Philosophy Essays

Animals like primates do not have the zone of proximal development because imitation in animals cannot turn into actual development. Learning is related to child development, but does not come in equal portions. One will always outweigh the other. In contrast,

Ethical Relativism states that there are no widespread moral values which are valid universally but all the moral and ethical values are related to individual to individual

For this reason, I believe time is a complex variable, of which it might be impossible to understand it as a whole. From infancy to adulthood, people experience time differently. Since I have

An archetype is a universal acceptable pattern, behavior, or statement among human beings that is meant to build pillars for individuals to follow. Carl Jung a psychologist claims that archetype lies in the collective unconscious of humans and so it is in every individual. Archetype was derived from a Latin word ‘archetupos’ which means first-molded, hence it represents the beginning.

The author states that for Kant, the real objects are the things-in-themselves, which are apart from the perceiver’s consciousness. Schopenhauer echoed the same ideas of Kant as Schopenhauer believed that the real thing is known as the “Will as a thing-in-itself,” while at the same time he maintains that objects, as we perceive them, are “all there are.”

It helps in communicating negative or intricate information without creating chaos or interfering with ones emotions. With no proper communication, there can be misunderstanding between the parties leading to poor teamwork, improper decision-making as well as creating

As defined by Freeland, the ‘expression theory’ as it pertains to art is based on the concept that art is intended to communicate something to the viewer that is focused upon exacting an emotion or feeling.  This is accomplished through careful use of line and color as well as specific content, motion and other attributes dependent on and specific to the particular form of art in question.   

These points were differentiated in compliance with the Ethics of care. Unlike other ethical views, this point of view presents a 'justice view' of morality.Therefore three points from the ethics of care present the framework, which can be perfectly applied to ethical dilemma of Joe Darby due to its publicity and parties involved.

In Plato’s Allegory of the Cave,  presented the idea that people are living in a world of forms, within which the ideas that were called truths were mere projections of the reality.  For that matter, he considered that the ethical way of life for man was to achieve goodness which he defined as the level of understanding the real nature of things. 

Marx’s perspective on morality is imminent and historical. It is grounded on a critical perspective based on the prevailing social conditions. According to Marx’s theory of history, social conflicts lead to historical development. The current order is bound to change and will ultimately be superseded by a new different form of society.

Plato based his argument upon several highly subjective and controversial premises, that is; art in the republic should first be didactic with the purpose of inculcating the virtues of being a good person, those who merely seek the reflection of the forms and not the forms themselves are not artists and also most people view illusions as reality.

People claim that though they obtain the drug illegally they use it for a good course. A dilemma rises as to whether people are justified to abuse substances with the intent of improving their livelihood.

James- Yes, why do you have to see in a materialistic way? Why not with see it with mind and as the unfulfilled dreams and desires of mind. The mind is the source of inspiration for human beings and this castle is an imprint

In light of this, the survivors pulverized all remaining duplicates of the Bible. Across an impacted, demolished, desert-like scene the hero Eli walks (The Holy Bible). The film consolidates

The video’s key premise is to outline the history and facts revolving around Horse_ebooks to help viewers deduce whether spam is the internet’s indigenous

Kant is known as a philosopher who proposed deontological ethics or ethics of duty. Its main feature is that ethical behavior should be regarded as having an absolute value. In this regard, the prohibition on the use of lies and murders

What is judged beautiful by a person at one time might be ugly to the same individual at a different occasion or to another person at the same time.

If one takes a close look at society, one can not help noticing that it should be regarded as an irreplaceable prerequisite for the development of the inner potential of a human being. Indeed, if it had not been for the presence of other people, a considerable number of abilities that are considered to be characteristic of our kind would not have developed.

It is true that “to be thrilling, you must occasionally be boring.” In support of this claim, the article asserts that surprise is highly valued by the audience. Thus, being occasionally boring makes the audience anticipate something from you which makes you thrilled. However, the capacity to surprise an audience is a scarce resource.

Only a person who could examine every single action and thought had the ability to be in a position of power. Furthermore, Socrates thought that this was the only way to properly live, to live the examined life. If the ruler of a nation leads the examined life, then this would be an example to the citizens to do the same. 

If a hill appears to be brown from afar but becomes green due to many types of grass when seen closely, one’s sureness about its actual colour becomes unsure. Plato argues that although believing depends on seeing it is still at the level of opinion. Plato believes that higher education is a means to break away from the walls of appearances.

Scientific objectivity and pure logic lead the humanity to conclude that death is inevitable and perhaps total in its scope and consequences. Yet, the human desire for immortality and perpetual existence and

Kant’s theory only focuses on a few immoral actions. Furthermore, it fails to give acceptable moral actions to replace the immoral aspects. Using the categorical imperative cannot indicate whether an action is good or bad. On the contrary, it only determines the morality of an action. Since Kant’s philosophy prescribes moral acts.

According to Russell, in such conditions, an individual need not work and such an individual must spend from his earnings, and should not save, as saving money leads to unemployment, and spent money generates employment. The author thinks that this problem arises when philosophers try to become economists.

However, theologians can affirm that the existence of God can be proven by both natural reason, and from the Sacred Scriptures. Citing from some of the best arguments put forth by previous philosophers,

The major concern in today’s perspective regarding education is the “one size fits all mentality” by educators. Striving for equality and uniformity in education is a fallacy that is aimed in the wrong direction. As much as learning may be an individual exercise of one’s mind, the same way is teaching.

