Philosophy uses reasoning and logic to investigate the experiences humans encounter in their existence. It involves close reading, critical thinking, and analysis of every philosopher's work. Each philosopher offers unique perspectives on how we perceive the world we live in. Philosophy teaches us how to...
There is a new wave in the world of understanding, a wave that is pushing forward the frontiers of conventional philosophies and scientific views of the philosophers. The most exciting aspect of it is that it connects with ancient spiritual understanding about the exact nature...
Doubting is an aspect of thinking. The more we are doubting the more its shows we are doubting. Descartes philosophy greatly drawn much in my reflections in life realities. Rene Descartes really inspire me to his saying “I doubt therefore I exist because when we...
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels had a specific point of view and ideology of how they perceived the world. The Manifesto of the Communist Party was published in 1848 during the European revolution and it summarizes the foundation of the Marxist movement and vision. Karl...
In today’s society, the advancement of technology is due to the creation of artificial intelligence in the workplace along with the rise of many tech companies. The progression of technology has led to what many considered to be technological utopianism, a term describing how technological...
The age of enlightenment (1685-1815) brought about a new wave of thinkers who tried to explain the conditions of human life through scientific methods instead of religion and folklore which questioned traditional authority. Philosopher Karl Marx (1818-1883) attempted to develop a critical social science which...
The genre of the manifesto encompasses not only a textual ability to linguistically instil political motivations, but also provides a medium connecting author and responder in a way largely unprecedented in the early twentieth century. Whilst politics has firmly remained entrenched within society, the recognition...
On the topics of freedom, citizenship, and economics, Hannah Arendt and Karl Marx had opposing views. Born in Germany, Hannah Arendt was a writer who gained recognition for her political and philosophical theories. Karl Marx, who was also born in Germany, was a philosopher, political...
Adam Smith is known as the “Father of Capitalism” on the other hand his peer, Karl Marx, is known as the “Father of Communism.” The thoughts of these two men differentiate as a general rule; however there is some similitude in the thinking behind a...
Introduction John Locke was born at Wrington, a village in Somerset, on August 29, in the year 1632, and died in 1704. He was the son of a country solicitor and small landowner. He entered Westminster school and passed to Christ Church, Oxford, as a...
Language has been the first stepping-stone that defined human communication. It has the power to change the world around us and also has the power to reshape our thoughts and perception of the society we live in. We have come a long way in establishing...
This pandemic brought a lot of negative things not only in the surroundings but to people itself. Though there are lots of brave people out there, fighting to win against this pandemic, here I am, lurking in the corner wondering about my purpose in life....
Throughout the course of history, psychology has taken shape and formed into a field of science that is essential in modern times. Psychology’s origins are deeply rooted in the field of philosophy, dating back to the ancient Greeks with such recognizable names as Aristotle and...
Introduction Immanuel Kant, one of the most active philosophers in the history of Western philosophy, in his famous work Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Moral discusses the idea of ethics and how it can be achieved despite its necessity. In this paper, I plan to...
The theory of Forms is a concept of being rather than becoming. The Forms are stable, and unchanging. Forms are the essences of things. Philosophers recognize two kinds of proof: inductive (with sensory observations), and deductive (based on reason). Forms are known through reason, not...
The Allegory of the Cave is the story made by the old Greek scholar Plato, who was the originator of the Platonist school of establishment and thought. He showed this story as the trades between two people. An ethical story implies a progressively significant significance...
Introduction Have you ever asked how true is our world? What is that makes people feel? How do they develop the feeling of being a part of the natural world? What is the relationship between human senses and virtual environments? Philosophers and scientists have pointed...
“A state arises, as I conceive, out of the needs of mankind; no one is self-sufficing, but all of us have many wants,” quoted from philosopher Plato. The creation of a perfect society has been discussed since the beginning of time. There has been plenty...
The allegory of the cave, section VII of Plato’s The Republic, is one of the most referenced passages of Western philosophy. The story is a dialogue between Socrates and Plato’s brother Glaucon. Plato relays the allegory in the context of societies attitudes toward philosophical enrichment...