From: D Doss (dossjuan@yahoo.com)
Date: Wed May 11 2005 - 00:49:42 BST
worth
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To narrow down individual worth, arete, to a particular category of the four
is a challenge. With the choices of inorganic, biological, social, and
intellectual. Biological, social, and intellectual all have potential
reasons. Intellectual's reason is being aware of yourself and beginning the
journey of developing a intellect. Social has the reason of other people. My
girlfriend is intellectual and I care about that deeply. A price could not
be put on that fact, it is truly priceless. Otherwise, we may not even know
each other. Arete is somewhat involved on the social level because she is
intellectually valued by me. Also, a person's individual worth may go up by
giving needed help in the social level. A victim of being helped by another
person may also individually value the helper. The victim will value the
helper moreso than a stranger. However, individual worth is relied on the
individual (ego). I of course and nearly any other person will tell you they
are priceless. It!
does not
matter what I have accomplished intellectually or socially. Yes I have made
accomplishments in both of those areas, but I would have told I was
priceless before those events even happened. From day 1, I have been as
priceless as I have ever been. Biological has the reason of instincts. My
goal is to stay alive, anything past that is just surviving well. Survival
is first for nearly everyone. Only in a circumstance where another person
would actually lose their life for their/others sake of saving a value is
where this has a possible exception. Though, a person who loses their life
(highest price that can be paid) in order to save a value is a phenomenon. A
person with high arete would realize the situation and know it is not worth
dying in order to save a value. Values are just ideas, if it was not for
being alive, there would be no values. Arete is purely involving the
individual so what Im worth to others/intellectually is not a factor of
arete. I am born with arete. Stay!
ing alive
is first and foremost. To which I would beleive the idea of arete is
contained on the biological level.
Sam- I read your Eudiamonic MOQ before I joined this group and I cannot give
a complement that is worthy. A great essay that I reccommend for anyone's
pleasure. Peace and Love- Dan Doss
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