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toms55:
I am in for this, representing Tai-Solarin university of Education [TASUED].

Freemanan:
That is the statutory definition sir. I merely affirmed and took my position under it.

Sermwell:
Sup fynes?? Are you a uniben student?

Freemanan:
Aristotle in his famous saying puts it that 'BEING QUA BEING' meaning Being is being or Being for being. Also the Great existentialist, Martin Heidegger said Being is a thing into death, meaning existence of a being is also a movement towards it's death therefore Being is nothing.

Going from the authorities above, Being is a metaphysical entity that moves in a vicious circle of empty and void purpose. Being is what most see as the essence of existence but this is wrong. I see being in the same light Heidegger sees it. As something that is nothing, that is continually moving towards emptiness.

Since being doesn't have essence on it's own with other things defining him, then Being is JUST nothing. For example, if a child is born today, that child is still a being but what begins to define his beingness is essence and what are these essence? The name he will be given,the language and culture he will learn to give him an identity, the educational line he will toll to make him know things because he came to the world not knowing. So being is actually nothing until these things starts defining him which is the essence. And as the Existentialists will put it "existence precede essence"
This means that for a being to be important, he must exist first before having essence, that he cannot have essence without existing. So the main attribute of a Being is that it must exist. A wood is a being according to my postulation. Humans are beings, cars are beings. All of these are beings because they exist in reality and they all have no purpose without essence, something to give it meaning.

The difference between Humans and Trees or cars under the concept of Beingness, is what Existentialists categorize as Being and being (big Being and small being). This is a discourse for Other day

Cc fynestboi

Supplanter:
My fellow Nairalanders, kindly help me out. I need help on how to get direction to UNILAG from Maryland. I mean,the buses that I will take to get to UNILAG.
Thanks for your assistance.

Ayomitide77:
My co-debater in the last NISD has now graduated.

psucc:
Let's get an understanding of the 'rumour'.

Assuming in a dept with 200 slots, the consideration for admission if done on merit will consider applicants with the highest score downward. If the number is filled before it got to students with may be 200scores, rather than dash their hope and fortune, transferring their candidacy to another school may be a way of helping them.

psucc:
Let's get an understanding of the 'rumour'.

Assuming in a dept with 200 slots, the consideration for admission if done on merit will consider applicants with the highest score downward. If the number is filled before it got to students with may be 200scores, rather than dash their hope and fortune, transferring their candidacy to another school may be a way of helping them.

FrancisTony:
Yikes!

Just seeing this mention now while passing by and I am equally in.

Ayomitide77:
Wow, NISD is here again. But we will have to start by looking for new contestants cos most of the last participants are now graduates. Looking forward to this edition.
Please am currently looking for siwes placement in a chemistry related field. Anyone who want help should please send me a pm (olusegunayomide7@gmail.com)

promisechild:
Philosophers in the house lets ponder on this question




The problem of being has been a perennial issue in metaphysics, in attempting to solve this problem what can we regard as a being?

Fynesboi damosky12 Freemanan Toyolad and co over to you

Toyolad:
The hardest task in philosophy,I reckon, is defining concepts.... its less hard to consistently defend an assertion against criticism if the definition of the concept is very sound.

Being is ,according to Aristotle, whatever IS....and I agree with him



Fynestboi, where art thou?

Toyolad:
Why would engage in community service if you stand to gain nothing at that point??....would you not only care for your good alone while neglecting the common good?

ejitnte:
A neophyte.

Toyolad:
I used 'most cases' cos I don't want to generalize cos I've observed that the government can order your actions in a way.But what is the nature of this order?... they are stated as your duty as a citizen of a particular state, and what is the goal of this duty? its for the promotion of the common good and a show of respect to the state e.g environmental sanitation is for own good, defending the state against external force is for your own good too and so many others.... These restrictions are what make a state organized.

promisechild:
hmmm what a pity that I missed the front page.



I rep philosophy

Kogi State University, Anyigba

ejitnte:
English

Freemanan:
Remember when Locke talked of "Tabular Rasa"? He said when WE give birth to a new child, his mind or consciousness is empty and clean, so any knowledge or traits that he will develop with is as a result of what he has been taught or experiencing.
From the above sir, it is obvious that if man decides to live without GOVERNMENT, he will learn the dispensation of a central authority as he grows thereby making him accustomed to it.

You made mention of Man being naturally egoistic, I agree. Darwin has postulated that man must do anything to survive, so that cannot be changed. My question is, is man's egoism not evident in today society? Has organised GOVERNMENT made man lose his sense of selfishness? If anything, it got worse.

You also speak of the dire and unbearable state of life if GOVERNMENT is absent. I respectfully differ sir. GOVERNMENT is not responsible for order. Reason is. The animal kingdom has shown that.

ejitnte:
evening everyone, finest I see you,every other lover of wisdom I hail ooooooo.

am not a philosophy student but I love wisdom and won't mind learning some from this platform. am a student of Oau.

Toyolad:
the government don't order you in most cases, they only place restrictions on you to curb your excesses for the sake of the common good