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Término medio aristotélico

2010-02-09T09:15:06+00:00

Aristóteles es el filósofo que destaca por considerar que la virtud se halla en el término medio. Si leemos su Ética a Nicómaco no quedará ninguna duda al respecto, pues en ella constantemente nos intenta demostrar su valor y para ello se acompaña de múltiples ejemplos extraídos de la vida real; sobre todo del campo de la medicina (el padre de Aristóteles era médico). Pero no debemos olvidar que ya previamente el ideal del término medio estaba presente en las ideas del pensamiento griego, y los Siete Sabios (Cleóbulos de Lindos, Solón de Atenas, Quilón de Esparta, Bías de Priene, Tales de Mileto, Pítaco de Mitilene y Periandro de Corinto) ya alabaron su importancia. Por ejemplo, corresponde a Solón de Atenas la máxima "ΜΗΔΕΝ ΑΓΑΝ" (Nada en exceso), inscrita en la entrada de la Academia de Platón.

La ética aristotélica considera que para alcanzar la felicidad hay que hallar previamente la virtud, llegar a ser virtuosos. Y Aristóteles nos habla de cuatro virtudes cardinales, de las cuales tres radican precisamente en ese ideal de moderación que predica: la prudencia, la templanza, la fortaleza y la justicia. A excepción de esta última, que no admite gradación, ya que o se es justo o no se es, pero no hay medio camino, el resto sí que, como vemos, están basadas en un punto medio entre dos extremos. Tanto el exceso como el defecto resultarán, por tanto, perjudiciales para nuestra búsqueda de la felicidad. La prudencia resulta ser la síntesis de cada una de sus virtudes ideales. Eso sí, de algo nos advierte Aristóteles: ese término medio es relativo a nosotros, pues somos nosotros quienes hemos de decidir dónde se halla nuestro término medio, no hay una fórmula fija y universal para todo ser humano. Cada uno ha de saber elegir el punto medio de sus extremos, y es aquí donde la ética resulta ser algo necesario: hay que saber elegir lo adecuado, elegir correctamente el καιρό&sigmaf; (el momento oportuno), la ocasión perfecta. Es la fuerza de la costumbre lo que nos hace ser virtuosos, y no el hecho de haber hecho elecciones aisladas y en contadas ocasiones.

"El bien es aquello a lo que todas las cosas aspiran". Se trata de una de las frases con que se inicia la Ética a Nicómaco. Del mismo modo que cualquier trabajador en sus labores busca la realización de algo bueno, un trabajo bien hecho, el ser humano, en cuanto ser, aspirará a ser un buen individuo. Para ello se ayudará de la virtud.

Y, como posteriormente diría Sartre, "estamos condenados a ser libres". A cualquier otro animal ya le viene dado en su naturaleza un determinado código de conducta, actuarán fundamentalmente por instinto. Sin embargo, el ser humano puede responder de múltiples maneras a una misma cuestión: ha de elegir continuamente y construirse a sí mismo en cada paso.

No olvidemos que para Aristóteles la ética se subordina a la política, y es fundamental para la constitución de una justa sociedad. Y es que él no nos habla de una felicidad individual, sino colectiva. Sólo podemos hallar nuestra propia felicidad si las personas de nuestro entorno más inmediato (la polis, la ciudad o comunidad en que habitamos) son, a su vez, felices. De hecho, hace igualmente hincapié en que "la amistad es una virtud o algo acompañado de virtud y, además, es lo más necesario para la vida". Todo esto gira sin duda en torno a su definición de ser humano como "animal político". Tenemos la innegable de necesidad de relacionarnos con las personas de nuestro entorno, de modo que la amistad es el punto básico para un correcto cumplimiento de la justicia y la virtud.

ARISTÓTELES, Ética a Nicómaco. Alianza Editorial, Madrid, 2008

GÓMEZ, Carlos; MUGUERZA, Javier. La aventura de la moralidad (paradigmas, fronteras y problemas de la ética). Alianza Editorial, Madrid, 2007.

Korean Kutie Ryu Ji Hye does Teddy

2010-02-09T12:14:11+00:00

That Teddy sure looks damn happy!

He knows he's the luckiest Teddy in the entire world!

