Questions tagged [good-and-evil]
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War against evil
in a German television program about the NSA there was a quote saying that if people justify all means in the war against evil then their good intentions won't be distinguishable from the evil they want to destroy.
This quote was said to be from a…
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Are there actually any good arguments for neoplatonist privation?
When it comes to dualism versus neoplatonist privation, are there actually any good arguments at all in favor of neoplatonist privation?
The argument for dualism seems obvious. It is known that some things cause pleasure and other things cause…
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Are there any philosophies that view the whole of everything as evil?
I have noticed a pattern in philosophies where the successful ones I find all believe that everything, when viewed as one whole, is "good." This may be reached by assuming everything in the universe is good. It may be reached by assuming there is…
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What happens when evil realizes it is evil?
Evil exists. Evil believes that what it does is right. And Good believes what it does is right. Both are right in their frame of reference. However if Good makes the Evil realize that it is Evil then what will happen to Evil ? Will it become friends…
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Does the existence of evil support an obligation toward good, kindness etc
Most people, maybe not the happiest of egoists, seem to agree that evil exists, that some things are wrong. Does that fact alone suggest that less than evil acts should also be prohibited, that we should be e.g. kind?
I suppose I think of tempered…
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What view thinks that good and bad mean satisfy and dissatisfy?
I believed that there is no way to explain some actions as "Good" or "Bad" and there are just our perception of an action, in fact if an action is for us we call it "Good" and if it dissatisfies us we assume it is "Bad."
Can you name the view and…
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Does evil cause evolution and a revolution reverses it?
The definition of evil from thefreedictionary.com:
Causing ruin, injury, or pain
According to this: Every activity which causes pain to you or anyone else is an evil.
Let me explain this concept with some example. I am sure that most/some of you…
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How can the concept good and evil be defined in the context of decision awareness?
If we are unaware of the vast majority of decisions that we're making (because they are made at a quantum level), how can we define the concept of good and evil? (saying that we made a good / bad decision requires from us being aware of it)
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Books about what are good and bad
I've been looking for some books that could help me clarify some things I'm confused about, but I've not been very successful in my quest so far, so I try to ask for help and advice here.
It happens to me quite often (if not always), and I think it…
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Evil/good understood as selfish/cooperative
If we take a narrow view on good and evil, for practical applications (e.g. criminology, law), would it be correct to change the terms of "good" and "evil" with the supposedly more accurate and specific terms of "cooperative behaviour" and…
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Is Work the Root of All Evil?
Assume that money cannot be printed arbitrarily and is anchored to gold, like it once was, and such gold currency was not debased by cheaper metals, like it frequently was throughout history, then money would simply be a medium of storing work.…
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