Essays on Philosophical Concepts

When a person has an irreversible illness with a prognosis of up to six months to live, should that person decide when to die and if a doctor assists a terminally ill patient in a peaceful death, is that mercy or murder? For most, death...

There are many conflicting views the concept of the right to death and whether or not an individual should be able to decide when to end their life. Some can agree that in certain cases under unbearable circumstances, such as terminal illness, having the right to...

The world is Spiritual. Most people believe to some extent of an external power or force, whether that be God, a ghost or even destiny. For example, Muslims believe in Allah, Christians believe in Jesus, Jewish people believe in God. If you boil it all...

Destiny is something to which a person or thing is destined. Destiny implies that there is some power which acts or determines the course of events beforehand. Some people might think that their destiny is already set out for them. However, destiny is something that...

Some people believe that they are in control of their life while others believe that their lives are controlled by destiny, which poses the question, are our lives controlled by destiny or our own choices? There are two texts that try to answer this question....

In 62% of Americans, they believe in control over their destiny, 32% of no control on our destiny and the rest is borderline. In both stories “Learning to Read” by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, and “Chapter 1: The Boy Left Behind” by Mark Matousek shows...

Some people believe their destinies have already been determined. In fact, people can control what happens in their lives as every decision is in their control. Destiny, which is fate, is the events that will happen in a person’s life. Of course, people’s opinions, such...

In the tragedy Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare challenges the notions of destiny and its effect on the lives of two star-crossed lovers. However, Romeo and Juliet’s deaths were arguably based on sequential impulses and interference. Destiny’s conceptualization has been scrutinized over time, with its...

Moliere has written a Tartuffe play comedy that reflects the fact of human nature. The author clearly portrays the nature of the characters and especially Orgon and Tartuffe. Through this, we can find the two main reasons why Tartuffe can easily manipulate and exploit Orgon....

In Tartuffe by Molière, the hypocrisy of Tartuffe has completely confused Orgon. Although Orgon’s family has seen Tartuffe’s true face and try to hinder Orgon. But due to being so devout and obsessed, Orgon almost sabotaged his family. The first reason that Tartuffe can easily...

Tartuffe is a French play written by the French writer Molière. Moliere was an actor and playwright in France during the 17th century. He was born in Paris in 1622 and got his first perform for theatre when he studied at the College de Clermont....

“A Sound of Thunder” by Ray Bradbury is an interesting commentary on causality and destiny. Bradbury, who was well-known for his science fiction stories, utilizes the concept of time travel to demonstrate how our decisions have great consequences. The story explores themes relating to the...

Stevland Hardaway Morris, soon to be known worldwide as Motown music icon Stevie Wonder, was born to Calvin Judkins and Lula Mae Hardaway on May 13th, 1950, in Saginaw, Michigan. Due to being six weeks premature, Wonder was placed in an incubator where he eventually...

Humans seem to love putting themselves first above all else. It already came to a point where selfishness has become one of the things we acquire because this is us and there’s really nothing we can do about it. We tend to always seek for...

Background of the Study Viktor Frankl‘s s most popular book, Man’s Search for Meaning, is one of the resource where one can understand his life and work. The book details Frankl‘s experiences in the concentration camps. This book of Frankl which has been translated into...

Tartuffe, written in France in 1664 by Moliere, is ultimately about hypocrisy and deception. Tartuffe, a deceptive man aims to pry money from the wealthy people around him. He goes through the lengths of pretending to be Catholic to have a connection to the wealthy...

It seems to be human nature to contemplate on our weaknesses rather than our strengths. It appears natural to ponder upon our weaknesses and search for methods to bridge this deficit area. Although, it is imperative to understand and substitute one’s weaknesses we must also...

The problem of evil is described by the scholastic philosophers of the middle ages, mainly Decartes, Spinoza, Malebranche and Leibniz. The primary development of the philosophical thought on the subject of evil was represented mainly with the starting point of Leibniz, ‘evil was a privation...

Living deliberately means to live to your standards, to act studiously being aware of everything your actions may cause, and live strategically. Abraham Lincoln once said, “I will prepare and someday my chance will come.” You must always be prepared for anything that could happen....