Philosophy.

[susieqz]

I'm reading a book, Sophie's World, which is a novel about the history of philosophy. It asks and discusses a lot of questions, and I'd like to know what answers you can come up with for the questions. Think about them before shouting out an answer. Remember, it has to deal with philosophy

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[tylerdurden029]

1. like all construction toys, the user can spend hours building and using their construction. then, they can take them apart and build something completely different... ingenious

[susieqz]

According to Sophie's World, humans are set apart from animals because they can reason, not by just having conscious thought. Other than that, your answers were awesome... Have you read the book?

[tylerdurden029]

i actually haven't read the book - but i enjoy philosophy... in response to the reasoning statement - cognicity usually indicates some level of reason - being aware of your surroundings and responding to them with cognitive thought... typically cognicity is defined, pyschologically, as: of, relating to, or being conscious intellectual activity (as in thinking, reasoning, remembering, imagining, or learning words). sometimes these above paranteheticals are known as the cognitive elements of perception.

also, thanks for giving props to my answers!

[tylerdurden029]

additionally, some animals have been shown in research to have the ability to reason, such as Orcinus orca and many of the Delphinidae family (dolphins and killer whales)...

[mr_uncreative]

First off, my compliments and respect to Tyler Durden. Gentlemen of your intellectual capacity are too rare these days.

Second, i love buddy groups like these. It's always fun to think about issues like these.

Third, #3 reminds me of one of Confucius's proverbs (i think it was Confucius). He said that "True knowledge is to know the extent of one's own ignorance," but that's a different proverb. My perception of the phrase "Wisest is she who knows she does not know" describes one's knowledge of self. The more one understands what he/she knows and does not know, the wiser they are. The word Wisest pretty much just describes how accurately one understands their expertise (or lack thereof) on a given subject, how much they actually know of "what they know".

heh, that's my favorite perception on that issue, my two cents and five minutes.

[tylerdurden029]

thank you, mr. uncreative. i have worked very long and incredibly hard to get to where i am today - and i sincerely appreciate that people notice. thanks again.

"The more one understands what he/she knows and does not know, the wiser they are."

you are exactly correct.