Philosophy - October 2007

Thanks for all your answers. Have a great day!

2007-10-19 00:55:03 · 8 answers · asked by Third P 6

This is for college. This student invited a few of us to practice something for school. The problem is that it's at his house and I already said that I would go. Now that I see that the majority of the people have canceled, I want to cancel too. I'm afraid that his feeling will be hurt. He is new to the United States so he is really friendly. I helped him out with a lot of the things, but I feel bad about going. Uncomfortable and I have a bunch of things I need to do. I feel sick to my stomach. What excuse should I come up with? I'm canceling last minute. Why do I care about others. It sucks. Advice. Excuse?

2007-10-19 00:26:11 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

...? The present is already gone now..now..now..now
what are your thoughts?

2007-10-18 23:53:45 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous

No knowledge/investigation can be made on a thing that cannot be thought as "part, whole, equivalence, uniqueness, limit, link, influence, sensation, origin, derivative, rule, condition, and fulfillment."

I like to remove the "slash" between knowledge and investigation.
Can I use the term "or" instead of "slash"?

No knowledge or investigation can be made on a thing that cannot be thought as "part, whole, equivalence, uniqueness, limit, link, influence, sensation, origin, derivative, rule, condition, and fulfillment."

2007-10-18 23:03:22 · 2 answers · asked by The Knowledge Server 1

2007-10-18 22:57:59 · 15 answers · asked by xy 2

2007-10-18 22:39:03 · 6 answers · asked by Stranger To Reality 5

2007-10-18 22:38:12 · 20 answers · asked by Elie B 1

Just curious.

2007-10-18 22:36:49 · 10 answers · asked by I love you too! 6

2007-10-18 21:47:37 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

Here's some great examples of Confucius/Philosophical like quotes from Yoda:

Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.

(Though I don't think fear always leads to the dark side.)

Try not. Do, or do not. There is no try.

Size matters not. Look at me. Judge me by my size, do you? Hmm? Hmm. And well you should not. For my ally is the Force, and a powerful ally it is. Life creates it, makes it grow. Its energy surrounds us and binds us. Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter. You must feel the Force around you; here, between you, me, the tree, the rock, everywhere, yes. Even between the land and the ship.

2007-10-18 21:44:21 · 6 answers · asked by ♆Şрhĩņxy - Lost In Time. 7

2007-10-18 21:16:16 · 12 answers · asked by Adham 1910 4

Compared to even our own planet we are utterly insignificant, so in this vast universe why do we consider ourselves to be so special?

Consider this,
There are billions of galaxies some much larger and more densely packed with stars than our own,
Within our own galaxy there are trillions of stars some much older,
Our planet is a mere spec compared to our own star,
When our planet is viewed from space we are not even visible on the surface except from low orbit with exceptional optical gear.

Taking all this into account we do we continue to fight and squabble over ideologies and resources, when in the grand scheme of things it means very little to nothing? Why do we need to be right and other wrong, especially when in a hundred years time no one will care about our struggle for supremacy?

Why do we consider ourselves to be specially choosen while another group isn't and is condemed for it?

Please explain your answers.

Thanks.

2007-10-18 21:14:03 · 9 answers · asked by Arthur N 4

2007-10-18 21:06:42 · 31 answers · asked by Cat Stevens 6

2007-10-18 20:43:08 · 10 answers · asked by Dust 2

No knowledge can be made on a thing that cannot be thought as "part, whole, equivalence, uniqueness, limit, link, influence, sensation, origin, derivative, rule, condition, and fulfillment." Why?

2007-10-18 20:26:12 · 5 answers · asked by The Knowledge Server 1

2007-10-18 20:17:38 · 16 answers · asked by Aquamarine 5

2007-10-18 19:40:14 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-18 19:07:03 · 6 answers · asked by aefelton1 1

what jobs deal with the field of philosophy? except being an author. I love philosophy and definitely have a mind for that type of thinking.

2007-10-18 19:05:27 · 11 answers · asked by deadbace 1

2007-10-18 19:01:04 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

Similarities and differences between the two? I'm finding it hard to find anything that I can actually comprehend, so can someone explain it to me in simpler terms? Thanks!

2007-10-18 18:57:42 · 2 answers · asked by Biology Nerd 5

how and when did western european culture evolve separately or away from primal thinking??

2007-10-18 18:46:30 · 4 answers · asked by mai mai 1

Lonely?!

just curious

thanks.

2007-10-18 18:46:29 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

Even when an answer seems good, I have to check out the person's profile to see what kind of person they are. If they have a high best answer, or everything's private and they seem detached, I'll be turned off from picking their answer as best. But if someone seals the deal by having something funny or honest in their profile, I feel a bit guilty because it might not technically have been the best answer. I guess I lean towards answers that seem more from the heart.

So what do you guys think? Are profiles a factor? Or do you just go with the answer?

2007-10-18 18:40:57 · 23 answers · asked by imperialism 2

2007-10-18 18:12:44 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-18 18:04:59 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

Can you explain some of the arguements for business ethics????

2007-10-18 17:55:18 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-18 17:52:57 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous

What is "Business Ethics" as an applied ethics?

2007-10-18 17:52:10 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why are we alive? What is our purpose?

2007-10-18 17:49:59 · 31 answers · asked by Matt 2