Essays on Philosophy

The basis of existentialism is the assumption that human beings are influenced by their past, present and future which affect their actions and being and that they are not predetermined (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy). People usually have different degrees of freedom. However, different factors such as perceived boundaries, physical, emotional and...

In Plato's Republic Thrasymachus makes three claims about justice. First, he claims that justice refers to the advantage that the stronger one get. Secondly, he claims that justice is simply obedience to the law and thirdly, he states that justice is the advantage of another. This claims by Thrasymachus are...

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...

Debates about Fact and Faith From the times of Galileo and Humes, there have always been debates concerning fact and faith. Philosophy borrows some of its tenets from science. Some of the philosophers like Galileo believed that religion and science could exist together as all of them were from the same...

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...

Consequentialism and deontology are the two main theories in the field of ethics. Consequentialism is anchored on the idea that the actions do not matter as the results do. The best example is utilitarianism, a theory by Jeremy Bentham in which the major goal is to maximize happiness regardless of...

Utilitarianism Utilitarianism is an ethical or moral theory in philosophy developed by Jeremy Bentham and later expanded by John Stuart Mill in the 18th and 19th century. This argument advances that humans in the society make decisions and subsequently act after weighing the consequences of their actions based on the maximum...

In skeptical doubts regarding the understanding of human beings, brings out the two categories of objects people’s reasoning. First, is the relations of the ideas and the other is matters of fact. Relationship of ideas is understood as the confirmations which are naturally or evidently incident. Theorem of Pythagoras is...

Matrix is a movie which contains substantial philosophical content. The main goal of the Paper is to evaluate how the film raises questions like those of Plato and Descartes philosophy. The movie is futuristic than Plato and the French philosopher Rene Descartes in the 17th century. Matrix portrays human life...

Accidents relating to self-driven cars have led to many debates among the public. This paper explores the subject of self-driven vehicles by identifying people that disagree and reasons for their disagreement in the given case study. Thereafter, an exploration of any philosophical principles applied in this case will be analyzed...

Epictetus believed that we are always able to and should control our emotions to achieve a state of happiness. He believed that if someone tries to insult you and you become insulted, you have only yourself to blame. Explain what he means. Epictetus believed that human beings have the ultimate control...

I. For each of the following statements, fill in the blank with a ‘T’ or an ‘F’ to indicate whether the statement is true or false (1 point each). (10 pts) 1. __F___ On the tripartite theory of knowledge, truth is a sufficient condition for knowing. 2. __T___ Gettier claimed that justification...