Questions tagged [values]
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What are some good personal reasons to engage with philosophy?
Background: I've read Bertrand Russell's essay on the value of philosophy, and a small bit of Rorty.
A few non-knowlege-centric reasons for engaging with philosophy I've come across and am open to:
pleasure. Contemplation is an intellectual…
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Does "intrinsic" mean independently of anything else?
I believe that 'intrinsic' quality has, in some sense, itself as its origin.
E.g.
The intrinsic value of something is said to be the value that that
thing has “in itself,” or “for its own sake,” or “as such,” or “in its
own right.”... Suppose…
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Question about the relationship between matter and value
Seems most or all of our expressions of material things are stated in various values--36' long, 120 volts, .192mm diameter, etc. Does this suggest the possibility that matter is just value, i.e., that all expressions of the material realm…
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How not to lose myself while aiming high?
Considering the rapidly transforming environment and pressure from society, how to achieve my own goals without losing an attachment to the core values?
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Which philosophers explore the link between value and presuppositions?
For instance suppose a person, A, reads that God said to man that he, man, should not do something but because the man does it, they, A, believe that therefore man has free will, but, this is because they value the idea of autonomy in man. However…
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Is value purely based on preference?
To me, value seems like just an arbitrary concept we attach to things based off of how positively or negatively they currently/eventually will effect us. Since whether or not things can be positive or negative is based on preference, is value also…
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Is there a philosophical description or analogy for the concept that it is better to be a master of one trade than a jack of all trades?
I am wondering if any philosophers have described this concept. For example, if you wanted to get into music school, it would be better to master one instrument than try to get good at two instruments.
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