Philosophy Essay Examples

In the text “What is an Author?” Michel Foucault tries to determine the relationship between an author and a text furthermore he deals with the writing itself and the definition of a work itself.Before Foucault investigates these subjects he refers to a quotation ofSamuel Beckett: “What does it matter who is speaking?”Foucault sees this sentence […]

Built signifiers concept and frame significances ( Dovey 1999, 12 ). The environment can therefore be honoring and gratifying and supply range for single development, like a university campus ; or it can be inhibitory and stabbing, like a prison. What is evident from this is not merely that reinforced elements respond to their physical […]

‘Wherever power exists, there is also opposition, and yet, this opposition is never separate from power itself’ (Foucault, 1978: 95-96). In the study of human sciences, the relationship between opposition and power has always been a major concern. Power acknowledges the existence of opposition, and in turn, opposition validates the presence of power. However, before […]

The book “The Archaeology of Knowledge” by Foucault offers a comprehensive analysis of his methodology, exploring concepts such as discourse, enunciative modes, constructs, schemes, and statements (Lindgren 2000:294). According to Foucault (cited in Hall 1997:44), ‘discourse’ refers to a group of statements that represent knowledge about a specific subject at a particular historical moment. Discourse […]

Michel Foucault’s study of Velazquez’s Las Meninas (1) was first published in the volume Les Mots et les choses in 1966 which was followed, in 1970, by the English translation titled The Order of Things. In “Las Meninas”, which is the title of the opening chapter of The Order of Things, Foucault focused on the […]

Michel Foucault argues that the expulsion of lepers and containment of the plague, in relation to Panopticism, do not have the same political vision. He suggests that people use power and knowledge to create a perfectly governed society, which he calls a “political dream.” However, this perception of the political dream has changed over time […]

Much as the issue on sexuality remains an unresolved conflict among medical experts, religious and judicial authorities, and hermaphrodites themselves under austere criticism in the 19th century, the search for identity in terms of “true sex” seems far from leaving the mystery which a French rural child of the mid-1900s had originally brought forth. On […]

As being developed by poststructuralism, feminism, lesbian & gay studies and even American pragmatist theory (Parker,2001; Seidman,1997), queer theory has become one of the most important theories, which contributes to the research of sociology, arts and organizations. On the one hand, queer theory has been used to study the relations between the sexuality, gender and […]

New Historicism Criticism attempts to relive a textual work through the time of the author who created it, taking into account norms, ideals, prejudices, and any other subjective experiences that the author of the time would hold. Basically, a literary theory that suggests that literature must be studied and interpreted within the context of both […]

The concept of surveillance has been defined by postmodernists as being a form of social control whereby individuals are monitored through various agencies e. g. the police, the government, etc. This notion also includes self-policing, which is developed through social norms directing individuals’ cognition and behaviour. Foucault believed discourses endeavour to create order from society […]

One of the most influential films in our lifetime is One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. It demonstrates many themes with one of the most important being on how institutions are governed and kept in order through the use of power. The best way to analyze this concept in this film, is to interpret Michel […]

The use of money evolved out of deeply rooted customs as is shown through past forms of money, e. g. cattle, shells, animal teeth, weapons, and jewelry. Marx explains commodity as any good or service that is produced by human labor and distributed as a product for general sale (Wallace and Wolf 2006:84). The notion […]

Michel Foucault’s theory, as presented in his article titled “What is an author”, centers around the concept of the “Author function”. Foucault’s theory argues that the notion of “an author” holds significant importance in the literary realm. In his 1969 essay, he posits that an author serves as a crucial organizing principle that shapes specific […]

In the book Foucault’s Pendulum by an Italian philosopher, critic and novelist Umberto Eco which was published first in 1988 and its translation appeared later which was done by William Weaver the book is divided in segments numbering about ten. It mostly refers to things like the alchemy, the Kabbalah stone and the theory of […]

Abstract The youth in Nigeria have been greatly impacted by the prolonged economic crisis that has plagued the country since the early 1980s. This is further exacerbated by extensive state failure and a governance crisis, which includes severe decline of government institutions, widespread poverty, corruption, and a near total collapse of moral and ethical values […]

Jeff Skilling was the CEO of Enron Corporation in 2001 and was convicted of multiple federal felony charges relating to Enron’s financial collapse. Skilling was a consultant for McKinsey and Company and worked with Enron in 1987, he helped create a forward market for the in natural gas. Skilling impressed Kenneth Lay and was hired […]

Humans’ Moral Obligation to Preserve Endangered Species Many species that exists today are becoming endangered to extinction. In the past era where humans did not exist, extinction occurred due to natural causes. On this present time however, extinction of species are threatened by humans’ existence. Humans are the only moral agent; in which, it has […]

Teaching Moral Values in Schools Introduction Pornography! Premarital sex! Lying! Cheating! Drugs! Shoplifting! Stealing! High school pregnancies! What is wrong with all these things? Based on the values that are being taught in most schools to today’s children, nothing. Many teachers believe that students involved in these activities are just making bad choices out of […]

It’s a story about unconditional love and real beauty”beauty that comes from the inside. The rabbit is teased first by the more modern and “high tech” toys in the boys room because he has no cranks or springs or other mechanical parts. Then he’s teased by the real rabbits because he doesn’t look like a […]

In King Lear many may discuss the fact that one of his three daughters Cornelia is the only one that he loved but others may say he loved all his children. As one go through the play by the dialogue between Cornelia and the King they express each others love for one another often. They […]

We exist as a human being. As a human being we are different from animals. Since we are more rational, can ponder upon our past and manipulate our present and future. But is it sufficient to be human? To have a “self” is one of the most important elements of realizing human existence. This self […]

Introduction Laser scanning is a lot like photography. A 3D scanner is a device that analyzes a real-world object or environment to collect data on its shape and possibly its appearance for example colour. The collected data can then be used to construct digital, three dimensional (3D) models useful for a wide variety of applications. […]