Essays on Philosophical Concepts

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Escapism Phenomenon: Allure and Implications

1 page / 671 words

Ever thought about why we love losing ourselves in a good book or movie? Well, that's the magic of escapism. It's like hitting pause on life's stress and getting lost in another world. Whether it's through stories, games, or just daydreaming, humans have always found...

Human Nature Philosophy of Life

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Douglass and Voltaire on Why is It Important to Know Your Purpose in Life

2 pages / 971 words

Introduction Douglass and Voltaire shared a common goal for humanity that resonated throughout their works. In both narratives, their characters faced arduous trials. Douglass, born into slavery, aimed to shed light on the grave injustices of enslavement. Conversely, Voltaire’s objective was to encourage individuals to...

Frederick Douglass Meaning of Life Purpose

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Journey to Meaning: Why is It Important to Know Your Purpose in Life

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Introduction Individuals worldwide yearn to unearth the depths of their destiny. They seek to uncover a purpose that extends beyond the routine of work, cooking dinner, and weekend TV. Why is it important to know your purpose in life? While there’s no fault in pursuing...

Meaning of Life Passion Purpose

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The Innate Need to Belong: Human Social Nature

1 page / 606 words

Do people need to belong essay delves into the fundamental human drive to establish connections, form relationships, and be part of social groups. The need to belong is deeply ingrained in human nature and has significant implications for psychological well-being, personal development, and societal cohesion....

Human Nature Need

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What Makes Life Meaningful: Happiness is not Only Pleasure

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The first examination of happiness gave satisfaction to a pleasant life, characterized by a majority of positive emotions, joy over sadness and a predominance of an optimistic mood compared to bad mood. This vision of happiness did not effectively explain people’s lives, as nearly 50%...

Happiness Meaning of Life

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Stand Up for What is Right and True even if You Stand Alone

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In this world full of lies telling the truth will be that way to make things right. Why do people keep telling lies? What is wrong with saying the truth? Being in this world is challenging. Almost everything that surrounded us are all lies. Even...

Honesty Truth

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Spiritual Quotient Journey as a Part of Our Intelligence

5 pages / 2147 words

Spiritual quotient is one of the facets of human intelligence. It can be described as spiritual intelligence journey. This essay explores what is a sign of the balanced personality in modern life. Nowadays we need spiritual quotient journey to be the part of our intelligence...

Human Nature Intelligence Spirituality

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Finding Meaning of Life in Buddhism Philosophy Through Meditation

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People are always in search of finding out their inner peace and also the peace of soul and you find this with the help of meditation. Life becomes more frustrated and uncomfortable because of so many changes in the world and life. Meditation helps to...

Meaning of Life Meditation

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A Necessity to Know Your Meaning of Life: Personal Philosophy

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Life is meaningless if you don’t have the urge to wake up the next morning to see the next day. Too many people live their lives unhappy because they do not have any purpose or meaning to meet or fulfill their needs. I was seeking...

Life Goals Meaning of Life Personal Philosophy

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What Makes a Life Worth Living: a Philosophy of Life

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The idea of life worth living takes on many different meanings to each person who considers the question. Here is a quote from Steven Redhead, “It is the beautiful things that you behold that makes life worth living.” ― Steven Redhead, Life’s Impressions (Goodreads, n.d.)....

Meaning of Life Philosophy of Life

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What It Means to Be Human in Terms of Psychology, Sociology, and Anthropology

2 pages / 744 words

“What it means to be human”. There are a lot of variables that play into this complicated question. In this essay, I will discuss the three concepts for Psychology, Sociology, and Anthropology that can help determine what it really means to be human. The answer...

Human Nature

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Appearance and Personality: Duality of Human Nature in 'Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'

2 pages / 856 words

Introduction Stevenson writes about the duality of humankind – the concept that a single human being has good and bad within them. Stevenson explains how everyone’s attitude has a positive and negative side, but what is important is how you act and the choices you...

Human Nature The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

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Preparing for The Future of The Automobile Industry

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Introduction In today’s society, public transportation and private vehicles are how people get from destination to destination. However, these vehicles, although essential in the present, are not preparing for the future of the automobile industry. They lack the fundamental benefits required for vehicles in the...

Automobile Electric Car Future

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Gestalt and Analytical Therapy: a Counseling View of Human Nature

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My historical context that led to my view of human nature would have to be from my love of sciences, and my belief that anything you know comes from experience. Specifically experiences that a person went through during their lifetime that left an impact. This...

Human Nature Psychoanalysis Psychoanalytic Theory

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Reflections on The Sociology of Knowledge: Modernity and Knowlegde

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What knowledge is and how it is legitimized is changing through history. Sociology of knowledge focuses on what knowledge is and where it comes from. Because knowledge is historically relative, what it is and where it comes from changes with time. This is one of...

Knowledge Truth

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My Personal Thoughts on Common Philosophical Topics

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Introduction to Philosophy Ludwig Wittgenstein once said, “Philosophy is a battle against the bewitchment of our intelligence by means of our language”. In this quote Ludwig is basically stating that when we are thinking things philosophically, the language can be very deceiving, it can persuade...

Existence Moral Personal Philosophy

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The Meaning of Life as an Elusive Mystery: Pursuits of Pleasure

3 pages / 1355 words

The meaning of life has puzzled humanity for thousands of years. Religion points back to divine beings as sources of true hope and peace in life while philosophy attempts to use logic and questioning to explain the purpose of man’s existence. Even science seeks answers...

Meaning of Life

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The Role of Determinism Or Free Will in Moral Commitment

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The term “moral action” is so commonly used in our everyday life, and people put such varying meanings on it, that it may be useful to start by proposing a working model for the purpose of this essay: Moral actions are action that: Made-to-order essay...

Determinism Ethics in Everyday Life Free Will

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The Idea of Free Will Against Determinism

3 pages / 1373 words

Free will is the concept we are ready to have some choice in how we act and assumes that we are liberal to choose our behavior. Free will has been shown as an illusion, and determinism is the belief that all behavior has a cause...

Choices Determinism Free Will