Arts and Entertainment: Philosophy Articles from EzineArticles.com EzineArticles.com - Trusted By Millions as The Source For Quality Original Articles How the Great Teachers Altered Who Were to Be Born 16 Mar 2010 at 11:11pm Now, we are the future of the humanity of the past, and there is no way that the reality as it is now could have emerged in any other way, and thus it is pointless to go into arguments that whether or not the reality as it is could be any other kind as it is. This non-the-less does not mean that if Confucius had choked over a piece of dry bread during his youth that, as a consequence the same set of persons would now exist here. Consequences of the Lack of Reference Points in Relativity With the Emerging ... 16 Mar 2010 at 7:02pm Over the centuries, humanity has argued whether or not human life can be self-determined, or is the freedom of will merely an illusion in a reality where all actions are pre-determined either by an omnipotent entity or by the sub-conscious mind. The human experience also clearly indicates that once the choice has been made, and the action manifested, there is no turning time into a reverse, return and cause the emergence of a different kind of future reality. Thus, as time moves forwards in relatively rapid terms for a conscious being, the simplicity over which the life of choices and... Mind Questions to Consider - Enter the Paradox of Intellect 16 Mar 2010 at 9:31am "Question Authority" - "Why, should I question authority?" - "Because Einstein said so" - "Why is he an authority on the subject of the mind, my mind included?" Logic, Reasoning and Aristotle 15 Mar 2010 at 11:45pm Correct reasoning has withstood the test of time. Aristotle's methods are still here two thousand years since his time. Illustrating the Difficulty of the Historical Jesus by Use of Analogy 15 Mar 2010 at 2:48pm When critical historians and scholars take on the project of trying to expose the historical fact regarding this person Jesus, they have to dig through numerous strata of religious doctrine, myth, legends (oral and written), and political perspectives. Even for the dedicated, critically minded scholar-historian, the flesh-and-blood person who walked the hills of Galilee remains mostly lost in the fog cast by subsequent doctrinal and political development and historical events, as the following analogies illustrate. Philosophy of the Pattern of Life - Stitches and Threads of Time 11 Mar 2010 at 9:58pm We all have threads of time and learning running through our lives in the manner that veins run throughout the whole of our bodies. These threads of the pattern of our lives are very important as they link up many thoughts and that of the knowing with many people that are around us in one way or that of another. Personal Rights Vs Social Values 11 Mar 2010 at 5:56pm One of the toughest jobs that a government must face is striking the balance between social values and personal rights. Nearly all of the hot-button issues in politics concern this fundamental question. Let's take a look at some of the issues: Representational Sense of Reality and the Emerging Future Realities 11 Mar 2010 at 10:43am Reality as it is experienced is representational, existing in parallel with the cosmological existence of atoms, the reality we live from and gain our emergence from. That whether an individual's existence as a person is based on random emergence, throughout the known and unknown cosmos, when a consciousness having gene machine replicates itself, or because of choices made by an uncreated hyper intelligence are as parallel perceptions besides the point that sentient life itself exists in the magnificence of the cosmos, of whose future realities emerge constantly for it to live in through itself. Is Human Perfection Possible? 10 Mar 2010 at 11:54pm Whether or not human perfection is possible is a tough question to answer. The answer may depend on the question: is any type of perfection possible? What is Justice? 10 Mar 2010 at 5:43pm In the United States, "justice" is a term that is often thrown around without much thought given to its meaning. Every day, millions of children recite the Pledge of Allegiance, which they conclude with the words "with liberty and justice for all". In front of many of our courtrooms, Lady Justice looms tall with a blindfold on and the scales of justice in her hands. But what is justice? This article will attempt to answer that question. What Good is Tolerance? 10 Mar 2010 at 5:37pm Tolerance has always been a highly respected value, particularly in the Christian religion. Essentially, tolerance is the ability to accept something even though we might not agree with it. Is Self-Reliance Really a Good Philosophy? 10 Mar 2010 at 5:32pm Self-reliance is a personal moral system that is often associated with the Transcendentalist movement of the 19th century. Both Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson were strict adherents of this philosophy. Positive Constructivism and Life in the Threshold of Existence 9 Mar 2010 at 5:14pm Time for a mortal existence narrows the infinite amount of actions to be made in relativity with an immortal existence. Thus, as actions produce the history of an individual through the process of accumulation in nature, after the birth and emergence of individual's existence, through specialization the time relativistic limited potential can be focused to increase the procedural capacity within the areas of specialization. Literature - An Overview 9 Mar 2010 at 12:33pm Literature is one of the greatest creations of mankind. It has always shown the right path to the mankind. It flights without any prejudices crossing the boundaries of nations and continents. Does Morality Require a Transcendent Order? 8 Mar 2010 at 4:46pm Of course, the final response to the advocate of supernatural moral authoritarianism is that all believers fall short of their extravagant claims. It is false that morality can only come by way of transcendent authority. It is even doubtful anyone's moral beliefs are really based on the commands of a supernatural law-giver.