Essays on Philosophy

Murphy in Fatwa City is in opposition to regulation of morality. From his opening statement the place he quotes a legislator’s words, “Underwear is called undies for a reason—because it is normally worn under your clothes” he appears to ridicule the supporters of a bill that was aimed at fining...

Introduction Introduction of Early styles of jurors was often detestable and disrespectful to anything deemed sacred, sometimes with some religious effect. Over time, however, the room of abhorrent and obscene terms was expanded to include gross expressions describing body roles as well as racial epithets. There are many cases in which...

Carl Jung is a Swiss psychiatrist who founded analytical psychology. His work has had a major impact on many fields. Read on to learn more about the man behind the theory. This article will discuss Jung's synchronicity with Pauli and Freud. It also covers the relationship between the two men...

Denis Diderot and Jean-Jacques Rousseau Denis Diderot was a French philosopher who was the friend of Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Both men contributed to Diderot s Encyclopedie and grew to become close friends. Despite their friendship, their relationship became strained at times. Diderot considered Rousseau to be vain, deceitful, and ungrateful. The...

Functionalism Functionalism is a philosophy of mind that focuses on the way mental states are conceived and represented in the world. It describes mental states as a priori interrelations of concepts. This philosophy has been widely adopted by philosophers and psychologists, but has been challenged by other schools of thought. This...

In this article, we will discuss moral absolutism, despotism, and the Christian-Romantic and Hegelian historical concepts of absolutism. These concepts are essential for a more informed understanding of absolute power. Let s begin by defining absolutism. If you are unsure of what this concept means, read on! We will then...

In her seminal work The Human Condition, Hannah Arendt reveals the political motivations behind the Holocaust. While her disagreement with Heidegger is well known, her emphasis on direct citizen deliberation is not. This article outlines the political philosophy behind Arendt s work and examines some of the questions she tries...

Introduction Since its publication in the early nineteenth century, Plato's Republic dialogue has been regarded as one of the most widely read dialogues. Socrates, as in other Plato compositions, takes center stage in this one. The Structure of Plato's Republic Plato's Republic is a structure that dates back to his middle age. Unlike...

Bal Gangadhar Tilak: A Brief History Bal Gangadhar Tilak, better known as Lokmanya, was an Indian nationalist, educator, and independence activist. The third member of the Lal Bal Pal triumvirate, he was a leader of the Indian independence movement. He was also known as the "father of Indian unrest" by the...

Following the historical insights of their cultures, there are many concepts to explore in Rene Descartes' and Al-philosophical Ghazali's positions. Descartes is regarded as the most prominent person who implemented the modern system of western philosophy in western countries (Descartes 2). On the other hand, some Muslim scholars and Western...

The Characteristics of Individual Ethics in Society The characteristics that an individual exhibits in society determine the perceptions that the public is to witness. The method of creating a distinguished term, according to the personal ethics declaration issued, would provide an analysis of the type of thoughts that an individual uses...

Jane Tompkins and Edward Hallett Ted Carr: A Comparison of Views on History Introduction Jane Tompkins is a well-known English professor at Duke University. She has written several books and served as an excellent autobiographer for many publications, including Indians, Textualism, Morality, and the Problem of History. Edward Hallett...