What is philosophy? How is it useful? Does it have any utility in real life? Or is it simply a theoretical study with no benefits? These are some questions that I am often asked when I tell people that I am a student of philosophy. Well, many persons made the mistake of confusing philosophy with psychiatry. Study of psychiatry may help the individual identify the connection between the thought process and physical decision-making.
One of my favourite tv shows to watch ever since its it graced the airwaves in 2004, is “House”. I watched its seventh season when it began in September last year and watched it again during the summer in preparation for season eight. All I can say is that season seven rocked it and the finale was mouthwatering. There were a few unanswered questions that I am sure will be floating around the minds of the viewers including myself
For those of you who didn’t see it you should full up your car at one of your favourite red diesel suppliers and head down to the DVD store and get it.
The finale starts off with a few stylistic scenes and with Lisa Cuddy stating that she would have House thrown in Jail should he come into the hospital again. This sets up Lisa Edelstein leaving the show well into the episode. So from the beginning the viewers were curious as to what Dr. House had done to warrant the response Lisa gave.
Next we are introduced to the patient of the episode who is a performance artist who had House taking her case be tricking him and who wanted to document her inevitable death as a sort of artistic expression.
We also see Cuddy and Wilson attempting to have House explain his reason why he had cut his leg open and not ask their help. House seems to have been forgotten by Cuddy and when he returns a hairbrush of hers and finds that she is having a good time and he is not involved. This causes House to lose his mind and he is devastated and Wilson tries to calm him down but House kicks him out of the vehicle and drive recklessly down the road driving the car right into Cuddy’s house and into her dining room. Cuddy and her guests luckily had moved on into the kitchen so no one was injured but House however could have been fatally injured.
Next we see house on the beach after having no remorse for what he did but some of us are let wondering if House was having some sort of hallucination about the whole thing.
We can be sure of more action coming up in season eight.
Now, where we stand in history, it’s far too late to wind back the clock and un-do the damage. What’s the point in lying to ourselves? The next best thing we can do, however, is be honest about what we are doing; although that’s not as good as a real solution – obviously – it’s a start, at least, to bringing ourselves together as one unit so something can be done.
One of the industries in the biggest position of doom and gloom are heating oil suppliers – the people who make the world go round in so many ways. Unlike plane companies, who, when you really break it down, offer a luxury service in the most cases, those who sell us oil for heating have very little choice. It’s a necessary evil and something which will be the very last thing to go, along with cars and motorbikes.
Don’t make outlandish claims: this is number 2 because it IS so common…and it’s really starting to get on my nerves…
So, considering all these things, the biggest question on my mind recently has been that of the title of this here article: how do you become a good corporate entity? It’s not something which I found answers to right away, I can tell you!
Here, then, are my rules on being a good corporate entity. They pretty much tie-in with my rules on life, really, and all of it revolves around being fair and doing the right thing.
1) Be upfront and, no matter how fake you sound, tell the world what you are actually doing: I say this first of all because very recently I found myself on an oil supplier’s web-site. And for once I was really impressed. Not only were they saying how they understood what harm they were doing to the environment, but they also gave a list of things which they try and do to counteract this. I thought that was quite refreshing!
2) Don’t make outlandish claims: this is number 2 because it IS so common…and it’s really starting to get on my nerves.
3) Don’t treat the consumer like a child by offering free gifts. You can not buy the consumer’s affection and loyalty! (Unless it’s a really great gift like a car or something, in which case please ignore this point
4) Don’t hide important mistakes: they will show up at a later date and you’ll look very foolish then, won’t you?
After reading far too many philosophy books – I won’t give an exact number because it would scare you…it scares me even thinking about it, which I am now doing, just as I said I wouldn’t –I have come to the conclusion that opinion is something which changes in every second of our lives. I used to think that an opinion was something we carried with us constantly, a thing which is unchangeable, but the truth – what I believe, anyway – is that opinion is a shape-shifting animal. This makes it very hard to pin-down, which can be troublesome at times! (Even my opinion on opinion itself has changed since I started writing this…you see how complicated it is? Ah! My brain hurts…)
every second we are awake we are being fed yet more information and making new decisions and having even more hopes and dreams
Let’s look at an example. As if my name was Lucy and I was going out into town to buy some sexy underwear (and no, I’m not just using this persona because I want to go about in a sexy clothes shop where women are, but it definitely helps!)
I arrive and wander through the pink-framed door straight to the Lace Fabrics section. For some bizarre reason, all the women are only wearing bra and panties. Lucy likes this, yes!
Anyway, her opinion on lace was simple before she arrived: she had seen it on TV and in a catalogue and loved it.
But what’s this…as Lucy explores the shop she sees that actually, the lace isn’t all it’s cracked up to be! She tries some new panties on – in this shop you are allowed to, so there – and finds they chafe her. So she takes them off and decides to go about without her knickers for the rest of the day.
And so Lucy has changed her mind about lace. Something unthinkable that feels weird, but true!
And this is how my opinion on opinion is, and how yours probably is, too. Because every second we are awake we are being fed yet more information and making new decisions and having even more hopes and dreams. Such is the complex animal that is the human.
There ends my rant. But what do you think? And can you trust what you think, really? (Ps: weirdly, my opinion on opinion seems to have stalled now. But not to worry. I expect it’ll change into a completely different animal any second…and there it is. I knew it’d happen eventually.)
With the infamous Big Brother series moving over to Channel 5 soon, the question of how the creators will once again create something amazing and inventive is on everyone’s lips. Nobody is more intrigued about this than I am: I’ve seen virtually every single series and am presently finding it quite difficult to imagine how things could be in any way surprising.
That said, all this pressure might have some effect on the creators’attitude and who knows? It may make them work extra hard to devise something which really brings in the viewers. I for one certainly hope so. We’ve seen and heard a lot of things in the past and now I think the general public are ready for BB to become something completely new.
Everyone has a different take on BB and the hype that surrounds it. Some say it’s a waste of time, while others say it’s a psychological experiment that we can’t live without. My opinion is that it’s something in-between. And there are definitely new things to be done to the show, such as…
I would allow various creatures into the house to sniffle around them as they sat there absolutely terrified!
Opinion, eh? It’s a difficult thing to keep track of. That might sound like a ridiculous statement, but to prove my point I would like you to take a simple test:
1) Remember what you thought of tea when you a child. A cup of tea, I mean. Now remember what you think of it now. It shouldn’t be too hard for you, seeing as whenever you read this it is technically ’now’.
If you know me you may already have guessed that I have a problem with the title of this article, which is also a statement. Here is why:
1) Old people have lived longer, which means they can also be more jaded. This being-more-jaded can radically affect their thoughts and opinions. In other words, it’s not all good, and, as much as there are many old people who know tons more than us youngsters, there are a minority who are More
The creation of the European Union has been associated with the establishment of a free market society that would benefit the commercial activity of every member state and would favor the economic activity of every EU citizen. In the following lines, I would try my best to summarize what we have achieved and what is yet to be seen from the institution.
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Important as philosophy is to the world and the people in it, even I can see why a lot of people think it’s completely pointless. In fact, I know that as well as anyone: once you’ve studied a fair bit of philosophy you know just how quickly viewpoints which were once considered 100% right can be completely and utterly discredited.
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Watching an old war film the other day, it became quickly quite clear to me that there is a certain advantage to being innocent, and one that many a wise man would no doubt swap for in a heart beat. Because, while the knowledgeable know it all, and understand about pain and suffering, fear and humiliation, an innocent child such as in the film lacks this burden of insight. More
