Essays on Philosophers

The interpretation of moral excellence varies according to the personality and beliefs of an individual. It can be described as the knowledge and act of doing the right things and avoiding the bad ones. People might have different reasons for justifying something bad they have done, and claim that what...

In the reading “Plato's Apology of Socrates”, Plato makes an argument that he is not supposed to be stopped or prosecuted because he does not believe in God and his continuous enlightenment of the poor masses. Moreover, he argues with Miletus who accuses him of teaching moral virtues such as...

According to Nagel, science has changed how people think about the world and things in it. Science concentrates on the physical aspect and explains everything based on physical characteristics, what can be seen with the eyes (Nagel 435). Therefore, thinking remains objective based on what people can see around. However,...

Happiness is every man’s desire and as such, human beings are constantly trying to define what happiness is and how it can be achieved. Aristotle and Epicurus are two philosophers who developed theories on happiness and although they both believe that our actions are aimed at achieving happiness, they have...

Various Perspectives on a Good Life There are various perspectives that can be adopted while describing the aspect of good life. Some people claim that having a good life is being successful in life pursuits such as career and having a good family. Others describe good life as having the peace...

According to Plato, there exists two worlds, our immanent world of dynamic impermanence and a fantastic realm of defining forms that hold together the flux of former world. Using this epistemological sector of Plato s philosophy (the theory of forms), the subjects of this Hydria (water vessel) by a Medias...

In Book Four of Plato’s Republic, Socrates uses the analogy of the city and the soul to demonstrate the three forms that give the soul the same level of justice as the city. If the three classes in the city and the psyche are the same, then an individual’s justice...

Although sharing of knowledge with other people assists in improving their understanding, at some points, it is associated with negative consequences. I agree with Plato’s allegory of the Cave that sharing information with others results to negative outcomes. Plato's allegory is that prisoners live in the chain in a cave. Through...

Socrates remains one of the prominent law philosophers in Greek following his contribution to the concept of the law (Ranasinghe). He viewed natural law as a source of justice; however, from his teachings, it is unsettled as to whether he was a pure naturalist law thinker or positivists. This paper...

Socrates was a Greek philosopher, and a founder of the Western thought (Guthrie, 2012). He was born in Greece, Circa, in the year 470 BC to Sophroniscus, a sculptor and Athenian stone mason, and a midwife mother, Phaenarete (Guthrie, 2012). Very little is known concerning the life of Socrates except...

Friedrich Nietzsche and Dr. King’s contributions in the field of philosophy remains an integral. Despite both being philosophers, they had divergent perceptions as far as life was concerned. Nietzsche as a philosopher hailed from Germany with the trend of his works depicting the materiality reality model. On the other hand,...

The state of nature refers to the perception used in political philosophy, morals, social contract and religious theories that are essential in the formulation of international law. The concept is crucial in indicating the theoretical conditions of the lives of human beings before the societies started to exist. Various philosophers...