The basis of all modern legal and ethical systems is precisely that we are all capable of making conscious choices and, therefore, we are all responsible for our choices and our behavior. I believe that since we are all capable of making conscious choices, we are, therefore, also completely responsible for our choices and our behavior.
What do you consider to be beautiful and why?
In my opinion, aesthetic beauty is very subjective and almost completely in the eye of the beholder. Personal perspective often suggests beauty where individuals with a different perspective see none at all and vice versa.
Philosophically, I believe that beauty is also capable of being found in other areas outside of the realm of aesthetics. For example, the commitment to the health, welfare, and happiness of others is a beautiful thing. That includes all forms of charitable activities, the choice to become involved in the process of improving the lives of others, particularly when one could enjoy an easier life without doing so.
Therefore, it is beautiful when a medical professional chooses to pursue a medical specialty because of its value to others, when a person foregoes a lucrative career in private industry to become involved in politics for the purpose of improving the circumstance of others who are less fortunate, and when a parent endures great personal hardship and/or sacrifice to better the lives of his or her children and provide them with a better life than the parent had.
Are people entitled to basic human rights? Why?
The short answer is yes, I believe that everyone is entitled to basic human rights. A longer answer must address the fact that it is actually impossible to prove that people are entitled to any rights or to establish exactly what rights they are entitled to for the same reasons that it is impossible to prove the truth in general. Therefore, when considering basic human rights, it is helpful to return to the analogy about sculpting: it is much easier to challenge the right of anyone to deprive others of basic human wants and needs than it is to...
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