Patrick Regan
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March 3, 2008
Patrick
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Re: how do we know anything?
First of all, I try to avoid questions like: Do we really know anything for certain? and Isn't it all just opinion? I think those questions slow down genuine thought and are simply questions badly...
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March 3, 2008
Patrick
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Why be good?
In societies today, it is a nearly assumed belief that people should be good. It is not often that the idea is questioned, but I want you to ask yourself: Why am I good? Why do I feel I should be ...
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January 30, 2008
Patrick
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Goodness vs. Expediency
In Cicero's essay On Duty he discusses what he calls the most pernicious error. He believes that the most pernicious error is to believe that the morally good choice is not always the most expedien...
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January 30, 2008
Patrick
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Re: What is the measure of a good life?
I do not believe that this is a question of "What is the fun life?". The good life is an idea that centers around goodness. What does it mean to be good? One must be just. One must subject everythi...
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January 30, 2008
Patrick
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Re: Is happiness the measure of a good life?
First off, I would like to say that Happiness is one thing that contributes to a good life. However, I firmly believe in the idea of a commonwealth. In Cicero's essays On the Good Life he believed ...
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