Philosophy Essay Examples

Socrates and Plato discussed the nature of afterlife in the “Phaedo” dialogue. Among four arguments he proposes in the dialogue there is a so-called affinity argument, which later transformed into one of the basic paradigms of western religious philosophy and world-view. The affinity argument concerns immortality of soul.

Atkinson and Shiffrin’s (1978) proposed the idea of the Multi Store Model. The Multi Store Model (MSM) is a structural model. It argues that there are three store stores, the sensory, short term and long term memory which are all unitary stores, they work alone. Each store has a different capacity, duration and way of […]

In John F. Kennedy’s speech calling for stable steel prices, many methods are used to persuade. Kennedy uses logos, diction, and rhetorical modes as means to provoke action in his audience. Throughout JFK’s speech logos is poured into it. There is an obvious logical connection that strengthens the argument. In the third paragraph Kennedy gives […]

Having multiple “ifs” and “buts” in one’s mindset can impede the path to success. Individuals who approach everything with doubt and uncertainty are unlikely to attain success in life because their attitude poses significant obstacles. Participating in different activities and experiences is beneficial as it enhances individuals’ knowledge and comprehension of diverse subjects. Each experience […]

According to Jones (1977), attribution is the process individuals use to determine the causes of specific behavior by using available information. When explaining someone’s behavior, people often consider factors such as internal or ‘dispositional attribution’ (personality) and external or ‘situational attribution’ (environment) as stated by Cardwell (1996). In the discussion of attribution theories, I will […]

Generally, the Missing Shade of Blue is an argument used by David Hume to convey his idea of sensory experience. He argued that it is impossible for the mind to create an idea or concept without being exposed to the rudiments of sensory experience. In short, perception precedes idea creation. In the latter part of […]

Deja vu is a phenomenon that describes the experience of feeling that one had witnessed and/or experienced a new situation previously (BBC News, 2006). A French psychic researcher, Emile Boirac within his book – L’Avenir des sciences psychiques, formed this term. This unusual experience is mostly accompanied by a undeniable sense of familiarity (BBC News, […]

It is now 21st century and people are yet to conclude the debate over the ideas that Rene Descartes, the denizen of the French philosophers, raised in 17th century through his philosophical works like “A Discourse on Method” or “The Meditations”. Through them he set out to determine the limits of human reason as means […]

The schema theory, which was established by Jean Piaget in 1926, is the framework and organization of the mind. According to this theory, the brain categorizes and arranges information it receives at different times. In 1981, Brewer and Treyen conducted an office experiment aimed at studying schema theory. This experiment involved examining participants’ memory for […]

As an important means of Literary Criticism and an anti-traditional thought, Deconstruction has been widely used in criticizing the text. The main feature of Deconstruction is to prove that so-called two oppositions in structuralism such as men and women, homosexual and heterosexual, bad or good are actually inseparable and there is inbetween in the two […]

 Your theory of knowledge essay for examination must be submitted to your teacher for authentication. It must be written on one of the six titles (questions) provided below. You may choose any title, but are recommended to consult with your teacher. Your essay will be marked according to the assessment criteria published in the Theory […]

Epistemology, the branch of philosophy that investigates knowledge and its method, validity, and scope, distinguishes between a justified belief or claim and an opinion. On the other hand, logic deals with precise thinking and is described as both innovative and obligatory reasoning. It is regarded as innovative because it relates to previously unknown subjects and […]

The conception of time is seemingly self-evident. Tick, tock. A minute consists of sixty seconds, an hour of sixty minutes, a day of twenty-four hours, and a year of 365 days. It is quite rare that the fundamental nature of time itself is ever even brought into questioning. What is time? What do we mean […]

The philosophy of science is concerned with the assumptions, foundations, methods, implications of science, and with the use and merit of science. This discipline sometimes overlaps metaphysics, ontology and epistemology. Philosophy of science has historically been met with mixed response from the scientific community. Though scientists often contribute to the field, many prominent scientists have […]

Eyewitness testimony is a legal term, it is a statement given under oath which police departments widely rely on. Eye witness recall is something that happened, according to an eyewitness- basically a person who saw an incident or an event and taking it into account. Although, eyewitness is relied on frequently there is strong evidence […]

Memory is one of the important functions of the human mind. But usually, it is often overlooked, unless needed. We usually do not think about memory unless we really need to retrieve or recall important details. Often times, people think about memory only when it fails them. Memory is the process by which an organism […]

Socrates was a great man, and is said to be one of the greatest philosophers in history, some may find this notion questionable, based on some of his own teachings. One famous quote is: “The unexamined life is not worth living” Is the unexamined life not worth living? On the contrary, it is! It seems […]

There could be no better hindrance to faith than the existence of pain, suffering, and evil. In fact, even the most religious person in the world could not help but question God as to why certain pain and suffering befalls him. The usual question is how could God allow his children to suffer when there […]

The universe we live in is filled with a perplexing array of diverse perspectives which may often confuse us. Our understanding of the world, rooted in our common sense, could possibly be flawed with biases and errors unknowingly. We gather information about our surroundings through aspects like language, emotion, observation, and reasoning, yet none of […]

Protagoras from Abdera was among the group called Older Sophists, who were intellectuals and travelling tutors of fifth-century Greece, specializing in rhetoric (the art of effective or persuasive speaking) and its associated fields. His noteworthy phrase is: “Man is the measure of all things: of those that exist, because they do exist, and of those […]

In 1885 a man named Hermann Ebbinghaus created a concept known as the Forgetting Curve. This curve is a graph which shows the speed of which information is lost, or forgotten, over time. Ebbinghaus used this graph to show that human’s quickly forget information unless is reinforced, or repeated. This is because we are constantly […]

How might critical thinking be applied to the issue of global climate change? Why do you think some people (even very smart people sometimes avoid thinking critically about issues such as politics, the existence of ESP, or the supernatural? Critical thinking, it is from my own understanding, “to think outside the box” or to find […]