Essays on Philosophers

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The Problems of Historical Materialism in Foucault's Discipline and Punish

5 pages / 2420 words

In "Two Lectures," Michel Foucault criticizes historical materialism for inadequately explaining social phenomena. He derides academics that use bourgeois domination to explain a diverse range of social trends, including the exclusion of madness and the repression of infantile sexuality. Foucault calls this kind of social...

Michel Foucault

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Analysis of Criminal Punishment in Discipline and Punish by Michel Foucault

3 pages / 1141 words

In Michel Foucault’s Discipline & Punish: The Birth of the Prison, the author revels in tales of past penal methods involving brutal torture of the convicted criminal as a popular public spectacle. He subtly denounces the rigid yet humane schedules applied to contemporary imprisonment and...

Michel Foucault

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The Views of Rousseau and Hobbes on The Value of Language

4 pages / 1953 words

Jean-Jacques Rousseau and his predecessor, Thomas Hobbes, both encounter the issue of language while constructing a concept of the state of nature and the origin of human society, a favorite mental exercise of seventeenth and eighteenth century philosophers such as themselves. The two agree that...

Rousseau Thomas Hobbes

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The Divergent Opinions of Smith and Rousseau: Natural Sociability and Criticisms of The Division of Labor

6 pages / 2765 words

Although Adam Smith is considered a great defender of commercial society and Jean-Jacques Rousseau one of its prominent critics, both thinkers share certain criticisms of the division of labor. The two acknowledge that splitting tasks among people leads to the creation of social distinction and...

Divergent Rousseau

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The Philosophical Views of Rousseau and Plato on Passions

3 pages / 1262 words

Introduction There exists a debate between Rousseau, Plato, and the philosophers of the Encyclopedia over the experience of the passions. While Plato and the philosophers choose to philosophically debate over the reasons behind love and sexuality, Rousseau, who insists that “imagination wreaks so much havoc,”...

Plato Rousseau

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The Concept of Morality in The Works of Sigmund Freud and Friedrich Nietzsche

4 pages / 1957 words

Friedrich Nietzsche’s “The Genealogy of Morals” and Sigmund Freud’s “Civilization and its Discontents,” have similar goals. Both men want to expose what they see as the impediments of society on the freedom of the individual. Both attack and condemn organized religion as a disguise for...

Friedrich Nietzsche Sigmund Freud

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The Trinity Formula and Interaction of Values

2 pages / 849 words

Karl Marx introduces the trinity formula to us near the end of the work. One interpretation of the trinity formula is that it’s a description of how capital (the collective value of the means of production), land (arable land is the example), and labor (productive...

Karl Marx

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A Critical Analysis of Aristotle’s Theory of Causation

3 pages / 1540 words

The theory that the philosopher Aristotle put forward regarding causation is one of his most well-known and influential. In fact, his ideas have dominated perceptions on this issue throughout most of western philosophy since his work appeared approximately 2,300 years ago. His theory centers around...

Aristotle

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Locke’s Proof Against Innate Mathematical Knowledge

3 pages / 1276 words

John Locke proves that mathematical knowledge is not innate in An Essay Concerning Human Understanding by contrasting Plato’s theory to learning through sensation and perception, thus curating the theory of empiricism. Through his arguments, Locke proves mathematical knowledge is not something that you are born...

John Locke

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Analysis of Rawls's and Arendt's Perspectives on Freedom

4 pages / 1658 words

Philosophers John Rawls and Hannah Arendt each establish different definitions of freedom that help to judge the legitimacy and purpose of political institutions. And while these definitions are not the same, they do not necessarily directly oppose one another. Rather, Arendt’s theory seems to be...

Hannah Arendt Political Philosophy

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Karl Marx - Journalist, Historian, Economist, Philosopher

1 page / 518 words

Yusuf Harris Made-to-order essay as fast as you need it Each essay is customized to cater to your unique preferences + experts online Get my essay Prof Neal History January 29, 2018 Introduction Karl Heinrich Marx was born May 5th, 1818, in Trier, Rhine province,...

Karl Marx

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Marx’s Theory of Commodity Fetishism

5 pages / 2459 words

There can be no doubt over the wide-ranging influence of Karl Marx’s theories on sociology and political thought. His concept of communism overcoming the socioeconomic pitfalls of capitalism has not been a theory that has seen the light of day in the way that he...

Capitalism Karl Marx Marxism

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The Concepts of Immortality and Reproduction in Plato's Perspective on Love

3 pages / 1353 words

Not in entire forgetfulness, Made-to-order essay as fast as you need it Each essay is customized to cater to your unique preferences + experts online Get my essay And not in utter nakedness, But trailing clouds of glory do we come From God, who is...

Plato Symposium

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Analysis of Pausanias’ and Socrates’ Speeches in Plato’s "Symposium"

3 pages / 1547 words

In Plato’s Symposium, Socrates’ eulogy, though delivered with the stated intent of praising love, is not truly about love at all. Instead, Socrates claims that the typical definition of love does not exist and instead praises wisdom. In saying that love is desire, and that...

Plato Socrates Symposium

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The Construction of Platonic Love and Affection Concepts

10 pages / 4561 words

Plato’s “Symposium” is an essential piece of philosophical literature that concerns itself with the genesis, purpose and nature of love, or eros. Love is examined in a sequence of speeches by men attending a symposium, or drinking party. A symposia, or drinking party in ancient...

Plato Symposium

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The Human Nature and Psychology from Plato's Perspective

6 pages / 2826 words

Plato presents a complicated theory of human psychology spread out amongst his various works. In Republic, Phaedo, Phaedrus, and others, Plato develops a view of human psychology centered on the nature of the soul. He presents the bulk of his argument in Republic and Phaedo,...

Plato Plato Republic The Republic

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The Plato and Isocrates Influence on The Aristotle's Rhetorical Thought

3 pages / 1532 words

What does it mean to be human? We are “decision-making creatures capable of overruling [their] own instincts.” It naturally follows that those tools which enable humans to exhibit these unique characteristics are the most essential to human existence and evolution. For thousands of years, Rhetoric...

Aristotle Plato

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Aristotle and Plato's View on Human Nature

5 pages / 2074 words

The first basic assertion that is made by Plato and Aristotle about human nature is that people are, according to fundamental differences in their natures, suited to fill different roles in society, that natural aptitude is destiny. What must be made clear, however, is whether...

Aristotle Nicomachean Ethics Plato

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Religion and Politics: Comparative Analysis of Hobbes, Aristotle and Machiavelli

11 pages / 4802 words

The leadership of the Leviathan, or, the ‘mortal god’, is a central theme in Thomas Hobbes’ theoretical masterpiece, The Leviathan. Literally, the word Leviathan comes from the Hebrew word livyathan, which etymologically denotes “to wind, turn, twist”[1]. In biblical tradition, it refers to the “dragon,...

Aristotle Machiavelli Thomas Hobbes