Definition of Philosophy

Materialism Stems from Upbringing

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Recall the all-time hit song of Madonna, “Material Girl” and you may find the lyrics properly depicting what materialism is really all about. While the song points more towards females, there are men who have their share of being materialistic as well.

Why do people become materialistic? A lot of it stems from how they were brought up and of course being exposed to various lifestyles and needs to which jealousy is included in the mix of being lured into materialistic issues.

Indeed we cannot tell anyone not to be drawn to materialism. Anyone is susceptible towards it. Noteworthy are the hard times and of course the lack of satisfaction as far as personal wants is concerned and perhaps you may understand why their differing beliefs have classified them as being too materialistic rather than being good overall individuals.

There is not theoretic claim that materialism is something can be avoided. Even the external factors like social and cultural issues do not have an actual point in it all although they are sure to have contributed towards its evolution in people.

But what really catches the ire of many is the fact that materialism can sometime become overly pitiful. Some people fail to realize how it can affect them as a person and in fact deprives them from fending off materialism as well.

What really makes it entirely pathetic is people losing their personal values in lieu of materialistic desires. Some have gone past it while others have not. Whatever it cases, I am sure no one wants to be branded a materialistic person.

The purpose of life, or the search thereof

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Many a soul on this earth, have gone through life without meaning. Some say that Philosophy is one’s search of meaning in one’s life and others say who cares. But one should always have a purpose for every second, minute, hour, day, month and year of life. Life is short though it may last a couple of decades, tis’ still short a time. Considering that the earth has been around for a couple of billion years, life truly is short.

What is life on this earth without purpose? A waste of borrowed time, for life without meaning is nothing and if it is nothing… then why live at all. We all have a purpose on this earth whether we like it or not. Some feel damned and some don’t, some are endowed and others are average whatever place you may have in the measures set by man on his fellow man you are unique. Unique, in a way that whatever you may think is important even if others don’t pay attention or don’t mind.

It doesn’t matter what others say about your purpose or destiny, that’s their view and their’s alone. Listen deep within and understand what is inside and not what others say, life is meaningless without purpose. What is happiness without sadness, triumph without defeat and so on and so forth. He had a way of assuring that we get both sides of the picture so we’d cherish them side by side.

Go simple, “ Do your ordinary duties, EXTRA ORDINARILY WELL”. Sounds nice doesn’t it? Feels even better…..

Philosophy in Industry

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industry.jpgAs we have seen in the past posts, more and more philosophy students are finding work in the most unlikely places like manufacturing and design. Their analytic mind that questions every detail is proving to be invaluable in and out of the workplace further establishing their place. The move of industry and commerce to more philosophical approaches allows them better customer satisfaction for they look into the possible questions that are to be asked and formulate the solutions and answers into the products as they are designed minimizing the need for support and follow-up processes lowering costs. Products that speak for themselves are the best weapons of industry simplifying the support structures needed for their product base allowing development of better and more human friendly gizmo’s and gadgets. We will surely see more and more industry leaders adopting the philosophical approach to their business for unstable markets that can have the power to make or break an institution needs innovative ways to promote and make products better while lowering overhead costs considerably. The products we see today on the market are product of intensive research and developments in their functionality and lifetime which has suffered greatly in times past due to industry shaking events on the global scale that are forcing more and more business hung out to dry and close shop. Hopefully the adoption of better philosophy in their approach and outlook for the future will have an impact on their futures which applies to all scales of businesses from the smallest home based units to the biggest multi-national firms that are tackling diverse markets as they enter new market areas.

Reading Personality from Actions

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We often meet a lot of people in different places and for sure, the initial impressions will always last, as they always say. But for some people, initial impressions may not always tell the generalization of a person, most of the time because people are playing coy and would like to save revealing their inner selves when the time is right.

These people are the ones who have mastered the art of deception. Not intentionally for sure but the fact remains, people have to play on the safe side especially if you talk about trust and loyalty among others. There are some who tend to brave the unknown, placing trust immediately based on the course of certain modes of communication such as conversations or initial meetings. It is risky but depending on the personality of one human being, this can be traced to upbringing and local culture, two factors that mold people into how they are outside their safety zone.

To most, it is a hit and miss experiment. They get their share of deceptive sharks while others are right from the very first day. As you can see, these approaches have their share of positive and negative impacts and if you want to measure which is given more weight, there is really not factual count.

There is nothing wrong with trusting people from the moment you meet them. But always keep you mind open as the tide of your initial bond can either grow or break as fast as you made it happen.