Philosophy

How do we explain the world around us? The Greek philosophers Plato and Aristotle were among the most important and creative thinkers of the ancient world (Palmer). Their treatises set forth most of the important problems and concepts of modern day science, Western philosophy, psychology, logic, and politics, and their influence has remained insightful from ancient to modern times. Plato was a student of Socrates, and Aristotle Read more…

To understand Rawls meaning behind justice, the following ideas will be the primary focus of this essay; the original position, the veil of ignorance, the principles of justice and the priority rules although several other principles are discussed in his book. However the theory has come under critique by fellow Read more…

Tim V Kolton Personal Identity: Philosophical Views Alan Watts once said, “Trying to define yourself is like trying to bite your own teeth.” The task of personal identity is to define a quality of a human which makes him or her a unique self. The person whose identity is in Read more…

Word Count: 607The Founding Fathers views on government were influenced by both the classical republican and the natural rights philosophers. The two groups of philosophers held very different views on how a government should run. The classical republicans believed that the individual should sacrifice his or her personal freedoms in Read more…

Discrimination is any situation in which a group or individual is treated differently based on something other than individual reason, usually their membership in a socially distinct group or category. Such categories would include ethnicity, sex, religion, age, or disability. Two types of discrimination my essay will include are Womens Read more…

There are three ways in which one is able to find truth: through reason (A is A), by utilizing the senses (paper burns) or by faith (God is all loving). As the period of the Renaissance came to a close, the popular paradigm for philosophers shifted from faith to reason Read more…

Ethical issues have allways been a topic of discussion amongst various philosophers.One of those philosophers is William Godwin who wrote about partiality and favouritism in his work entilted Enquiry concerning Political Justice.Only after careful reaserch of Godwins theories one can form an opinion. Godwin’s theories bring about two types of Read more…

The History of European Political Ideas What are the aims of Machiavelli in the Prince? The Prince was an incredible book written by Machiavelli. Even though it was written in the 1500s, much of it can be applied in the world today. Many philosophers credit the ideas of Nicolo Machiavelli, Read more…