Essays on Philosophers

In ancient Greek philosophy, the two philosophers, Plato and Aristotle are prominent proponents of various philosophical schools of thought. Despite Aristotle being highly influenced by his teacher Plato, the two exhibit immense similarities and differences in their articulation of various issues about politics, morality, philosophy and science among others. Evidently,...

While in his trial, Socrates posited that the "unexamined life is not worth living for man" which meant not living the "good life." According to Socrates, examined life is the one that is aimed at attaining knowledge and wisdom over material possessions. When Socrates was on trial for sharing wisdom...

The Plato’s Republic provides an opportunity for a succinct evaluation of the Socratic method of questioning when the great philosopher engages other thinkers like Thrasymachus, Adeimantus, and Glaucon. The purpose of the essay is to explain why Plato disassociates Socrates from Sophists and Plato's definition of justice.             Plato puts three...

Philosophers John Locke and Thomas Hobbes: Opposing Views on Equality Philosophers John Locke and Thomas Hobbes initiated opposing views about equality and their divergent attitudes towards human beings. Ideally, their divergent thoughts and opinions begin at the definition level; Thomas bases his arguments on the action while Locke emphasizes liberty. Nonetheless,...

THE ARTIST BARNETT NEWMAN COMMENTED:’AESTHETICS IS FOR ART WHAT ORNITHOLOGY IS FOR THE BIRDS.’ BASED ON IMMANUEL KANT’S PHILOSOPHY HOW WOULD HE RESPOND TO NEWMAN’S CLAIM? Aesthetics and the actual practice of art have been compared with the philosophy of science, modern physics and mathematics for several years. However, academic aesthetics...

Plato's Apology and Socrates' Trial Plato is famous for his teachings in philosophy, and also the lessons he recorded from Socrates and his teachings. One of the most famous passages about Socrates is the Apology, a statement by Socrates accounted by Plato about Socrates trial. It is necessary to understand the...

Philosophy began way before the fourth century when people started to seek rational explanations for phenomena which were not well explained by traditional beliefs. Some of these ancient philosophers included Heraclitus of Ephesus and Democritus of Abdera. However, Socrates was the first moral philosopher who sought the ethical explanation of...

Socrates, one of the great philosophers of all time, held different views from those who preceded him like Thales and Anaximander of Miletos. The philosophers who came after Socrates like Plato and Aristotle also held contrasting opinions from Socrates. The purpose of the paper is to discuss the divergent philosophical...

In case of the question asked above, Does Dr. L have a moral duty to his patient to inform him that he is receiving the placebo and the drug is effective? Kantian theory would probably would agree to this statement, they are supposed to inform them. The belief...

The word philosophy comes from the Greek name Philosophia which factually means “love of wisdom”; it meant the pursuit of knowledge for its own sake and comprised all areas of speculative thought, including the arts, sciences, and religion. Aristotle (384-322 B.CE.) was among the greatest philosopher; Plato was another great...

The theory of forms is a representation of Plato s ideology that the nonphysical and significant ideas are a representation of the most accurate realities. Plato argues out the reality aspect of the theory through dialogues among his characters. The characters are on the idea that these Forms are the...

The Suggestion of Virtue-based Criteria The suggestion provided by the criterion based on virtues is that the outcome of the activities we take part in is well provided that reason remains the basis through which moral decisions are made. Such criteria are in support of the idea that people live virtuously....