http://ezinearticles.com/?cat=Arts-and-Entertainment:Philosophy EzineArticles.com - Trusted By Millions as The Source For Quality Original Articles http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/ There are a tremendous number of people that call themselves futurists. They like to run around predicting things about how life will be in the future. What we know from past experience is that nearly all of the futurists of the past were wrong about what we see in our society today. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:12:42 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Why-Do-Generalists-Do-Better-in-Predicting-the-Future?&id=2554861 http://ezinearticles.com/?Why-Do-Generalists-Do-Better-in-Predicting-the-Future?&id=2554861 It's hard to deny that our founding fathers did an excellent job on the Constitution of the United States of America. And although we've had a few problems along the way such as a civil war that was quite bloody, indeed, it appears the founding fathers understood more about the future of America than most people give them credit for. It is amazing that there are so many important considerations in our Constitution and the Bill of Rights that are so vital to the needs of our people. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:11:43 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Were-Our-Founding-Fathers-Futurists?&id=2554827 http://ezinearticles.com/?Were-Our-Founding-Fathers-Futurists?&id=2554827 There are some very excellent eastern philosophical lessons that Westerners ought to consider. One of the most interesting things is to stop judging so much and become unattached to your belief system so you can really explore what else is out there. This is very good advice when trying to grasp new concepts or get out of the black and white, good and evil mindset that all too often traps Westerners. Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:48:20 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Eastern-Philosophy-is-Okay-Just-Dont-Change-Your-Whole-Life-Around-It&id=2536147 http://ezinearticles.com/?Eastern-Philosophy-is-Okay-Just-Dont-Change-Your-Whole-Life-Around-It&id=2536147 Perhaps you didn't know this but a human body contains more bacterial DNA than human DNA inside. One could then say humans are only the shell for the bacteria, a device they use to mobilize, and it is a nice vehicle to get around on or inside of, and whereas, this might bother a lot of god fearing folks, it is definitely one way to look at things. Some say such a theory or perspective is unworthy of consideration. Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:43:26 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?A-Theory-to-Spur-on-Your-Mind-Thinking-on-Complexity-and-Complex-Systems&id=2536118 http://ezinearticles.com/?A-Theory-to-Spur-on-Your-Mind-Thinking-on-Complexity-and-Complex-Systems&id=2536118 Are we witnessing the end of the competitive males in our first world nations? Is this the end, are we evolving and being bread away from competitive, hard-charging men? Some believe so, and yet, other thinkers say; "I doubt that it will be bred/evolved away in people for some time." But what if world-wide socialism takes hold, and the individual no longer matters, and a beehive of humanity is in our future? Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:08:18 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Future-of-the-Unassuming,-Non-Competitive-Human&id=2535932 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Future-of-the-Unassuming,-Non-Competitive-Human&id=2535932 Every town has a Saturday market, but in the whole of India, you will not find a tougher weekly market than the one that takes place in Shurasena. A dozen spice merchants compete to offer the lowest prices and, if you are planning to buy a camel, choices in Shurasena are more numerous than the hairs of a squirrel. Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:01:04 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Story-of-Krishna-and-the-Salesman&id=2534146 http://ezinearticles.com/?Story-of-Krishna-and-the-Salesman&id=2534146 Do we make choices in life or is it just finely tuned neurons in our brain making all the logical decisions for us? Perhaps the steering wheel we see in life is controlled by a track we cannot see. A system that can't be seen or reasoned, for it's sight can only be viewed behind our eyes and its understanding can only be seen beneath our own conscious awareness. Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:20:32 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Decision-Vs-Choice&id=2514084 http://ezinearticles.com/?Decision-Vs-Choice&id=2514084 Well, there you have it! Once again we find ourselves back at the origins, where modern politics and religion got their start, back to the birthplace of Western civilization - home to ancient Mesopotamia, Babylonia, Assyria and Persia... or modern day Iran. Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:37:56 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Fertile-Crescent-and-the-Dialectics-of-Freedom&id=2510009 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Fertile-Crescent-and-the-Dialectics-of-Freedom&id=2510009 What if we did have World Peace, how long could it persist, I mean how long could humans actually behave, wouldn't they just get bored and fire up a new conflict? Even in a world of ultimate abundance, there will always be human conflict, as it seems to be hard-wired. Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:07:37 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Do-Humans-Really-Want-Peace-and-Harmony?-How-Long-Could-They-Handle-It?&id=2529683 http://ezinearticles.com/?Do-Humans-Really-Want-Peace-and-Harmony?-How-Long-Could-They-Handle-It?&id=2529683 Justice can never be brought to issue to which light had not been thrown. Light searches the hideouts to expose the object of concern. The striking light informs suddenly of something unnoticed. It sparks power to cause life in the kingdom of the living. It says; "let there be light". Light is needed for any fruitful development. Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:57:27 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Searchlight-of-Discovery&id=2416684 http://ezinearticles.com/?Searchlight-of-Discovery&id=2416684 It is no surprise how the usual suspects keep regurgitating the same old myths about implementing a public option for the healthcare coverage in America. The first myth is, of course, that the public option will end up rationing and limiting our access to healthcare services. Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:03:32 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Mythmaking-in-America-The-Public-Option&id=2501949 http://ezinearticles.com/?Mythmaking-in-America-The-Public-Option&id=2501949 So when Charles Schulz picked up his phone, I started asking the five journalistic W's (Who, what, when, why, and where). His (and others) advice turned out to be just what the doctor ordered. I was starting to "develop a philosophy" of cartooning. Thu, 25 Jun 2009 09:14:55 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?A-New-Philosophy-of-Cartooning&id=2475799 http://ezinearticles.com/?A-New-Philosophy-of-Cartooning&id=2475799 Legalism has no doubt been practised in China ever since the first Emperor Qin Shi Huang(Qing dynasty) ascended the throne in 259B.C. Legalism concentrates solely on state prosperity as well as survival. It emphasised on the totalitarian regimentation of the society which is rational, cynical and totally amoral. Thu, 25 Jun 2009 08:17:40 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Legalism-in-Imperial-China&id=2502162 http://ezinearticles.com/?Legalism-in-Imperial-China&id=2502162 Are we meddling too much with the natural evolutionary process of the species by granting universal health care for all? If we save a baby that may not live past age 10 to the tune of millions and millions of dollars, who does that serve, ask many health care ethics thinkers. If we save everyone with a genetic defect, and they grow up to reproduce, they will be passing on these genes into the gene pool, which will cause future problems. Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:39:14 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Universal-Health-Care-What-About-Survival-of-the-Fittest-of-the-Species?&id=2518846 http://ezinearticles.com/?Universal-Health-Care-What-About-Survival-of-the-Fittest-of-the-Species?&id=2518846 Just because someone can come up with philosophical conundrums, mind traps, or recite endless circular arguments in their verbose rhetoric does not mean they are smarter than you or that their comments happen to be apropos to the situation at hand. Generally speaking, those who continually bring up such arguments are themselves trapped in their own never ending loop. Ask them instead of their achievements in life, their accomplishments in the world, and their meaningful discoveries, innovations, or gifts to the world. Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:36:37 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Beware-of-Philosophical-Mind-Traps-and-the-Purveyors-of-Purported-Grandiose-Wisdom&id=2518958 http://ezinearticles.com/?Beware-of-Philosophical-Mind-Traps-and-the-Purveyors-of-Purported-Grandiose-Wisdom&id=2518958 There has always been a big debate over the question; Is Man Inherently Good or Inherently Evil? This is a decent question and if you really think about it, perhaps the jury is still out. It's a very difficult question to answer, but indeed, an excellent question to be asking. Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:41:56 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?No-Human-Should-Be-Running-Around-Boasting-About-Morals&id=2512082 http://ezinearticles.com/?No-Human-Should-Be-Running-Around-Boasting-About-Morals&id=2512082 The most brilliant solutions to problems are generally the simplest, as indeed, there is a bit of high-intelligence in simplistic design. Of course, many wish to take a simple problem and make it complex, fully analyzing each and every single component, and then sit in a committee with lots of very smart people and come up with the most complex solution imaginable, which addresses every single solitary component. But, if this drives you mad, do not despair because there is a lot of opportunity in complexity, and those so-called brilliant thinkers that make everything so darn complex and ... Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:48:59 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?There-is-a-Bit-of-Intelligence-in-Simplicity,-But-There-is-Lots-of-Opportunity-in-Complexity&id=2511964 http://ezinearticles.com/?There-is-a-Bit-of-Intelligence-in-Simplicity,-But-There-is-Lots-of-Opportunity-in-Complexity&id=2511964 Even the greatest philosophers, modern as well as ancient, couldn't agree on a definition of their field of learning. No set of words seem to adequately present or represent this subject which, by all accounts, must be the largest, though not necessarily the greatest, of them all. But no matter. As a race of incredibly inquisitive beings, right from the very first day that we are born, there exists within all of us a profound yearning to 'know'. Tue, 23 Jun 2009 08:04:19 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?How-to-Arrive-at-Truth&id=125625 http://ezinearticles.com/?How-to-Arrive-at-Truth&id=125625 If we could reduce the Earth's gravity by just a few percentage points it would have a drastic difference on everything. Humans would feel peppier and not have so much wear and tear other bodies, which would probably increase their lifespan. Trees would grow much taller and in more abundance, and better able to suck more of the CO2 out of the atmosphere. Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:18:09 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?We-Really-Need-to-Reduce-Gravity-by-a-Specific-Single-Digit-Percentage&id=2507552 http://ezinearticles.com/?We-Really-Need-to-Reduce-Gravity-by-a-Specific-Single-Digit-Percentage&id=2507552 Although now seen primarily as a philosopher, Nietzsche was also a man of extraordinary literary ability and passion for creativity and the arts. Not so long ago he wasn't even accepted by philosophy on the whole as a philosopher at all, but in the last two or three decades this has slowly changed and today Nietzsche is one of Europe's most famous philosophers. Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:32:56 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Dispelling-Myths-to-Promote-the-Literary-Value-of-Friedrich-Nietzsche&id=2052622 http://ezinearticles.com/?Dispelling-Myths-to-Promote-the-Literary-Value-of-Friedrich-Nietzsche&id=2052622 It is widely known by the doers and hard-chargers of the world that one can spend their whole life doing something great, and as soon as they turn around someone ruins all they have created or history has shown in a good many cases the mass mob just undoes all their life's work. At that point one should be asking themselves why bother, which I have, and the answer has to be, because it is the right thing to do. Thu, 18 Jun 2009 09:28:24 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Because-Its-the-Right-Thing-to-Do!&id=2486251 http://ezinearticles.com/?Because-Its-the-Right-Thing-to-Do!&id=2486251 We all grow up and learn our history and we are told that these great men before us came and did great things, and that we are all part of that. Thus, we are required to remember their names, faces, and what they supposedly said, but have you ever wondered how much of all that is true? Most likely some of it is factual, but a good bit of it is not. Thu, 18 Jun 2009 08:49:00 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?How-Great-Were-These-Men-in-Our-History?-Not-Quite-As-Great-As-Weve-Been-Told&id=2486313 http://ezinearticles.com/?How-Great-Were-These-Men-in-Our-History?-Not-Quite-As-Great-As-Weve-Been-Told&id=2486313 The nature of light has been contested throughout the history of modern science. Robert Hooke and Christiaan Huygens begun working on a wave theory of light in the 1670s, this was reliant on the idea that light waves must propagate through a medium and so the void between the Sun and the Earth must be filled with an aether. In 1704 Newton suggested a corpuscular (particle) theory of light and presented experimental results proving his theory. This was controversial, however, because Newton needed to appeal to wave like qualities in order to explain diffraction. Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:50:36 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?A-History-of-Quantum-Mechanics&id=1060943 http://ezinearticles.com/?A-History-of-Quantum-Mechanics&id=1060943 There have long been philosophical debates as to why people seek out negative emotions for entertainment. I will look at a modern approach to this question by discussing how modern philosophers explain our love of horror films. The problem is that most people do not search for real forms of horror in their lives, so why is it that fictionalised horror, even when accompanied by seemingly real fear and disgust, is pleasurable? Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:46:53 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Why-Do-We-Enjoy-Horror-Films?&id=1060951 http://ezinearticles.com/?Why-Do-We-Enjoy-Horror-Films?&id=1060951 We've all read about philosophers concepts of perception, and we are often told, that someone isn't wrong, rather they are just coming from a different perspective. Whereas, much of that line of thinking is nonsense, because 3 X 4 = 12 every time, and anyone with a different perspective is just flat wrong; the concept of perspective based thinking does shed some light on reason, negotiation, politics, getting along, and understanding of the world and events that surround our life experience. Indeed, we have also all heard the story of the blind men and the elephant, where one of... Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:52:42 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Better-Human-Understanding-and-Advanced-Human-Evolution-Requires-New-Sensors-and-Senses&id=2480997 http://ezinearticles.com/?Better-Human-Understanding-and-Advanced-Human-Evolution-Requires-New-Sensors-and-Senses&id=2480997 So when Charles Schulz picked up his phone, I started asking the five journalistic W's (Who, what, when, why, and where). His (and others) advice turned out to be just what the doctor ordered. I was starting to "develop a philosophy" of cartooning. Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:00:27 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?A-New-Philosophy-of-Cartooning&id=2475799 http://ezinearticles.com/?A-New-Philosophy-of-Cartooning&id=2475799 Can reason guide us through our lives for having a better, more fulfilled life? Is someone who studies philosophy necessarily wiser? I believe a philosopher is anyone who have meditated on how to lead a better life, and when meditating on such deep questions it is always wise to make use of the meditations of others as well, and start where they ended, which is why the study of philosophy is important and very useful. Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:48:08 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Philosophy-For-a-Better-Life&id=2382116 http://ezinearticles.com/?Philosophy-For-a-Better-Life&id=2382116 I can't help it, I over think. I analyze what I read, what I hear, and what I see. I think about everything. The problem is that thinking lets me down. Mankind has been given a precarious ability in his survival path that expands far beyond the tenets of nature. We add the ability to create, render, believe, consider, doubt and judge. Those are special gifts given only to mankind. We can accept as true any philosophy, attitude, and viewpoint we want in spite of what someone else may think, say or do. This thinking ability can result in some bizarre actions and sorting those out produce turmoil in our life. Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:51:39 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Thinking-Can-Lead-You-Astray-Is-How-We-Think-Truth,-Illusion,-Or-Delusion?&id=2478254 http://ezinearticles.com/?Thinking-Can-Lead-You-Astray-Is-How-We-Think-Truth,-Illusion,-Or-Delusion?&id=2478254 Why do we deceive ourselves about the real motives behind our actions? why is there an unconscious? How can we know our real motives and thus be authentic? Nietzsche attempted to answer these questions, and so did Freud. This article aims at exploring their answers and the similarities and differences between them. Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:01:49 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Psychology-Beyond-Good-and-Evil&id=2449143 http://ezinearticles.com/?Psychology-Beyond-Good-and-Evil&id=2449143 Change makes us reassess our life and sharpen our vision. Surprises test our principles and determination. Setbacks make us wonder if our efforts are worth anything. The stronger our fear of uncertainty, the more desperate our need to cling to the past. Wed, 10 Jun 2009 08:26:17 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Learning-to-Appreciate-Difference-Story-of-Krishna-and-the-Black-Sheep&id=2442667 http://ezinearticles.com/?Learning-to-Appreciate-Difference-Story-of-Krishna-and-the-Black-Sheep&id=2442667 An Hyang's poetry captures the essence of Confucian simplicity and, at the same time, emphasizes the differences between it and other religions. As a missionary teaching about religion, the question arose numerous times whether or not Confucianism is a religion. There are a surprising number of people who believe it is not. Wed, 10 Jun 2009 08:05:56 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Debate-of-Confucianism&id=2115513 http://ezinearticles.com/?Debate-of-Confucianism&id=2115513 Some say that the global financial economic meltdown was a black swan and no one saw it coming. However that is not entirely true, of course if you denied to "take action" to prevent such a calamity then it hardly matters in hindsight. Thus, either way, our leadership and the smartest amongst us failed us, and themselves, because here we are today looking back and scratching our heads. Tue, 09 Jun 2009 13:33:52 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Preventing-Catastrophic-Cascading-Chaos?&id=2448039 http://ezinearticles.com/?Preventing-Catastrophic-Cascading-Chaos?&id=2448039 We live in a world that is trying to gray the black and white world of reality. And we are told that nothing is black and white, and no one is wrong or right? Well, then what are they? Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:09:51 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?All-Your-Beliefs-Are-Perception-Based-But-Thats-Okay-You-See&id=2444083 http://ezinearticles.com/?All-Your-Beliefs-Are-Perception-Based-But-Thats-Okay-You-See&id=2444083 In the early 1900's Europe was experiencing a horrific war and many families -like their world around them-were being torn apart. In the midst of mass chaos and devastation, Harold and Katherine, a frightened but brave young couple, made the difficult and heartbreaking decision to abandon their family home and flee to America. Seeking refuge for themselves and their soon to be born child. Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:13:30 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Faith-Follows-Hope&id=2434233 http://ezinearticles.com/?Faith-Follows-Hope&id=2434233 Many folks over the years have asked why suicide rates are so high in those amongst us with high IQs? Most psychologists say it's because they feel isolated, and alone. Still, let me run another theory by you; A highly intelligent person looking at the life experience, would note that a species' reason for living is to; "be born, procreate, and then die" in that order, and thus, would ask, why participate? Mon, 08 Jun 2009 13:22:31 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?High-IQ-and-Suicide-Why?&id=2441963 http://ezinearticles.com/?High-IQ-and-Suicide-Why?