Essays on Philosophy

Foundation of Morality Over the years, varying theories have been adopted to explain the foundation of morality within an individual. This is referred as Egoism and can take either be normative or a clear position. There are different types of egoism which entail psychological, ethical and rational egoism. According to Tilley...

The Euthyphro Dilemma The Euthyphro dilemma originated from Plato's dialogue, Euthyphro, in which Socrates inquires whether "Is the pious loved by gods because it is pious, or is it pious because it is loved by the gods (Brickhouse and Nicholas)?" The impasse brought about significant effects on the philosophical theism of...

‘Psyche’ is the Greek word for ‘soul’ meaning that psychology is the theory of souls. There are many different theories of the soul. Aristotle’s theory is principally presented in his publication, ‘De Anima’ simply translating as ‘On the Soul’. Aristotle defines the soul as an individual kind of nature, a...

Thales Thales, one of the earliest philosophers, argued that everything around the world is water. Suchlike arguments provoke the consideration that the world has an interior mechanism that only study and evidence can expose. Therefore, the glaring picture of the globe should grant the system to a methodical view that can...

Empiricism and rationalism are deemed to be two schools of thinking in the world of philosophy. Rationalism believes that opinions and actions should be undertaken majorly based on reason instead of religious beliefs or emotions. On the other side, empiricism is deemed to be an epistemological perception that reinstates that...

The Phenomenology of Spirit by Hegel, published in 1807, depends on a valuable philosophical instinct: cognizance isn't a finished foundation, it is built, changed to wind up other than itself. From this instinct, Hegel follows the epic experience of the awareness through its different stages, the advancement of cognizance, from...

Over the years there has not been a consensus by political researchers and philosophers on the idea of Aristotle on politics due to differences such as his belief in the inferiority of women and his acceptance of slavery. However, his views on the relationship between the citizens and that of...

Empiricism is a conceivable and instinctual methodology of knowledge. The most renowned empiricists included John Locke, George Berkeley and David Hume (it does not mean that these philosophers agreed with each other, in some cases they had divergent opinions). Empiricist maintains that people can only know something if they can...

Free Will and Decision Making Free will is the natural ability of a person to choose between varieties of actions that are unimpeded. It is a widespread belief to assume that everyone has a free will and can make a decision regarding the outcome of his or her own life. The...

Descartes' Dualism vs. Darwinian Monism Descartes’ dualism has been considered a philosophical concept that aids in the understanding of the mind-body relationship. Descartes asserted that the mind and body are two separate entities amidst the fact that they are ‘joined’ to perform a particular function among humanity. While Descartes believes in...

Categorical Imperative Categorical imperative refers to ethics which a person is required to accomplish in life. Immanuel Kant first discussed the concept of imperative and morals in the book The Metaphysics of Morals in 1797. Personal Example 1 A personal example of the categorical imperative is a situation where I used dubious means...

It is true that most interactions that happen between and among people are highly irrational. This is because logic is not the only way that humans use to purvey meaning. However, when one wants to make an argument based on logic and reason, one has to break away from this...