Essays on Philosophers

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Analysis of Aristotle’s Idea of Polis as The Greatest Form of Human Association

3 pages / 1314 words

Ancient Greece was arguably one of the greatest civilizations of all time. Beginning in the 8th century BC and ending around 146 BC, this era introduced some of the greatest innovations in literature, technology, and philosophy. But with such a large civilization came many conflicts...

Aristotle Political Philosophy

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Investigation of The Role of Production Within Community Through Tocqueville and Marx’s Theories

2 pages / 1058 words

Introduction In this paper, I argue the role of production within a community using both Tocqueville and Marx’s theories. Tocqueville speaks about voluntary association being positive for the community, whereas Marx speaks about forced labor and slavery. Made-to-order essay as fast as you need it...

Community Karl Marx Labor

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Critical Analysis of Aristotle’s Theory of Moral Responsibility Presented in Nicomachean Ethics

5 pages / 2207 words

In Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle presents a theory of moral responsibility that involves actions and character acquisition. He examines when and how individuals are responsible, and provides an objection to when people are never responsible for what they do. I first describe the concepts of moral...

Aristotle Nicomachean Ethics Virtue Ethics

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Research of The Views of Nietzsche and Baudrillard on Fake News

5 pages / 2142 words

The news platform has evolved over the ages starting from the printing press which came into existence in around 1440s till date. Now we are living in the new era where we have internet which connects people from all around the world regardless of the...

Fake News Friedrich Nietzsche Media Bias

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Accounts of Responsibility, Action, and Character Acquisition in Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics

3 pages / 1269 words

In Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle puts forth his theory in relation to one’s responsibility, their character acquisition, and their actions in his book. He also provides objections to his claims, most notably in 1114b, where Aristotle suggests that people may not be responsible for any...

Aristotle Nicomachean Ethics

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Socrates’ Philosophy on The Life after Death

3 pages / 1273 words

What happens after we die is a widely debated and relatively unknow topic that has been brought up many times in philosophy. Different theories have been proposed as to what might happen with the body and soul after the person passes away. This also brings...

Death Personal Philosophy Socrates

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The Meaning of The Allegory of The Cave from Plato’s The Republic

2 pages / 974 words

The Republic is a dialogue that challenges the efficacy of democracy and serves as a foundation on which all political thought is built upon. After the death of Socrates Plato took it upon himself to express his discontent for this political system and its exploitation...

Allegory of The Cave Plato The Republic

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The Views of Aristotle on Who Should Wield Authority in Government

2 pages / 807 words

Aristotle’s Politics is divergent to the Republic created by his predecessor Plato. Unlike Plato’s desire to position both political systems and individuals to mimic a higher form of virtue, Aristotle emphasized practicality. His philosophical work is grounded in our state of nature rather than abstractions...

Aristotle

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The Views of Thomas Hobbes on Politics and Society

2 pages / 800 words

Thomas Hobbes was a famous philosopher in the 17 century who is famous for his books works and his political view on the society. In the late 17th century Thomas Hobbes had a connection between the royalist of the argument between the kings and the...

Public Policy Society Thomas Hobbes

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Evaluation of The Idea of a Deliberation Day from an Aristotelian Perspective

3 pages / 1505 words

The idea of deliberation day as set out in the paper co-authored by Ackerman and Fishkin proposes a new national holiday for large scale deliberative polling which gives citizens the opportunity to become better informed about upcoming major elections, to intensely question the candidates on...

Aristotle

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The Issue of God, Religion, and Suffering

2 pages / 717 words

Like you I believe in this mystical supernatural being called God. According to the Bible: God is glorious, infinite, without beginning or end or any limitation at all. He is self-existent, not dependent on anyone for anything. He is consistent and unchanging. He is unconditional...

Biblical Worldview Catholic Church Friedrich Nietzsche

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The Philosophy of Western Civilization

3 pages / 1581 words

The philosophy of Western civilization is said to originate in ancient Greece. Here it revolved around three of the world’s most well-known thinkers; Socrates, Plato and Aristotle. Unfortunately, this is not where we will begin our study. While Socrates might have been one of the...

Socrates Western Civilization

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The Significance of Examining Our Beliefs in Plato’s Euthyphro

3 pages / 1275 words

The Platonic dialogue titled the Euthyphro closely examines why it is significant to question our beliefs and views on various subjects. A vital concept that stands out is the idea of Socratic questioning. As discovered through Socrates’ and Euthyphro’s discussion, Socrates deems that questioning is...

Euthyphro Plato

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Socrates Views on Human Wisdom

1 page / 556 words

Socrates has many interesting views on various concepts and ideas. He goes into depth about how these concept and ideas can be detrimental or beneficial to human existence. Socrates is well known for being one of the greatest philosophers in history. He is recognized for...

Socrates Wisdom

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Utopia by Thomas More: The Concept of Truth

3 pages / 1266 words

There is no denying Thomas More’s Utopia is a product of fiction, it is evident by his use of combining fictional characters and places, with characters and places that are in fact, real. Aside from the genera of literature, in More’s letter to Peter Giles,...

Thomas More Utopia

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Rhetorics in Plato’s "Gorgias" and Political Methods in Modern America

1 page / 586 words

Plato’s “Gorgias” is a dialogue that attacks the rhetoric of the politicians in ruling ancient Greece. It uses the voice of the teacher Socrates to express views, and includes the viewpoints and perspectives of Gorgias, Polus, and Callicles as well. Socrates in particular discusses many...

Modern Society Plato Rhetoric

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Injustice and Innocence in The "Crito" Dialogue

3 pages / 1344 words

Being treated like a criminal when you’ve done nothing wrong, is something no innocent person should go through. An injustice like this is not only harmful to the victim (because they know they’re being wrongfully punished), it is also a betrayal to the rule of...

Plato Socrates

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Critical Response to Kant's Moral Philosophy

1 page / 634 words

We all know that people behave in ways that they call moral at least some of the time. Morality is something we practice and discuss, so what’s the best way to try to understand it? In this essay, I am exploring how Kant is trying...

Immanuel Kant Morality

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A Reconceptualization of Power and Its Normative Value

2 pages / 1088 words

Power has historically taken on different meanings and functions. For Max Weber, power is merely instrumental, whereas Hannah Arendt sees it as communicative, and Michel Foucault as strategic. Although power is traditionally defined as essentially repressive and negative, I will argue along the lines of...

Hannah Arendt Max Weber Power