Plato's Phaedo makes a lot of interesting arguments that are worth contemplating about. One of the primary arguments deals with Socrates' views on Suicide. Socrates and his friends, Cebes and Simmias, discuss whether it is wrong to kill oneself. Socrates begins by saying that it is wrong t...

A hooker, a whore, a call-girl, a prostitute-whichever the name a person of this profession would rather be called, he/she still solicits his/her body for a living. Is it necessary for one of such a profession to go to vocational school for this? Many questions have been raised about the solicit...

Jean-Paul Sartre is generally recognized as the "existentialist". According to his book titled Being and Nothingness, while his examination into being-in-the-world, he considers the concept of mauvaise foi or bad faith. Bad faith is being guilty of considering yourself not as a free person...

Lives Changed Forever In a world full of different ideas and view points how is one suppose to know which is the correct or ethical way to do things? How do morals, ethics, and laws come forth and rule our lives. Two men, Plato and Aristotle, with their viewpoints cha...

Immanuel Kant - Enlightenment What is enlightenment? Immanuel Kant attempts to clarify the meaning of enlightenment while composing the essay, "What is Enlightenment?". This document was written in response to political and social changes brought about by King Frederick of Prussia. The ...

¡°Mindwalk¡± The ¡°Mindwalk¡± is a movie about a conversation between Jack, Sonia, and Thomas. It takes place in one of Mont-Saint Michel¡¯s church tower in France. Jack Edwards, played by Sam Waterson, is a politician who had just lost a presidential campaign in the Un...

Ethical issues have allways been a topic of discussion amongst various philosophers. One of those philosophers is William Godwin who wrote about partiality and favouritism in his work entilted Enquiry concerning Political Justice. Only after careful reaserch of Godwins theories one can form an ...

Regime Change We have two great philosophers, Plato and Aristotle. These are great men, whose ideas have not been forgotten over years. Although their thoughts of politics were similar, we find some discrepancies in their teachings. The ideas stem from Socrates to Plato to Aristotle. Plato based mor...

Utilitarianism or living a dream? Remember back as a kid we would have to line up to play basketball? Two captions would alternate picking players on their team. However what would happen if their was an odd amount of kids playing and there was one extra kid left over? One solution would be to not...

Socrates: Lying Arguments Socrates is a man of great controversy. He has been portrayed as many different personalities such as a sophist to a great philosopher to just a vocal old man. The true nature of Socrates is to be questioned. He spoke his thoughts on life and what his philosophy on life w...

These were the opening words of God calls to Jeremiah to bring His message to Israelites. It was also the opening of Jeremiah's mission as he responded to God's call. I specially choose this message because it somehow helps me to be aware of my vocation. Through this message, God calls...

Over the past thirty years, the world has seen the force of existentialist thought cause many sweeping changes in the social climate of our planet. Citizens of almost every nation reap the rewards and taste the horrors of social changes brought about by the free will based thought professed by philo...

Was Hegel right? Are both Creon and Antigone right? Hegel, a German philosopher of the 19th century, thought Antigone was a true tragedy because both sides were right. By looking at the morals they hold and at the morals of today we can explore this issue. Creon believes that the laws of the s...

Thomas Hobbes Thomas Hobbes was born in London in 1588. After his receiving his education at Oxford he traveled to various European countries, learning and studying different forms of government. These studies led him to the question of why people allow themselves to be ruled. He also wondered...

The study of western political thought has endured a drastic change throughout the centuries. This shift occurred through the queries of ancient philosophical minds such as Plato, Aristotle, the Stoics, and St. Augustine. Two examples of great importance are the inequality of gender and the role...

There is a very evident and large difference in between the views of the sophists Antiphon, Critias, and Callicles, with those of Socrates on the relationship of nature and convention. While the Sophists are all in agreement that conventions restrain nature, Socrates believed that convention was abl...

The Greek Philosopher (Aristotle) Aristotle is an ancient Greek philosopher who lived from 384-322 B.C. His philosophical theories set the standard for modern-day philosophy. He lived quite an interesting life, growing up as a major part of the Macedonian Court. His outlook on lif...

Sigmund Freud, an Austrian physician, and Thomas Hobbes, an English philosopher, were two important men who played roles in defining human nature. Freud and Hobbes labeled the sum of qualities and traits shared by all people. Freud had revolutionary ideas on how the human mind works and Freud's theo...

Religion has had a profound affect on the development of societies through the ages. It has influenced individuals and cultures. Three philosophers that have concentrated on the meaning of religion and the religious experience are Radhakrishnan, Nishida, and Carol Christ. Radhakrishnan and Nishid...

A consequentialist moral theory is an action that is morally right if the consequences of the action is more favorable than unfavorable. Consequentialist principles require that we first take in effect both the good and bad consequences of any action and determine whether the total good outweighs t...

In Book II of The Republic of Plato, Socrates is having a conversation with his brothers about justice. In Book I Socrates was questioning what justice was and in this book he takes the question a step further. The new question is "What is the relationship between philosophy and politics an...

Existentialism is the title of the set of philosophical ideals that emphasizes the existence of the human being, the lack of meaning and purpose in life, and the solitude of human existence. Existentialism maintains existence precedes essence: this implies that the human being has no essence, no es...

Death Death is something all humans have in common. What differs between humans is how they view death. Different philosophers have different views on death. Philosophers such as: Socrates, Baum, and Russell. Another person, who some consider a philosopher; Etty Hillesum shares her views on...

In " The Trails and Death of Socrates" we discover Socrates unique approach to philosophy. His method involves questioning people's theories and making them think in order to discover the right answers. Socrates' goals were to achieve more knowledge and at the same time influence other p...

God, gods and spirits play a central role in The Apology of Socrates. It is no accident that the last word of Socrates' defense is "God" (746). In directly addressing the charge of atheism and corrupting the youth, Socrates makes the accusation seem ludicrous. Plato emphasizes t...