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5. The Unit of Analysis
The unit analysis of the research is The Alchemis written by Paolo Coelho, a Brazilian novelist who has written many best sellers novels that
are full of inspirations. First published in English language by Editora Rocco Ltd, in 1988 with 177 pages. This book also brought the author in
2008 the Guinness World Record for most translated book in the world 67 languages. The writer copied this novel from Ahmed Imtiyaz a friend from
Kashmir that met in “A Young Adult conference for Peace 2004” in Puncak, Bogor, West Java.
CHAPTER II THEORITICAL DESCRIPTION
A. Philosophical Thought on Human Concept
Talking about human essence like talking about a river that never stops flowing. Man is like another animal which has differences among his species.
The thing differs from other animal is ability to think which gives him freedom to choose.
Man is a species of animal and thus shares many features with other animals. But many differences distinguish man from animal and grant him a
special virtue, an elevation that leaves him unrivaled or perfect creature Insan Kamil. The basic difference between man and the other animals, the
touchstone of his humanity, the source of what have come to be known as human civilization and culture, is the presence of insights and beliefs.
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Animal in general can perceive themselves and the external world and strive to attain
their desires and objects in the light of their awareness and cognition. The same holds true of man, but he differs from the rest of the animals in the
scope, extent, and breadth of his awareness and cognitions and in the level to which his desires and objects rise. It grants man a special virtue and elevation
and separates him from the rest of the animals.
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The mythology in Greek stated that this universe is a battlefield among gods and man. Man is always in the opposite and competing to gods. Gods are
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Leslie Stevenson, The Study of Human Nature Oxford: Oxford Univ. Press, 2000, p. 70
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Ibid,p. 71
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