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/ The basis for Hermetics and Hermeticism is the Greek god Hermes, also known by his Roman name Mercury. Hermes is one of the most interesting and diverse of the gods. He is also one of the trickiest and hardest to pin down. Tue, 13 May 2008 15:44:00 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Hermes-The-Liminal-God-And-The-Tricky-History-Of-The-Hermetic-Tradition&id=1168670 http://ezinearticles.com/?Hermes-The-Liminal-God-And-The-Tricky-History-Of-The-Hermetic-Tradition&id=1168670 All forms of beauty contain a once of phenomena intertwined within them. When Picasso came into the picture, the ordinary and traditional went out the window; in addition, it was a period F. Scott Fitzgerald coined as "The Jazz Age," and he wrote a book called that, but the book really has little to do with Jazz (although the sound involved also), he was implying moreso, I think, here is a new age (after WWI). This was repeated with Elvis, and with the Hippie Age, or New Age, or Generation. Prior to this was the Beat Generation, with Ginsberg, and his cronies; and most recent was the Yuppie... Tue, 13 May 2008 13:26:54 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Age-of-Decadence&id=1167364 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Age-of-Decadence&id=1167364 We make choices and its necessary for us to make some, and thats our fate. So fate in larger context is bigger than the choice, and hence Death our ultimate fate. Mon, 12 May 2008 16:28:16 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Is-Death-A-Choice-Or-A-Fate?&id=1157028 http://ezinearticles.com/?Is-Death-A-Choice-Or-A-Fate?&id=1157028 Teleology is about goals or ends. The implications of this in science, spirituality and our everyday lives, are quite profound. Mon, 12 May 2008 10:45:14 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Some-Reflections-on-Teleology&id=1163772 http://ezinearticles.com/?Some-Reflections-on-Teleology&id=1163772 The Truth is: Truth never exists. Sounds obfuscating but irony of living in a real world makes it true. So how does one go defining Truth? Thu, 08 May 2008 13:04:19 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Truth-and-its-existence&id=1154137 http://ezinearticles.com/?Truth-and-its-existence&id=1154137 Self-realization by restraining one's own emotions can be achieved in many ways. One has to come to terms with the three faculties of man: emotion, speech - words, and deeds. The combination of all three, or the implementation any of these will help us in obtaining our goal. The three faculties working in harmony can only result in the desired effect; once this is attained, accepting the others or their viewpoints become easy, lack of which could explain the escalating troubles all over the world. Wed, 07 May 2008 16:33:25 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Self-Realization-Through-Emotional-Restraint&id=1153334 http://ezinearticles.com/?Self-Realization-Through-Emotional-Restraint&id=1153334 Many unwittingly accept the philosophy of altruism. The cliche' "For the good of society" is accepted as the gospel. Does anyone consider how detrimental this anti-life philosophy is to the individuals that make up "society." Mon, 05 May 2008 10:29:04 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Sanctity-of-the-Individual-or-the-Collectivist-Beliefs-of-the-Altruist&id=1149986 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Sanctity-of-the-Individual-or-the-Collectivist-Beliefs-of-the-Altruist&id=1149986 Individuals have been asking the question "What is the meaning of life--why are we here? Many believe this question is unanswerable. Some believe life has no meaning. How wrong they are. Thu, 01 May 2008 16:41:25 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?What-Is-the-Meaning-of-Life-Why-Are-We-Here?&id=1147499 http://ezinearticles.com/?What-Is-the-Meaning-of-Life-Why-Are-We-Here?&id=1147499 The nearest tour was to Nepal. This is how he started his journey to the land of Gautama Buddha, the divine sage. Through the in-flight magazines, he gathered a little information about the mountainous country, Nepal. Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:03:20 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Buddha-In-Me-(Part-Three)&id=1135811 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Buddha-In-Me-(Part-Three)&id=1135811 Which process or thing has the least life span? Discovering the ephemeral things. Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:51:11 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Ephemeral-Of-All&id=1133723 http://ezinearticles.com/?Ephemeral-Of-All&id=1133723 CONTENTMENT: how much are we to that? How many people have wanted to kill themselves, and have been contented with tearing up their photograph! Jules Renard (1864 - 1910). Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:59:07 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Contentment-Vs-Complacent&id=1133669 http://ezinearticles.com/?Contentment-Vs-Complacent&id=1133669 What you don't know about your life philosophy, or world view, could be sabotaging your vitality in life and could actually be causing you significant problems. In today's world, where the saying goes "What is true for you isn't necessarily true for me", it is hard to know that the life philosophy that you follow won't lead to significant problems. How do you know that the ideals that you hold will not cause you more problems than you already have? Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:02:07 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Live-a-Good-Life-5-Things-You-Dont-Know-About-Your-Life-Philosophy-That-Could-Ruin-Your-Life&id=1130211 http://ezinearticles.com/?Live-a-Good-Life-5-Things-You-Dont-Know-About-Your-Life-Philosophy-That-Could-Ruin-Your-Life&id=1130211 We all have opinions and views, so I am not looking for a fight with my readers on this controversial subject, I have just not said much on it ever in my writings in the past, of over 5000-poems, articles, books, short stories, and so forth, and why I ask myself, have l left out Capital Punishment? The best reasoning I came up with was: I never got around to it, I always had my beliefs, opinions, thoughts on the subject: so right or wrong, here area a few. Most of my view comes from my Graduate Studies at Liberty University, in Old Testament Studies (and perhaps, being in the Army for 11-years also framed my thoughts on the subject): Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:34:35 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Capital-Punishment-Right-or-Wrong?&id=1135498 http://ezinearticles.com/?Capital-Punishment-Right-or-Wrong?