If people presume that opportunity costs causes a decrease in the overall desirability especially the most favorite choice, then the more the increased choices, the greater the sense of loss and dissatisfaction they will derive [...]
In fact, he declares beauty as part of art works only on condition."Beauty is internal to a work when it is...for such a work, beauty is part of the work's content".
Moral integrity is one of the concepts that is the basis for the teachings of Confucius and provides the basic understanding of what a person should strive for.
The dialogues of Plato offer an insightful investigation of the afterlife, probing the everlasting nature of the soul and its path beyond death.
According to Pirnazarov, a person is a moral agent capable of making rational judgments according to the demands of the society to which they belong.
These primaries are proven by considering the Genealogy as it relates to the book that precedes it directly in the published works of Nietzsche: Beyond Good and Evil.
Being aware of the fact that most of our conclusions are based on inductive reasoning can help us to improve our critical thinking.
The author of the article mentioned the solid center as a way of achieving renunciation in life, and it can be fully agreed that this concept is the right approach to take.
Three notable concepts proposed to elucidate the essence of human existence are Hegel's notion of Geist, Schopenhauer's concept of Will, and Nietzsche's idea of the Will to Power.
The Age of Enlightenment became a natural result of the development of human thought as a result of the progress of science and society.
The ideas articulated in the works by Thoreau and the basic principles of Transcendentalism are consistent with the social, political, cultural, and economic changes that happened in the United States in the middle of the [...]
The Principle of Sufficient Reason or PSR is one of the promises and, at the same time, a controversial topic within the framework of philosophical teaching.
It is the choice that determines the further formation of a person, and not chance or fate, and people themselves are able to change their future despite the predestination.
According to Nietzsche, the highest kind of human excellence is the ability to be oneself and to make one's own choices, as well as being self-content.
Simultaneously, the philosopher believed that understanding this fact motivates people to refer their choices and avoidances to bodily health and an unbothered soul, which, in turn, is the goal of a blessed life.
However, the matter of justice must be perceived as an amalgamation of the two points. The only similarity of the lenses is their emphasis on the role of the government.
Thus, in Kantian theory, lying is unacceptable because it contradicts the concept of good bestowed upon men by God, violates the principle of treating others as one wants himself or herself to be treated, and, [...]
The concept of a good death changes over time, and what was considered a good and glorifying death in ancient times may be terrifying today.
In conclusion, the Earth exists to actualize the potential of all creatures and vegetation on its surface by being a habitual paradise.
Among them is the existence of objective truth, which is independent of people's opinions; the presence of constant deceptions that make a person stay away from this truth; and the need for qualitative changes to [...]
In addition, the critical thinking method can also be used to analyze the belief that the government is the cause of social issues. Philosophy is a discipline that can help us to think more critically [...]
Aristotle's concept of happiness is an expression of virtue that is similar to the flow state, happiness is a combination of the baseline level where basic needs are fulfilled and a broader area managed by [...]
Both the enlightenment and the supernatural belief dare the humanity to try and understand the world around it, use the minds of people to gain knowledge of the unknown.
One of them is the proof or refutation of whether a person is a simulation, matrix, or hologram, as well as the search for confirmation that a person is alive, unique, and vita.
The proverb "a stitch in time saves nine" is strongly tied to the notion of effective time management. The larger picture of this instance is that a little management may go a long way toward [...]
However, if the person were to be aware of the irrationality of their actions, they might avoid such acts in the future.
According to this approach, the justice system should work to defeat the imperfection of human behavior. Delinquency can be defeated only when the society's system is reorganized according to the principles of equality, consciousness, and [...]
According to Velasquez, his renown was described as the 'rumor of a hidden king.' Nonetheless, upon the retirement of Husserl as a professor of Philosophy, the University of Freiburg offered Heidegger the position, and he [...]
God's intervention in history means for most biblical authors that the will of God ultimately determines the course of events, and human freedom is manifested in the fact that he either accepts this will of [...]
In summary, this reading addresses the issue of existence where the critical arguments and claims are confirmed through the attainment of certain conditions and the validity and soundness of the arguments.
