Todays quote: For Aristotle, friendship in its highest form has a political or civic dimension. We love our friends not just because we like each other or are useful to each other, but because we share the same values and ideals for our society, and come together to advance those ideals. ~ Jules Evans In his book Philosophy for Life, Jules Evans criticizes the idea that you can prove scientifically the validity of a certain model of the good life, so theres no longer any need for people to debate it or consent to it. This is at the cost of practical reasoning, personal freedom and choice. A model of the good life that leaves out moral judgement, ethical debate and free choice - all of which are fairly crucial aspects of human flourishing - is essentially flawed. Beware of those who tell us how to live, who reckon they know better than we do how to live our lives.
Posted on: Mon, 04 Nov 2013 08:20:51 +0000
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