without thinking of a valley additionally‚ this does not mean the combination in our imagination actually exists in the real world. However‚ Descartes argued that his nature does not involve angles or valleys but perfections; therefore existence is a perfection because God has all the perfections‚ and existence
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work towards perfection in an attempt to reach this dream. However‚ along the way many athletes lose sight not only of what they are working so hard towards but also of what is right and begin doing wrong things that eventually hurt them‚ their loved ones and sometimes even their own reputations. While trying to work hard towards their goals‚ some athletes forget what their responsibilities are and prioritize work before more important things. Because they are aiming for perfection‚ they overwork
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every man shared a single telepathic consciousness where all ideas and beliefs were the same‚ perfection in society cannot exist. Utopia literally means no place. This helps to make it clear that there is no place in this existence on Earth that people can live in total harmony and free of worries. In every place we look‚ there are crimes‚ hunger‚ and diseases that hinder any ability to form perfection. “Human action can be modified to some extent‚ but human nature cannot be changed” (Abraham
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need and hunger for the unceasing control and perfection in his life. The control of being in charge‚ the control of portraying how he wants to be perceived‚ the control of having self-satisfaction‚ the control of depicting his perfect life‚ made up of a perfect wife‚ having the perfect job of being a stay at home father‚ and living next to his very own perfect piece of nature in his materialistic mindset. Delaney relies on the controlled perfection he creates in order to succeed in his life and
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Progression of Idealistic Perfection in Sculpture: Khafre Enthroned to Kritios Boy Early Egyptian art from the Old Kingdom‚ ca. 2575-2134 BCE‚ demonstrates uniform structure. Egyptian artists and sculptors adhered to a system of strict rules known as canon to create this consistency. The Egyptian canon suggested perfection to be a rigid‚ ageless idealization of reality. Roughly 1‚500 years later‚ a progressive canon emerged in Greek art reflecting new ideals of perfection. Greek art beginning in
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as well. While bringing improvement‚ progress can simultaneously spark conformity‚ dependency‚ and the obsession of perfection within the individuals caught in its midst. It is this aspect of progress within modern society that negatively affects Ivan Ilych‚ Leo Tolstoy’s main character in The Death of Ivan Ilych. Ivan’s attempt to conform to modern society’s view of perfection takes away his life long before he dies. Furthermore‚ his fear of death and reactions towards it reflects modern society’s
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itself. More recently‚ cloning and genetic selection have been seen as man trying to “play God” by creating or altering life. The short story “The Birthmark” by Nathaniel Hawthorne is the tale of a man obsessed with science and power. His idea of perfection through science becomes a war against the power of nature. Aylmer‚ “a man of science”‚ has fallen in love with and married the beautiful Georgiana. She is a woman that Aylmer considers perfect...except for a small red birthmark on her
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Explain Kant’s Moral Argument Kant’s moral argument focuses on reason‚ good will‚ duty and the notion that we ought to strive towards moral perfection (Summum Bonum). He believes that people are ruled by a ‘moral law’. This moral law for Kant was universal and objective. An example of this might be seen in the wide scale agreement that murder or torture is wrong. There seems to be agreement across cultures that certain actions are intrinsically wrong. This‚ for Kant‚ suggests that there is a universal
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underdevelopment in relation to shame? Nussbaum explains firstly how shame is an emotion experienced as a sense of failure in reaching an ideal state. Those who are shameful feel inadequate as a whole person‚ lacking‚ unable to reach a type of wholeness or perfection. She then goes on to explain how shame arises early on in childhood. Infants begin in a place of omnipotence. In the comfort of the womb‚ the infant is part of an environment in which the world is fully arranged around the fulfillment of his needs
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questions of perfection and being human at the forefront. We identify with Ethan Hawk because he personifies someone who yearns to travel in outer space with a full heart’s desire and passion which are truly human virtues. Despite having difficulties like heart problems which were discovered when he was born‚ this did not stop him from pursuing his dreams. One thing philosophical about it is the pursuit of perfection often times contradicts with our innate humanity. Perfection has a price.
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