It is starkly defined by a number of features, including the acceptance of death, the rejection of the inauthentic, and the adoption of responsibility for one's actions.
The non-realization of the predictions promoted the apocalyptic methods in contrast to the non-achievement of the arrival of the Messianic kingdom.
Thereby, it is necessary to consider inclusive education from a philosophical point of view. The controversy of this aspect is formulated by the main principle of this type of education.
According to Kant, thinking of leaders as guardians who have to guide others and prevent them from "daring to take a single step" without strict directions is the premise for the end of humanity.
In the article Famine, Affluence, and Morality, Peter Singer does not agree with the premise that the state should take full responsibility for implementing charity and remove it from the members of society.
Arguments may appear due to a lack of knowledge related to this type of skepticism, and people might start thinking that the concept does not bring changes to their lives and thinking.
Utilitarians believe that some people are morally equal to animals because they have lost the value of any free action and agree to live by the laws of society.
In other words, the writer is trying to help the reader navigate that the human good can be achieved under everything as long as the subject is affiliated with the person behind it.
Thus, it was shown that logic is not just a specific doctrine of specific things or terms, but the science of the laws of syllogisms, such as modus ponens or modus tollens, expressed in variables. [...]
Thus, Machiavelli raised the question of the historical and political process laws and the need for both objective conditions and the role of the human factor, participants in political activity.
Questions related to the prospect of a constant increase in comfort and the liberation of a person are raised within the philosophy of transhumanism.
In 1953, Gottlob Frege posted a strong argument that the language of mathematics tends to refer to and quantify the mathematical objects and the corresponding theories are true. Frege argues that mathematical language is quantifiable, [...]
The core notion is centered around the idea of metaphysics being the process of investigative philosophy interested in structure, organization, constitution, and nature of reality. In the case of Plato, the only constant is stated [...]
This factor, along with others, determines the importance of Plato's essential work in the context of knowledge of the world - his theory of Ideas or Forms.
Although the nature of knowledge and beliefs is still confusing for many people, most of them think that they know something if they have evidence that is strong enough.
The sense of opposing the reality and the perceived in the Cave myth is epistemological and is tied to the replacement of reliance on sensory cognition with mental comprehension. The reality of the Cave is [...]
Robert Nozick is one of the renowned libertarian thinkers of the twentieth century who proposed a variety of ideas and concepts related to the topics of individual freedom and rights.
The major disadvantage of religion in terms of perception is that religion could alter people's beliefs to the extent of violence.
When comparing the two perspectives of liberty and ideal society, it is necessary to note that both philosophers find the liberty to be an intrinsic feature of a human being.
In epistemology, what really counts is the understanding of knowledge about a particular topic of interest. Apparently, skepticism under epistemology is concerned with clearing any doubts that may exist about the existence of knowledge.
All of the previous premises lead to concluding that disagreements over value judgments can be resolved sometimes. Objectivism says that disagreements can be resolved, but under the mentioned circumstances this will be rare to happen.
It is not simply by a pure accident that the 20th century is now being strongly associated with the initial rise of existentialism, as an entirely new branch of Western philosophic thought, which is concerned [...]
According to Kohlberg, justice is the driver of the process of moral development. Therefore, the early Christians should have continued to practice Christianity regardless of the persecution.
Jean Watson is a household name synonymous to the philosophy and science that brings to the fore the care given to patients by nurses.
In conclusion, it is important to note that the three branches of philosophy focus on such important issues as justice, free will and authority.
Principal Issues Metaphysics: Issues and types of freedom, types of determinism, nature of reality, nature of humanity As a set of theories and concepts that allows for the study of the concept of reality, as [...]
It can provide us with a tool to analyze the problems in 360 degrees and predict possible consequences: from the beginning of recognizing the issues till the end of generalizing the decisions and values, the [...]
The calculation of such umber is made according to with to the occupancy of the room, the height of the story above and below the ground, and the travel distance.
As a result, as Rousseau argues, people have material priorities, and the issue of private property raises sharply, which is the reason for the emergence of the state.
In addition, he argues identity relates to the mind because it is a result of it and not the body or the soul.
