Questions tagged [life]
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Are there any reasons for an individual to live if he hasn't got any needs? [closed]
Assuming this individual doesn't require basic needs (eating, drinking, etc...), and he can't feel any other needs like, the need for love, the need to be alone for a moment, the need to seek ...
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Is there any Ancient Greek philosopher that we know came from an underprivileged background?
I heard the claim that Ancient Greek philosophers were generally rich guys who had too much free time on their hands and hence engaged in philosophy, while most people at the time lived very difficult ...
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Life as a formal system
I am curious if there is some existing work on viewing life as a formal system.
In formal system we have:
axioms
and rules of logic (like in math AND, OR)
then we derive and prove theorems
I see ...
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Is murder wrong accross the board? If not, when?
Is it wrong to murder anything, in any circumstance?
If sometimes its justified, based on species, circumstance, self defense, ideology, when is it considered wrong?
What is the justification for ...
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Is Economy people's lives?
If we see Economy as a system of making and trading things of value (goods/services), can we correctly affirm that it is human life?
I can see that, making/trading those values depend on human life, ...
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Could NIetzsche be read as saying Aufheben is the meaning of life?
It is unclear what the 'will to power' means, and if it is about the world
The will to power doctrine seems to claim that everything that exists
rests fundamentally on an underlying basis of “...
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Are Life and Intelligence analogous?
Let me explain what I mean. From the standpoint of biology, life is often defined by having a metabolism, the ability to reproduce, evolve, etc. (There is no single definition so far as I can tell.)
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Is it better to have big goals in life?
I am interested in philosophical arguments about goals. Specifically, is a life without great goals necessarily inferior? For us to have a "good life", must people set "admirable" goals?
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Why children's lives matter more?
In a life threatening situation where you can save only a limited number of people the ones saved first are always children and women. Why is that the case that children and women lives are worth more ...
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What is the difference between letting someone die and not creating someone?
Imagine, for a moment, that you are emergency medical personnel. You are working on the victim of a car accident, who is unconcious, and has no pulse.
At that moment - to the person you are working ...
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How do we determine the line of life that is acceptable and not acceptable to kill?
My question might be worded funny, but I don't know where to start. I'm looking for help. I understand each of the following situations should be approached individually, but I am more concerned about ...
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What sort of values are Nietzsche's?
What sort of values are Nietzsche's? They are not, according to some, moral ones, or at least Christian ones. Do they all share in any (other) quality?
To be more specific: how can we tell some ...
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What's the Life Philosophy / Approach analogous to IT DevOps "Blue / Green" Deployments? [closed]
In modern IT, there's the DevOps concept of "Blue / Green Deployments". Here are some links:
https://docs.cloudfoundry.org/devguide/deploy-apps/blue-green.html
https://martinfowler.com/bliki/...
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Value of human life in a simulation [closed]
I’m interested to see whether people think the value of human life is worth less if our existence is the result of a simulation created by a “higher being.” Would living in base reality give more ...
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Can loneliness make you more creative? [closed]
Can loneliness, living in solitude, or living alone make a person more creative?
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