Philosophy (Arts & Humanities) - October 2007

For instance, how effective is YA in assessing quality when it awards the Top Contributor tag to a few answerers based on their accumulated number of Best Answers?

2007-10-05 23:04:11 · 6 answers · asked by small 7

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Does Mill suggest Yahoo Answers is the means to wisdom?

In Mill's "On Liberty" he suggests that it is through the presentation of opinions, and their subjection to scrutiny which provides us with the credibility to have "a right to think his judgment better than that of any person, or any multitude, who have not gone through a similar process."

As this site seems to be the culmination of that idea, does that imply the superiority of knowledge can be found here?

2007-10-05 22:59:03 · 3 answers · asked by Gregory K 4

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What is your perfect life?

2007-10-05 22:44:55 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

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Some philosophers lay great emphasis on reason and rational living. What have you to say ?

2007-10-05 22:09:41 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

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Am I just a prisoner chained in a cave witnessing the shadows on the wall as perceived reality or is mankind?

actually that two dimensional?

2007-10-05 21:54:49 · 20 answers · asked by Silkie1 4

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What would be your reply to this letter?

This is a letter from my student:
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Hello stupid ,
I am in full booost. darwin's theory is true only. don't try to disprove it? Survival of the fittest? now everything is running out of money.................Be saravanan to be ur last follower???????? Make ur students to be materialistic???/ Humble request by ur friend, student. Don't make other's to suffer. Let them go by their own way.Don't advise them. We are in lossing side. The only hope i am having is i am ur student!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! At last we will win that time we will loss every thing. Let your student's to serve IT.At least they can fullfill their parent's desire. One request from ur follower@!!!Don't make your son to suffer,,,
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What would be your reply to this letter?
Saravanan did his post graduate studies under me!

2007-10-05 21:18:39 · 6 answers · asked by The Knowledge Server 1

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Is what defines A not the characteristics of A but what separates it from B?

2007-10-05 20:45:59 · 11 answers · asked by Aken 3

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What makes your heart filled with gratitude?

2007-10-05 20:20:24 · 5 answers · asked by I love you too! 6

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scientists always look for proof to believe right, so why is it that when so many scientists hear the koran?

they are convinced? Why would astronauts who've been so moved while in space by god's creation convert to islam? why when you look at human being hand, does it spell out in arabic the name of God ((allah) ? see for yourself thru science and not the media and religious talk. Look at the science in each holy book and assess your belief there. I find it impossible that an unletterd man Mohammad 1400 yrs ago would know about the moutains, embrology, water system, universe, the different colors of the bottom of the ocean( which we only found in the 21 st century!) How could this man know about the fingerprints, the mind (psychology ) and which part of the brain is respnsible for lying and many many more examples??? How could he compile a book so perfect in its eloquence that no poets or man in the last 1400 yrs could produce a couple sentences ( god's challenge) ?

2007-10-05 19:57:55 · 4 answers · asked by mna 2

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Is there any other way than the way out?

2007-10-05 19:49:40 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

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Don't you think it's a violation of human rights to not be able to choose your own name?

2007-10-05 19:36:08 · 6 answers · asked by ♥Slide♥ 3

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why do some people feel that violence is an act of a coward??

people always say "it takes a real person to walk away"

i see people who walk away as BACKING DOWN and leaving with there tail between there legs. and then turning around and trying to justifying there cowardice by saying that its the violent who are the cowards. yet people FEAR the violent. and that fear is what makes a coward. a fighter isnt scared. but the one who runs away clearly is

how is a "violent" person a coward if they do NOT LOOK for a fight. but they assault a person when they are disrespected, confronted to fight, or sticking up for a friend or an animal?

2007-10-05 19:20:39 · 6 answers · asked by intestinal mucous 1

Philosophy - October 2007