Philosophy Essay Examples

“We see and understand things not as they are but as we are”, this claim shows how much our beliefs and experiences changes how we view the world. Our beliefs and experiences are what make us who “we are”, therefore this are what influence on our ways of knowing. Since the ways of knowing is […]

Wea ve all heard of environmental preservation, but understanding the field of enviro nmental psychology relates to so much more than just keeping the grass green. En vironmental psychology studies how humans relate to one another as well as their surroundings, so it can refer to man-made environments as well as natural ones. Environmental psychologists […]

In this world we are often exposed to elements of conflict with other people and this can sometimes have a negative effect on our identity and sense of belonging. As social creatures, we need to belong because we develop an understanding of ourselves through our relationships with others. When these associations are threatened we can […]

After reading the essay “The Day Language Came into My Life” about Helen Keller in the text, I got to know more about her. Helen Keller was born in 1880. She became blind and deaf when she was around two due to disease. Darkness and silence were surrounding her for a long time. She experienced […]

In his play Roots, Arnold Wesker wants to give the reader the message of the need for “change” in a changing society. Wesker aims to portray the contrast between keeping in-touch with the transformations in the society and maintaining allegiance to time-held traditions and beliefs, specifically on the part of Norfolk people whose character is […]

“What is Motivated Reasoning, and What Are Its implication for Managing People? ” Motivated reasoning is a stubborn and highly subjective means of defending ones judgment. I would say this behaviour could potentially produce both positive and negative results in managing people, depending on the situation. For instance, in the Billy Bonzai case that we’ve […]

I chose “The Shark And The Goldfish” by Jon Gordon for my book report. This book is about positive ways to thrive during waves of change and follows a goldfish named Gordy who washes out into the ocean. Gordy has always been taken care of and fed daily, but doesn’t know how to act or […]

The values and characteristics of a healthy community have remained largely unchanged over the years; however, with the invention of online communities they have become significantly more impersonal. Accepting people for who they are and showing empathy towards others are indispensable values of a community. The values of a traditional community as outlined in Azar […]

‘The experience of moving into the world can have an impact on an individual’s attitudes and beliefs’ The experience of moving up the ladders and into the world can mentally challenge individuals and also their attitudes to the world and their beliefs. The Novel explores the aspects of growth, transition and change. The novel written […]

With its growing economic prowess in the last ten years, China’s increasing power has caused worry about the global power distribution. Thus, research on Chinese foreign policy has regained significance in the fields of international relations and comparative politics. To begin with, an overview of relevant studies categorized into cultural and non-cultural approaches will be […]

Everyone has their own values, beliefs and preferences. They are essential to making you who you are. What you believe in, what you see as important and what you see as acceptable or desirable are as much a part of your personality as whether you are shy, outgoing, funny, serious, friendly or reserved. There are […]

One initial problem with studying the belief in life after death is that there are a vast number of theories stating what they believe ‘life after death’ actually is. Therefore in order to effectively ascertain arguments for and against this idea, it is necessary to deal with each individual theory separately.Plato’s theory of dualism1 argues […]

Coherentism is all about fitting our beliefs to make a network of them; they are all linked and fit in together. E. g. I receive a postcard but there is nothing on it apart from my address and the postmark. The only person I know who will send me a postcard with nothing on is […]

Hindus believe that everyone has an atman (spirit), which is permanent and cannot change. This is in comparison to physical bodies which are not permanent and can change. The atman has the ability to be reborn many times; this is called samsara (reincarnation). This belief can be shown in the Bhagavad Gita, which states that […]

First is Lennie’s name—-Lennie Small. I don’t think Steinbeck makes up this name just by chance. Just like Curley says, Lennie is not small. He is a big guy with prodigious strength, but he is a small on the other hand due to his low social status. How low? Everyone can hurt him, can make […]

Do you ever wonder what family values are? Being that there is no exact definition for family values the meaning varies. How a person perceives family values depends on their past situations and experiences. So who’s to say what family values really are? Family values to me are families who are there for each other […]

‘An Inspector Calls’ is a play. It follows an evening in the lives of a typical bourgeoisie family of 1912, as they celebrate an engagement between a younger member of the family, and an upper class businessman, a son of the aristocracy. The cheerful and confident atmosphere is diminished, and from there on slowly broken […]

The supernatural is unpredictable and has been thought to be responsible for certain inexplicable situations. This creates a sense of fear as we know not what harm might result from the supernatural, yet we are still morbidly interested in it. The realms of science fail to provide reasonable explanations for everything and many may seek […]

“Hello, down there!” – this simple and seemingly harmless greeting to the unknown person, who becomes involved in the complicated life of the signalman, is a phrase that is repeated multiple times in the story. However, throughout the story, Dickens changes the meaning of this line. At the beginning of the story, the way this […]

Superstition is arguably the main diving force behind the events of ‘Blood Brothers’.Russel shows how supersitious belief drives Mrs Johnstone’s powerlessness, Mrs Lyons’ decent into madness and, though the women’s actions, the deaths of the twins. Throughout the play, Russell uses the Narrator as a dramatic device to remind the audience of the invented superstitious […]

Captain Corelli’s Mandolin supports the view that ‘tolerance, good temper and sympathy are more important than ‘Belief’ in a cause or ideology’ to quite a certain extent, however personally I think that those feature and belief were mostly parallel to each other and very similar and combined at the same time. Many characters in the […]

“We sense something, perceive it, and then believe it.” This seems logical, but there is an equally logical notion that goes against this: “We believe things, pretend to sense them, and then perceive them.” It is difficult to determine which is more accurate because circumstances play a significant role. For instance, imagine a man who […]