Philosophy Essay Examples and Topics. Page 18

The question of whether there is a supreme being behind the existence the universe is a one that has confounded many people to date.

Buddhism also teaches that it is the unfulfilled desires of men and women that causes misery and therefore the removal of these desires from the consciousness of the individual will solve all of society's problems.

In contrast to the weighed and reasonable ideas of war which Plato suggests, Augustine molds the basis of the war ideology on the idea that war can be a means to achieve piece.

It is clear through the literature that has come to man, that philosophers started being increasingly concerned with the task of justifying the possibility, and therefore, the credibility of human knowledge of the entire world.

His experience as a physician and the philosophical knowledge he had, formed a perfect combination of knowledge, which gave him the ability to explain human nature.

Kant's moral system is anchored on morality and therefore goes ahead to explain that a rational human being would easily adapt to universal moral laws and use them as a basis of determining what is [...]

This is due to the fact that different people explain the existence of God in different ways and there is always a contradiction between scientific theories and faith of individuals. However, from the explanation provided [...]

The most prominent topic was the status of intellectualism at Harvard in addition, to the canon of the Unitarian church trained at Harvard School of religion.

The main similarity of the Platonic and Aristotelian forms is in their ability to be the bearers of the objective truth."The expression 'the F' must have been construed as indicating something about the nature of [...]

Kant's moral philosophy holds that the final result of an action has no value; the value of an action lies on the motivation behind it.

While he was fourteen years of age, Giovanni went to Bologna where he studied for two years, and was mostly engaged with the Decrials."While still in Bologna, he was disgusted with the traditional studies of [...]

So, it would be appropriate to suggest the overview of changing virtues and people's views within the well-known cognitive books: The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, The Consolation of Philosophy by Ancius Boethius, and the [...]

However, it is important to note that most of Hume's theories are based on the idea that a man's previous experience is not to be taken into consideration.

By examination of Tyler Durden in the "Fight club" and Clint Eastwood in "The good the bad and the ugly," it can be noted that the heroes and anti-heroes are depicted in a similar yet [...]

Justice, which is suitable for the constitution of the country, is also beneficial to the people. The Plato's theory of justice tries to balance what people and societies practice."Justice is the good of another".

Furthermore, due to the different laws and cultures in our world, it would be seemingly impossible to uphold such a rule According to Pojman, "the idea of rewarding the good and punishing the bad is [...]

He says that the idea of the bed from which all beds are made generates from god, the carpenter who makes the bed 'naturalizes' what god had conceived, and the painter copies the idea of [...]

This is by far the most convincing evidence that we have, which so far supports the model of dualism in our contemporary society.

Although there is no way to accurate define the meaning of "cool" or "coolness" one can get close to it by understanding the spirit behind the term and Botz-Bornstein was correct when he wrote that [...]

They based their perception of what is good on what they received and deemed good while the masses were obliged to accept that as common and if common then as the norm of the values.

The highest type of reality is the one that is based on knowledge of forms as illustrated through the allegory of the cave.

Unfortunately, in the scrimmage, George had to run for his life and by the time he came back to England he had not heard about his mother; they were separated.

Tough questions arise at the very insistence of resolving the mystery about the existence of God, with scientists and philosophers pulling in all directions in an attempt to explain the core and origin of mankind.

Thomas More, expresses the utopian view, which is a description depicting a fictional island civilization; its religious, social and political way of life."Moore used the utopian society to contrast between the imaginary or unusual political [...]

Nietzsche, being one of the believers in the rule of the body over the body over the mind believed that ideas contained inhibited the body's actions.

Daniel explores the functioning of the brain in relation to the body while John addresses Artificial intelligences and the myths surrounding it.

He was of the opinion that every indication of machination and design existing in the watch also exist in the natural universe, the only difference being the fact that the indication of contrivance and design [...]

