-Heroism or feats of skill?-

ugghh. i hate essays! wtf is there a thread about it then??? WHY??? :rolleyes: lol! :D

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Originally Posted by the_weird_one

ugghh. i hate essays! wtf is there a thread about it then??? WHY??? :rolleyes: lol! :D

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I see you are replying to almost every new thread, please make sure your posts have some substance... Spamming makes the virgin baby cry :(

I see you're still at work posting topics with a - at each end of the title and discussions of philosophers that the majority of people around here wouldn't even know about in an effort to make yourself sound deep and intellectual. Some things never change! ;)

That being said, I'll move on to the issue at hand.

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Originally Posted by Hardedge

In his essay "The Present", over a century old, existentialist philosopher Kierkegaard asserts that the previous age regarded Heroism as an act to be both envied and admired, which was without equivocation. However, in the present age, he asserts that people confuse Heroism for mere feats of skill which merely give the illusion of danger, and, for all intents and purposes, are nothing more than perceived and fully calculated actions.

Thus, do you believe people today observe calculated behavior as an act of heroism?

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Not spouting out Kant's philosophy anymore? New semester of philosophy, I suppose. ;)

(Okay, I think I'm done giving you a hard time.)

In this case, I'm inclined to agree with Kierkegaard. Modern day "heroics" are often are nothing of the sort, and the individuals that many admire as "heroes" are far from being true heroes -- though I suppose that is a matter of perspective. One man's hero might be another man's villain.

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Originally Posted by Tychoides

One man's hero might be another man's villain.

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How true. EVERYONE is flawed........and those minor flaws might be something that could be interpreted as acts of villiany or not being heroic. I guess it just depends on how you look at things..

Hey, that's soo cute Tychoides... ^_^. It's as if you know me like the back of your hand.
:) :) :)

Well...in any case, the idea that "One man's hero might be another man's villain", is far too pejorative sounding and leaves nothing to the imagination and further more, nothing to be desired. At least have some faith in the concept of Heroism.

Granted today is has been reduced to pretension and mere cliche, but it isn't complete unreasonable to expect one to act heroic in an unqualified way. In other words, one shouldn't lambaste the hero, but rather, one should fault the way the people perceive him. He is still however, a hero nonetheless.

Also, I was trying to avoid unnecessary confrontations, but it seems that is no loner possible...

*sigh*... looks like it back to the "old school"

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Originally Posted by Hardedge

Also, I was trying to avoid unnecessary confrontations, but it seems that is no loner possible...

*sigh*... looks like it back to the "old school"

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You post in a section called opinions and debate and don't expect confrontation?
:confused:

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Originally Posted by Nemontine89

Um, oppression is pretty common and so is conflict. All you have to do to see that is look at the world news. :nono:

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What i meant is that they aren't as common as it was in previous eras say, WWII, the Crusades, or the Inqusition, the past was much more difficult and hardship was much more common. Yes is is true that conflict and oppression will always be common, but think about it, when was the last time you experienced oppression, even in the ways the Jews were during WW2.

I did forget about the heros of 9/11 though, in my prvious post, they do seem like mordon day heros to me. If you think about it, trajedy begats the most rightous aspects of humans, the love for others above oneself.

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Originally Posted by Juice

What i meant is that they aren't as common as it was in previous eras say, WWII, the Crusades, or the Inqusition, the past was much more difficult and hardship was much more common. Yes is is true that conflict and oppression will always be common, but think about it, when was the last time you experienced oppression, even in the ways the Jews were during WW2.

I did forget about the heros of 9/11 though, in my prvious post, they do seem like mordon day heros to me. If you think about it, trajedy begats the most rightous aspects of humans, the love for others above oneself.

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Hmm, I guess I can say I've never really been oppressed so maybe you have a point there? But I read the papers and watch the news, and just look all around me and I can see people who are oppressed.

What was going on with the Jews in WW2 was more like genocide than oppression.

I liked your last quote about tragedy :)