♣ January 2007♣
♣ February 2007♣
♣ March 2007♣
♣ April 2007♣
♣ May 2007♣
♣ June 2007♣
♣ July 2007♣
♣ August 2007♣
♣ September 2007♣
♣ October 2007♣
♣ November 2007♣
♣ December 2007♣
♣ January 2008♣
♣ February 2008♣
♣ March 2008♣
♣ April 2008♣
Excerpts from Sophie's world: Labels: books, Jostein Gaarder, kbox, philosophy
"Man is the measure of all things." said the Sophist Protagoras. By that he meant that the question of whether a thing is right or wrong, good or bad, must always be considered in relation to a person's needs."
"The Sophists were as a rule men who had traveled widely and seen different forms of government.Both conventions and local laws in the city-states could vary widely. This led the Sophists to raise the question of what was natural and what was socially induced. By doing this, they paved the way for social criticism in the city-state of Athens."
If you remember the Chinese essay i wrote recently, the points i raised were somewhat similar in the first two para. And i hate to say this, but i didn't like the fact that we thought the same thing, though it's unusual that my usual "skepticism" is actually a school of thought in the history of philosophy. But it's even more bewildering and mind provoking to find a different explanation that might completely refute my stand. Read below:
"By this he meant the right insight leads to the right action. And only he who does right can be a "virtuous man." When we do wrong it is because we don't know any better. That is why it is so important to go on learning. Socrates was concerned with finding clear and universally valid definitions of right and wrong. Unlike the Sophists, he believed that the ability to distinguish between right and wrong lies in people's reason and not in society."
And, my god, i would so totally disagree if he wasn't Socrates. Gosh, now what can i do besides suscribing myself to my fate of a few more nights of insomnia? Philosophy will always be an enigma and i might forever not get the chance to train myself to be someone who "loves wisdom".
Back to something light...
Kbox was enjoyable and only when im with you guys, i can be so at ease that the "ling mong", miss selfridge and azabu sabo jokes are unknowingly blurted. The company always matters.
But HJM, where are the photos? Where are the photos?
operation moving house tomorrow. hope it would be a blast.
finished rambling
12:51 AM <3