In this case, the type of journalism applied is investigative. Dreiser made sure that he was able to investigate the coal, its workers, and the markets. The coal industry had been going through a great crisis for almost three years. There was a need for the problems to be addressed with immediate effect.

Grice highlights that there will always be multiple alternative explanations that will preserve the supposition that the cooperation principle is being adhered to, in which case the conversational implicatum will be the incoherence of those explanations. Consequently, it is often difficult to determine what a speaker is implicating simply.

Laozi further explains why it is essential for being to the state of non-being. Only when the being surrenders its qualities and its weakness to the non-being it eventually becomes the non-being; it attains the dao. It attains divinity and becomes the deity. The non-being is empty, devoid of worries and anxieties but it is full of divinity.

Ethos is one of the pillars of any rhetoric. It is based on the character of the writer. The ethos is the writer’s credibility and reputation. If one does not know Jeffrey Sachs, the article alone does not gain him the trust of the readers. He does not introduce himself nor does he associate himself with established and credible organizations.

In the Preface, one gets the clincher for what the book, “There's No Such Thing As "Business" Ethics: There's Only One Rule For Making Decisions,” by John C. Maxwell stands for. He writes, “Ethics is ethics. If you desire to be ethical, you live it by one standard across the board.” (Preface) People generally live life in compartments.

The western countries which come to assist the locals with disaster response come with their values which they use as a condition to offer aid which the locals claim is not fair. They insist that the diverse opinions of both the donors and recipients of the donation that have experienced the disaster must be taken into consideration. 

The epistemic explanation of the difference can be made more compelling by remembering what Hume intends to deduct. In the “Enquiry” he is doing his standard empiricist assessment. Because we have some belief in causation, fundamental connection, and so on, Hume demands that this notion must be traceable to imitation.

This freedom allows a person to choose his or her own values and meaning through chosen actions. This idea is in contrast with the ancient philosophical idea that everything has a predefined set of characteristics

The mind and body distinction is known as dualism in modern philosophy. Descartes argued that mind and body were distinct from each other in their very own nature. According to him, the nature of the mind is that of a non-extended and thinking thing, while that of the body is extended and non-thinking (Rozemond, 2006).

The two, therefore, should their same share their ideologies and finally reach an amicable solution of every issue that may be arising between them at any time. The above research was through interview of the respondents, which entailed the below steps.

The argument claims that the universe is strongly analogous, in its order and regularity, to an artifact such as a watch; because the existence of the watch justifies the presumption of a watchmaker, the existence of the universe justifies the presumption of a divine creator of the universe or God.

When you evaluate an argument for logical fallacies, you consider what elements of the argument, if any, would cause an audience to believe that the argument is illogical or inappropriately manipulative. If you determine that these fallacies have been committed, you should question the credibility of the author and the legitimacy of the argument. If you employ these fallacies when making your own arguments.

The individual nature of the being is therefore solely dependent on the being and all forms of manifestations that are existent in the world. In line with this thought, it is evident that being does not rely on consciousness but on the being itself. For the case of human beings, it is evident that their being is in the form of material.

The author states that soul building according to Hick is the improvement of the human person because he defined the concept as the ‘courage to face suffering’ which is fundamental in the achievement of a good human character. A person or human is defined by the author as a creation of God that possesses moral freedom.

Aristotle believes that it is not the emotions and passions of people that really make them to behave or act in a particular way. It is also not the absence of reason that makes people to behave in a particular manner and Aristotle believes that akrasia poses an

Hence the author's ethical theory is more normative as he bases his ethics on how he ought to act in a given situation or condition. His ethical theory is therefore a combination of what he has learned and how he aims to bring sanity within the domains of his own life. This will provide solace and comfort to the people around the author.

God’s eye view is a notion where a speaker portrays his understanding of a knowledge that God only has. In literature, this notion arises when an author leaves the point of view of the main actor and describes issues that they could not know if the story were set in real life. The Iliad is an epic poem by Homer and it describes the Trojan War.

Mostly utilitarian theories might seek taking full advantage of other consequences, dealing with the welfare of people. Therefore,

Protagoras assumed that the value of virtue could not be done with one’s inability of the wise men to accept suggestions and criticisms from others. With

Wittgenstein argues that people are users of language; thus, they can read, write, pay attention, and speak the language as well as perform different tasks in an accepted language including English, French, Arabic, or Russian. These language games can be characterized as axiomatic structures or grammatical rules.

In the main story, the prosecutor contended that Erucius executed his father because he was an envious man. It further expressed that Roscius was a harsh and unseemly man. He regarded his father however he didn't get the same from his father. The point when his father migrated to Rome, he brought more seasoned with him and left Roscius on the ranch (Cicero 74).

 As per  “While an account of the physical basis of mind must explain many things, this appears to be the most difficult. What Nagel is trying to put forward is that consciousness is not an aspect that can be proven by any scientific method. Consciousness is awareness and it can only be experienced but not proven by any means.  

Like the great philosophers such as Karl Marx, Socrates, David Hume, René Descartes, and many more with deep curiosity and analytical acumen, the fascinating desire to unravel the numerous hypothesis of nature has grown and continues to outpace the very knowledge in stock. Given the convergence of my personal and professional interests.

A true friend always lets his friend know when they are taking the wrong path in life. I let him know that I understood that what he was going through was hard, but drugs were not the way to deal with his depression. Even though he did not want anyone to find out talking to his parents about the effect their divorce was having on him.