Category: Philosophy
-
Plato and Aristotle’s Belief About Happiness – Philosophy Essay
Plato and Aristotle’s Belief About Happiness – Philosophy Essay Happiness is a desirable state for man, a state which for the philosophies of Plato and Aristotle, can be achieved through possessing good things. Plato states
-
Pain Hurts More When It Feels Meaningless – Philosophy Essay
Pain Hurts More When It Feels Meaningless – Philosophy Essay “All life involves suffering,” the First Noble Truth of Buddhism. Can anyone in this world deny that they’ve suffered? I can’t. Everyone suffers but it is how we deal with our suffering that makes the difference.
-
Plato and Saint Augustine: Philosophical Contrast and Coalition – Philosophy Essay
Plato and Saint Augustine: Philosophical Contrast and Coalition – Philosophy Essay The Philosophers Plato and Saint Augustine are virtual shadows of each other, both striving for similar aspirations and longing for perfection. Although they both desire to live in a “just” society, their
-
Is A Utopian Society Ethical or Not? – Philosophy Essay
Is A Utopian Society Ethical or Not? – Philosophy Essay The world of the 21st century is the best of times because of the continuous freedom and morality, many people may say. That is why the idea of a Utopia is considered so irrational. People think that a Utopia
-
The Argument of Abortion – Philosophy Essay
The Argument of Abortion – Philosophy Essay In On the Moral and Legal Status of Abortion, Mary Anne Warren discusses a few arguments against abortion, namely bringing into play whether the fetus is actually a person, or “not a member of the moral community”. She
-
A Just Life Leads To A Prosperous Life – Philosophy Essay
A Just Life Leads To A Prosperous Life – Philosophy Essay Plato’s view on leading a just life – as asserted through Socrates in Republic – lends one to suggest that being just leads to a life of happiness. I will attempt to show that leading a just life can be rewarding to someone who…
-
A Philosophical Essay on John Locke’s View of Religious Tolerance – Philosophy Essay
A Philosophical Essay on John Locke’s View of Religious Tolerance – Philosophy Essay “There is a remark often quoted from the preface of ‘A Letter concerning Toleration’ which, while not by Locke, can be seen as catching something of his view: ‘Absolute liberty, just and true liberty, equal and important
-
Dostoevsky’s Personification of Nihilism Essay
Dostoevsky’s Personification of Nihilism Essay Crime and Punishment was written in quite an exciting era in Russian history. Many new social, political, and economic philosophies were flourishing all over the country—especially in St. Petersburg. Although Dostoevsky certainly subscribed to many philosophies of reform, he was certainly not one willing to adhere to any new ideal…
-
The Issues of Erotic Desire in Phaedrus and De Rerum Natura – Philosophy Essay
The Issues of Erotic Desire in Phaedrus and De Rerum Natura – Philosophy Essay Erotic desire in Phaedrus, and De Rerum Natura is intrinsically connected with pleasure. But had Plato examined De Rerum, and Lucretius, Phaedrus, they would have been troubled by the place and role of erotic desire in the other’s work. Superficially, erotic…
-
Consumer Culture: The Road to Hell – Philosophy Informal Essay
Consumer Culture: The Road to Hell – Philosophy Informal Essay A sentence for beginning that has to be remembered: consumer culture is supported by rich bussinesmen and it is nothing more than a fabrication that all Americans have bought into. Consumerism brings lots of quality goods at “cheaper” prizes into our shops and houses, but…
-
Hume and Epicurus – Philosophy Essay
Hume and Epicurus – Philosophy Essay How often have we looked at the night sky and wondered at the splendor of the stars and planets glowing at us? How often do we see the majesty of the flowers or hear the beating of our heart and, overwhelmed by the sheer magnificence of the order and…
-
History of Western Philosophy – Research Paper
History of Western Philosophy – Research Paper Do you think that Descartes has satisfactorily solved the problem of mind-body dualism? The Cartesian Dualism has come across three main problems, first, whether Descartes had successfully proven the existence of the non-material thinking soul, second, whether the soul (thought) can interact with our body (extension),
-
Intelligence and Creativity Guarantee Nothing – Philosophy Essay
Intelligence and Creativity Guarantee Nothing – Philosophy Essay One of the realities of human society is that crude intelligence and creativity do not guarantee success. On the other hand, persistence on a certain matter does, as the long fight of women’s rights activists demonstrates. In addition, continuous effort to better one’s self is crucial, as…
-
Increasing Knowledge Increases Sorrow – Philosophy Essay
Increasing Knowledge Increases of – Philosophy Essay Since the time of Greek Mythology to the world we live in today, the increase of knowledge is the increase in sorrow. Without a doubt the words “For in much wisdom is much grief, and increase of knowledge is increase of sorrow,” from the chapter Ecclesiastes in the…
-
Husserl’s “continually present” Natural Standpoint – Essay
Husserl’s “continually present” natural standpoint In the natural attitude we find ourselves situated within the dual temporal horizons of the past and the future. Within these horizons the world of our experience is one, which is an “every waking now obviously so, has its temporal horizon, infinite in both directions ” (I §27,102). The past…
-
Theory of Knowledge Essay – Philosophy
Theory of Knowledge Essay – Philosophy For over the millennia, philosophers have questioned whether knowledge exists and if we know anything at all. The product from uncertainty is the theory of knowledge. It is actually quite hard to define knowledge; the dictionary defines knowledge as general awareness or possession of information, facts, ideas, truths, or…
-
Critical Thinking at Work Analysis – Philosophy Essay
Critical Thinking at Work Analysis – Philosophy Essay In 2001, I was working for target as a Logistics Executive in their Spartanburg, SC store. I was in charge of the flow or truck push process where thirty-five people reported to me. One morning a team member that I had been having performance problems with was…
-
Beyond Good And Evil – Complete Summary / Philosophy Research Paper
Beyond Good And Evil – Complete Summary / Philosophy Research Paper Introduction – Beyond Good and Evil was written in 1885, immediately after Thus Spoke Zarathustra. Nietzsche conceived of it as a detailed and refined criticism of contemporary life. As such, it reflects and amplifies many of the chapters of Zarathustra in which society, politics,…
-
Annual Halloween Window Painting Contest – Philosophy Essay
Annual Halloween Window Painting Contest – Philosophy Essay Last year I volunteered my time to organize the annual Halloween Window Painting Contest in my town. The participants ranged in age from eight to eleven years old. My leadership included the solicitation of local vendors, the registration and supervision of the participants and the organization of…
-
Epictetus and His Handbook – Philosophy Essay
Epictetus and His Handbook – Philosophy (200 Level Course) While it would be a pretty fair personal assessment to say that philosophy is not the field of study that demands my interest, nor is it the field that I would enjoy devoting a considerable amount of time to, I was quite surprised when undertaking Epictetus’…