Pythagoras was one of the first philosophers, who introduced that ethereal type of music and proved the possibility of connection geometry, philosophy, and music."Impressed by the harmonious scale of sounds from the beating hammers, Pythagoras [...]

For example, Descartes notion of existence of a perfectly supreme being is questionable because, unless one proves that the reality of the Supreme Being is coherent, then the argument is void. Anselm's argument that God [...]

My personal life therefore bears witness to this as can be illustrated by the various ornaments that I adorn and the painting and sculptures that I have in my house.

Born in 1706 in Paris, Gabrielle-Emilie le Tonnelier de Breteuil was the product of the second marriage of Louis Nicolas le Tonnelier de Breteuil, a protocol officer in the court of the Sun King; Louis [...]

He was concerned with the social and political order of the world. Every human being has a mandate to assess the state of nature and avoid the implications that may arise.

Generally, one is to keep in mind that Foucault 's discourse "tells us something about the person speaking the language, the culture that that person is part of, the network of social institutions that the [...]

As for surrealism movement, it is better to pay attention to one of Freud's theories, the theory of dreams, where Freud called dreams as a kind of road to the unconscious.

The representatives of American analytic philosophy believe that they can achieve the desirable goals and comprehend the essence of this life be means of analysis of language and respect to all natural science.

Nowadays, it is very difficult to use the ideas offered by Locke at the end of the 1600s, his rational development and desire to be equal in all spheres of life turn out to be [...]

Euthyphro is in the verge of prosecuting his father because of the crime he committed. Another definition of piety by Euthyphro is that" The pious is what is dear to gods.

The ethical approaches of the Utilitarian and the Kantian perspectives both examine ethics. This concern is not on the Utilitarianism schedule, which implies that from Kantianism perspective, Utilitarian morality is an amazing mixture of ethical [...]

The technology field is the most challenging and it couples a number of disagreements, which have led to positive and negative impacts.

The concept revolves around dietetics that is philosophical and 'cultivational' of the Chinese thoughts on religion and other spheres of life.

It therefore leads to a general conclusion that the fear of error should not lead individual to believe in non-evidenced approaches especially in social and natural sciences.

In summary, the main idea is that because human beings are part of the universe, their actions originate from events that happened before, which were caused by earlier events, and the list is endless.

In general, the Descartes' philosophy is linked to the church's connotation of the most significant part of an individual's body, which is acknowledged as existent, even after the end of physical life.

In the realm of political thought, there exists a troubling paradox: how is it that the political elite can continue to lie to the populace with impunity, particularly when the populace is well aware of [...]

The greatest spur to critical thinking among the ordinary global populace was facilitated by American philosopher and educational reformer John Dewey, who introduced the branch of knowledge to American education in the early 1900s, "So [...]

To me, the meaning of the phrase ameaning of life' is not precise and I take it as any analysis that gives life some concept.

The Tao Te Ching likens nature to a bow in chapter 77."That which is at the top is pulled down/that which is at the bottom is brought up/ That which is overfull is reduced/ that [...]

I hold the position that nature is a manifestation that I regard, the place I act in, and the possibilities and materials I can make use of.

In order to come up with an agreeable and logical definition of freedom as it is in the contemporary society, people have critically analyzed the input of these philosophers and their definition of freedom in [...]

With the existence of a spiritual realm, I believe in the existence of the soul and life after death. A good example of the order in nature is a seed.

Thus it can be seen that the concept of inequality occurs naturally in nature. I can even go so far as state that inequality is even a necessity in the grand scheme of things.

The Earth Charter states that only the universal responsibility, membership in the human family, the need for global ethics as the elements of social consciousness may save people from overpopulation which becomes a real problem [...]

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".

The philosophy of Latin America was formed under the influence of European philosophy that had a great impact on the development of the New World.

One has control over the attraction for instance; attraction to someone is not a choice but way of enhancing the relationship in a personal perfective manner.

It is never easy to exactly determine what truth is due to many controversies that arise depending on the field of study.