acts. In most tribal societies the only means to deal with an act of violence is revenge. Each family group may have the responsibility for personally carrying out judgment and punishment upon the person who committed the offense. But in legal systems, the responsibility for revenge becomes depersonalized and diffused. The society assumes the responsibility for protecting individuals from violence. In cases where they cannot be protected, the society is responsible for imposing punishment. In a state controlled legal system, individuals are removed from the cycle of revenge motivated by acts of violence, and the state assumes responsibility for their protection.
The other side of a state legal apparatus is a state military apparatus while the one protects the individual from violence; the other sacrifices the individual to violence in the interests of the state. In war the state affirms supreme power over the individuals within its own borders. War is not simply a trial by combat to settle disputes between states; it is the moment when the state makes its most powerful demands upon its people for their commitment, allegiance, and supreme sacrifice. Times of war test a community’s deepest religious and ethical commitments.
What does the author mean by saying "... in legal systems, the responsibility for revenge becomes depersonalized and diffused" (Para. 2)?
选项
A、Legal systems greatly reduce the possibilities of physical violence.
B、Offenses against individuals are no longer judged on a personal basis.
C、Victims of violence find it more difficult to take revenge.
D、Punishment is not carried out directly by the individuals involve
答案
D
解析
解题时要注意题干中这句话开头的“but”一词,既然该句是由but引导的转折,则上文往往是理解该题的关键。在上面一句中,作者提到在部落社会中,对犯罪者的审判和惩罚往往由家族进行,接下来话锋一转,说在法律系统中,这种报复的责任已经非个人化了、分散了,也就是说,不是由所涉及的个人来进行,故正确答案是D。
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