Philosophy Essay Examples

Known as one of the world’s greatest mysteries, Atlantis is a legend written by the Greek philosopher Plato. The legend was written thousands of years ago, but it is still talked about today (Smith Michael and Debora Smith). Scholars often argue that Atlantis existed, but those that do not agree remind those scholars that there […]

After being sentenced to death for his controversial views and teachings of politics and religion to the youth of Ancient Athens, the historical philosopher Socrates was given an ultimatum to spend the remainder of his in exile. To this, Socrates stated “the unexamined life is not worth living”. [i] Like the subjective nature of philosophy […]

The concept of ‘Postmodernism’ A Theoretical Approach It is a cliche by now to say that we live in a postmodern world, and it is true that the word ’postmodern’ has become one of the most used, and abused, words in the language. Still, it is striking that not many people can say with assurance […]

Rationale of the Study Filipino Cinema has faced another era of its existence. For the past years the clamor for substantive, thought provoking, quality films scoffed against the apparently ubiquitous commercialized, ostensibly reformulated, motion pictures. Thenceforth, the dramatic rise of the Filipino Independent Film Industry has undeniably made significant refurbishment, if not an entire overhaul, […]

Leon Festinger created the cognitive dissonance theory as an attempt to explain why people desire to have consistency between their behaviors and actions. Cognitive dissonance is the distressing mental state people feel when they find themselves doing things that don’t fit with what they know, or having opinions that do not fit with other opinions […]

Siddhartha Gautama lived many different lifestyles which ultimately led to his ideas and beliefs on how to proper live without human suffering, selfish cravings, and being enslaved to individual desires and passions. He began life in a wealthy lifestyle, moved ahead to a life with a wife and child of his own, left his family […]

Perhaps one of the most influential figures during the French Revolution was a man by the name of Maximilien Robespierre. Instrumental especially at the onset of the Revolution, a period referred to as the Reign of Terror, Robespierre drew on the insights of many Enlightenment philosophers and was a strong advocate for the left wing […]

Having completed the unit of philosophy of religion, you are now ready to respond to an article written by an actual atheist. This article, titled “On Being an Atheist,” was written by H. J. McCloskey in 1968 for the journal Question. McCloskey is an Australian philosopher who wrote a number of atheistic works in the […]

The story “Young Goodman Brown” is portrayed as a straight forward tale of a man on a venture. It is not overly difficult to comprehend or interpret, however it does have several great ambiguities. “Had Goodman Brown fallen asleep in the forest and only dreamed a wild dream of a witch-meeting? (387)” The story “Young Goodman […]

Exile not only forces a person into isolation but also instigates an enlightening journey in which the person learns to draw certain conclusions about society. For instance, in The Road, the man and the son are completely isolated from the rest of the world by their status of being the “good guys;” however, this experience […]

I quote, “Tradition is an explanation for acting without thinking. ” I unquote. Influence of traditions has been very strong not only in the sub-continent but worldwide. Some customs like the dowry system is the cancer of the society. It is so inbred that even the educated elite of our country accept it as a […]

The Double Citizenship of Human Existence Immanuel Kant’s theory of knowledge has been one of the most influential in modern Western philosophy. His basic premise is that we do not experience the world directly, but we do so by using certain intrinsic cognitive concepts. “Appearances, to the extent that as objects they are thought in […]

After I finished read Dan Ariely’s Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions. The book is an accessible introduce to the subject of behavioral economics, the study of how people behavior in the real world and why that varies from the predictions made by classical economic theory. If you think Predictably Irrational is […]

Near death experiences are known to have a profound impact on people’s lives. Outline {Introduction}- After a person undergoes a near death experience, they tend to go through a variety of different feelings. From a sense of peace to having a need to go out and live life to the fullest, there are wide ranges […]

The Feminist Movement (also known as The Women’s Liberation movement) is a social movement organized around the belief that both men and women are equal in every way. The role of feminism in the 20th century changed the lives of many women, opening new doors to greater opportunities such has: jobs, education, and empowerment. Many […]

Donna Jo Napoli’s article entitled “Whose Speech is better?” discusses the issues of language variation. The author describes how language changes through time. Napoli does not only conclude one single case in her essay, she elaborates every detail that the linguistic readers should understand. She also based her claims through observations, teachings, experiments, and some […]

Jain religion is of Indian orientation and involves rediscovering the Dharma, which is a person’s virtuous path or righteous duty.  Dharma is a concept used when explaining ultimate reality or higher truth in the universe.  Jains are people who follow Tirthankaras’ teachings, and there are twenty four special Jinas. The Jain religion inspires people to […]

The Open Boat was published in 1898 and was written by Stephen Crane. This story is considered to be one of the short stories that were considered to be of most profound naturalistic nature. This story depicts the conflict and difference between men and nature and the circumstances under which the inner selves of the […]

‘Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge` by Ambrose Bierce is an exquisite little piece that recreates for the reader the agony of the dying person, the cultural attitudes to death, and the historic reality of the described period. Through giving the readers a glimpse into the inner workings of human cognition, the author creates an exciting […]

Drug abuse, in sociological terms, can be explained from by the concepts of conflict perspective, functionalism and symbolic interactionism, each focus on the separate aspect of drug abuse as societal deviance.According to conflict theory, any deviance is bred by social inequality, which is to great extent meritocratic, taking into account the fact that one’s origin […]

Plato introduces his concept of justice and the Good in his 10 books, which describe the ideal state and, which, in turn, embodies that justice (Plato 360 BC as qtd in Book Notes 2004). Justice is an inherent and unavoidable social and political concept in the ideal society and state. “The Republic” describes justice as […]

Thesis statement.The Scientific Revolution became a real break in the development of science. It influenced the development of philosophical and religious thought being the major contradiction and innovation in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries and had a great influence on the life of educated people of the Western World.1. Introduction.This essay is devoted to the […]