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>>1341464
>Is the is/ought problem solvable?
Mu.

It ought to be solvable.

>>1341464
>the knife IS not sharp
>by design and in practice, the function of a knife IS to cut
>therefore, to fulfill its existential potential, the knife OUGHT to be sharpened

>>1341448
I don't understand how anyone thought allowing an art student to be elected leader of a country was a good idea

>>1341448
Damn those numerals, so close
>bouts of outright insanity and delusion.
Numero fucking uno was consorting with Theodor Morell at all, let alone the YEARS he closely confided with him for medical advice. That singlehandedly is enough to destabilize even a brilliant strategist. Morell gave Adolf strychnine tablets and meth (among ...other things), and it got to the point where cabinet members at the time were actually so baffled by the willful destruction of the fuhrer's health that they honestly wondered if he was a Bolshevik assassin in deep cover!

>>1341526
A failed art student, mind you. He was apparently no good at faces. Landscapes were pretty okay.

You get to read how others perceive the world

>>1341238
>when i basically experience the world throught a unique perception
Are you suggesting that you will not experience these writings from your special standpoint?

You get to sound smart

Probably like some bedding, toilet paper, a flashlight, and some fruit roll-ups.

>>1340925
No mora knife?

>>1340782
floor
dinnerware
some tools
some clothing they managed to get
valuables (objective and subjective)

fuck off ahmed

>>1340762
Don't think he is denying it goes both ways.

>>1340762
proving his point anon

>>1340719
>But why is objectivity good? Why should I care about what is objective?
Because it is reality, the only thing that exists, superretard

>>1340727
Why is reality good?

>>1340771
Because its your friend trust it and you will be better off

In my opinion it's a good thing. If an entire jury, rigorously selected, agrees that a "crime" isn't worth being punished for, then it shouldn't be.

Leaving the task of making a balanced and well thought out legal decision up to a bunch of random assholes is usually not ideal in the first place. Add a dash of having lawyers who actually research how best to manipulate juries and you've got a jolly old time.

There's a place for juries, but you can't assume they'll be rational.

It will get you rejected from jury duty quicker than a rock in compton

>>1340400
>No
>Happened
>Yes
>Sure
>Of course
>Yep
>Yeah
>Indeed
>Pretty much
>Definitely
>Obviously
>That was broadcasted on fucking radio
>Mhm

>>1340457
qeq

>>1340400
Nice b8 m8

>>1340390
Don't be a jerk because you succumb to base desires like the lust for power.

You should want to do good, not see good and evil as a means to an end.
Good is an end in itself.

>>1340390
we all know Intro to Western Political Thought is a tough class, friend, but we're not writing your paper for you.

>>1340390
>Machiavelli wrote The Prince as a guide for how princes should maintain power, where morals DONT matter.

"no"

>>1340356
Poland would be free

As i recall Czechoslovakia was in a better position to defend itself than Poland ever was due to the terrain and already in place fortefications.

>>1340433

This is true, and as an added effect, Germany wasn't nearly as strong in 1938 as they would be in 1939.

However, I'm pretty sure that Britain and France were also considerably weaker, although I haven't done a lot of reading on how much, but I know Britain for instance almost doubled her defense spending post-Munich.

How that new equation would turn out is something I don't feel qualified to make claims about.

>>1340344
Underrated in what sense? What did that incestuous, spoiled brat ever accomplish other than a failed military career and being son of a corrupt pope?

>>1340350
Being the source of modern jesus portraits?

How was he underrated? Machiavelli wrote a book about him. A book that's part of the canon in most countries.

>>1340265
Little is known about him because little was written down in his time. His reign was so peaceful and comfy that historians couldn't think of anything to write about.

>>1340265
Hadrian intended him to be a stop gap between himself and Marcus Aurelius. Unfortunately he just kept living. Antoninus benefited from the success of Hadrian and was an able administrator. However he lacked the vision and initiative that defined the reigns of his predecessors. This would lead to a difficult reign for Marcus Aurelius where many of the problems ignored by Antoninus exploded with disastrous results.

>>1340629
Basically everything that could be said about him.

He does deserve props though for not letting the Senate and patricians drag Hadrian's name through the mud and stood up for him, even though he knew he was just a stop gap for Aurelius.

Yeah sure why not.

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>honor
>glory
>stirner.jpg

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>>1340251

Yes. In ritual battles and war. Also some glory in raiding. As soon as combat was switched from ritual warfare to massed engagements, most of the honor was lost. With the advent modern (total) warfare, there-s little glory to be gained either.

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>>1340295

Also, ww2 sniper duels were among (if not THE) the last forms of semi-ritual warfare left.

>>1340188

Never heard of AHC.

>Stalin
Legit psychopath, reputedly enjoyed signing death warrants so much he would stay up late into the night to do it.
>Hirohito
Not evil in any sense, just a figurehead "ruler" with no power.
>Qaddaffi
Malignant narcissist and child killer, legit evil.
>Hitler
Romantic idealist who drank so deeply of the ideological kool-aid that he ended up a genocidal mass murderer ad ironic ruiner of his own country and ideology. Hard to call him evil, even so, more a case of a man who did evil because he blinded himself with ideology.
>Osama
Religious nutcase. Much like Hitler, hard to call him evil even tho his actions certainly were.
>Mao
Bumpkin idiot who someone ended up in charge of a revolution. Murdered more than his fair share of people and trashed his country's economy and culture, but like Hitler and Osama it's the ideas he made himself a slave to that were evil, not the man himself.
>Saddam
Psychopathic gangster and kleptocrat, gassed his own people and launched wars of aggression with no pretext. Legit evil.
>???
Idk who this is.
>Mussolini
Self-aggrandising bombast and romantic, same deal as Hitler in many ways.
>Kim il Sung
He, his father and his son are all psychopathic kleptocrats, legit evil both as a person and as a dynasty.

>>1340236
>Hirohito
I believe that is Tojo.

>>1340249

You're right. They all look the same to
me. Anyway, Tojo was man caught on teh horns of a dilemma, not evil even tho the military he ordered committed many evil acts, just a ruthless racist (which was the norm back then.)

>>1339962
>Goldberger

>>1340026
Your scare-greentext doesn't really work if it's the man who discovered how to cure pellagra

I suppose it depends on what you view as wrong and whether or not the benefits of such horrible experiments were good for humanity.

As far as I am aware of, they tested Smallpox vaccines on orphaned children and prisoners before providing it to the aristocracy, and they used orphans to carry cowpox across the pond to the USA to start treatments there. Obviously the benefits of smallpox vaccines are apparent.

As a scientist and someone who loves to engage in philosophy, I kinda have a weird perspective into both worlds, considering I have seen people who'd use human infants for testing drugs on Malaria if given the option