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Smitty

['Member']Joined: July 23, 2016 at 18:28Last active: August 09, 2016 at 00:11None discussions8 comments

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In: Is Stoicism fatalistic?  — view comment
There is the *opinion* that we should concern ourselves exclusively with what is in our control, and there is the *active* concerning of ourselves exc...
August 08, 2016 at 04:07
In: The Pinocchio Paradox  — view comment
This is missing the point, but there are successive nows, successive moments. He says, 'my nose grows now,' but right now, in this first moment, his n...
August 08, 2016 at 03:26
In: What turns someone into a smarter stronger being?  — view comment
The study of philosophy, specifically Plato.
August 08, 2016 at 03:18
In: Do human beings have the capacity to determine what is morally right and wrong?  — view comment
Sure. What is most beneficial is morally right, and what is most detrimental is morally wrong.
August 08, 2016 at 03:17
In: A possible insight into epicurean philosophy  — view comment
As regards the rack: I would take a lesson from BDSM people. They find pleasure in pain, to the point of not only not avoiding pain, but actually seek...
August 08, 2016 at 03:12
In: Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs (and similar theories)  — view comment
I saw one with "self-transcendence" above self-actualization. It's where you've actualized and are helping others to actualize.
July 23, 2016 at 19:03
In: Should torture be a punishment for horrendous crimes?  — view comment
The goal is to cease the illegal behavior. Where threats of losing freedom do not work, I doubt threats of torture will work. If it would work, I woul...
July 23, 2016 at 18:46
In: A possible insight into epicurean philosophy  — view comment
I think there are two things two remember: 1) great pain does not usually last long, 2) physical pain need not result in emotional or psychological pa...
July 23, 2016 at 18:39
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