Overall, the evaluation of the two visions of the problem of the external world, the one by Descartes, and the one by Moore, suggests a conclusion that Moore's concept does not provide satisfactory replies whereas [...]
The issues addressed by this project are related to the nature, structure, degree of integrity, dependence on cultural conditions, values, as well as opportunities and ways of developing the character in the most successful way.
This is manifested in their teachings where Aristotle speaks of virtue as finding a balance between two extremes while Socrates says that virtue is the desire for one to do well in one's life.
In my evaluation of the quote "Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance," I would say that it expresses very profound and useful things to be aware of.
Mental illness is considered to be a genuine medical phenomenon and its causes are explained from the medical point of view.
The security system of a computer is based on preset access information which a person must use in order to access the data.
The ancient Greeks wanted to discover what it takes to be virtuous, what one has to do in order to be full of character and nobility, and what it takes to live the good life.
The ship begins a voyage around the world and in the course of this voyage some of the parts of the ship inevitably break. The entire framework of the ship that left the port has [...]
According to Kreiss, through the Allergy of the cave, the allergy is presented as the sense in which we reveal our world, yet it is actually not exactly that, rather, an intellectual approach can comprehensively [...]
Analyzing the definitions of "whistleblowing" and "critical thinking", it is possible to make a conclusion that these concepts have similar meanings.
In the genealogy of morality, I find Nietzsche's account of the development of guilt an attempt to overthrow the moral norms that govern society.
The first main branch within the field of philosophy is the concept of human nature which is the pursuit to improve the interdisciplinary exploration of the social, environmental and biological factors and variations of the [...]
Being one of the enlightened persons of his time, Descartes related one of his arguments to the triangle. Actually, this argument contradicts the argument of Descartes that the self is distinct from one's body and [...]
The question is that life is realized by people through the principle of cut and try. It is better to say here that it is a warning for those contradicting nature and physical reality of [...]
One of the most compelling arguments for skepticism about the external world concerns the existence of material objects; this argument can be considered with regards to qualitative illusion, the reality of these objects, and the [...]
At the same time, analytic truth is viewed by Wittgenstein as an explanation of the truthfulness of the logical one. At the same time, the necessary truth is compared and affiliated with the logical one [...]
A man is the one of the most intelligent creatures on the Earth and this is why he is usually interested in a number of questions, a lot of them are philosophical, such as the [...]
Randomness is void of predictability and is defined well in the precepts of chance and probability. However, there has to be a way out of the situation, and this leaves randomness as the only option.
For instance, when it comes to cognition one can say that trees are the important components that make a forest while in philosophy one will say that the soil is the vital component that makes [...]
In that regard, a definition that covers all the concepts of critical thinking might be considered as follows: Critical thinking is the use of those cognitive skills or strategies that increase the probability of a [...]
Despite the controversies about the relationship between the rational soul and its sensitive and nutritive faculties, however, the Aristotelians were still united in their belief that the soul is the form of the body and [...]
The philosophy of Plato on the components of the soul and their role towards the development of character is also accepted by Aristotle.
If a person is certain of one thing more than of another, so the first thing he is certain of is considered to be absolute for him.
In reading about all the various theories of physicalism, also often called materialism, it presents a confusing array of philosophical stances, which all have one thing in common: the separation of the physical from the [...]
Sometimes it seems that if everything in this life was equal it would be easier to perform our main function in this world to live happily.
Being among the first to question the dominant Aristotelian schools of thought that had so dominated academic thought throughout the ages and approaching the subject from the mathematical field rather than the traditional philosophical stance, [...]
In other words, the ideal ruler is able to bring peace to the whole world. Confucius evaluated the justice of warfare applying more general ideals related to good government and leader."Even in the nonideal world [...]
The error - discrepancy between two groups of the objects, one of which is the standard, a right answer of a problem, the decision which would lead to the desirable result, and the second - [...]
When faced with the option of an apple of a muffin, a good person would choose the apple, because the part of the soul that desired the muffin would be controlled by self-control, the part [...]
He is examining the notion of autonomy and what truly constitutes an autonomous act and arrives at the understanding that what is important in the question of free will is the rationale behind the choice [...]
