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Philosophers (at least in Ancient Greece) wanted two important things with the power of arguments: ethics and happiness. Nevertheless, the real life t...

If you are referred tho this quote as all of those who don’t want follow the masses in the modern era or post modern era, yes I guess there are a lot ...

If you don’t mind I want recommend you an interesting book called Heidegger and a hippo walk through those pearly gates. by Thomas Cathcart and Daniel...

They first duty of a state should be provide employment and food to their citizens.

Turkey when they want can be a really developed country. I guess when Erdogan opens up their frontier is just to be cocky with EU and trying to make t...

If the population is hungry is due to the Prince devours excessive sums. If the population is reluctant is due to the Prince acts too. If the populati...

Perfect point. Also the nature is humans is being so selfish. They will never been fulfilled because humans don’t know how we can be fulfilled. That’s...

Thanks for understanding us. Yes, we have a big problem in the North African countries, specially Morocco and Libia. Nobody deserves die in middle of ...

It could be as a legal document full of conditions where somehow the State would be part of it as an insurance so if the parents completely make the l...

Well but with this legal document we can create something like an insurance to those kids whose parents are not responsible enough.

They wouldn’t sign it then they are not ready/qualify to have kids.

Interesting. But I have a few questions. Who would control this? A judge or notary? Also imagine they have kids without signing this statement.. which...

Probably. It could be as you explained to me. But all of these terms are just human creations. Universe was and will be there despite human existence....

Time and space exists because we humans need to put an order inside our chaos. These are complex and abstract concepts. Living a life without both tim...

@"Shawn" I am 23 years old (well I am close to 24 because my birthday is the next month). Some people say I sound like an "adult" when I say that I no...

As you said one of the big fails was giving the rule of West to politicians that were so mediocrities like Bush senior. But what is pretty interesting...

When you are thinking you are not spending time :) I also spend time thinking in my existence and another circumstances which are around me. Your topi...

Yes. This kind of love is flawed. Then, it also depends in which person we are talking about. Love is so abstract than there are people who will never...

I was using a Spanish version from Luis Racionero. I tried to translate it in the most accurate English possible. Nevertheless, I’m going to type the ...

Because our educational system is flawed. They do not teach us how to get happiness and self-confidence. It looks like we are forced to live with othe...

Good novel. I remember read it in a big book called “grandes maestros americanos” (Great American Masters) Yes. This is the principle which the future...

I believe in this criteria but I guess we do not have developed our science to discover it yet. So it is free to interpretation and I think it is inte...

I think Xi Jinping is failing in some points because he is showing how evident China wants to control the world. Check out how they are already workin...

@"ssu" True. Very important point. Deng Xiaoping was clever making this statement. I guess this is way China started creating a powerful method to be ...

Interesting question. It is complex to explain. I guess it would looks like "air" or atoms just flowing in the sky or cosmos. I admit this is so intan...

Immortality could be one of the most painful punishments. We are born to die because we are organic existences which have a cadocous period. I remembe...

Welcome to modern times. The masses control everything now. We are no longer depend in some classic bipartisanship, this is the century where the mass...

I get your point. But it sounds so positivism. I do not deny love because I don’t receive it. I just deny it because is an abstract concept created to...

Because is a developed country which believes in the rule of law due to how good the system works.

Determinism (?). Anyways, it depends a lot of how lucky you could be. Nobody chooses to be born. But also not anyone has a risky life. Others born in ...

I think is worth living. Life is like a mountain we have to climb. The hardest is the better in this context. Everyone wants to improve whatever is ar...

Love is an abstract aspect. Someone live it others don’t. If you are living a feeling related to love congratulations because this is rare to perceive...

Entonces no tendrás problemas en absoluto. I guess you will not have any kind of problems. Un gran saludo a Perú desde Madrid.

Yes. They accept international students. But if you are from Anglo-Saxon country I guess you have to present some "papers". For example, if you passed...

We do not have anything preconceived. It all comes from experience and learnings (empiricism) There is not nothing innate

True they do not have "clases presenciales" because supposedly it is made for someone who is working and wants to study at the same time. I think it i...

Yes. It is one of the hardest universities in Spain. Their content has a lot of quality related to scientific research so the reputation is good. My m...

@"DeGregePorcus" They are important because Thales and Anaximenes were the first thinkers of our era or occidental thought. Philosophy was born in Gre...

Hello! Welcome abroad. It is interesting meeting a teacher who teaches philosophy to Kids. I guess it is a complex challenge but beautiful. I think th...

We have created the properly tools to describe what is around us. Physics help us to understand the nature and establish principles that supposed to b...

The ancient said the incomplete will be completed, the curve will be straightened, the empty will be filled, the used will be renovated. The simplicit...

I will call it maturity. I understand your point. That period of time where you start accepting or respecting yourself and also the path of life start...

Interesting point. I am atheist and I was raised in home of atheists. For my the absolute (you put as example God) is unknowable but also irrelevant i...

Determinism vs scepticism.

Probably I going to sound so fool but methodologies remember me about empiricism or better said extreme empiricism. I guess al philosophers have metho...

Agree with you. China should have more control in the Occidental market. Paying more taxes or whatever or duties to their products. But how can we pun...

It is scaring how slowly China has been climbing to the top of the world’s power during decades.

When the Principle reigns the horses of war are raised in the fields When the Principle is forgotten, the horses of war are raised even in the slums o...

What if give love but I don’t receive it back? Sometimes love is overacting. I guess the properly word here is “respect” because this is the truest co...

Love is a serious mental disease. Plato Personally I disagree. I guess the principle cause of all things is the faith of believing we can change the r...