&id=1135498 Is the self a collection of memories? Cognitive and reactive process? Will the self cease to exist when the mind (brain) ceases? When the subjective self (mind or brain, or consciousness and memory) ceases will the objective self turn in to an automaton and mechanical being? Are other animals, plants and inanimate that go through motion purposeful, intentional, disciplined, ordered and unique motion self aware? If not why not? When the self that is self aware ceases will the self that is not self aware remain? Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:41:04 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Bio-Neurobiology-Of-The-Self&id=1121016 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Bio-Neurobiology-Of-The-Self&id=1121016 Many cultures and moral philosophies have promoted so-called selflessness, such as the ethical doctrine of altruism by Auguste Comte (who coined the term altruism). Perhaps as a result, some other philosophies have promoted so-called selfishness, such as the ethical doctrine of Egoism and Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism. Fri, 25 Apr 2008 10:49:36 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Moral-Philosophy-Selfishness-and-Kindness&id=1128192 http://ezinearticles.com/?Moral-Philosophy-Selfishness-and-Kindness&id=1128192 I have a lot of respect of Ayn Rand with her philosophy on life called Objectivism. This view has been applauded and booed. There is no in-between, people love it, or hate it. For me, I love it. Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:29:47 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Ayn-Rands-Atheist-Objectivism-Philosophy&id=1119218 http://ezinearticles.com/?Ayn-Rands-Atheist-Objectivism-Philosophy&id=1119218 Are the rhythms of music akin to the language of reality? Is music a method of staying in contact with the underlying 'Logos,' being the true virtue in which all things exist? Fri, 18 Apr 2008 13:53:17 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Music,-Culture,-and-Reality&id=1112572 http://ezinearticles.com/?Music,-Culture,-and-Reality&id=1112572 The future of humanity and consciousness, addressing the mind - body problem. If we upload our brain to a computer, would that computer think it was us? Perhaps 'humanity,' is actually of cosmic origin, and will transcend into divinity. Fri, 18 Apr 2008 13:52:16 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Consciousness-and-Technology&id=1112558 http://ezinearticles.com/?Consciousness-and-Technology&id=1112558 The word "liminality" comes from the Latin, "limen", which means threshold. It was first used by writers such as Arnold van Gennep to describe rituals or rites of passage in which the participants crossed a boundary or threshold, as from child to adult. More recently, the words liminal and liminality, while still not exactly everyday expressions, have been gaining popularity and are losing some of their academic and esoteric strangeness. Thu, 17 Apr 2008 11:24:56 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?New-Age-Liminality&id=1108179 http://ezinearticles.com/?New-Age-Liminality&id=1108179 A growing number of women are choosing not to have children. For these women it means a sense of freedom and opportunity to explore their inner selves. It means the recognition that they are not instinctively maternal. For many existing mothers and maternal hopefuls it means a raised eyebrow and a litany of assumptions as to "why?" Is the maternal instinct a fact of femininity or the fiction of the mythical female? Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:48:33 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Maternal-Instinct-Fact-or-Fiction&id=1100081 http://ezinearticles.com/?Maternal-Instinct-Fact-or-Fiction&id=1100081 I read the other day, President Bush is the only one with a plan of escape from the Iraqi war, and it is an individual one-for him alone on January 20, 2009, when he leaves office. How can he have gotten all into another Vietnam, and he did. The sad thing is, as in Vietnam, we won the war, but lost the peace. Why? There is a reason; it is called rules of engagement. Wars only have rules for mighty, when they fight the less mighty. Rules are really silly; they get in the way of victory. Who ever says to the victory "You fought dirty," after they lost the war? No one dares. Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:48:42 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Searching-for-Victory-in-Iraq&id=1105487 http://ezinearticles.com/?Searching-for-Victory-in-Iraq&id=1105487 The notion that we survive our bodily death is clearly not a new one. All societies and most religions have some sort of model for eternal life, a heaven, a hell and some form of perpetual life force. The Tibetan Book of the Dead is one of the earliest and most complete examinations of the human body, soul, and its transition from this life, to the next. Mon, 14 Apr 2008 10:09:07 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Are-Near-Death-Experiences-Real?-Read-This-To-Find-Out!&id=1103545 http://ezinearticles.com/?Are-Near-Death-Experiences-Real?-Read-This-To-Find-Out!&id=1103545 "They don't write 'em like they used to..." So how do they write them these days? Is all modern music devoid of emotion and meaning? Let's find out... Tue, 08 Apr 2008 11:50:35 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Has-Modern-Music-Lost-Its-Meaning?&id=1095867 http://ezinearticles.com/?Has-Modern-Music-Lost-Its-Meaning?&id=1095867 Zen is a term that is bandied around in common language with great freedom. Here, a Zen practitioner and artist, Eden Maxwell, author of "An Artist Empowered" tells us how these realms interconnect. Mon, 07 Apr 2008 09:30:02 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Art-in-Zen-and-the-Zen-of-Art&id=1092459 http://ezinearticles.com/?Art-in-Zen-and-the-Zen-of-Art&id=1092459 Eden Maxwell is soulful and his soul reaches out to include art, writing, dharma, character, consciousness, culture, intuition, and evolution. His book "An Artist Empowered: Define and Establish Your Value as an Artist" contains such a sense of Dharma and creative life, that I invited him to share more about his understanding. Janet Riehl: Tell us about dharma and how dharma connects with art. Mon, 07 Apr 2008 09:28:45 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Artists-Life-Purpose-is-Dharma-in-Daily-Life&id=1092421 http://ezinearticles.com/?Artists-Life-Purpose-is-Dharma-in-Daily-Life&id=1092421 (Advance) It is believed in Christian eschatology there will be one if not two judgments of man and his destiny after death: depending on which Christian grouping