Philosophy - March 2007

What Is Success?

What is success?
To laugh often and much;
To win the respect of intelligent people
and the affection of children;
To earn the appreciation of honest critics
and endure the betrayal of false friends;
To appreciate beauty;
To find the best in others;
To leave the world a bit better, whether by
a healthy child, a garden patch
or a redeemed social condition;
To know even one life has breathed
easier because you have lived;
That is to have succeeded.

Ralph Waldo Emerson


i dont really know the thesis of this poem so if you can help me on that i would reallyy appreciate it!!!

2007-03-26 15:15:50 · 15 answers · asked by Orange? 4

How does the mind or heart work like that?

2007-03-26 15:07:33 · 23 answers · asked by Scarlett 3

what do you guys think is the most important philosophical topic presented in the movie the matrix.provide an example to back up you stance.

2007-03-26 14:56:46 · 12 answers · asked by reggaesoul 2

I am writing a paper relating John Locke's philosophy to early American government. Does anybody know why the phrase "property" in Two Treatises of Gov't was changed to "pursuit of happiness" in the "Declaration of Independece?"

2007-03-26 14:50:28 · 3 answers · asked by jag82177 1

Keeping these in mind, are you living your life the way you should be?

2007-03-26 14:48:02 · 13 answers · asked by M3 3

then finally die. Is this what life is all about?

2007-03-26 14:40:53 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-26 14:23:39 · 16 answers · asked by I Know Nuttin 5

What about the other way round - does happiness lead to success

2007-03-26 13:56:28 · 19 answers · asked by Ejsenstejn 2

i can ask the simplest of questions on here and i can bet i would get an answer from somebody.

2007-03-26 13:53:24 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

& you can only use each of the words once.
why did you choose these pairings?

2007-03-26 13:51:38 · 12 answers · asked by enki 4

its called skepticism or solipsism. but they both are basicaly stating the whole matrix thing.

but people say that you can never truly know that your life is real. and that there is no true evidence. however there are many philosophies and books that show that external world scepticism such as the matrix idea is actualy a self defeating and self refuting idea. example of arguments are things like the private language argument and stuff like that. there is even a book about the matrix and matrix philosophy that show that its self refuting. and if the matrix theory is wrong then so is solipsism ans skepticism.

so with this in mind showing that these concepts are not only highly unlikely, but also self refuting how can it be said that we can never truly know? is it because we can never experiece what other people are and you can only be you? why is it deemed as something humans can never truly know?

2007-03-26 13:49:05 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-26 13:46:26 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

When I look outside, there I see by
Flowers, birds and buzzing bees
Beautiful blue sky
And clouds passing
Lush of greens and big tall trees

2007-03-26 13:41:08 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-26 13:37:04 · 1 answers · asked by TRACER 6

(anything goes on this one...sassiness counts!)

2007-03-26 13:31:08 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

why dont u ppl answer a simple when asked a simple question, if its to do wth wealth, family, romanance, religiaian, or what ever.

2007-03-26 13:27:25 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous

creation
or
evolution
?

(creation for me)

2007-03-26 13:22:44 · 8 answers · asked by chris-teaa :] 3

This is a question that was brought up in philosophy.

2007-03-26 13:20:10 · 22 answers · asked by kyeann 5

2007-03-26 13:13:35 · 10 answers · asked by ? 5

I am an older person, but today for the first time since I was a young child I realized there may be stigma or even predudisum against something that I feel is natural. As a young child I was encouraged to ingnore my difference. I simply remember the difference as being hard for my teachers to recognize, I don't think anyone figured out that I was left-handed until I was in school for a few years. By that time , there was some definite feelings of disfunction. But why today, when I wrote with my left hand, in an interview did I feel it was not percieved as good? Is there something more to being left handed than I ever thought about. I always knew , how can you not, every young child with a crayon in the right hand and the teacher always saying "no use your other hand"..... but I always thought that was all there was to it. Right or Left.

2007-03-26 13:02:11 · 11 answers · asked by mld m 4

2007-03-26 12:58:05 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-26 12:56:34 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-26 12:48:55 · 2 answers · asked by christian b 3

2007-03-26 12:37:10 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-26 12:32:43 · 5 answers · asked by mickie1108 3

What is your opinion? Just curious.

2007-03-26 12:10:52 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

physically? psychologically?

2007-03-26 12:01:22 · 12 answers · asked by girly-girl 3

Wouldn't perfection make life boring and without imperfection; how would you know you were perfect?

2007-03-26 11:57:16 · 12 answers · asked by sweet pea 2

i know this has been said but what does life mean to u?

2007-03-26 11:33:10 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

being like a cry to god for help, maybe we are all living in a fairytale like sleeping beauty or something,

that is who ifeel like any way.,

2007-03-26 11:20:45 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous