Evaluate the nature of a rose by drawing on the different sources of knowledge and perspectives presented at the debate.

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The nature of a rose is not simply what it subjectively represents, what atoms it is composed of or what it caters to economically. The nature of the rose is defined as the rose’s purpose in this material and processed world and only through ecology/biology can we apprehend the purpose of a rose and hence, it’s nature. According to economics, the rose’s nature is defined by the ‘supply and demand’ we have in our world. The market is what gives the rose a purpose: to please people and represent their love for each other. If there was no demand for the rose, then we wouldn’t need a supply, and hence the rose would not be what it is today for businessmen, a means to provide a service to others using the cogent symbols embedded into society’s minds. However this argument fails to address the nature of a rose and only outlines the implications its existence has financially. Before the market existed, the rose existed. This is a fact. The market or the symbolic reference did not determine the rose’s essence. It was determined by the natural cycle of life it was an important component of. I believe that the mere fact that its existence precedes the market’s existence proves that the nature of a rose is not simply associated with financial terms, but there is something more to it. Similarly the nature of a rose is not to purely serve as an artistic symbol as the interpretation of such symbols is highly subjective. Different people with different experiences, internal and external factors will associate different themes with the same rose. I believe that the nature of a rose has to be something defined by a solid foundation as knowledge is built on solid foundations of life, facts. There must be a general purpose in nature, of the rose for humans to associate ideas with it. For example, some people interpret the rose as a symbol of life. Why is it that it is given this

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