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Top Thai Totty Nong does Naughty

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Art of the Poster - Michael Lehmann's "Heathers" (1989)

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Bands of Gold - Johnny Cash and June Carter

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Moving Model Jessica Taylor does rainbows

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Top Thai Totty Bally does Bikini

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Hot Popper Taylor Swift is really Arista

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Little known fact. Hot Popper Taylor Swift is really Arista - Ariel’s sister from 'The Little Mermaid'!

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The Music - Bob Dylan’s “All the Animals” Turns Into New Children’s Book

2010-02-09T08:41:14+00:00

Bob Dylan’s “All the Animals” Turns Into New Children’s Book

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Bob Dylan’s Slow Train Coming track “Man Gave Names to All the Animals” will serve as inspiration for a children’s book bearing the same name, TwentyFourBit reports. According to artist Jim Arnosky, Dylan approved the song title for use in the project, which will feature drawings inspired by Dylan’s lyrics. A CD featuring “Man Gave Names to All the Animals” will accompany the book.

“From the first time I heard it, the lyrics created pictures in my mind of a land of primeval beauty,” Arnosky said in a press release. “I thought this vision would make a dream of a book, and I asked for Bob Dylan’s permission to make this dream come true. Happily, he said yes.” The song title itself references a line from Genesis 2:20, and appears on Dylan’s first Christian-influenced album Slow Train Coming, the first of three faith-based albums following Dylan’s conversion as a born again Christian.

“[Arnosly] has outdone himself with the lush, detailed illustrations, and we couldn’t be more delighted to have this opportunity to work with Bob Dylan,” said Sterling Children’s Book Senior Editor Meredith Mundy in a press release. Sterling previously released a children’s book dedicated to “Puff the Magic Dragon,” and its success persuaded them to publish another book by a folk legend. No publication date for Man Gave Names to All the Animals has been announced.

Oddly enough, this isn’t the first time a children’s book based on “Man Gave Names to All the Animals” has been published. According to Amazon, a children’s book of the same name was released in 1999, with illustrations by artist Scott Menchin (it was published by Harcourt Children’s Books). The ‘99 Man Gave Names to All the Animals has since gone out of print, but one new copy is up for sale at Amazon for $600.

Photo by Micheal Ochs

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Korean Kutie Choi Ji-Hyang wants You

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The Shot - Not The Adams Family

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Mojo Working - Few Of My Favourite Things

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The Shot - Down on Lingerie Street

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The Music - Joan Baez Joins White House’s Celebration of Civil Rights Music

2010-02-09T08:41:14+00:00

Joan Baez Joins White House’s Celebration of Civil Rights Music

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8 Feb 2010

Joan Baez has been added to “In Performance at the White House: A Celebration of Music from the Civil Rights Movement,” a PBS special airing this Thursday, February 11th. Baez joins a lineup that includes her partner at the 1963 March on Washington civil rights rally, Bob Dylan. Three original members of the Freedom Singers — Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon, Rutha Harris and Charles Neblett — have also reunited for the “In Performance” special, which will be hosted by President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama. The event will feature songs and readings from the Civil Rights era.

Baez and Dylan performed The Times They Are a-Changin’ song “When the Ship Comes In” at the March on Washington in 1963, an event that famously included Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech. While Baez has been added to the lineup, it’s unclear whether or not she and Dylan will perform together. Baez was a member of Dylan’s Rolling Thunder Revue troupe in 1975 and later toured with the rock poet in 1984.

As Rolling Stone previously reported, John Mellencamp, Jennifer Hudson, Smokey Robinson, Seal, Natalie Cole, John Legend, the Blind Boys of Alabama and Yolanda Adams are also set to perform during the “In Performance” special. Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman, Queen Latifah and Joanne Woodward will serve as guest speakers for the event, which will air February 11th at 8 p.m. on PBS. “In Performance” will also stream live February 10th at 5:15 p.m. EST.

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Korean Kutie Jang Eun Jung shows her best side

2010-02-09T08:41:14+00:00

Ah, the unmistakeable assets of Jang Eun Jung!

I'd recognise her anywhere!