&id=2441963 Many folks believe that greed is bad, and that ignorance is what is causing all the hatred and wars, but is this really so? I mean sure society kind of tells us that, and we are suppose to believe it and work on ourselves not to hate, not to be too greedy and learn so we are not ignorant. Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:30:45 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?No-More-Greed,-Hatred,-Ignorance-Or-Wars-He-Said&id=2441834 http://ezinearticles.com/?No-More-Greed,-Hatred,-Ignorance-Or-Wars-He-Said&id=2441834 What will the future bring? Will it be better than today? Not everyone believes that, especially if you feel that the best days are over, they've come and gone, and nothing that's happened since has been anything like as good. There's a word for that, it's called 'nostalgia', but if planners carry on discounting such feelings and continuing to believe that they always 'know best', then they're always going to find themselves belittled. Thu, 04 Jun 2009 19:47:56 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Alternatives-to-Facing-the-Future&id=2432556 http://ezinearticles.com/?Alternatives-to-Facing-the-Future&id=2432556 There are so many folks that want to see competition go away, and although they currently enjoy the abundance of what the free market has given they do not like a lot of what it stands for. They like the idea that everyone is treated equally and want to be respected by their peers, and yet, they frown upon any type of "winner-take-all" attitude. Interestingly enough, each works hard to stand out above their peers. Tue, 02 Jun 2009 08:11:26 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Can-We-Achieve-an-Advanced-Level-of-Society-and-Still-Allow-For-Human-Nature?&id=2414144 http://ezinearticles.com/?Can-We-Achieve-an-Advanced-Level-of-Society-and-Still-Allow-For-Human-Nature?&id=2414144 Many have argued that while economic development is important, economic nourishment is even more important, but I do not see it as one or the other. Why you ask? Well it's simple really, because capitalism, which provides economic development also provides for the needs and desires of those who participate or are surrounding the participants. Tue, 02 Jun 2009 07:47:23 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Economic-Development-Versus-Economic-Nourishment-A-False-Argument&id=2414191 http://ezinearticles.com/?Economic-Development-Versus-Economic-Nourishment-A-False-Argument&id=2414191 Most people believe that everyone to some extent has a belief system that is in part made up of their social conditioning. For instance as one person puts it; if you are free from social conditioning then why would you wear cloths? Why would you send your kids to school? Why would you get married? Thu, 28 May 2009 09:48:16 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Belief-in-Religion-Free-Will-Or-Social-Conditioning?&id=465313 http://ezinearticles.com/?Belief-in-Religion-Free-Will-Or-Social-Conditioning?&id=465313 See how Plato was wrong about something! See how music does not fiddle away social progress! Thu, 28 May 2009 08:04:57 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?How-Plato-Was-Wrong-That-Too-Much-Music-Fiddles-Away-Social-Progress&id=2392773 http://ezinearticles.com/?How-Plato-Was-Wrong-That-Too-Much-Music-Fiddles-Away-Social-Progress&id=2392773 Can reason guide us through our lives for having a better, more fulfilled life? Is someone who studies philosophy necessarily wiser? I believe a philosopher is anyone who have meditated on how to lead a better life, and when meditating on such deep questions it is always wise to make use of the meditations of others as well, and start where they ended, which is why the study of philosophy is important and very useful. Wed, 27 May 2009 11:45:32 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Philosophy-For-a-Better-Life&id=2382116 http://ezinearticles.com/?Philosophy-For-a-Better-Life&id=2382116 In Ayn Rand's Fountain Head Howard Roark explains how all of mankind's greatest achievements have come from the individual and not the collective, as the socialists of today would have you believe. Ayn Rand or her character Howard Roark are not the only ones to have noticed this fact, consider if you will the very famous quote by George Bernard Shaw. Tue, 26 May 2009 15:37:44 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?I-Am-Individual-Against-the-Collective,-I-Challenge-All-of-You,-and-in-the-End-I-Shall-Win!&id=2384644 http://ezinearticles.com/?I-Am-Individual-Against-the-Collective,-I-Challenge-All-of-You,-and-in-the-End-I-Shall-Win!&id=2384644 Dialectic method was made popular by Plato' "Socratic dialogues." The dialectical method is simply a set of rules applied together to understand more clearly our real interdependent world. A grasp of dialectical philosophy is an essential prerequisite in understanding the doctrine of contradictions. Thu, 21 May 2009 11:22:12 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?What-Are-the-Three-Laws-of-the-Dialectic-Method?&id=2356107 http://ezinearticles.com/?What-Are-the-Three-Laws-of-the-Dialectic-Method?&id=2356107 The social/economic contradictions are different from all others in nature that they apply to humans, and so they describe qualities specific to social /interest groups, and the resolution would be inside human social structures. For any unknown social contradiction the spontaneous antagonistic resolution would be with loss of value and resources. Thu, 21 May 2009 11:07:54 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?What-Are-the-Social-Contradictions?&id=2356198 http://ezinearticles.com/?What-Are-the-Social-Contradictions?&id=2356198 For as long as we've known how to read, and invented fiction, we've been fascinated by mystery, particularly crime mysteries. One of the most basic features about reading or watching them is that we don't know how to think about what's going on. Indeed that's the point of a mystery, whether it's about crime or simply the unresolved features of any story. Tue, 19 May 2009 13:14:51 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Advantages-of-Not-Knowing-How-to-Think&id=2354779 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Advantages-of-Not-Knowing-How-to-Think&id=2354779 It was here before we got here. It is here while we are here. It will be here after we leave. We must get with it. It will not get with us. It remains constant. It materializes. It dissolves. It appears to change in the midst of finding its new rhythm and form. In the process of expansion, it remains still, unmoved and unaffected by the progression and development. It is life and life more abundant. Fri, 15 May 2009 16:41:42 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Has-IT-Happened,-Yet?&id=2351699 http://ezinearticles.com/?Has-IT-Happened,-Yet?