Essays on Philosophy

The argument regarding the issues related to dream can be dated back to the time of Plato. This is in relation to the fact that Plato used this argument to develop a refutation about the view of knowledge and perception. According to the information from the research study conducted by...

Pity and Compassion Pity and compassion are two distinct terms that are often misunderstood by individuals in their day to day activities. Compassion encompasses a strong feeling or sympathy for an individual feels to another who is in need (Aaron 7). Good example of compassion in the Biblical teaching of a...

The essay will exhibit the manner in which human beings are both morally responsible as well as the fact that they possess free will in their actions. Notably, is responsible for the various acts he performs in case the person has the moment in which he can decide whether to...

If God does exist or does not exist are beliefs that can be people argue differently based on diverse reasons. People use different ways and thoughts to prove if God exists. Aquinas used five ways to prove the existence of God. This paper argues in favor of the existence of...

Kant's Concept of Moral Worth Kant argues that the moral worth of good will is based on fulfilment of duty rather than inclination. An action is therefore said to be of moral worth if and only if it is done from the motive of duty. The good will under any circumstance...

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...

The code of ethics for pharmacists requires that a pharmacist “respects the autonomy and dignity of each patient.” Thomas Anselm fails to provide the patient with the opportunity to decide on her health. In this case, Anselm fails to respect the patient’s autonomy to make her own decision on the...

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...

A Rigid Designator A rigid designator only designates a similar object to all possible worlds that hold existence of the object (Dowding and Bosworth 2016). This philosophical technical concept has critical metaphysical and epistemological consequences felt throughout in philosophy. In order to determine whether a statement is necessarily true, contingent or...

The Allegory of the Cave The Allegory of the Cave entails prisoners who have been held captive in a cave since their childhood. They are tied to some rock with their hands and legs tied together. Their head is positioned such that they can only face the wall in front of...

From the reading, Political Justice by John Rawls, the main thesis of the unit is the call for an egalitarian society through distributive justice. According to the author, it is possible to have a just and a fair society.  Rawls argues that for there to be a just society in...