2007-10-20 19:09:36 · 13 answers · asked by LUCKY3 6 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
First, it's important to be aware that the "moral idealist" also has passion. That the passionate don't always have morals. How then, with these variables, can scales be balanced, or judgments be made?
It's also essential to distinguish true loss, & perceived loss.
"Free from self-passion" is not a positive, nor does passion "rule." The duality of assumptions here is purely subjective.
2007-10-21 16:23:23 · answer #1 · answered by Valac Gypsy 6 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Not if the Wo/man is a Passionate Moral Idealist.
2007-10-21 23:09:24 · answer #2 · answered by ? 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Because morals themselves are relative to time, place and person, the moral idealist comes out to be the passionate one as well!!
Having said that, I do agree that the passion for morality cuts much less ice with people in general.
2007-10-21 02:37:39 · answer #3 · answered by small 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If you're asking if some people will sell out their beliefs, their scruples, for love then the answer is yes, this has happened enough times to fill the pages of many novels.
But you're asking it with the 'always' attached. So the answer would have to also be no. Always is an absolute.
In real life selling yourself out for love happens less often than it does in fiction. People (men and women) with a certain set of scruples (moral idealism) usually maintain those standards even when in love.
To put it this way: If I fell in love with a woman, and by this I mean passionately in love with her, and she asked me or expected me to throw away my moral beliefs (perhaps to kill someone or to cheat stockholders, etc.) to prove my love for her I would probably feel that by the simple act of her expecting me to shows that she doesn't really deserve my love. If she really loved me she wouldn't ask me to compromise my scruples. It's really that simple to a moralist.
In a perfect world idealists would fall in love with other idealists.
2007-10-21 23:13:14 · answer #4 · answered by Doc Watson 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Nope, just the ones on TV! lol Don't get me wrong, women of passion run the world with out a doubt! But, women of morals change the world! Men of morals are on every street corner, and we fail so very often, but, great women of morals tend to have a stronger focus. We men could learn a few things from them!
2007-10-21 12:13:13 · answer #5 · answered by delux_version 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes He Will loose to Passion. Moral Idealist is like the pendulum of the Watch. he is stuck on extreme side and when them momentum is being gathered. when time comes. will have to go to other side. and this is what is happening to Moral Idealist.
2007-10-21 04:16:17 · answer #6 · answered by krishprud@yahoo.co.in_KISHORLAL 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They are not mutually exclusive groups but if ideal have no passion then they are like laws that no one is willing to follow.
Passion rules because that is the will of the people.
Just because something should be done does not mean that it will be.
It is that simple.
And again, if you walk naked through the streets, few people are going to wonder what they should do before they think wow she is naked. Your passion comes before their morals in their own mind.
2007-10-21 02:55:33 · answer #7 · answered by LORD Z 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, idealist is very foolish people. The world is the world, and does not conform to our idea of what it should be. Ethical thinking should include this understanding.
2007-10-22 17:22:21 · answer #8 · answered by Herodotus 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Who says the idealist are not passionate, I am both. I just choose to be passionate about my ideals. Thanks
(((HUG)))
2007-10-21 10:59:36 · answer #9 · answered by ? 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It depends on the situation and circumstance....... But probably. In particular if it's a situation with a majority consensus determining the outcome. Most people don't want to think, they're content to just 'feel' without giving it a lot of 'thought'.
Doug
2007-10-21 02:21:15 · answer #10 · answered by doug_donaghue 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