within the faith he belongs to-is where he may end up, which several have their own system and view. Thus, which denomination you look at makes a difference, for each has a slightly different interpretation on the judgment concept so I want to take a look at it from a Birdseye view. Sat, 05 Apr 2008 13:47:43 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Book-of-Judgement&id=1088136 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Book-of-Judgement&id=1088136 Many different prophecies across time all collaborate with the Mayan Calendar. What will happen on December 21, 2012? Thu, 03 Apr 2008 14:39:30 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?December-21,-2012-7-Prophecies-of-Doom&id=1082335 http://ezinearticles.com/?December-21,-2012-7-Prophecies-of-Doom&id=1082335 By nature, we constantly ask questions to give answers to the things that plague us. We always want to know the why's, what's and the how's. We ask them as though knowing the answers to these questions would give us a higher meaning, a means to bridge the gap between ignorance and solutions. Thu, 03 Apr 2008 14:37:19 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Reality-Behind-Truth&id=1082323 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Reality-Behind-Truth&id=1082323 At John Muir Fundamental we had the biggest playground that any elementary kid could ever imagine. It would take me a whole recess session to walk around the borders of this play ground. This upper case "l" shaped playground had in one corner a huge baseball diamond that was designated for organized soft ball games and on the other side we had a smaller baseball diamond in which fifth graders roamed and played kickball. Wed, 02 Apr 2008 15:16:43 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?When-You-Change-Things-Are-Still-The-Same&id=1078043 http://ezinearticles.com/?When-You-Change-Things-Are-Still-The-Same&id=1078043 Can you remember sitting in a classroom or lecture hall and listening to the speaker, professor or even a panel discussion, and wished they would stop trying to impress their peers or the audience with their eloquent rhetoric that sixty percent of the audience doesn't understand? You look at the person sitting next to you and ask them, "I'm not sure what they are referring to or what they mean. Can you explain what they just said?" The man/women just shrug their shoulders with the impression, "Hey, I'm just as dumb as you are." Wed, 02 Apr 2008 10:52:46 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Simple-and-Direct-The-Only-Way!&id=1077251 http://ezinearticles.com/?Simple-and-Direct-The-Only-Way!&id=1077251 Everyday we seem to be on the edge of World War Three, from the war that just about took place in South America between three countries, Colombia, Venezuela, and Ecuador; China wanting to slowly weed out the blood of Tibet subjecting them to live in a rats nest, and telling the world to stand back and watch. Russia trying to tell the world Kosovo has a right to be under slavery and the hate of Belgrade; North Korea telling the South, they will burn them to ashes if they... Wed, 02 Apr 2008 08:13:34 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Global-Volcanism-and-WWIII-(Watch-the-Antichrist-on-TV)&id=1078550 http://ezinearticles.com/?Global-Volcanism-and-WWIII-(Watch-the-Antichrist-on-TV)&id=1078550 Sometimes we forget who we are when we have been in the entertainment business for a while. This is just a little commentary based on me reflecting back on my path and how I realized that I'm still the same gal, just a little bit older. Mon, 31 Mar 2008 10:52:33 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Business-Side-Of-a-Spiritual-Path&id=1073660 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Business-Side-Of-a-Spiritual-Path&id=1073660 And Micha'el quoted from the Book of John, and Mathew; for I had asked: "...what were the answers to the soul of Adam and those before him...," and Micha'el quoted the New Testament, saying: John 3:12 If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things? Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:40:07 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-New-And-Old-Souls-(Like-Dead-Wheat-A-Sketch-Into-The-Land-Of-Dead-Souls)&id=1071201 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-New-And-Old-Souls-(Like-Dead-Wheat-A-Sketch-Into-The-Land-Of-Dead-Souls)&id=1071201 And the Soul of the Earth moaned, and was quieted by God for a time, for many things were yet to take place... I had a statement-having read the paper the other day on the great melt down in Antarctica- and said to Uri'el. Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:38:56 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?End-Times-Uriel-(a-Sketch)&id=1071186 http://ezinearticles.com/?End-Times-Uriel-(a-Sketch)&id=1071186 To travel alone is to find the answers you've been seeking and discover the questions to all your unfounded thoughts. Who are you, I dare ask? Where are you? And what and why are you doing, exactly? Well, to find out I've a suggestion: Take leave of all your worldly possessions, my friend, and go travel in solitude. Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:33:46 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Finding-Yourself-in-Solitude-10-Lessons-of-Growing&id=1067863 http://ezinearticles.com/?Finding-Yourself-in-Solitude-10-Lessons-of-Growing&id=1067863 In the philosophy of mind, both directionality and intentional inexistence are conditions of intentionality. But the terms are sometimes used coextensively, which lends to some confusion regarding their respective meaning. I attempt to distinguish between these terms in an effort to get clear about their use in philosophy. Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:56:02 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Directionality-Vs-Intentional-Inexistence&id=1065726 http://ezinearticles.com/?Directionality-Vs-Intentional-Inexistence&id=1065726 Alchemists searched for the key to order ( the loss word ) and the force, the essence or essences that move, express the multiplicity of form, characteristic and condition of life. This is the reason that analogies or meeting points between the external and the internal universe, were searched for. And this is also the reason of so much symbolism related to Alchemy. Nevertheless, Alchemy studies have as objective -as every real science have- to reach plenitude. Tue, 25 Mar 2008 15:49:54 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Philosophers-Stone-Alchemy-Transformation&id=1062457 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Philosophers-Stone-Alchemy-Transformation&id=1062457 There has long been philosophical debates as to why people enjoy tragedies, why they seek out negative emotions for entertainment. I will look at a more modern approach to this question by discussing how modern philosophers explain our love of horror films, the scarier the better. The problem is that most people do not search for real forms of horror in their lives, so why is it that fictionalized horror, even when accompanied by seemingly real fear and disgust, is pleasurable? Noel Carroll presents a co-existentialist theory where it is curiosity which drives us to horror films and more specifically it is our curiosity of what we believe to be naturally, as apposed to logically, impossible. We find pleasure in curiosity, however to get this curiosity we need to be presented with an impossible being to be curious about. A being which will seem impossible to us is one that crosses over the boundaries we have used to classify nature like something that posses qualities of more than one type of animal, something that flies but also has multiple legs or something that swims but also crawls on land. Or something living and dead, bodies which are not complete... Tue, 25 Mar 2008 11:38:15 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Why-Do-We-Enjoy-Horror-Films?&id=1060951 http://ezinearticles.com/?Why-Do-We-Enjoy-Horror-Films?&id=1060951 The standard collapse theory of quantum mechanics therefore faces the measurement problem, the problem of action at a distance and the problem of non-epistemic probability. In 1957 Everett proposed a possible solution to all of these problems, presenting "the only interpretation to date that can lay claim to being a realist interpretation" which is also consistent with relativity (Saunders and Wallace, pp.5). Everett achieves this by dropping the idea of a collapse and hence removing the collapse dynamics. The Everett interpretation leads to the conclusion that people exist in superpositional states. Everett recognises that this "indefinite behavior seems to be quite at variance with our observations" and asks whether we can reconcile this problem or if "the theory be abandoned as untenable?" (Ibid). I will look at the answers to these problems in terms of the many worlds and many minds approaches to the Everett Interpretation of quantum mechanics. Tue, 25 Mar 2008 11:36:14 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Quantum-Mechanics-Is-The-Everett-Interpretation-Tenable?&id=1060943 http://ezinearticles.com/?Quantum-Mechanics-Is-The-Everett-Interpretation-Tenable?&id=1060943 (Stone Age) And I asked Micha'el another question, for surety the Angelic Renegades who were Watchers over the world at this time, knew and were overlooking those clouds onto earth long before Adam and Eve, and Satan himself most likely was around on earth before the new couple was given life, and God took a rib of his own for Eve, and Micha'el would have been present also, the question being: 'Who were the Stone Age people? (People living before Adam and Eve, for surely there was, the stone tools are all about, plus there is much more evidence.)" Tue, 25 Mar 2008 09:16:34 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Were-There-People-Before-Adam?-(The-Stone-Age-Part-of-the-Cataverious-Journey)&id=1063780 http://ezinearticles.com/?Were-There-People-Before-Adam?-(The-Stone-Age-Part-of-the-Cataverious-Journey)&id=1063780 Idealism means worshiping an idea that seems to represent the concept of a perfect world. However, each idea only explains the partial truth of the ultimate reality. Since each idea claims perfection, this leads to the conflict between the mankind and loss of faith on man and God. Thus all idealist people ultimately proved to be the biggest enemy of God and Man. Mon, 24 Mar 2008 10:24:50 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Idealism-Thou-Are-The-Biggest-Enemy-of-God-and-Man&id=1062719 http://ezinearticles.com/?Idealism-Thou-Are-The-Biggest-Enemy-of-God-and-Man&id=1062719 Have you ever met a die hard objectivist? They are nice at first, but most are angry underneath and are looking for an "axe" to grind. Their sense of superiority and disdain for common man sends them searching for ways to expose incompetent people. Most get uncommon joy from showing commoners their foibles. Fri, 21 Mar 2008 11:09:11 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Ayn-Rand-and-the-Dark-Side-of-Objectivism&id=1059772 http://ezinearticles.com/?Ayn-Rand-and-the-Dark-Side-of-Objectivism&id=1059772 A famous philosopher once said, "Life is too deep for words, So don't try to describe it, Just Live It." I agree to his opinion. Life is not such a sort of word which can be described in alphabets. It needs volumes and volumes to explain Life. Many Philosophers, Scholars and Literary Personalities have tried their level best to define life. Some say life is like fire, some say it's like an ice-cream. Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:19:50 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?My-Opinion-About-Life&id=1054055 http://ezinearticles.com/?My-Opinion-About-Life&id=1054055 The author, a mother of 6 children writes about her fears for the future of her children being met by writing down this wonderful vision she was given as a solution to ending the fears of war and violence and replacing it with peace and harmony throughout the world. This is an extremely powerful message and is a very real & do-able concept. People have loved reading this idea and would like to implement it, but of course this takes more than the co-operation of just a few, it takes the determination of many and the patience of all. Thu, 20 Mar 2008 13:13:29 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?World-Peace-Story-How-Peace-Came-To-The-World-(A-Parable)&id=1052483 http://ezinearticles.com/?World-Peace-Story-How-Peace-Came-To-The-World-(A-Parable)&id=1052483 Philosophical discussions generally consist of productive debate in which two or more people attempt to rationally argue for different sides of a question. They each try to think up and explain a logical argument in support of their position while constructively trying to offer logical rebuttals of the other person's position. Though called arguments, the philosophers generally have a lot of respect for each other and enjoy having the discussion in a friendly tone. Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:27:24 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Philosophy-of-Logic-Ad-Hominem-Arguments&id=1053558 http://ezinearticles.com/?Philosophy-of-Logic-Ad-Hominem-Arguments&id=1053558 Get a great education! Do what it takes to learn and get ahead! Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:38:23 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Great-Philosophies-That-Apply-to-Education&id=1050021 http://ezinearticles.com/?Great-Philosophies-That-Apply-to-Education&id=1050021 A commentary regarding my life experiences in Egypt. Once you travel to Egypt she stays with you and you can never forget her. Tue, 18 Mar 2008 08:55:49 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Egypt-Reborn&id=1048699 http://ezinearticles.com/?Egypt-Reborn&id=1048699 Here is a mysterious disease, one that South America and most warm states in the United States do not have. It seems to belong to the colder more gray climates of the world. Now look at the article, and it may help you. Mon, 17 Mar 2008 11:26:16 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Multiple-Sclerosis-(Perhaps-a-Cure-Part-One)&id=1047197 http://ezinearticles.com/?Multiple-Sclerosis-(Perhaps-a-Cure-Part-One)&id=1047197 The quantum model of universe is an attempt to purge the Big Bang of its creationist implications. Supporters of this model base it on the observations of quantum (subatomic) physics. In quantum physics, it is to be observed that subatomic particles appear and disappear spontaneously in a vacuum. Mon, 17 Mar 2008 09:43:05 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Quantum-Physics-The-Discovery-That-Scientifically-Demolished-Materialism&id=1047086 http://ezinearticles.com/?Quantum-Physics-The-Discovery-That-Scientifically-Demolished-Materialism&id=1047086 Ancient Greek thinkers imagined that all bodies consisted of tiny particles called atoms. They maintained that these atoms shaped the universe and all living things, without intention or direction and without being subjected to any conscious intervention. According to this belief, matter was timeless and eternal, and nothing beyond matter could exist. Mon, 17 Mar 2008 09:41:50 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Materialism-The-Superstition-of-an-Age&id=1047079 http://ezinearticles.com/?Materialism-The-Superstition-of-an-Age&id=1047079 In the early 20th century, scientists discovered something new: that matter was not as we had imagined it to be. Matter was not solid. Matter had no colors. It gave off no smells, sounds or image. Matter was simply energy. Mon, 17 Mar 2008 09:41:03 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?All-Philosophies-Constructed-On-The-Basis-Of-Matter-Is-Collapsed&id=1047075 http://ezinearticles.com/?All-Philosophies-Constructed-On-The-Basis-Of-Matter-Is-Collapsed&id=1047075 Sometimes when dance coaches and teachers sit back, they realize that life is more than just a performance. We deal with real life issues that affect each student and sometimes this affects how they relate to us. Mon, 17 Mar 2008 09:27:23 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Cures,-Disorders-and-Syndromes&id=1045428 http://ezinearticles.com/?Cures,-Disorders-and-Syndromes&id=1045428 The meaning of life; is that life should continue and flourish. Life is an innate spirit given to us as an gift. We as human beings have no right to impede life or to deprive of life. Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:31:23 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Meaning-Of-Life&id=1043875 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Meaning-Of-Life&id=1043875 Sen. Barack Hussein Obama, a major presidential contender (for 2008), does it matter if he is a Muslim or not? Should it matter? Plus he is Black, should that matter? If you are saying it shouldn't, why is he hiding or eliminating his middle name (is he not proud of his father's given name?), and of course, he cannot hide the second one. But is he a Muslim. We all know who the other contenders Thu, 13 Mar 2008 16:24:55 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Sen-Barrack-Hussein-Obama-Muslim-or-Not?&id=1040214 http://ezinearticles.com/?Sen-Barrack-Hussein-Obama-Muslim-or-Not?&id=1040214 What is the measure of a man? Well, what is it? A man is three things ; he is a "man of action", he is "gentle", and a man is a "scholar". Thu, 13 Mar 2008 09:25:28 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?What-Is-The-Measure-Of-A-Man?&id=1007389 http://ezinearticles.com/?What-Is-The-Measure-Of-A-Man?&id=1007389 We are all seeking happiness. To find happiness we must be rooted in reality and work to attain our highest self. The way to do this is to be rooted in reality and hold reason as an absolute. Then, follow your self interest. Hopefully, the government will not initiate force against you and prevent you from becoming your best self. Thu, 13 Mar 2008 08:03:51 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Objectivism-What-is-It?-How-Can-It-Change-Your-Life?&id=1042471 http://ezinearticles.com/?Objectivism-What-is-It?-How-Can-It-Change-Your-Life?&id=1042471 You ask all of those questions but the first question you have to ask is: Why are you here? Well, why are you here? Why do you exist? Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:18:35 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?On-The-Purpose-of-Life-A-Diolog&id=1030973 http://ezinearticles.com/?On-The-Purpose-of-Life-A-Diolog&id=1030973 Israel and Hamas - the Islamist group which controls Gaza - appear to be abiding by a tacit agreement to hold fire in and around the Gaza Strip, but can this last? The Lull is a deception, a period in which they can gather more weapons, regroup, and be ready to kill more Jews. I realize Palestinians are Tue, 11 Mar 2008 08:54:56 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Will,-or-Can-Israel-and-Palestine-Succeed-in-Peace?&id=1038158 http://ezinearticles.com/?Will,-or-Can-Israel-and-Palestine-Succeed-in-Peace?&id=1038158 What does it mean to call an action morally good or morally bad? Different people use those terms to mean very different things. Mon, 10 Mar 2008 11:31:16 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Philosophy-What-Moral-Terms-Can-Mean&id=1031052 http://ezinearticles.com/?Philosophy-What-Moral-Terms-Can-Mean&id=1031052 Death is a forever puzzle and fascinating topic in philosophy, religion and spiritual discussions. It might not be an exaggeration to say that religion is created to answer the question of death. Then what is the question of death? Thu, 06 Mar 2008 08:34:00 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Thinking-About-Death&id=1021769 http://ezinearticles.com/?Thinking-About-Death&id=1021769 Consciousness provides us with a way of interpreting the world and our interactions with it. For example, I am conscious of there being a computer in front of me through the use of my sense of sight and my sense of touch etc. What is actually occurring is that I am conscious