September 4th, 2010
The compatibilistic point of view has some similarities with the deterministic point of view; they also suppose that the idea of free choice is not real as all our decisions are determined by the causes. But the fact is that compatibilists think that it is possible to connect the notion of free choice and the notion of caused choice. According to their name they try to prove that free choice and determination could be compatible, in other word they have the opportunity to co-operate in one field.
Nowadays, a great variety of such models can create compatibility. One of the most popular models proposed by A.J. Ayer published in his work ‘Freedom and Necessity’.
It is based on the moral principles which should be followed by each person when he or she is going to make a free choice in order to reach the goal. Well, in order to do such actions the person should have freedom for it and here the problem appears connected to the deterministic point of view about the causality of freedom.
Ayer tries to contrast freedom and causality using some limitations. He points that if the person has the reasons for the action it does not mean that he or she is limited. So, our actions are determined only at that case when the person is not free or obliges to be limited.
Well, here is the time to decide when and under which circumstances the person could be constrained. As for Ayer, he proposed three situations. Firstly, if the person has the ability to redone it, secondly, when the actions have deliberate character, and, finally, there is nobody who can force the person to do it. So, if one of such situation is not present only then we can say that there is no place for free choice.
The example of constraint actions can be the case with kleptomaniac, or if someone pushed you to do something and for its purpose uses the gun.
July 9th, 2010
Party Games World
Learning how to play card games like spades and hearts are a great way to have fun when you only have a few people over instead of a big party. You still need to entertain your friends, so try inviting them over for a few games of cards. It’s fun, there’s competition and laughter, and best of all, you’re getting to catch up on how their doing. There’s also different card games for any number of players, so pick a new game and try it out with friends, you might be surprised how much fun you have!
Another idea would be to invite a certain amount of people over and have a tournament in the card game of your choice. Texas Hold’em is very popular but if you don’t like that you could make teams of two and play a spades or hearts tournament. Start a Rummy tournament or even a one on one cribbage tournament. Playing any game with a slight twist in the rules can be very exciting. Try playing one on one solitaire where each person plays their own game and the first one to win gets a point. Play to 5 points. Or when you’re playing a card game with multiple hands, have the winner of two hands in a row make a rule (can’t use first names, no swearing, must hold the cards with the opposite hand etc.). If someone breaks a rule they lose a small amount of points. Make sure the rule is fun and goofy to create more laughter within the group.
That’s just a few ideas to get your friends over and have some good cheap fun. Make sure to switch houses so that one person doesn’t always get stuck being the host. Also try to play new games each week to keep the excitement. It’s not as fun when everyone is down and dirty serious about the card game they’re playing. The main idea is to keep the excitement!
March 27th, 2010
Every party of Socialist movement had the word nationalism as an element of their aims and ideologies. The particular kind of nationalism among most of parties supported creation of the Reich including Germans only, and many parties, for example NSDAP, were against foreigners even entering the state. The main idea consisted in bringing all Germans together in one state in order to create military and economically strong Germany, so that Germany would become the most powerful country in Europe again. This idea was in programs of almost every party during the 1920s irrespective of their particular opinion concerning the notorious issue. But Hitler grounded his ideas of nationalism on the concept of one specific race and not of Germans only.
Hitler was imprisoned for treason, being in prison he started considering using the time either for education or for some other activities so as to pass the time. However, upon being first imprisoned Hitler took part in a small frivolous episode. It was a demonstration against Republic and his own imprisonment both of which he held in high distinct. Hitler felt that it was the right time to write down all his thoughts and ideologies. So he wanted to write a book, and present his biography there, explain his ideas, define the course for future actions. There was one problem, Hitler hadn’t literary skills, so he decided to call his faithful friend Rudolph Hess and asked him to write down in a literal manner all he dictated him. If any member of the Allied nations would have read this book, they would have more clear idea of Hitler’s plans and true direction that he had prepared for the German nation. The book is full of arguments underpinning his own ideology (one nation under one Reich), the ideology was grounded on that view of nationalism would be considered a totally new religion.