Philosophy,+Perspective+Relativism

=Perspective Relativism= (Return to Basic Philosophy ) __**Perspective**__: In order to understand the world we live in we must deal with the issue of Perspective. Things look different depending on where you stand. Even if we are looking at the same thing, depending on our perspective, the views can be drastically different. The same scene looks difference from different angles. Even if many people watch the same event there are often as many differences in their accounts as there are people, from small to vast. Why is this? Because the same scene is not seen from every angle by every individual. Each individual has a unique perspective because of where they witnessed the event from. Because the information each individual has is limited to just one angle, a small portion of all of the scene it makes their conclusions and even indeed what they have seen difficult to accurately sum up. Whatever the facts are, because the perspective is not a perfect one all of the fact cannot be accurately gained. This is a problem that all court systems have encountered since the beginning. So much so that they have evolved around the issue. Visual perspectives are not the only difficulty we as people face. There is also such a thing as mental and moral perspective. We all face this. We often develop our ideas according to our perspective. If you hear nothing but good about a politician you may never see the ugly side of his or her dealings (provided he or she has them). From your perspective you will do what you think is right (we assume). And most people do (we hope). However the fact is that many opinions are formed without much perspective at all. It is a fact that explains a great deal of the conflict of opinion in this world and how radically different ideas and beliefs of the peoples of this world can be. On one side you have radicals killing for God and radicals healing for God. You have people who believe in the gods of egypt and people who believe in the 60's. You have Arab countries where the ideas of modesty and appropriate dress are enforced by death for any violations and that makes sense to then. And then you have a whole other world where everything is shown to everyone and no one is even alowed to complain or they are thought rude. All of this located upon the same sphere. The sun rises and sets for us all but it rises and sets upon many very different-looking worlds and thats just here on our small and insignificant planet. One of the reasons why the old and mature men and women of our societies tend to have a good dose of common sense and even a little sage wisdom is because their perspectives have been widened through a large amount of experience. They have seen a lot of politicians come and go, they have usually raised kids, and lived a full life. When they face a situation they have a lot of perspective to draw from because they have seen this situation before from several angle now. They have often seen the other side of what the younger and often impulsive generations see and unlike their compulsive counterparts, if they are wise, thet will not think that thats all there is to see. You should be aware as you think through your philosophic holdings that in order to make a truely accurate and wise decision you should be sure to gain a wide perspective and measure a greater degree of the facts. It will help you to form a more level and useful set of beliefs.

__**Prejudice**__: Prejudice is a belief that is unfounded. It is often believed without or despite reasons. Prejudice is a serious problem and all people have at least some prejudices. For instance some people may believe that black people are criminals. If something goes missing and a black person is around they may quickly jump to conclusions and accuse and believe that the black person did it. On the other hand other colors of people may be suseptible to the idea that white people in general hate them. These Prejudices can severly limit a person's potential and options. They can get people into a lot of trouble. We all have prejudices. We ought to look deeply at what we believe and if there are not good solid reasons to explain the beliefs than perhaps you should reevaluate the particular stance.

__**Bias**__: Bias is more of a disposition than a judgement. It is a tendency to believe things a certain way despite and without evidence or reasoning. It is less final and invisible than prejudices are but Biases are every bit as dangerous and hurtful to all involved. They are also even more common.

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