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The Art - No Sex No Drugs

2010-02-09T08:41:14+00:00

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Ni Hao Miss Ya does schoolgirl

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The Dumb Side - Hot Popper Kelis does Kkkrazy

2010-02-09T12:14:10+00:00

We've not seen Kutie Kelis on the scene for what seems like decades now.

At least we know that she's been keeping busy during the past few years.

Yap, busy at goin' kkkrazzier than a sh*thouse rat, evidently!

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The Film - Sion Sono’s “Love Exposure”

2010-02-09T12:14:10+00:00

If Salvador Dali was Japanese and a film director - and stoned out of his skull! - he might've come up with this! Yap, from the infamous Sion Sono - director, avant garde poet and agent provocateur - here's the controversial "Love Exposure", a mad post-modern amalgam of numerous diverse genres, a wild satire hitting a lot of different targets.

Interesting and challenging with some moments of insanity and hilarity, overall the film is very enjoyable fare. Well, aside from the ass-numbing caused by its run time of almost 4 full hours!

Here's a rough "plot" synopsis!

Having grown up in a devout Christian family, Yu (Takahiro Nishijima) has always been a well-behaved kid. After his mother dies, his priest father is seduced by a woman who breaks his heart, causing him to torment Yu by forcing him to confess his sins on a daily basis. Of course, being a fairly normal kid, Yu has no legitimate sins to confess. To appease his increasingly demanding father, Yu is determined to become a true sinner, eventually training to become an expert at sneak upskirt photography. Pornography being the one sin no priest can overlook, Yu gets the attention he's been so desperately seeking from his dad.

One day while hanging out with his fellow sinner pals -- but dressed like Sasori as punishment for being on the losing end of a bet -- Yu meets a beautiful girl named Yoko (Hikari Mitsushima). Their first meeting is a glorious one, beginning with an all-out street brawl and ending with a kiss. There are only two problems: she thinks he's a woman and a devious cult leader named Aya (Sakura Ando) is carefully manipulating both of their lives.

Here's the trailer:

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Cinema Sweetheart Susan Sarandon Spanking Piggies

2010-02-09T12:14:10+00:00

I've heard of spanking the monkey, but this is ridiculous!

Clearly, that recent split from Timmy has really driven Susie over the edge!

This is what she spends most of her time doing now! Yap, just a-spankin' lil ole Piggies!

Bizarrely, Sarandon joined indie heros 'Of Montreal' to ... erm, spank a pig onstage at the Highline Ballroom in New York City on January 26, 2010!

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Then & Now - Television Totty Anna Chlumsky

2010-02-09T08:41:14+00:00

We remember Anna Chlumsky as Vada Sultenfuss — that sweet, slightly mischievous little girl with big blue eyes who lost her best friend to a bee sting in 'My Girl'!

But after that, she seemed to have disappeared!

Yap, Anna has been a long-time absentee from the acting world, save for an underloved sequel and an awkward, unmentionable phase where she and the workings of puberty starred alongside Christina Ricci in 'Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain'!

But this year she’s resurfaced, looking full-on stunning in blink-or-you’ll-miss roles — the best being that of Tina Fey adversary Liz Lemler on "30 Rock."

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Douches - Justin Timberlake does Dumb Blonde

2010-02-09T12:14:10+00:00

This muzak Monger wants to mutate into Marilyn!

Timberlake is named the Hasty Pudding Man of the Year award at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this week.

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The Music- Korean Kuties SNSD shakin it "Oh!"

2010-02-09T12:14:10+00:00

It's sizzling SNSD (Girl's Generation) and their February 7, 2010 performance of K-Pop ditty "Oh!" - the title track from their newly released second album.

The Korean Kuties are decked out in godly clobber - short schoolgirl skirts, stockings plus kinky boots ... and, bizarrely, John McEnroe type sweatbands! - making the song most enjoyable!

I haven't heard anything this good since "Blood on the Tracks"!

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Mushi Mushi Birthday Cutie Nozomi Sasaki

2010-02-09T08:41:13+00:00

Naughty Nozomi Sasaki hits 22 this week!

Keep up the great work baby-san!

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Bands of Gold - Paul McCartney and Linda Eastwood on the stairs

2010-02-09T08:41:13+00:00

In a scene from Beckett's lesser known work "Waiting for Yoko"!

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