Philosophy (Arts & Humanities) - February 2007

The perfect image, the perfect body, the perfect person. It would appear that our society will only accept the perfect.

I asked a question a while ago about whether people could accept someone who was different (as in not your perfect kalvin klien model with the personality to match but not violent or disagreeable) as a partner and 80% of those who responded said that they would try for or wait for something better.

Does this mean that our society is fixated on the perfect? And if I remember my history correctly is that not the time that civilisations in the past have fallen from power and into the slow steady decline of ruin (i.e. Rome)?

It is said that history repeats itself and that those who fail to learn from it are doomed to repeat it, if this is true then is this a warning from history? A warning sign of social decay? And what does this mean for us if it is?

Please explain your answers.
I thank you in advance for your insight.

2007-02-04 18:15:54 · 3 answers · asked by Arthur N 4

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how can i make my friend understand that money cannot buy happiness and peace of mind?

2007-02-04 18:09:15 · 10 answers · asked by sah 2

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what is philosophy mean to our life?

2007-02-04 18:08:13 · 3 answers · asked by vik 1

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Is there something wrong with me?

Or is it them? I was in an ethics class and we were talking about "what would you say to the imprisoned Hitler".

Everyone was talking about trying to debate him or reason with him. When it came to me I said I'd put a gun to his head and do away with him. People just looked at me like I was insane.

I mean come on the bastard killed like 12 million people and millions more in a war he started. If one person has to die for something like that not to happen, especially the one responsible for it, then it's a small price.

2007-02-04 18:03:08 · 6 answers · asked by william 1

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Is it 'wrong' to do nothing with your life? Or just non-beneficial?

2007-02-04 17:12:04 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

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What are some examples of life's spiritual mysteries?

2007-02-04 17:05:10 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

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what are the teachings of Karl Marx?

What, in your opinion, is right, and what is wrong?

2007-02-04 17:01:36 · 7 answers · asked by alertcmail 2

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NEED HELP NOW!!! having painc attacks and depression over this!!!!?

the theory of solipsism. its the beleif that nothing exists outside ones own perception and mind. and everything you know to be real is an illusion.
are there any theories that you know of or books that you know of that proves solispsim wrong?? or ANYTHING!!! i just need to know some theories that greatly contradict it

2007-02-04 16:46:54 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

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Assuming there is a God & a Soul how can you trust anyone so much as to blindly follow what they say?

Given that no one would make any large investment without having some evidance to support that choice! Yet these same people will blindly believe there is a God with no evidance to support this God's existance!

2007-02-04 16:41:36 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

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what are the shortcomings of human beings even today?

my dad always says that in spite of the fact that we are so advanced, no longer have imperialistic ambitions in the world, we still fall into some of the same flaws as people 100s, perhaps 1000s of years before us. What are some of these?

2007-02-04 16:32:47 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

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What is the meaning of life learn, earn get marry, have kids & die ..?

2007-02-04 16:27:35 · 29 answers · asked by B A 3

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Just a question, not for argument !?

If the israeli nation can accept to be moved to a far area(congo in africa-for example) with all their necessaries,giving no excuse to arabs around to set any boiling spots in their area,will that cool the middle east long standing problems?!,is not a peace of mind for all !!?

2007-02-04 16:23:23 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

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What is Freedom??????What u think???I think.....?

Freedom is goal pf life.
Whithout fereedom life has no meaning at all.
By '' Freedom '' is not meant any politicale,social or economic freedom.
By '' Freedom '' is meant freedom form time,freedom form mind,freedom from desir.

Pls tell me more about freedom......What u think....

2007-02-04 16:10:15 · 8 answers · asked by Trust 2

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Would you take responsibility for this?

A hypothetical situation,
A prisoner is tried and convicted for a crime.

The country that this is in has the death penalty.

The prisoner is given the death penalty.

The prisoner is put to death by lethal injection.

He did not commit the crime he was accused of.

You are a citizen of this country.

As a citizen of the country whose legal system put this innocent man to death would you take responsibility (if only in part) for his death? Why/Why not?

What does this mean for countries that still have the death penalty?

Please explain your answers
I thank you in advance for your insight.

2007-02-04 16:00:37 · 15 answers · asked by Arthur N 4

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What is the meaning of the polarities fo life ?

What is the meaning of the polarities fo life ?
please tell me anything about it.

2007-02-04 16:00:25 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

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Are you, like me, just passing through this experience called LIFE?

LIFE is relatively short, after all, even if we do live to the proverbial three score and ten (70 years) or longer, and that fact by itself makes it hard to take LIFE all that seriously, in my opinion.

2007-02-04 15:52:51 · 3 answers · asked by In Honor of Moja 4

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