2007-10-12 19:27:57 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Rana
why not agreed?
2007-10-12 19:32:36 · update #1
Who said it was like a statue? In what way is it like a statue? Do you mean that its covered in pigeon poop? LOL
2007-10-12 23:04:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I feel as if nearly all things are relative and can be given a certain validity in regards to philosophy; that being said I would have to choose the Statue of Honest Abe at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. Why---- well if truth is in fact like a statue then how can you not pick Honest Abe?
2007-10-13 02:38:41 · answer #2 · answered by thomas b 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Lady Justice statue ranks as one of the most well known statues in the world. Although, this statue is not typically attributed to any one famous sculptor, the fact that it adorns so many of the world’s courthouses makes it one of the more well known sculptures.
While it goes by many names, the most popular are Lady Justice, Scales of Justice, and Blind Justice. The statue dates it origins from ancient Roman times as the lady represented is Themis, the goddess of justice and law. Well known for her clear sightedness, she typically holds a sword in one hand and scales in the other.
The scales that she holds represent the impartiality with which justice is served and the sword signifies the power that is held by those making the decision. During the 16th century, artists started showing the lady blindfolded to show that justice is not subject to influence. From this, the statue earned the name Blind Justice.
source: http://www.twiggintonlaw.com/lady_justice.htm
2007-10-13 02:39:02 · answer #3 · answered by Rico Goldstar 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Two Points:
1. Some call for the Statute of Liberty, but after Bush 1 and 2, the Supreme Court is stacked up to cater to the republican party or the right. Thus, the scales are not aliened properly. Thus, the lady does not qualify as a candidate for the truth.
2. Two statues that come close to truth are possible one of Mother Theresa who saw the suffering and called it the suffering and M.K Gandhi who stayed the path of non-violence as he promised to do.
2007-10-13 03:13:43 · answer #4 · answered by secret society 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Whichever famous statue most represented truth, it must be one so ancient, lost and forgotten that it has crumpled to dust long ago...
I say this because we have moved from the static modernist belief in metanarrative to a loosely constructed, shifting postmodern mileau of fragmentation (i.e., dust) when it comes to "truth."
2007-10-13 03:56:15 · answer #5 · answered by Think 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If some one answers "The Statue of Liberty" I am going to puke!
Maybe a few years ago I would have volunteered that answer, but right now I think we are going down the wrong path and she is pissed!
Right now I would say "Blind Justice", even though I suspect she has been peeking under her blindfold...
2007-10-13 02:38:01 · answer #6 · answered by hotchile 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Michelangelo's statue of David because it stands for strength and you usually need strength to tell the truth or to believe the truth
2007-10-13 10:30:01 · answer #7 · answered by trish 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
truth does not stand idle like a statue if it is really true! .and no famous statue on this earth would ever immotalize truth because every statue speaks its own history.And a hisotry which may stand true for someone may not stand true for another.......
2007-10-13 03:10:28 · answer #8 · answered by pinkmaniac 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps it is like Rodin's "The Thinker." What is he thinking about? Whether to choose heaven or hell. He sits between two gardens, each one representing one or the other. Metaphorically, it means "which is the truth?"
2007-10-13 07:45:39 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rodin's 'Thinker'. We should contemplate it and if we aren't capable of thinking, then 'despair and die.'
2007-10-13 07:08:04 · answer #10 · answered by cymry3jones 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