Essays on Philosophy

Introduction In his fantasy work, Bicentennial Man, Isaac Asimov invites the reader to consider the philosophical ideal of what it means to be a human being. Asimov intertwines the impartiality of science and the irrationality of emotions by creating a “living” android character set in a “normal”...

The manifestation of war in a society evokes mixed reactions and effects among individuals. War affects the lives of many innocent people within the nation, as illustrated by various studies. When individuals go to war, their lives are at stake, and some do not come...

In the search for personal truth and validation in the confusing world that we live in, humanists alike have paved the way for social movements and forward thinking. Amongst such individuals are Mahatma Gandhi and Bertrand Russell. Although raised with different religious beliefs and living...

Abstract Russell, a British philosopher and essayist is the founder of modern analytic philosophy. He made contribution in a broad range of subjects. Russell presents the realities of society and Concept of good man and bad man through his essay,’The Harm That Good Men Do’....

A discussion of truth and epistemological theory is what The Problems of Philosophy deliberates. Using analytical methods, Bertrand Russel makes distinctions regarding society’s judgements about reality. Employing Cartesian radical doubts within the introduction, Bertrand Russel concentrates on society’s knowledge of the physical world. Bertrand shares...

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 Myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus is a philosophical essay written in 1942 that addresses the question of whether life is worth living through. From the perspective of the author, people share a similar path to the Greek hero Sisyphus, moving a boulder up...

Albert Camus studied the philosophy of the absurd and decided that, to him, the most important philosophical question was “why not commit suicide?” In “The Myth of Sisyphus: An Absurd reasoning” (1942), he discusses his thoughts on the answer to this question. He considers the...

There are many reasons why the tale of “The Myth of Sisyphus” is important to Albert Camus, for one, it is an allegory for what it means to be human. Camus expertly dissects Sisyphus’ existence and relates it to three final consequences of human life...

Today, we find ourselves striving to find meaning in our lives by attending university, finding a career, and making enough money to live comfortably. Some may say that life is worth living because of this search. Others, such as Albert Camus, claim that our life...

As said from the physicist Albert Einstein, “A quiet and modest life brings more joy than a pursuit of success bound with constant unrest.” By that, Einstein meant that to live well, we need to preserve and valorize the simple things of life; which is...

Anais Nin said, “People living deeply have no fear of death.”Ivan Ilyich it terrified of dying and has rather spent his whole life focussing on his status in society. He has an accident, falling from a ladder, because he is trying to make society happy,...

“Ignorance is the curse of God; knowledge is the wing wherewith we fly to heaven” (William Shakespeare). In this quote, William Shakespeare outlines the correlation between knowledge and religion. Knowledge brings people closer to God, it steers individuals towards a life filled with contentment. The...

The movie I decided to choose for this paper was called, “Remember the Titans.” I chose this movie because it depicts a great sense of moral ethics throughout the plot, for example, right vs. wrong. The movie has many scenes where it displays a right...

The work of Sarah B Pomeroy, “Pythagorean Women” aims to provide a comprehensive study on Pythagorean and Neopythagorean women – including their issues, social history, and their writings. Although it is true that there are previous writings (by other historians) which detail information about famous...

Pythagoras was born in 569 BCE in the island of Samos. As a kid, Pythagoras had 2 or 3 brothers. He and his brothers learned how to recite poetry, recite Homer, and play the lyre. He was raised with his mom, Pythias, and father, Mnesarchus....

Pythagoras’s journey began in Samos, Ionia at the time of 570 BCE and he sadly died in Metapontum, Lucanium at the time of 500-490 BCE. Pythagoras got a good quality education because his father (Mnesarchus) was wealthy merchant. He possibly studied in Babylon and Egypt...