All 19 Uses of
indifferent
in
The Perils of Indifference
- So much violence, so much indifference.†
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- What is indifference?†
- Is there a philosophy of indifference conceivable?†
- Can one possibly view indifference as a virtue?†
- Of course, indifference can be tempting -- more than that, seductive.†
- Yet, for the person who is indifferent, his or her neighbor are of no consequence.†
- Indifference reduces the other to an abstraction.†
- Better an unjust God than an indifferent one.†
- In a way, to be indifferent to that suffering is what makes the human being inhuman.†
- Indifference, after all, is more dangerous than anger and hatred.†
- But indifference is never creative.†
- Indifference elicits no response.†
- Indifference is not a response.†
- Indifference is not a beginning, it is an end.†
- And, therefore, indifference is always the friend of the enemy, for it benefits the aggressor -- never his victim, whose pain is magnified when he or she feels forgotten.†
- Indifference, then, is not only a sin, it is a punishment.†
- Why the indifference, on the highest level, to the suffering of the victims?†
- How is one to explain their indifference?†
- Has the human being become less indifferent and more human?†
Definition:
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(indifferent) without interestin various senses, including:
- unconcerned -- as in "She is indifferent to what is served to eat."
- unsympathetic -- as in "She is indifferent to his needs."
- not of good quality (which may imply average or poor quality depending upon context) -- as in "an indifferent performance"
- impartial -- as in "We need a judge who is indifferent."