&id=2351699 A certain obvious restlessness has entered your body without your being aware of where it came from. (Even IF you could pin-point its origin, you'd be wrong.) An anxious unsettledness has developed in your gut; one, you simply can't explain. You've begun to question things you've always taken for granted. People's remarks bother you more than they ever have while certain facial expressions don't seem to mesh... Fri, 15 May 2009 15:11:53 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Artist-in-Search-of-His-Art&id=2349610 http://ezinearticles.com/?Artist-in-Search-of-His-Art&id=2349610 "Gnothi Seauton" - Know Thyself. These words were inscribed above the entrance to the temple of Apollo at Delphi, the site of the sacred Oracle in Ancient Greece. People who visited the Oracle sought to find out what their destiny was or which course of action they should take in some particular matter. Ironically though, those who entered seeking guidance failed to truly understand the real meaning of the message right above their own heads. The message "Know Thyself" didn't mean know for yourself - by asking someone else. It meant know of yourself as in "the answer lies within." Wed, 13 May 2009 08:45:16 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Genius-Project-First-Evolution,-Know-Thyself-(Self-Awareness)&id=2332936 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Genius-Project-First-Evolution,-Know-Thyself-(Self-Awareness)&id=2332936 An attempt has been made to answer the final question- 'what is this whole world all about?' Or, does it exist the way we see or feel it. Or does it exist at all. Is there a fundamental paradox? Tue, 12 May 2009 16:07:38 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-World-Is-It?&id=2228373 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-World-Is-It?&id=2228373 Excessive wealth inevitably produces periodic Depression. When adversity strikes the economy, the essential resources that are needed to overcome it, are secreted away in safe foreign places, forcing the poor to overcome the abandonment of the rich. Tue, 12 May 2009 14:59:41 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Rich-Create-Depressions&id=2258886 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Rich-Create-Depressions&id=2258886 Socrates gives three arguments to show that the just man leads a happier life than the unjust man. In the first argument, he asserts that in an unjust man, the better parts of his soul will be enslaved by the lesser parts. Therefore, a man who is a slave to his lower impulses cannot be truly happy. Tue, 12 May 2009 08:30:41 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Happiest-Person&id=2326262 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Happiest-Person&id=2326262 Excessive wealth inevitably produces periodic Depression. When adversity strikes the economy, the essential resources that are needed to overcome it, are secreted away in safe foreign places, forcing the poor to overcome the abandonment of the rich. Mon, 11 May 2009 16:50:57 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Riches-Create-Depression&id=2258886 http://ezinearticles.com/?Riches-Create-Depression&id=2258886 Did you ever stop and ponder this very profound question? This may be regarded by some as a subject that is outside the scope of a website like this, and others may look on it as a subject to be avoided - just "chill out and have a good time". Mon, 11 May 2009 08:21:52 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?What-Are-We-Doing-Here?&id=2307070 http://ezinearticles.com/?What-Are-We-Doing-Here?&id=2307070 Ever since the appearance of Homo habilis approximately two million years ago, we humans have been defined as toolmakers, technicians, and tinkerers. While necessity may be the mother of invention, what manner of need could have led to the never-ending flow of new tools and products evidenced today? What of this unyielding pace of technological innovation which seems to be of another, qualitatively different order? Wed, 06 May 2009 14:08:09 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Tinkerers-on-the-Scaffolding&id=2269837 http://ezinearticles.com/?Tinkerers-on-the-Scaffolding&id=2269837 Excessive wealth inevitably produces periodic Depressions. When adversity strikes the economy, the essential resources that are needed to overcome it, are secreted away in safe foreign places, forcing the poor to overcome the abandonment of the rich. Tue, 05 May 2009 11:11:00 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Excessive-Wealth-Produces-Depression&id=2258886 http://ezinearticles.com/?Excessive-Wealth-Produces-Depression&id=2258886 Philosopher Ken Wilbur and spiritual teacher Andrew Cohen both agree that one of the most significant spiritual challenges of our time is staying connected to a higher perspective even when humanity's survival (and your own) hangs in the balance. My understanding is that reconnecting to your higher self (the source of your higher-level perspective and awareness) is the answer to your, and the world's, crises. Furthermore, once you actually reconnect and realize the higher level perspective, you will no longer worry about global events and crises and you will no longer fear ever losing touch with it again. You will understand how everything fits into the larger plan. Tue, 05 May 2009 09:33:07 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Higher-Perspective-The-Best-Antidote-to-Fear-and-Crisis&id=2300140 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Higher-Perspective-The-Best-Antidote-to-Fear-and-Crisis&id=2300140 The first hundred days? Who would have 'thunk' before he took office, that at the top of Obama's to do list would be fighting pirates and pigs. Well that is the case. Not one hundred days into his fairytale presidency, Barack Obama is dealing with two issues that were not even on the radar screen last fall. But why are pirates and pigs so important, and how did the issues they present, holding sailors and the world's populations hostage, come to occupy center stage in the efficiently run, digitally globalized economy? The answers may be simpler and more frightening then we first suspected. Tue, 05 May 2009 08:42:41 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Pirates-and-Pigs-The-Nightmare&id=2290507 http://ezinearticles.com/?Pirates-and-Pigs-The-Nightmare&id=2290507 We Americans are spoiled and our expectations have grown too high. Our disease has become an epidemic. Perhaps we need to wake up to how the rest of the world lives. But not only are we spoiled; in spite of our wealth, it seems that increasingly we have become a nation of self-proclaimed victims - a phenomenon that has led others around the world to see us increasingly as a culture of whiners. Fri, 01 May 2009 10:11:59 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Victims-of-the-American-Dream&id=2269779 http://ezinearticles.com/?Victims-of-the-American-Dream&id=2269779 Painting had a great renaissance in France in the 19th century. This renaissance we call impressionism. Color and form came to life in a style that had heretofore been unseen in painting. The artists painted to express themselves, and nature in terms of painting (color, brush, composition, and style - the art form itself). Fri, 01 May 2009 09:46:49 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Modernism-and-Neomodernism&id=2284939 http://ezinearticles.com/?Modernism-and-Neomodernism&id=2284939 The person who 'delights in the law of the LORD' cannot help meditating on the law with devotion both day and night. They're immersed in it as if the law was an unfathomable ocean and they were addicted to swimming in it... Fri, 01 May 2009 08:45:36 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Simile-of-Wisdom,-Law-and-Worship-in-Psalm-119&id=2285342 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Simile-of-Wisdom,-Law-and-Worship-in-Psalm-119&id=2285342 With America leading the charge, Western civilization has engineered a hegemony that has rapidly overtaken the globe, politically, economically, and culturally. This has unleashed a domination of values that, unlike hegemony of the past, is lightning fast, wide ranging, and spreading insidiously, enabled by those very technologies it has created and which it seeks to market to the world. All the while America has touted its singularity and its greatness, its manifest destiny, offering refuge - nay salvation - to all who would learn how to partake of its many benefits, comforts and ideologies. But, is there trouble in paradise? Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:21:18 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Closing-of-the-American-Mind-Redux&id=2280962 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Closing-of-the-American-Mind-Redux&id=2280962 Because of the many unanticipated, disappointing, discouraging, heartbreaking, defeating and perplexing circumstances that have arisen in your life, you could have very well developed a personality that projects pessimism, sadness, intolerance, cynicism, indifference and a certain amount of ungoverned irritability. In other words, instead of vibrating as the highly charged sexually erotic artistic magnet you inherently are created to be, you have become bland and lifeless. In addition to being stoically numbed and increasingly apathetic, you add insult to injury by feeding voraciously upon an ... Thu, 30 Apr 2009 11:43:03 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Exclusive-Human-Appetite-Money,-Power,-Sex,-Alcohol,-Drugs,-Food,-Guilt&id=2283275 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Exclusive-Human-Appetite-Money,-Power,-Sex,-Alcohol,-Drugs,-Food,-Guilt&id=2283275 Could you strip naked and jump in a stranger's pool five times and make a big splash at the risk of getting caught if Jesus told you to? You'd have to be mad and out of your mind wouldn't you? Well I was at the time and was soon locked up in a hospital for ten weeks, till I was normal again. Come read about that and some things I am mad with Christians over and some advice in these coming perilous times from a mentally ill prophet/teacher/evangelist! Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:14:13 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Some-Madness-From-a-Mad-Prophet&id=362690 http://ezinearticles.com/?Some-Madness-From-a-Mad-Prophet&id=362690 Dream meanings are an extensive and interesting study for both psychologists and psychic advisors. If you see a specific color appearing in your sleep over and over, you may want to think about what is the importance of the color to you. The dream meanings interpretation may be rooted in your childhood, or come from your more recent past. It is said that most dreams result from incidents or issues that have occurred during the day or two just preceding the nighttime visions. Tue, 28 Apr 2009 11:27:04 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Colors-in-Dreams-and-Their-Meanings&id=2266876 http://ezinearticles.com/?Colors-in-Dreams-and-Their-Meanings&id=2266876 How do you know when you have truth? Isn't truth relative to one's perspective? What is the grand great truth? What is true could be totally false to someone with a different perspective. Tue, 28 Apr 2009 09:27:30 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?What-is-Truth?&id=2266961 http://ezinearticles.com/?What-is-Truth?&id=2266961 Where did morals come from? Is it the product of evolution or did it something or someone pass it down to us! Sun, 26 Apr 2009 20:19:38 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Where-Did-Morals-Come-From?&id=2256112 http://ezinearticles.com/?Where-Did-Morals-Come-From?&id=2256112 Have we lived before, do we all have other life experiences we no longer remember. It is certainly a compelling possibility. The concept of reincarnation, that of an individual dying and then being reborn into another body, has existed in various religions for at least 3,000 years. Sat, 25 Apr 2009 17:42:09 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Have-We-Lived-Before&id=2243424 http://ezinearticles.com/?Have-We-Lived-Before&id=2243424 One prevalent trait of all Native American art is the use of animistic themes. These are themes that stem both from lore and from shamanic teachings and experiences. Thu, 23 Apr 2009 08:13:25 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Native-American-Art-and-Its-Spiritual-Concept&id=2236544 http://ezinearticles.com/?Native-American-Art-and-Its-Spiritual-Concept&id=2236544 Are you a studier of ancient philosophy? If you wish to understand where many of the basic premises of philosophy came from, perhaps you might uncover some of the older roots and think on those first. Perhaps, you agree with that, and if so, may I please recommend that you read without any further hesitation: Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:32:41 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?From-the-Annals-of-Ancient-Philosophy,-Antigone-by-Sophocles-Lives-On&id=2252860 http://ezinearticles.com/?From-the-Annals-of-Ancient-Philosophy,-Antigone-by-Sophocles-Lives-On&id=2252860 The art of the Inuit, Native Americans of Canada and Alaska, reflects their deep connection the earth and sea. The Inuit philosophy is that change is constant in nature. Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:57:16 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Inuit-Art-is-Hard-Work-and-Fuelled-by-Their-Philosophy&id=2236474 http://ezinearticles.com/?Inuit-Art-is-Hard-Work-and-Fuelled-by-Their-Philosophy&id=2236474 Anarchism seems exciting to people now because they no longer want to follow hierarchical authority, whose sovereignty is based upon power and privilege and the use of force, whether it be through taxation, military might or other means of control. The fact is there has never been a society - primal, ancient or modern - that has not had some form of guidance by an authority figure. But, hierarchical authority really emerged with the birth of the nation-state and civilization. Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:25:40 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Dismantling-the-Hegemony-An-Anarchistic-View&id=2210699 http://ezinearticles.com/?Dismantling-the-Hegemony-An-Anarchistic-View&id=2210699 An attempt has been made to answer the final question- 'what is this whole world all about?' Or, does it exist the way we see or feel it. Or does it exist at all. Is there a fundamental paradox? Sun, 19 Apr 2009 17:54:50 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-World-Is-It?&id=2228373 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-World-Is-It?&id=2228373 Pathos has become the major crippling disease of the soul of western civilization. Particularly in America, our obsessive pursuit of individual excellence - the 'lone ranger' embarking on the rigid and strenuous path of advancement - has led to the slow but certain destruction of real community and family, as the final bell tolls for their imminent demise. And what are the symptoms of this disease? Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:02:35 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Virtual-Vacuums-Twittering-in-Silence&id=2210606 http://ezinearticles.com/?Virtual-Vacuums-Twittering-in-Silence&id=2210606 Many people around the developed world speak today about "envisioning a real, sustainable, post-industrial future." Like them, I too prefer conditions of greater reciprocity among peoples and with the earth. A 'post-industrial' economic platform certainly sounds tempting, but it seems somewhat difficult to imagine given the history of human consciousness and how the transformation of consciousness has significantly impacted our globe - socially, politically, economically and ecologically. Fri, 17 Apr 2009 15:45:35 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Future-of-Humankind&id=2213114 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Future-of-Humankind&id=2213114 We learn by what we lack, it is a simple statement, and not oversimplified by no means just cut your two thumbs off and try to eat! If you don't thank God for your thumbs now, you will then. We learn by what we lack, a good thing to remember. We must admit, God's handiwork is something to take note of. In most cases once it is done, it can never be undone. Fri, 17 Apr 2009 08:43:21 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Thumbs,-Crumbs,-Life,-and-the-Beyond!-A-Philosophy-Part-One-of-Two&id=2227621 http://ezinearticles.com/?Thumbs,-Crumbs,-Life,-and-the-Beyond!-A-Philosophy-Part-One-of-Two&id=2227621 It is usually assumed that there is an inherent structure to the universe and that it is simply a matter for human beings to discover this structure and thereby understand the laws that govern nature, and man. However, it is more and more evident that such inherent structure does not exist in the universe; that, in fact, there is no structure given in nature. And those events or regularities that we might point to as demonstrating structural coherence may only be a function of the conceptual screens we have chosen to cast over the world in order to fit it into a specific framework, usually in order to manipulate things according to the ends we wish to achieve (ends, moreover, which were prefigured in the very conceptual frameworks chosen). The cosmic regularities, periodicities, etc. we might 'identify' in nature are, in this light, only contingent structures, the results of the particular frameworks that we chose to apply. Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:56:25 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Mothers-of-Invention&id=2210678 http://ezinearticles.com/?Mothers-of-Invention&id=2210678 It can be very difficult to reconcile existence of an almighty being and loving father called God with our reality of evil and suffering in this world today! But does that kind of God exist and if He does, then why so much evil and suffering? Tue, 14 Apr 2009 15:45:56 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?If-God-Exists,-Why-is-There-Evil-and-Suffering-in-the-World?&id=2128279 http://ezinearticles.com/?If-God-Exists,-Why-is-There-Evil-and-Suffering-in-the-World?&id=2128279 I am at that cross road in life where many have stood and triumphed in the path they chose. I should do the same; I have to do the same but what if I can't? What if I choose the wrong path and the wrong life? Tue, 14 Apr 2009 15:19:05 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?A-Crossroad-In-the-Circle-of-Life!&id=2203183 http://ezinearticles.com/?A-Crossroad-In-the-Circle-of-Life!&id=2203183 As I research the history of health care it appears that modern drug medicine is the model that is out of place and out of touch with nature. What we now call alternative health care should be first in our search for health. Jean-Jaques Rousseau (1712-1778) must be considered the true spiritual father of the nature cure movement of the 17-18th century in Germany. In man's efforts to make life a little easier we have created a synthetic nature from nature and seem to be paying the consequences with poor health. Tue, 14 Apr 2009 09:27:12 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?An-Appreciation-of-17th-Century-Philosopher-Jean-Jacques-Rousseau&id=2219504 http://ezinearticles.com/?An-Appreciation-of-17th-Century-Philosopher-Jean-Jacques-Rousseau&id=2219504 Language has become trivialized in our modern world, stripped of its depth and power. Where words were once experienced as rich, pregnant with signification, in our finessed and fragmented vocabulary all that has changed. Now a strictly logistical principle appears to hold sway, reducing the word to a mere symbol, a simple placeholder in a syllogism (as demonstrated in an earlier post), having a single, unambiguously identifiable referent, and only one. A must equal A, and it can never equal B, let alone A, B and C all together, at once. There must only be one precise meaning for each word - everything disambiguated - following both the scientific ideals and legalistic requirements of our culture. Mon, 13 Apr 2009 15:21:37 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Crisis-of-Language-and-the-Language-of-Crisis&id=2198493 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Crisis-of-Language-and-the-Language-of-Crisis&id=2198493 With our world today on the edge of economic, social and political collapse, and the words "global crisis" hovering thick in the air, there are any number of gurus imploring us to live authentic lives in the present, on a new earth, extolling the power of now or, as others screamed forty years ago --"be here now." But the advice from these latest new-age pundits goes no further than reiterating worn out pseudo-spiritual clichés. Fri, 10 Apr 2009 13:32:16 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Be-Here-Now-Rediscover-the-Barbarian-Within&id=2042860 http://ezinearticles.com/?Be-Here-Now-Rediscover-the-Barbarian-Within&id=2042860 "History is not a chronicle, but a Hebrew invention about the way the cosmos works..." Our concrete sense of unidirectional time, moving forward from past, present, to future, only emerges with the writing of history, with the Old Testament, and other archaic Near Eastern documents from Sumer, etc. Fri, 10 Apr 2009 13:31:39 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Its-All-a-Matter-of-Time-and-Freedom&id=2004811 http://ezinearticles.com/?Its-All-a-Matter-of-Time-and-Freedom&id=2004811 Seemingly locked in an eternal mythological struggle, modern science and religion are enemies in posture only - mutually dependent, sibling rivals emerging at the dawn of civilization. They were both apparently necessary, but neither of them alone a sufficient condition in the full articulation of an embryonic historical, objectivizing consciousness. Quite simply, they staked out two complementary views on one and the same 'objective' reality appearing in the breach from prehistory to history. Fri, 10 Apr 2009 13:31:10 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Overcoming-Fear-of-History-Reason-Or-Revelation&id=1893003 http://ezinearticles.com/?Overcoming-Fear-of-History-Reason-Or-Revelation&id=1893003 From the beginning of historiography, a few major dilemmas have raged back and forth amongst the intellectual circles. Questions such as: is history an art-or is history a science; Is objectivity really possible, or are we forever trapped in the prison of our own privileged subjectivity, and if it is impossible to be reached, should it even be strived for? In my own personal philosophy, I see history as being an art largely influenced by science and paradoxically able to be studied objectively-yet only through our own subjectivity. Fri, 10 Apr 2009 11:28:07 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Philosophy-of-History&id=2189667 http://ezinearticles.com/?Philosophy-of-History&id=2189667 I would first like to state that the term "rebel" can mean many things to many people. That having been said, it is safe to say that there are many different types of rebellion. In order to fully understand the reasons for people rebelling against different things and ideas, we must first understand that human nature plays a profound role in the whole theorem on the subject of rebellion. Fri, 10 Apr 2009 11:21:09 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Necessary-Rebellion?