which do you think is more suiutable to use to describe a person.....
2006-08-20 17:39:09 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
How about a reasonably matured person? A completely matured person is a relative term. A perfectly matured is an absolute term. Because human nature and maturity is labile, there's no such thing as perfect to describe him.
2006-08-20 17:51:37 · answer #1 · answered by rosieC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The other answerer’s are right, “completely” and “perfectly” are both not quite applicable to the subject of a person’s maturity - at least not when you are speaking positively about it. Saying that people are NOT completely or perfectly matured would be correct in both senses. It’s the old, “Nobody’s perfect” thing.
If one wanted to say someone was very mature perhaps “very mature” would do it. However, maybe you are actually making the very point that is being made in these answers, maybe you’re meaning to say that no one is ever completely or perfectly matured, meaning that there would be areas within the person that were not quite fully matured. There’s a word, “fully.” Hummm... Why don’t you tell us what you want to express? If you do, then we could play with some ideas.
2006-08-20 18:05:10 · answer #2 · answered by friend 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
completely matured and perfectly matured is different from one another in the sense that the first one is realistic and the other one is a fallacy. a completely matured person is aware of his maturity and immaturity and are therefore very confident with his actions. a perfectly matured individual always looked after what he has done, whether it is matured or not because he has this illusion of doing things in perfectly matured way. but this one will never be happy because he can never be a perfectly matured person... as long as he does not realize how he is a combination of both maturity and immaturity will he be able to deal with his "immaturedness".
most often time, it is harder to look for a completely matured person than the perfect ones because complete maturity requires humility... and all humans tend to be arrogant, and the worst arrogance that man ever attained is to be perfect!
2006-08-20 18:22:54 · answer #3 · answered by floro d 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hello!
"Completely" matured implies that someone has become as mature as they're ever going to be. "Perfectly" matured means that the person has become the ideal and perfect person.
In the first case, we never know if a person has matured as much as they ever will, and in the second case, it's extremely rare, if not impossible, to a perfect person.
Instead of using "completely" or "perfectly", why not just say that so-and-so has matured a lot?
2006-08-20 17:46:55 · answer #4 · answered by Joe_D 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Completely matured shows that a person has matured in all aspects. Perfectly matured shows that a person unblemishly matured in all aspects. So to see which suits a person, think whether his maturity is complete but blemished or complete and unblemished. For the sake of it, completely is best because as humans, we are blemished. But we must all strive to be PERFECTLY MATURED!
2006-08-21 02:48:28 · answer #5 · answered by DJ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A completely matured person can be said to have reached the threshold of his maturity. Its the end with respect to a personal limit. While a perfectly matured person can be said to have reached the threshold of perfect maturity. Its the end with respect to a universal limit.
2006-08-20 18:40:29 · answer #6 · answered by happyman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't think there is anyone who is perfect in this world. Neither is there one who is completely matured, as there is a child in each of us. Certain behaviour will be labeled "childish" by those whose standards of maturity are higher. Hence where do you draw the line between complete or incomplete?
2006-08-20 17:50:03 · answer #7 · answered by G.T. L 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
complete is being done or finished, but perfect means flawless or without blemish. completely to describe someone b/c no one is perfect..
2006-08-20 17:44:37 · answer #8 · answered by matthew c 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