Essays on Philosophers

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Pythagoras: Great Philosopher’s Impact on The Culture

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Pythagoras His Life, His Teachings, And His Followers Pythagoras, a Greek philosopher and religious leader, was responsible for important developments in the history of mathematics, astronomy, and in the theory of music. He inspired many later mathematicians and philosophers such as Aristotle. He was born...

Pythagoras

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The Life of The Founder of Pythagorean Brotherhood

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Pythagorean Brotherhood Pythagoras of Samos is the founder of a religion called Pyhagoreanism where he developed the Pythagorean brotherhood (Pythagoras). It is known that Pythagoras made traveled a lot during his life, but he eventually settled down in Croton, Italy (Pythagoras). Throughout his life Pythagoras...

Pythagoras

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The Analysis of Plato’s Republic: The Issue of Censorship

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In Books II and III of Republic, Plato[1] argues for the censorship of stories and tales for the youth of their imaginative, Utopian city, and specifically for the youth of the ‘ruling’ class named the Guardians. He asserts that censoring certain tales, notably ones with...

Censorship Plato Plato Republic

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The Possibility of Utopia: Analyzing Plato’s Republic

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With the goal of creating the perfect society, the utopia of Plato’s Republic rather presents a dystopia that enforces the marginalization of the individual. Plato believes a strict regulation that constricts independence and individuality makes it possible for citizens to live simple and peaceful lives....

Plato Plato Republic Utopia

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Analysis on How John Locke’s Philosophies Inspired Simon Bolivar to Fight for Venezuela’s Freedom

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Simon Bolivar is a Creole that grew up in a wealthy family. Bolivar dedicated his time and effort to fighting for the independence of Venezuela from Spain. In order to do this Bolivar was inspired by the enlightenment ideas of John Locke. John Locke explains...

John Locke Simon Bolivar

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Analysis of Jean Jacques Rousseau’s Theory of The Social Contract

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Introduction How can man surrender his natural liberties to the body politic (or community) and yet still have a level of primitive or natural right where he may preserve himself? Rousseau attempts to answer this question in his essay. An assault on one is viewed...

Rousseau Social Contract

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Critical Review of Jean Jacques Rousseau’s Ideas in Social Contract

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Social Contract Review Book I of the Social Contract, was written by Jean Jacques Rousseau and published in 1762. At the time of the release of this document, Rousseau claimed residency in France, where the reception of it’s publishing was not so welcome by the...

Rousseau Social Contract

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Power Strategies in Sun Tzu's "The Art of War" and Machiavelli's "The Prince"

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To take over a nation or organization, the cleverest method to take would be by following the wise advices of Sun Tzu in his remarkable work the Art of War and Machiavelli in his notable work The Prince. By following these wise strategies, perhaps not...

Machiavelli The Art of War The Prince

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Jean Jacques Rousseau’s Legacy

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Jean Jacques Rousseau Although most famously known for his work in philosophy, Jean Jacques Rousseau contributed to many other areas during his lifetime. He not only built upon contemporary moral, political, and educational thought, but also developed the subjects of musical composition and writing. His...

Influential Person Rousseau

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Mary Wollstonecraft and John Locke’s Conflicting Opinions on Financial Aid

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Mo’ Money Mo’ Problems Work is an integral part of American culture, if not all of society. From a young age, children are taught to perform well in school in order to be have successful jobs in the future. College age students’ academic curriculums revolve...

John Locke Universal Basic Income

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Goodness in Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics and Plato’s The Republic

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For most people today, being a good person simply means following a set of commonly agreed upon moral guidelines. However, those guidelines have increasingly been getting blurred and convoluted from culture to culture and generation to generation. The question remains whether the definition of morality...

Aristotle Being a Good Person Plato

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Heidegger's Critique of Nietzsche's Philosophy

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Heidegger’s Critique on Nietzsche In his critique on Nietzsche’s philosophy, Heidegger sates a philosophy that is apparently the consummation of Western metaphysics. According to his arguments, Heidegger believes that Nietzsche’s philosophy is a representation of the epitome of modern nihilism, which is the ultimate manifestation...

Friedrich Nietzsche Metaphysics

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Summary of Plato’s Dialogue Euthyphro

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Plato’s dialogue Euthyphro occurs outside the court of Athens, after running into Euthyphro and knowing about why Euthyphro is there, Socrates is not convinced that Euthyphro prosecuting his father for murder is the just or pious thing to do. He asks Euthyphro to educate him...

Euthyphro Plato

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The Dialogue Between Euthyphro and Socrates

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After running into Euthyphro outside of king-archon’s court and hearing about why Euthyphro is there, Socrates is not convinced that Euthyphro prosecuting his father for murder is the just or pious thing to do. He asks Euthyphro to teach him about what piety and impiety...

Euthyphro Socrates

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Kant’s Second Formulation of The Categorial Imperative

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Universal Ethics philosophy states that every decision made is only acceptable if it is applied universally in similar situations. This is also known as the ‘Categorical Imperative’. According to Kant, individual moral commitments are considered categorical imperatives, and these commitments exist for a reason. The...

Categorical Imperative Immanuel Kant

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Thomas Hobbes Vis a Vis The Philosophy of Immanuel Kant on Punishment

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Kant and Hobbes had different understandings of the issue of morality. Kant took a more rationalistic view of morality, while Hobbes was more empirical in this regard. However, both proceeded from a subjective point. The understandings of these two philosophers differ in terms of reason,...

Immanuel Kant Thomas Hobbes

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Thomas Hobbes' Views on The Importance of Government

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The state of nature in accordance to human kind is man’s most primal needs. The brutish ways of sentient beings who need to satisfy their urge for food, violence, and sex are implemented out of necessity. The quandries of the human race start with why...

Thomas Hobbes

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Thomas Hobbes, Jean Jacques Rousseau, and The State of Nature and The Act of Men

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Introduction Thomas Hobbes’ Leviathan and Jean Jacques Rousseau’s Discourse on Inequality both offer contrasting theories about how men act in the state of nature. Hobbes’ theory is based on upon the idea that human nature is naturally competitive and violent while Rousseau’s is based upon...

Rousseau Thomas Hobbes

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Carl Jung Vs Sigmund Freud: a Comparison of Psychodynamic Theories of Personalities

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Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung both author two separate Psychodynamic Theories of Personality. While former colleagues and even close friends at one time, differences related to their studies led to a falling out. After Jung and Freud’s split, Jung spoke about being in a suffocating...

Carl Jung Sigmund Freud