of experiential properties. But consciousness is not just consciousness of, or transitive consciousness, it may also be intransitive, or the virtue of a state being a conscious state. Tue, 04 Mar 2008 11:16:14 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?An-Argument-Against-Blocks-A-Consciousness&id=1016807 http://ezinearticles.com/?An-Argument-Against-Blocks-A-Consciousness&id=1016807 (Logic vs. Faith) We talk of faith as if it is abstract, an intrinsic spirit that has to bite you before it becomes real, subjective (and when you get the blessing from the faith you don't have, but wish you had, and the echo hits God's ears, then we call it by-chance, for nothing else could have produced it). Faith, its roots are belief, trust, very simple roots, but if you hate God, pride will stop the faith from entering the soul, and what do you have left, a Jaw bone from... Tue, 04 Mar 2008 08:14:37 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Faith-and-Logic&id=1020666 http://ezinearticles.com/?Faith-and-Logic&id=1020666 Macbeth is the drama of man driven from crime to crime instigated by his wife, Lady Macbeth, and of its retribution by external forces. Shakespeare's treatment of this central idea is manifested in the contrasted results of similar circumstances in two different natures - Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. - one realizing itself in action and the other in thought. Fri, 29 Feb 2008 16:08:24 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Women-are-Placed-Between-Man-and-God-Who-Can-Contend?&id=1016966 http://ezinearticles.com/?Women-are-Placed-Between-Man-and-God-Who-Can-Contend?&id=1016966 During the two years I taught English in China, I often heard my students refer to China's long history. Sometimes I would surprise them by telling them the United States is much older than China. Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:00:04 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Yes,-Chinese-Civilization-Is-Ancient,-But&id=1014158 http://ezinearticles.com/?Yes,-Chinese-Civilization-Is-Ancient,-But&id=1014158 More disruption with Bosnian Serbs, we have here, a mob of protesters that are giving humanity a clear message (that they are not able to confront issues with dialogue), actually they gave the citizens of Kosovo that same clear message not long ago, by the slaughtering of them, and now they want the world and the minds of the persecuted to welcome them into their little hornets nest, and to be ruled by them. If I was the Islamic Albanian in Kosovo, I'd dread being under the iron hand of these deadly souls. Look how they feel about their blessed Kosovo, can you imagine how they will feel once they get their hands on the throats of the citizens. I don't blame the good citizens of Kosovo for wanting once and for all to rid themselves of the beasts across their boarder, God help me if I had to live under such a regime. Thu, 28 Feb 2008 09:00:22 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Kosovos-Independence-(2-26-2008)&id=1010509 http://ezinearticles.com/?Kosovos-Independence-(2-26-2008)&id=1010509 Humans have the ability to choose to grow their consciousness or allow it to die. This article explains the difference between humans and animals. This article also defines consciousness. Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:21:22 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Consciousness-Is-the-Act-of-Perceiving&id=1011179 http://ezinearticles.com/?Consciousness-Is-the-Act-of-Perceiving&id=1011179 I am just now beginning to fully understand and appreciate some of the reasons why there is what we call the African Mentality, how pervasive it is in Africa and some of the ways it affects our growth. All these issues about ethnic cleansing and rival political factions are all because we have clung to the idea that behind every action there is a motive- which is true, but we tend to focus more on the motives than on the actions. We are not action oriented! Survival for the fittest is at its best in its most brutal and inhuman form, it's has permeated through the generations and until we put a definite stop to it, I'm afraid it would still linger for a mighty long time to come! Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:04:32 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?What-Is-It-With-African-Mentality?&id=1004021 http://ezinearticles.com/?What-Is-It-With-African-Mentality?&id=1004021 As America tries to find better ways. The writer's of America the Beautiful, had they only known. Tue, 26 Feb 2008 16:29:15 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Whats-So-Beautiful-About-It?&id=1004269 http://ezinearticles.com/?Whats-So-Beautiful-About-It?&id=1004269 The human being is an amazing individual, yet what is the individual's purpose in life? The pursuit for happiness? And if so, how do we define happiness? And how do we define purpose? Fri, 15 Feb 2008 15:43:47 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Conquering-Death&id=986230 http://ezinearticles.com/?Conquering-Death&id=986230 It still amazes me to realize how powerful words are. The words we choose to describe our moment-to-moment experience (sometimes called our inner dialog, or running commentary), are usually internal and very private. Speaking gives even more power to the words we choose and the language we use. Thu, 14 Feb 2008 14:23:26 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Words-We-Choose&id=985118 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Words-We-Choose&id=985118 Valentine's Day is once again approaching fast. This annual tribute to love is celebrated on the fourteenth of February. Who would have thought that "St Valentine" would have such an impact on the economy of so many countries? Wed, 13 Feb 2008 10:37:27 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?St-Valentine-A-Brilliant-Salesman&id=977937 http://ezinearticles.com/?St-Valentine-A-Brilliant-Salesman&id=977937 This article paves the new way to get rid of slavery of logic and reason. The nature has put a bar to the efforts to know the ultimate truth. The sciences feel helpless to trace it, so the new methods are to be explored. This article is a step forward. Only daring ones need read it. Mon, 11 Feb 2008 11:45:28 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Mediocre-Minds-Plead-Reason,-Higher-Ones-Transcend-It&id=979003 http://ezinearticles.com/?Mediocre-Minds-Plead-Reason,-Higher-Ones-Transcend-It&id=979003 Men of character from the past unite in agreement - "The unexamined life is not worth living." If you have ever pondered this concept read... Mon, 11 Feb 2008 10:47:21 