Poets such as Adrienne Rich and Muriel Rukeyser wrote with the firm belief that poetry had the power to create change, both in individual people and within society as a whole. While they wrote for different political reasons (Adrienne Rich was more concerned with women’s…
Philanthropy in America has a long history, with intentional efforts to build up qualities, shape ideology and characterize practices that would join individuals. There are four major altruistic forms: Relief, Improvement, Social Reform, and Civic Engagement, each having different customs, standards, and purpose. Philanthropy as…
A) What is confirmation bias? Confirmation bias, literally the preference for confirmation. A more extensive description is, confirmation bias is a way of thinking or behaving, by which people have the tendency to confirm their own opinion or thought. Furthermore, people will only search or…
Toward the beginning of the twentieth century, Albert Einstein upset the idea that space and time do never again exist as independent , rather it’s far a total of territory and time to an unmarried dynamic universe. Wormholes have been first hypothesized in 1916, in…
Philanthropy is not new in Africa (UNDP SDG report[footnoteRef:1]) but there is not nearly enough record and systematic documentation of individual or institutional philanthropy within the African context to show for it. There are examples (Rosemary & Mutunkei , 2016) and numerous accounts of Africans…
Philosophy is widely known around the world and famous philosophers originate from all around the world. In the Analects, Confucius believes that an exemplary person (junzi) is one who does believes and acts out every aspect of filial piety, ritual propriety and humanity. He was…
What is humanism? Before proceeding to examine humanistic approach or humanism, it is important to know that the discipline above was developed by geographers such as Yi-Fu Tuan (1974), Anne Buttimer (1976) and Edward Relph (1976, 1981, 1993) who since the 19th century arte referred…
Kant breaks from his idea that the only thing good in itself is good will. He explains two categories of imperatives, which he describes as formulas that determine one’s actions. These two categories are hypothetical and categorical imperatives. The difference depends on whether the action…
The Categorical Imperative Applied to a False Promise In the Foundations of the Metaphysics of Morals, Kant seeks to establish the supreme principle of morality (Kant. 392), the categorical imperative, to act as a standard to which actions can be evaluated for their moral worth….
Save the Categorical Imperative? Yes We Kant! Most people would agree that lying to a murderer about the whereabouts of his victim to save a life is morally permissible, but Kant famously insisted that even in this case, lying is impermissible. Some cite this refusal…
In my opinion, the most important aspect of an ethical theory is its applicability to ‘real life’ ethical dilemmas and situations. Even beyond the obvious intellectual rigor that ethical philosophy demands, the most important test for an ethical theory must be its actual usefulness. It…
Immanuel Kant came up with the categorical imperative when dealing with the importance of moral duty. Hypothetical imperatives did not suffice with Kant as he felt that it was better to disregard consequences of an action and focus more on the morality. He came up…
Pragmatism and minimalism can in simpler terms and two separate branches be defined and expressed as follow; PRAGMATISM Pragmatism can be well understood when looking at its philosophical elaboration which suggests that it is an approach which is employed to evaluate the beliefs and theories…
Known for his driving prowess and stunning flair on the track, Michael Schumacher has got an interesting character and tendencies off the road. One of his trademark habits is being an outdoor activities enthusiast. Besides driving, he is known to like other sports and has…
Pragmatism is one of the original American contributions to philosophical thought. It is the topic of discussion for social history as well. This is all about big thinkers, what they wrote, and what that meant. Pierce, Holmes, etc were these advocators of pragmatism Pragmatism begins…
Pragmatism in the Ranks of Women In Anne-Marie Slaughter’s article, “Why Women Still Can’t Have It All,” she addresses having a high class job and being a mother in this modern day. She uses her own personal experiences along with other high ranked female officials…
Pragmatism and Bears William James’ approach to epistemology is quite different compared to other philosophers. As some epistemological philosophy may seem somewhat hard to apply to real life situations, James’ philosophy, pragmatism, is applicable in a variety of different ways. First off, James establishes his…
Philanthropy is the act of being a humanitarian and charitable towards the others by improving their welfare. Just like Barbara Dodd Anderson, people should possess the willingness and motivation towards helping the others. It does not call for someone to be rich sin order to…
THE POWER OF CHANGE Darya Fowler The Power of Change A large population of the world believes that the consumption of animal products is the healthiest lifestyle. From childhood, humans are taught that eating animal products is healthy while eating foods like grains, legumes, fruits,…
