Essays on Philosophers

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Aristotle’s Artistic Proofs in President Barack Obama's Address

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As we get older, we realize that not many things in life are timeless, but rather fads. That shirt that was trendy in high school, or that band that was always on the radio. Trends come and go, but ethos pathos logos is here to...

Aristotle Ethos Rhetoric

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Reasons for Doing Things Matter

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According to Kant, a good person has morality, freedom, dignity and is accountable for the things they do. Meaning, everything you do whether it is good or bad must have a reason. Acting as humans, there comes a reason and purpose for our choices. From...

Immanuel Kant Morality

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Plato’s Theories of Human Fulfilment

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Plato is known as a psychologist and a philosopher, who was a student of Socrates but also a teacher to Aristotle. Plato’s main goal was to help people to find a sense of complete fulfilment, or what he called “Eudaimonia”. He recorded his thoughts and...

Plato

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The Theory of Dualism by Philosopher René Descartes

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Dualism is the theory introduced by philosopher René Descartes in which “the mind and body are both separate from each other; performing separate functions, and yet are intertwined. For example, some body functions are the cause of the mind and vice versa, and yet the...

Rene Descartes Scientific Revolution Theory

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Division of Labor in Society According to Karl Marx

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Karl Marx examined division of labor in society. “By 1844, Marx had come to the conclusion that the whole world of history is nothing but the creation of man by human labor” (lecture notes). Marx specifies that labor had gone through many changes in history....

Karl Marx Marxism Society

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The Overarching Definition of Philosophy in Plato’s Five Dialogues

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In Plato’s five dialogues specifically in the Euthyphro and the Apology, Plato is using the characters in order to draw out the overarching definition of philosophy and the practice of it. In the Euthyphro, Socrates exemplifies how tough the practice of philosophy can be even...

Philosophy of Life Plato

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The Analysis of The Article "Panopticism" by Foucault Michael

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Article analysis In the article “Panopticism in discipline and punish,” by Foucault Michael. The author objective was to help really emphasize on this idea of that you were constantly being observed. He utilized the term Panopticism which gleaned from this prison idea the panoptikum. Where...

Michel Foucault Panopticism

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Plato & The Truman Show: a Discussion on Truth in The Modern Age

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The proper way to determine truth is a dilemma that we have been attempting to answer for centuries. We see this dramatized in Peter Weiss’s The Truman Show, a film that draws heavily from Plato’s Allegory of The Cave, one of the most well known...

Plato The Truman Show Truth

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Virtue & Happiness According to Socrates

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Man himself is the standard to determine the values appropriate according to circumstances. The Sophists recognised the power of speech and called it as ‘logos’ . Here speech (logos) is having powerful effects to control the human emotions like distress, delight ,fear etc. ,that was...

Happiness Socrates Virtue

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Karl Marx Communist Manifesto

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Marx’s and Engels’ book talks extensively from the Conflict perspective, which deals with the Proletariat and the Bourgeoisie. The purpose of it is to expose the viewpoint and workings of the Communist Party. The Proletariat is a group of people that work to create labor....

Communism Communist Manifesto Karl Marx

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Aristotle love a Virtuous Life

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Introduction to Aristotle’s Doctrine Aristotle’s doctrine about living well begins with a fundamental understanding of ends and means. Life’s purpose is not simply acquiring material possessions, such as a car, as an end or goal. Instead, there is a more profound ultimate end, goal, or...

Aristotle

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Review of Bertrand Russell's Article

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Second Paper The argument that will be presented in this essay is The Problem of Other Minds, which is created by Bertrand Russell. The question that is trying to be answered is how can one justify that other people have minds? The solution that is...

Bertrand Russell

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Why is Philosophy Important According to Bertrand Russell

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Why Philosophy? Philosophy can be confusing to almost all who studies it, mainly because for many of the questions, there are no definite answers, just more questions. Philosophy is studied simply to not only to attain knowledge, but to create speculation of all that we...

Bertrand Russell

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Definition of Philosophy by Bertrand Russell

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“The Value of Philosophy” by Bertrand Russell defines philosophy as a study of the uncertain because the questions asked in philosophy have no answers. Once something has an answer it ceases to be philosophy and becomes an entirely new discipline. Thus, philosophy constitutes the undefinable...

Bertrand Russell

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The Idea of Critical Thinking in Plato's Apology

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Introduction Socrates, the ancient Greek philosopher, once proclaimed that “the unexamined life is not worth living.” This statement serves as a cornerstone of his philosophical legacy, encapsulating his belief in the paramount importance of self-reflection and critical thinking. In this essay, we will explore the...

Plato Socrates The Apology

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Analysis of Apology by Plato

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Apology, written by Plato, outlines what occurred during Socrates’ trial. Socrates was on trial because he was accused of being a doer of evil, corrupter of the youth, and not believing in the gods. His charges where those often used against philosophers. Apology tells about...

Plato Socrates The Apology

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Behavior and Character of Meursault in The Stranger Novel

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Albert Camus’ The Stranger follows the life of a man after the death of his mother whom one learns very little about, save for some few words of wisdom that the man, Meursault, recalls sporadically throughout the novel. One of the striking elements of the...

Albert Camus The Stranger

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Analysis of The Case of Transcanada in Terms of Kant’s Moral Theory and Utilitarian Perspective

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When Evan Vokes, a trained engineer, started working for TransCanada in 2007, he realized that there were some issues in his employer’s work ethics and quickly found himself in a moral struggle. TransCanada is one of the largest companies focusing on oil and gas infrastructure...

Immanuel Kant Morality Utilitarianism

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Main Message of Allegory of The Cave

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The Darkness In this world, there are many things going on. A lot may know what is happening and some may not. There are many “dark” places in the world where they are isolated from the outside and they only know about the inside. Countries...

Allegory Allegory of The Cave Plato