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Socrates-Shakes-Hands-With-Deepak-Chopra&id=979377 http://ezinearticles.com/?Socrates-Shakes-Hands-With-Deepak-Chopra&id=979377 Great art teaches basic culturist values. Richard Wagner's The Valkyrie provides a great example. Fri, 08 Feb 2008 07:52:21 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Culturism,-Wagner,-Society-and-Lust&id=973746 http://ezinearticles.com/?Culturism,-Wagner,-Society-and-Lust&id=973746 I became interested in the subject, before I was made aware of the discipline. Before it was introduced and being described according to the subject of this writing. In the early 1990x, about '01 or '02, I stumbled into a little bookstore in South Mpls. Although the store know longer exist, at the time I found two small paperback books written by Black Baptist ministers. Tue, 05 Feb 2008 14:01:41 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Black-Biblical-Studies,-Afrocentric-Theology-Part-I&id=960761 http://ezinearticles.com/?Black-Biblical-Studies,-Afrocentric-Theology-Part-I&id=960761 Try not to laugh at the academic introduction to this book with its 'hieratic signification of discourse' or its 'foregrounding of transformational artifacts'. These are Ferraro's mandatory genuflections to his colleagues at Duke and The Modern Language Association. Let's forgive him-the man's gotta make a living. Tue, 05 Feb 2008 10:22:26 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Feeling-Italian&id=958723 http://ezinearticles.com/?Feeling-Italian&id=958723 The evolution of humanity is an iterative process of two opposing systems, the system of war and peace and similarly of slavery and freedom. As one can see, I did not take the interrelated opposites: evilness and goodness, for the evolution of humanity requires both to exist and the synthesis (our present evolutionary and technological state) was born out of this antithesis (chaos) and thesis (order). Mon, 04 Feb 2008 13:45:40 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?War-and-Peace&id=957097 http://ezinearticles.com/?War-and-Peace&id=957097 Eastern philosophy is fascinating and very different from western philosophy. Eastern philosophies such as Buddhism and Taoism and Hindu are very much alike, yet each with their own striking differences. They each have religious overtones, yet can also be strikingly seen as philosophies in their own right. Fri, 01 Feb 2008 16:58:25 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Eastern-Philosophy-101&id=957000 http://ezinearticles.com/?Eastern-Philosophy-101&id=957000 (The Premise: for the readers better understanding of Sociology in Peru) I was invited and received an award from the Sociology College in Huancayo, Peru, and thus, I feel I should write a tribute for them. I do not claim to know more about sociology than they (especially in their own country), for I only have a minor in undergraduate studies in sociology, but I do have a major in Psychology, a License in Counseling, a Ph.D. Fri, 01 Feb 2008 15:01:05 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Sociology-in-Peru-(Tribute-to-the-Sociology-College,-Huancayo,-Peru)&id=960464 http://ezinearticles.com/?Sociology-in-Peru-(Tribute-to-the-Sociology-College,-Huancayo,-Peru)&id=960464 They know their ways, they act stupid sometimes, but it is on purpose, they think faster than we act, --it is our life they process, as if it was theirs-a war is going on here. They feel they are special, and the rest of us we're made to adjust to them-the eel people (one must remember, there are several ... Fri, 01 Feb 2008 09:12:03 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Seeds-of-the-Eel-People-(Part-III)&id=958522 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Seeds-of-the-Eel-People-(Part-III)&id=958522 There was no key to life, so I would find out-in the great city of San Francisco, back in 1968-69, if there was a key it was in my head, my head, somewhere in my head; so I simply walked the streets of Castro, Mission, Dolores, I'd walk, day after day, caught the trolley along the way. In those far off days-everything in ... Thu, 31 Jan 2008 15:43:58 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Eel-People-(Part-II,-Hid-in-an-Egg)&id=958434 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Eel-People-(Part-II,-Hid-in-an-Egg)&id=958434 What really religion provides us? A guidance of the fake world? A deceitful lead to a better life? Are we really exist in this world? Have you think of that existence of you? Fri, 25 Jan 2008 15:47:28 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Deceitful-Reality&id=945784 http://ezinearticles.com/?Deceitful-Reality&id=945784 If philosophy interests you, you may want to study it and learn more about it. This article suggests some ways to study philosophy. Fri, 25 Jan 2008 13:14:43 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?How-To-Study-And-Research-Philosophy&id=947643 http://ezinearticles.com/?How-To-Study-And-Research-Philosophy&id=947643 Advance: you've most likely heard of people talking to plants, do you think they have a psychological issue? You've also-most likely-if you've watched plants, see physically they respond to heat, water, cold, the elements; if you watch them closer you will also see they (moods), or better put, they are sensitive, and if you are sensitive, and a tinge, patient, and open minded, and observant you may come to the question, "How can this be?" Even some gardens grow better with certain people. Thu, 24 Jan 2008 08:29:03 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Soul-of-the-Plant&id=942847 http://ezinearticles.com/?Soul-of-the-Plant&id=942847 Plato and Aristotle (Haiku) Two geniuses together makes for two lit pieces of dynamite #2167 1-22-2008 Friendship Chosen I don't care to be everyone's friend: there is too much wickedness in human nature and I don't have eight eyes that circle my head... Wed, 23 Jan 2008 16:25:34 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Poetic-Epigrams-for-February,-2008&id=942971 http://ezinearticles.com/?Poetic-Epigrams-for-February,-2008&id=942971 The questions of perception, your existence. Are all these lives really exist in this unreal reality? Or we are just living lives we don't even know? Wed, 23 Jan 2008 16:19:49 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Questions-of-Unreal-Reality&id=943180 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Questions-of-Unreal-Reality&id=943180 When discussing complex topics such as philosophy, skillful conversation becomes even more important. This article contains some suggestions for how to have more productive philosophical discussions. Wed, 23 Jan 2008 16:09:13 