The Philosophy Discussion Forum

One theory is that it is a survival instinct. In our primitive past, if we were attracted to someone who was unattainable, it meant they were likely to be a better mate and provide us with healthier offspring. Whatever the reason, it is clear that attraction is a complex and often confusing phenome...

One theory is that it is a survival instinct. In our primitive past, if we were attracted to someone who was unattainable, it meant they were likely to be a better mate and provide us with healthier offspring. Whatever the reason, it is clear that attraction is a complex and often confusing phenomen...

John Cale
The Endless Plain of Fortune

It should be noted that subjective view holds that morality is a matter of personal opinion, while the objective view argues that there are certain moral truths that are true for everyone. So what could make morality objective? One possibility is that morality is based on reason. Just as there are o...

According to some linguists, the easiest language to learn is actually your native tongue. After all, you've been hearing and speaking it since birth, so it's only natural that it would be easier for you to pick up than a foreign language. However, there are a number of factors that can make one lan...