Essays on Philosophical Theories

Humans aren’t born good or evil. As a small child develops, it becomes either builds a quality character or a damaged character depending on the society he or she is raised in and how it is treated. Societies beliefs are often placed upon us and...

Silent Spring is an ‘ecological science’ book written by Rachel Carson and distributed by Houghton Mifflin on September 27, 1962. It reported the unfriendly impacts on nature of unpredictable utilization of pesticides.  In excess of six million duplicates of the book have been sold in...

In Rachel Carson’s book, Silent Spring, she starts off with a tale about a town that is experiencing detrimental affects on their land and plants. A once beautiful and lively town, is now has a deathly overcast overtop. She goes on to explain that the...

In the middle of the twentieth century, as the world shifted focus from war to a race into the future, advances in chemical engineering and other technologies allowed mankind to confront many perceived obstacles on a scale unprecedented in the history of mankind. With manufacturing...

‘The pedagogy of the Oppressed’ by Paulo Freire is a complete mishmash of more educational and a bit of political and philosophical ideologies of 70’s. Freire introduces a theory of oppression and suggest another theory for liberation as a solution or way forward. An individual’s...

Art is known to both reflect and influence society. The four sociological perspectives tend to manifest themselves in different art forms such as books and films. Some films easily represent a perspective at its ideal, or extreme, state while others challenge the concept that society...

Philosophy is a critical reflection of religion and its content, and as such it only moves within the limits of the mind. According to both Kant and Kierkegaard, philosophy is in a certain paradoxical situation of the human mind because it disturbs some of the...

Soren Kierkegaard’s Philosophical Fragments seeks to show the limits of reason when it comes to knowledge of the divine. His work is a polemic against idealism, which states that through sheer reason and will alone we can have knowledge of the eternal. However, Kierkegaard argues...

This analysis will examine Kierkegaard’s Despair is the Sickness unto Death, and briefly, Stages on Life’s Way, to explore conceptions of the self and despair. Kierkegaard often uses pseudonyms in his texts to explore a particular viewpoint or to better relate to his readership.  Despair...

Søren Kierkegaard was considered the father of philosophy, theology, and existentialism. His philosophical ideas conflicted with those of Hegel. Kierkegaard believed that reason with its clarity and objectivity could not be implemented in the concrete reality of humanity. “Whether Kierkegaard was influenced by the nineteenth-century...

Soren Kierkegaard did not believe that God defined and created human morality, instead he believed that it was up to us as individuals to define our own morals, values, and ethics. Kierkegaard wanted man to ‘wake up’ and renounce the cosy, sentimental illusions of modern...

Though there is a large amount of philosophers in the world, the one who most intrigued me was Søren Kierkegaard. As a philosopher you must believe many things and question everything. Therefore, Kierkegaard has many theories but the one I most support is choosing to...

Kierkegard has many beliefs and ideas. One of those being that truth is subjectivity. The truth of subjectivity can be defined in many ways in ones eyes. For instance, truth as subjectivity (and reality) is his definition of faith. Kierkegaard’s definition of truth is, ‘An...

Philosophy as an area of study and quest for truth was based solely on objective, logical approaches right before the 1840’s, where the influential Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegaard revolutionized the field with his contributions. He is commonly regarded as the “father of existentialism,” a concept...

With many Christians and people who follow the teachings of God, the story of Abraham and Isaac in Genesis 22 was probably one of the most popular parts in the Bible. While the original story is a story of faith and sacrifice, the four divergent...

In The Present Age by 19th century Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegaard characterizes the late modern age as an age of reflection without passion and also contrasts the modern age with the age of revolution. Kierkegaard wrote The Present Age in 1846, however, his notion of...

Abstract This essay will try to explain why John Dewey’s theory on democracy and education are still relevant in 2019 and how looking back on his theories can improve the overall well-being of our citizens. The world we live in has become such a divided...

Abstract John Dewey was an outstanding instructor, rationalist, and scholar. It was John Dewey’s objective to reform the customary type of training and how kids were instructed. Dewey’s way of thinking of experimentalism refined the critical thinking procedure to incorporate the logical technique for settling...

Introduction When one thinks of the curriculum it can be looked at from a school, subject, co-curricular or the experienced curriculum which Michael Littledyke (1996) refers to as the learning students actually receive as a result of the whole educational experience the school provides. This...