Philosophy Essay Examples

The Myth of Er concerns the issue of what happens to us after death. What Socrates is trying to sum up, which he has been mentioning through out the entire book, is that we should all live a wise, strenuous, and philosophical way of life. Socrates’ tale is for people from all walks of life, […]

iA comparison between Aristotle and Plato on mimesis 1. Introduction Mimesis, as a controversial concept starting from the 15th century, is among the oldest terms in literature and artistic theory, and is certainly among the most fundamental. Developing centuries, the concept of mimesis has been explored and reinterpreted by scholars in various academic fields. The […]

Recently, we have discussed how we know. Hilary Putnam, American philosopher, developed a thought experiment which has become so popular that it is the basis of blockbuster film The Matrix. In short, the thought experiment calls one to imagine that your brain and the nerves connecting it to your senses has been severed or disconnected. […]

Introduction The focus of this text is the impact that different factors have on shaping people’s beliefs about death as the final stage of life. The loss of individual capacity to sustain vital processes constitutes death. Despite differing views, death has had a significant impact on Western thought for over two millennia. It is argued […]

Introduction Plato’s Socrates and, the famous Bhagavad Gita’s Krishna are two compelling characters who have strongly influenced the lives of many. The two characters share many similar qualities, as well as many different qualities. In this essay, I will thoroughly compare and contrast these two remarkable characters. Although Krishna and Socrates were significantly dissimilar in […]

There are many perspectives on the issue of happiness. Many have taken part and will continue to front ideas on what happiness is all about. There are many points of divergence on the matter but what most agree is the definition that happiness is all about getting what we want or what we most want. […]

To fully grasp the importance of life, it is vital for people to acquaint themselves with the different components that constitute human existence. Being a social creature, man’s social aspect is indispensable for a satisfying life. Introspection and questioning one’s purpose in existing are necessary to comprehend the meaning of life. When individuals uncover their […]

Good vs. . Evil In the era of Romanticism and Gothic, that Is In the midi sass many things and authors emerged. Ralph Wald Emerson was a transcendentalist who worked out In an essay called “Self-Reliance”, this essay Is about accepting yourself and your principles: not concerning peoples thoughts about you and to stay true […]

The American Renaissance era saw the utilization of native dialect, history, landscape, and characters in literature such as novels, poems and short stories. These works aimed to explore uniquely American issues of that time including temperance, abolitionism, religious tolerance, scientific progress, the Native American situation as well as the expanding western frontier. The great variety […]

Transcendentalism is a life style in which one strives to lift above and make a degree of flawlessness. Transcendentalists believe in autonomy. non-conformity. individuality. simpleness. the illustriousness of nature. and God being within oneself. Transcendentalism is frequently represented in modern twenty-four hours pop-culture ; a strong illustration of this is The Hunger Games. The book […]

American Transcendentalism “I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to from only essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived” (Thoreau). American Transcendentalism was a literary and philosophical movement that […]

Emily Dickinson’s poem, “I Taste a Liquor Never Brewed”, is a joyful and lighthearted poem. In the poem, Dickinson continuously compares the effect nature has on her to the effect alcohol has on her. Throughout the poem, Dickinson uses being “drunk” as a metaphor for how exciting and intoxicating nature is to her. This poem […]

The two most prominent groups in American history, Puritanism and transcendentalism, differ in numerous ways such as their views on nature, fate, and conformity. Puritanism was wide spread in the 1600’s whereas transcendentalism was more popular in the 1700’s.The Puritans were a religious reorganization faction who wanted to reshape society according to their beliefs. Puritanism […]

The novel Into the Wild has a foundation based upon the one common theme of rebellion. Into the Wild is a biography about Chris Mishandles’ life. The majority of things that Chris achieved throughout his lifetime were in some form rebellious. He was not Just a rebellious adult, but he was also rebellious growing up. […]

Nathaniel Hawthorne was born in Salem, Massachusetts, on July 4, 1804. His parents were Nathaniel and Elizabeth Hawthorne. When he entered Bowdoin College in 1821, he studied to be a professional writer. He was well aware of the fact that being a writer was not supported by his puritan forefathers and was even looked down […]

Over time the American dream has proved a resilient and unique concept that Americans have come to understand and define in different ways as relevant to their own life narratives and experiences. Not defined or rooted in lineage, religion, or some form of a shared history the American dream, unlike any other form of national […]

The study of philosophy delves into essential and timeless matters concerning knowledge, values, language, mind, existence, and purpose. As a result, philosophers are individuals who actively engage in the process of reasoning to confront existential inquiries about the human condition. Moreover, philosophers can choose to specialize in either scientific or humanistic disciplines like history, economics, […]

The emergence of transcendentalists as a notable movement took place in the late 1820s and 1830 but the philosophy extended farther back into American religious philosophy. Transcendentalists cannot be clearly understood without linking it to Unitarianism which was the dominant religion in the Boston in the nineteenth century. Unitarians placed premium on stability and progressive […]

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, […]

Max Weber has claimed that power arises when given two people in a social relationship one will try to get himself in a better position to enforce his will on the other despite any form of resistance.   This then assumes that there is conflict between these two parties in the social relationship as both try […]

John Haught’s What is God aims to provide “a simple ‘mystagogy’… an ‘introduction to mystery’ (116). The importance of mystery to Haught’s work may be traced to his main assumption that the existence of God is evident in the existence of “a cognitive ‘feeling’ of inexhaustibility” that an individual experiences in relation to the experience […]

Thought and Discussion: On Liberty of Thoughts and Discussion By: Pamela Noble For: Professor Brad Bell Ethics and Media, The Arts and Society Excelsior College August 11, 2013 Thoughts and Discussion: On the Liberty of Thought and Discussion Abstract In the second chapter of John Stuart Mill’s essay, On Liberty, Mill presents reasons why he […]