The ethics in Kantianism are deontological in nature which is based on the duty of the person instead of the emotional feelings and the goals.
As a position is defined, it is continually questioned and counter-questioned, eventually bringing the conversation around to a point where the original response is contradicted by the responder while the way in which it is [...]
The main message of this text is represented by the Unlimited that is said to be the main element of the things that exist.
Determinism takes the position that everything which happens is supposed to happen only in that way and not in any other because everything is planned before and ours is just to follow the programming of [...]
As a result, the way people understand and perceive reality is also a part of the process of reality formation. Thus, Descartes premises on the idea that thinking is the evidence of existence.
Remus and Romulus were twins, the children of Rhea and Mars. Romans argue that their republic developed based on a mythical story of the Romulus and Remus.
Perhaps, because of the complicacy of the ratio of the long and the shorter, it could be demonstrated with the line best.
A good approach to tackling the idea of "justified true belief" would be by starting with the introduction of the Theory of knowledge, a philosophic discipline from the dialogues of Plato in his endeavour to [...]
In addition to the aforementioned comparison of the 'highest good' in both Christianity and Confucianism, the underlying aspect that is being highlighted in this Taoist teaching is the approach used and the relationship that exists [...]
In particular, Muharjee notes that many local communities reacted to the development of globalization by perceiving it as a threat to their authenticity and individuality; in other words, the author pointed out that globalization can [...]
Being a jerk means being disrespectful to the needs of other people, and the opinion of Polemarchus proves that it has nothing to do with justice.
From this perspective, the relationship between body and mind can be compared to an aircraft and a pilot; although autopilot technologies are advanced, a successful flight is still impossible without the guidance of the human [...]
We should say that Platos Allegory of the Cave could be used to prove the importance of an examined life and the role a person living according to this principle might play in the community.
It is the assumption of this paper that Descartes' perspective and the teachings of Buddha on the self are inherently incompatible due to their different perspectives on what constitutes "the self".
The philosopher defines God and the creator's responsibilities in the text of the Republic: The creator is real and the opposite of evil.
One of the most notable cases is a contradiction between David Hume and Descartes who shared different views based on what they did perceive of the body and the mind of an individual.
The strong conviction in own rightness thus deprives of the opportunity to comprehend the vastness and beauty of life and to wonder.
Euthyphro's second proposed definition of piety is that "what is dear to the gods is pious", and he is sure that this definition is appropriate.
Human reasoning is the ability of the human mind to utilize some part of the universal reason, and therefore is intangible and separate from the body.
In this light, this paper seeks to support the argument that knowledge is possible regardless of the drawbacks instigated by the skeptical theorists.
In other words, truth is attached to the eventuality of a future event that is meant to limit the interests of man and it may be argued in several ways.
In conclusion, it is possible to note that Confucian ideas had a significant impact on development of the Japanese society in the 8th century.
The evaluation is carried out from the perspective of Althusser's "On the Reproduction of Capitalism". The Marxist approach is one example of a complex political and economic ideology.
This is probably the main pitfalls that should be avoided because it can pose a threat to a great number of people or society, in general. This is one of the issues that should not [...]
The concept of transparency is important to anyone interested in the ethics of human dignity and the perpetual peace of Immanuel Kant. The practice of altruism in the markets is not the alternative to markets [...]
It has been argued that a creation-myth can rarely be differentiated from a narrative of origination; this is because a narrative of origination would present the existence of a deity in a period of infinite [...]
Nonetheless, Confucianism is still present in Asian people's minds and in their literary works as their philosophy, affected by different intrusions, is rooted in their hearts in the form of genetic memory.
I define leadership as the ability to apply specific strategies of communication, decision making, and problem-solving to address the challenges of leading people in order to achieve certain outcomes that align with one's personal values, [...]
The choice is a content of a personality, and a personality expresses itself in a choice. In Kierkegaard's philosophy, the concept of having a self is linked to the concept of consciousness.
The ideologies of philosophers have influenced the world and changed the perception and attitudes of people toward various issues. The peculiarity and popularity of Aristotle's philosophy of life makes it easy for it to be [...]