A Blog About Modern Day Philosophy
Society is the term used to describe the communities in which we live. As a society we have a code of ethics – a code of practice that we have all agreed to be correct – or at least as correct as you can get when making a decision on mass. We decide on what acts we deem good and what acts we deem evil as well as everything in between and although we might each have our own beliefs about these rules of conduct, we have all agreed as a society to follow them, for the most part.
In this category you will find posts that touch on various aspects of society from good and evil to the ways in which we cope, as a community, with the obstacles that life throws us.
Change could mean anything from changing your life, to giving up an addiction to changing or influencing someone else’s actions. Bringing about change often seems like a daunting task, it often seems impossible and you might even give up before you have started, but believe me when I say that it is possible – it’s…
Nothing in life is ever set in stone, and nothing in life is ever definite, static or irrefutable. After all, everything we know about life has come from our own interpretation – ultimately we still don’t know anything about who we are, how we got here or where we are going. We all understand science,…
It’s a very well known saying; actions speak louder than words. But I think it’s one we take for granted. In fact it is very true and very useful to really appreciate this saying. I have found that in life words often go unheeded – people just don’t take any notice of them – maybe…
In any situation, what makes one person in control over another? Is it information? Whoever has the most information about the situation in its entirety, has control over it and can wield that power how they see fit? If you don’t have the information, then perhaps it doesn’t matter how strong you are, or how…
There is a lot of bad in this world, and sometimes we can’t change the people that do bad things. For example, mass shootings – we can’t even imagine how to begin stopping problems like this. And practically, we can’t stop or change these events after they occur. However, can we gradually make the world…
I made a post recently about how we can define morality. In the post I was discussing the idea that morality is different depending on the person, the situation and what information that person has available to them, as well as what that person honestly thinks is right or just. Today I was thinking again…
This is something I think about quite a lot – most situations in life come with a trade-off, even if we don’t always appreciate it. For example, if you go into a shop and you find something has been discounted – great you save some money, but there is normally some reason behind it, otherwise…