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Having-Productive-Philosophical-Conversations&id=942673 http://ezinearticles.com/?Having-Productive-Philosophical-Conversations&id=942673 They have this dilemma in ethics that comes up a lot. The idea is the same even though they use different examples. The example is a person has a bomb somewhere and is threatening to blow it up and kill 5,000 people. But he will not do it if you kill one person. Many have the idea that since 5,000 is a much larger number than one, then it is good to do. Wed, 23 Jan 2008 10:21:15 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?A-Dilemma-In-Ethics&id=940024 http://ezinearticles.com/?A-Dilemma-In-Ethics&id=940024 Figuring out what dreams are made of is mysteriously fascinating and educational at the same time. A lot of research on dreams has been conducted on dream analysis bringing us the modern day dream dictionary. They can often help you interpret the anxiety of a nightmare, do a self analysis, psychoanalysis and set your mind at ease with meaningful insight into your imagination. Mon, 21 Jan 2008 11:22:11 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Common-Dream-Interpretation&id=936618 http://ezinearticles.com/?Common-Dream-Interpretation&id=936618 Here is a poem, with commentary, yet it is more on the philosophy side of life perhaps than poetic side, so I put it under the spell of philosophy. Sometime we forget, and perhaps Plato did, we forget, the very thing we do, is the very thing we argue about is not the thing to do. Thu, 17 Jan 2008 16:07:46 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Platos-Feast-(A-Poem-With-An-Advance)&id=933712 http://ezinearticles.com/?Platos-Feast-(A-Poem-With-An-Advance)&id=933712 What is the purpose of life? I will discuss this question from the humanist point of view. Thu, 17 Jan 2008 09:15:22 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Purpose-Of-Life-A-Scientific-Point-Of-View&id=926815 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Purpose-Of-Life-A-Scientific-Point-Of-View&id=926815 No one would have a second opinion if I say that God was (or is) a 'man', but the question that often baffles me is that "was God a male chauvinist?" The biology, that we so call it, clearly depicts the amount of freedom of responsibility given to males. They're stronger physically and mentally and they never bear the burden of anything that they do. Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:54:19 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Was-God-A-Male-Chauvinist?&id=924268 http://ezinearticles.com/?Was-God-A-Male-Chauvinist?&id=924268 I've read most of The God Delusion at this point and I can't say I agree with Richard Dawkins ideas. In this article I outline what I point out a major flaw in one of his ideas and put forward evidence to suggest that his assumptions are incorrect. Wed, 16 Jan 2008 10:13:53 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?A-Reply-to-The-God-Delusion&id=925199 http://ezinearticles.com/?A-Reply-to-The-God-Delusion&id=925199 The effectiveness of a social system is determined by whether it is an open system or a closed system. An open system is more effective than a closed system. Capitalism, Socialism and Interventionism are the three possible social systems. Which one of these systems is an open system and the most efficient in bringing its citizens wealth, prosperity and success? Mon, 14 Jan 2008 16:26:25 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Capitalism,-Socialism-and-Interventionism-Open-and-Closed-Systems&id=927734 http://ezinearticles.com/?Capitalism,-Socialism-and-Interventionism-Open-and-Closed-Systems&id=927734 Standing on a highway I was just observing the cars speeding by, each it in its own strange hurry to reach someplace. Isn't this so our life? We keep running all the time, fetching the chores of our daily schedule necessities and then sleeping at the end of the day, so dissatisfied and uncomfortable with the day and eagerness and anxiety filled preparations of tomorrow. Introspection about fast paced life... Fri, 11 Jan 2008 15:53:54 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?High-on-a-Highway!&id=921394 http://ezinearticles.com/?High-on-a-Highway!&id=921394 Living between two realities that seemed really different and contradicting sums up to form prison walls around ones' existence. Imagine a Yoruba - English speaking - Nigerian residing in France, complication of identity and imprecision of which language or culture to think, to pray and converse with one's (self) inner mind and the conflict of which philosophy to incorporate to life generally. Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:43:33 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Living-Between-Paradox-and-Paradise&id=913402 http://ezinearticles.com/?Living-Between-Paradox-and-Paradise&id=913402 "For when the heart insists on its destiny, resisting the general blandishment, then the agony is great; so too the danger. Forces, however, will have been set in motion beyond the reckoning of the senses. Sequences of events from the corners of the world will draw gradually together, and miracles of coincidence bring the inevitable to pass. " -Joseph Campbell Wed, 09 Jan 2008 09:34:38 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Joseph-Campbell,-C.S.-Lewis,-Spirituality,-and-Joy&id=909938 http://ezinearticles.com/?Joseph-Campbell,-C.S.-Lewis,-Spirituality,-and-Joy&id=909938 Morality consists of moral values used to judge conduct, events, and people in general. It refers to the way people try to universally categorize human conduct as right or wrong, or good or bad. Morality originated from religion. Wed, 09 Jan 2008 08:08:21 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Philosophy-of-Amorality&id=899064 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Philosophy-of-Amorality&id=899064 Our perceptive reality appears to dictate that all we observe has its foundation in the matter, energy, space, and time we define our experience with. These instead are grand illusions, and we each posses the evidence to validate this. Reology is the study and recognition of these illusions. Mon, 07 Jan 2008 17:01:29 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Definition-of-Reology&id=908956 http://ezinearticles.com/?Definition-of-Reology&id=908956 The collective knowledge of humanity has culminated in what we define as our sciences, religions, philosophies, mythologies, and arts. Each is an expression of what we know, suspect to be true, and seek to discover about ourselves and the existence in which we reside. This includes any possible existence beyond the physical one. 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