The fact that words are synonymous does not mean they can't on occasion be used in slightly different senses and vice versa, the fact that words are s...
The answer is found in Plotinus. If spirit (nous), mind (psyche) and body (soma) are just different degrees of consciousness, then emanation, manifest...
"Christian ethics, which is also referred to as moral theology, is a multi-faceted ethical system: it is a virtue ethic which focuses on building mora...
It wasn't just Christians. Remember that Marxism aimed to wipe out the "bourgeoisie" or middle class. Marxism believed in class struggle: “The history...
I agree with @Bartricks that ethics and morality are the same thing. It's just "ethical" and "moral" that seems a tad unclear. These are the OED defin...
It's really funny, actually. But I have this book at home, An Introduction To Philosophical Analysis by Philosophy Prof. J Hospers that I hardly ever ...
Me too. My usual technique is to mentally trace back all my actions to the very moment where I "lost" the object in question. But once or twice when I...
I tend to agree with that. Ethics and morality in the sense of field of knowledge or study are unquestionably synonymous. I think the confusion arises...
Just one correction: ?????? ?thikós is not "habits, or character" because it isn't a noun. It's an adjective meaning “of habits/character" or "express...
That reminds me of a friend of mine who every time she loses or misplaces something she prays to St Anthony (or whoever) and next day she surely finds...
I am right anyway. I don't need your approval to know that. But the way I see it, your problem is this: 1. You insist on winning the argument when it ...
Well, I know many Catholics who don't have that problem, not consciously or obviously, in any case. What you seem to be saying is probably more to do ...
I think "emotional" is the wrong word. More like "psycho" IMO. And it isn't about religion either. They just hate being contradicted no matter what yo...
I don't think you are the only one who is confused by this thread. However, it all becomes clear if you consider the political agenda behind it. As fo...
That shouldn't be the case if philosophy, at least as expounded by Plato and other Platonists, is correctly understood and practiced. The only difficu...
Is a human being capable of self-reflection? Does one need to contain oneself like a box in order to be aware of oneself? Consciousness can survey its...
It can in theory if misunderstood. However, when correctly understood, knowledge of right and wrong cannot be limited to right and wrong for oneself. ...
Correct. Ethics was absolutely central to ancient philosophy which is why for Plato political philosophy and ethics were closely related (Republic, La...
Very good question. I think we tend to use these terms without thinking too much about any distinctions. As a tentative/provisional answer, I would sa...
That's exactly what I'm saying. I asked you about your terms and your claims but you claimed not to know, you produced a dodgy definition of something...
I don't agree with you either. Your common sense must be exceedingly unusual if you can tell that Stevenson was not a scientist when Scientific Americ...
I concur. Brahms isn't bad at all if you know how to listen with the proper attitude. But I tend to prefer Vivaldi followed by Gregorian chants. After...
lol How can I destroy a "discussion" that never existed? You have provided no definition of terms, no proper arguments, you totally ignored the other ...
Right. So you don't know who Stevenson is, you don't know that psychiatry and psychology are two different things, you don't know that psychiatry uses...
Stevenson was a respected professor of psychiatry. His work was favorably reviewed in Scientific American. On what basis are you saying he was not a s...
But your common sense told you they were not scientists. So you are claiming that your common sense enables you to tell what is scientific and what is...
That's how I tend to see it myself. Unfortunately, the materialists like to think that their own theories are the only valid or permissible ones and a...
That's exactly what I'm trying to explain to you. You either don't know or you're not paying attention to your own statements. Otherwise, why would yo...
I agree. It would seem pointless to discuss the subject with people who dismiss the idea of God or, for that matter, of afterlife and metaphysical rea...
I'm sure it is. However, I think it is rather difficult to imagine politics without finance. Indeed, one of political leaders' primary concern is how ...
As you can see, I told you what my understanding was. But you professed ignorance and retorted with the rhetorical question as to what the English wor...
A technique that I taught myself during preparation for exams was to imagine myself as a small point of light far above my head and looking down on my...
I can see your point. However, personally, I would tend to be less sure. True, capitalism is about free enterprise and plurality of business interests...
I'm not sure there is any such thing as a "mind bomb", otherwise you would see exploding heads everywhere. The mind may feel like a bomb waiting to ex...
Well, you can think of the sea as a vast expanse or body of water that (1) contains and is itself as water and (2) contains things other than water it...
It would depend on what you mean by "something". According to Plotinus, the reasoning part of us (to dianoetikon) is conscious of objects perceived by...
It is to be hoped that Banno and the others will be sufficiently impressed to follow your exemplary example. As for myself, I shall endeavor to start ...
That's exactly what I'm saying. If you don't even know basic things like that, then how can you possibly know that God isn't omnibenevolent or that yo...
My guess would be that it's a bit of everything. Obviously, desire for power would suggest a big ego and domineering personality to begin with. Corrup...
That's exactly my position. We can't know for certain that there is no God/s. An honest and objective person should at least accept the possibility of...
If Stevenson and others apply scientific methods in their research then it can't be dismissed as "mysticism". In any case, their findings can't be rej...
Correct. Some people worship pop stars, political leaders or ideologies. Some worship themselves or expect to be worshiped. Yet they get upset when ot...
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