Abishai100
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The Christian Bible describes a bottomless pit by which souls are tested/tormented.
For our modern age of profiteerism-networks, perhaps such as purgatory symbol signifies a human interest in social contracts and the complexity of ethics (i.e., Enron).
Imagine that a popular American movie star unwittingly impregnates a female fan, and she threatens to sue him and therefore jeopardize his social prestige. If he uses his influence to get out of this problem, the public may either condemn him or forgive him (the paradox of fame).
The modern environment of media creates complicated ethical discussions. Should media-catalysed fame create unhindered embracing of celebrity optimism, or should it make us more evaluative of wealth?
The problem of fame and fortune is a modern philosophical problem, a dialogue perhaps begun in The Wealth of Nations (Adam Smith).
The Biblical reference to an ethics-confounding bottomless pit suggests that we as human thinkers are focused on the philosophical problems created by contract violations. What does a man owe to another man?
How can we coordinate ethics with capitalism tentacles?
Abyss (Wikipedia)
For our modern age of profiteerism-networks, perhaps such as purgatory symbol signifies a human interest in social contracts and the complexity of ethics (i.e., Enron).
Imagine that a popular American movie star unwittingly impregnates a female fan, and she threatens to sue him and therefore jeopardize his social prestige. If he uses his influence to get out of this problem, the public may either condemn him or forgive him (the paradox of fame).
The modern environment of media creates complicated ethical discussions. Should media-catalysed fame create unhindered embracing of celebrity optimism, or should it make us more evaluative of wealth?
The problem of fame and fortune is a modern philosophical problem, a dialogue perhaps begun in The Wealth of Nations (Adam Smith).
The Biblical reference to an ethics-confounding bottomless pit suggests that we as human thinkers are focused on the philosophical problems created by contract violations. What does a man owe to another man?
How can we coordinate ethics with capitalism tentacles?
Abyss (Wikipedia)