Essays on Philosophy

One of the classical explanations of traditional learning is the Constructivist theory. Constructivism asserts that knowledge is constructed by events that an individual experiences. Knowledge and meaning in this case is created through the concepts of accommodation and assimilation where, new experiences are reframed into one’s mental capacity and incorporation...

IntroductionThe term nationalism is used to describe attitudes or actions that particular members of a nation have had concerning their national identity. National identity denotes members of shared ethnicity, origin or cultural ties, something that has been referred to as individual membership in a nation. Nationalism is constructed politically and...

Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalytic theory suggests that occasions in childhood have a significant effect on adulthood hence it influences the personality. The approach concentrates on the interpretation of dreams to expose the unconscious desires (Ullman " Zimmerman, 2017). The mind is divided into the superego, the ego, and the id, which...

Free will can be defined as a judgment in that it acts as a responsibility, guilt, sin and many other experiences. A judgment can only be said to be free will if freely determined by the individual without any interference from external concepts such as advice, prohibition or persuasion. The...

In the Tuskegee Syphilis experiment, there were numerous ethical concerns that were involved. For example, nonmaleficence and Beneficence, which entails the aspect of minimizing and avoiding patients harm were not honored, especially due to the fact that the researchers who were responsible for the continuation of this study instituted harm...

Introduction            The term nationalism is used to describe attitudes or actions that particular members of a nation have having concerning their national identity. On the other hand, national identity denotes members of common ethnicity, origin or cultural ties, something that has been referred to as individual membership in a nation....

Global poverty and international distributive justice Global poverty and international distributive justice is an initiative which needs support across the world in an attempt to build an equitable society. It is one of the prominent topics in the field of political philosophy currently. International distributive justice concerns sharing our benefits and...

Spinoza argues that God exists in own nature and acts alone from the requirements of his personal necessity and everything happening has a predetermination from God. I concur with his philosophy concerning the problems of desire and human servitude or freedom. Humans have anchored their actions with a view to...

On most occasions, people tend to ask themselves, “is it my duty to be good to others? and what do I get from being good? or what is the essence of helping others when I should be gathering for my needs.” I remember watching a very touching story on YouTube. This...

Justice as described by Adam Smith Justice as described by Adam Smith in his two famous publications can be said to be of great influence to our actions as human beings. In his book "A theory of moral sentiments" Adam Smith argues that self-interest was not the motive driving modern civilization...

Everybody wants to live a good life. Alongside getting to that destination, a good life has different interpretations and conceptions. A life that may seem so ordinary and boring could be someone else’s fantasy and dream. According to me, living a good life entails balanced lifestyle with accomplished dreams and...

Aristotle's Definition of Ethics Aristotle once described moral philosophy or ethics as the concern with the question of how humans should act. It seems that my ethical framework would be more electric. The definition of morals is the highest good in the sense of life that people are worth living and...