&id=2189311 http://ezinearticles.com/?Necessary-Rebellion?&id=2189311 Buddha and Confucius are two very influential people. Buddha is a religious person and Confucius is more of a philosopher. Yet some people still believe that Confucius is a religious person. In the book of the 100 most influential men in history Buddha and Confucius are 4 and 5. This shows in this man's opinion that Buddha and Confucius made a difference on the world. Thu, 09 Apr 2009 13:17:08 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Buddha-and-Confucius-2-Very-Influential-People&id=2043849 http://ezinearticles.com/?Buddha-and-Confucius-2-Very-Influential-People&id=2043849 MAN is an artist. Man must create. He lives to express. He breathes life into his work and through this work he is sustained. Man may not recognize the enormous innate artistic talent, along with the other sensual flowering gifts he possesses, but nonetheless, he is endowed to an overflowing pulsating measure. "Your cup runneth over..." Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:22:21 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Art-A-Sacred-Sexual-IM-Pulse&id=2175528 http://ezinearticles.com/?Art-A-Sacred-Sexual-IM-Pulse&id=2175528 Does the Christian's Jesus have its roots with Egypt's ancient gods like Horus? There are many claims out there but what do sources and facts tell us? Wed, 08 Apr 2009 13:57:36 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Jesus-VS-Horus&id=2162162 http://ezinearticles.com/?Jesus-VS-Horus&id=2162162 There is a circuit running through you and through the Universe. This circuit when connected and continued will bring you everything you desire. So very simple, the circuit is comprised of only three nodes. The first node is to acquire. The second node is to rewire. The third node is to inspire. Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:30:37 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?How-to-Use-the-Spiritual-Circuit&id=2153153 http://ezinearticles.com/?How-to-Use-the-Spiritual-Circuit&id=2153153 Does Truth exist? If it does, is it absolute or relative? How does one find truth and why is it important to know? Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:01:19 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Does-Truth-Exist-and-is-it-Absolute-Or-Relative?&id=2171062 http://ezinearticles.com/?Does-Truth-Exist-and-is-it-Absolute-Or-Relative?&id=2171062 I remember once watching a temple-car festival in Southern India. The car had been brought out of the temple, and, before it started on its slow journey through the streets of the village, the Brahmin priests were doing PUJA before it. Tue, 07 Apr 2009 08:07:48 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Self-Control&id=2158085 http://ezinearticles.com/?Self-Control&id=2158085 The conscious mind is alerted primarily by the developments experienced by the body. For instance, the eyes are closely connected with the brain. But whenever we come across an object, it is the heart which is instantly drawn towards it. Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:49:07 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Actions-of-the-Conscious-Mind&id=2158190 http://ezinearticles.com/?Actions-of-the-Conscious-Mind&id=2158190 The Apology offers a description of the philosophical life of Socrates in the way that he presented it before the Athenian jury during his defence. Crito was compiled during the imprisonment of Socrates to debate whether an individual citizen is ever justified in refusing to obey the state. As the Dialogues progress, the style of them changes, with the Middle Dialogues still using Socrates but possessing more of Plato's conclusions on philosophical points. Mon, 06 Apr 2009 15:52:51 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?An-Introduction-to-Plato-Part-Two&id=2187574 http://ezinearticles.com/?An-Introduction-to-Plato-Part-Two&id=2187574 Plato - the dude is a legend, pure and simple. It's unreal what he achieved and what he left for us. He was born almost two thousand four hundred years ago and we still ponder stuff that he spoke - stupendous, I think you'll agree. Mon, 06 Apr 2009 15:52:42 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?An-Introduction-to-Plato-Part-One&id=2187571 http://ezinearticles.com/?An-Introduction-to-Plato-Part-One&id=2187571 Does the Christian's Jesus have its roots with Egypt's ancient gods like Horus? There are many claims out there but what do sources and facts tell us? Mon, 06 Apr 2009 13:20:54 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Jesus-VS-Horus&id=2162162 http://ezinearticles.com/?Jesus-VS-Horus&id=2162162 An introduction to Atlas Shrugged, the classic 1957 novel by Ayn Rand which is more relevant today than it's ever been. It's a battle between socialism and capitalism, and capitalism is on the ropes. Is it time for Atlas to Shrug again, or is it too late and the world has already squashed him flat? Mon, 06 Apr 2009 10:30:35 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Who-is-John-Galt?&id=2159727 http://ezinearticles.com/?Who-is-John-Galt?&id=2159727 Once upon a time there was an old turtle. He had been living in the area of town for quite a while. He had done his fair share of traveling, and had seen many things. Mon, 06 Apr 2009 08:42:21 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Turtle-and-the-Swan&id=2177287 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Turtle-and-the-Swan&id=2177287 The connection rational consciousness has to the profit motive is fully connected as shown by this article, and, by life in general for anyone who lives productively and honestly. Despite what is told to us by most established philosophies, governments and religions, rational consciousness and the profit motive are fully intertwined in a total and pure way. This is the reality of the situation. Fri, 03 Apr 2009 11:17:53 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Reality-of-Rational-Consciousness-and-the-Connection-it-Has-to-the-Profit-Motive&id=2171984 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Reality-of-Rational-Consciousness-and-the-Connection-it-Has-to-the-Profit-Motive&id=2171984 As we study the human record, or at least the last few thousand years, we see the emergence of some pretty interesting philosophical thinking. No, nothing so astounding or break away that puts our species light years ahead, but some rather intriguing dialogue nevertheless. It's time for mankind to break out of the mold and go beyond; moving ahead past Eastern and Western Philosophy. Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:44:34 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Will-Humankind-Ever-Jump-the-Gap-and-Get-Out-of-Its-Philosophical-Rut?&id=2157447 http://ezinearticles.com/?Will-Humankind-Ever-Jump-the-Gap-and-Get-Out-of-Its-Philosophical-Rut?&id=2157447 Copyright 2009 EzineArticles.com - All Rights Reserved.