What does it mean if someone says "the frog is boiling"?
I was attending my History class in College and the Professor presented an example where he was relating slavery with a "boiling frog" example, and he mentioned how they didn't percieve the dangers of the trap....
What does it mean if someone says "the frog is boiling"?
I was in my Philosophy class the other day in college and I am not quite able to understand the boiling frog analogy since the professor only briefly mentioned it about how it means some toxic things go unrecognized. ...
How does one rid themselves of worldly attachments and achieve happiness?
Buddhists out there will probably know this answer more than anyone, but with everything going on in the world nowadays, how can we rid ourselves of the things that society says we should want and focus more on living a fulfilling life?...
Is it better to uphold one principal over another if that principal has worse or negative effects than the other, even if it's considered morally superior?
So, this one might be an intense and loaded question, but here it goes... If you are elected to a government position and have to come up with a policy that provides a higher quality of life to the majority of your citizens, then given a collection of possible policies to implement, s...
Is it still considered "free will" if all but one of the choices given to you have severe consequences?
This is a situation that comes up in philosophy, law, and religion. In law, it can be described as a person holding a gun to the head of another person who, in order to avoid being shot, must shoot another person. In law, as far as I know, the first person is using the second person as a pr...
Is philosophy as a field of study useful?
I've always been interested in learning about philosophy, but am wondering if there's any real-life value for anyone who wants to study philosophy in college? It seems like there probably aren't many job opportunities, and there aren't many famous philosophers now a days....
Principium individuationis
Regarding the distinction between υπόστασηv & φύση & ουσία what is the principle of individuation by which a υπόστασηv is distinct from other υπόστ&al...
Is it easier to develop bad habits than good?
I offhandedly said it was easier to develop bad habits (kids, flossing, you know how it is) and then I wondered just how true that is. Is it actually easier? On the small scale, do you think it's actually easier to develop a damaging habit? Of course, one could argue that habits are neither good nor...
