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Plato defines education as that which makes good men, for he held the idea that good men act nobly. Plato believes in education because he outlined two visions in education and even some of methodologies to be used in education. His book Republic o... read more
John Locke’s conception of the “self” depends to one single idea: consciousness. Locke argues that the self of a particular person is attributed to his perception and not his “substance” (a person’s composition whether physical or not).... read more
Plato’s The Laws, written at the turn of the 4th century BC, is composed in dialogue form and opens with a questioning of who is given the credit for laying down the laws of the land. Unlike many of Plato’s writings, Socrates dos not participat... read more
In the argument there were many premises. These included the explicit premise that without fundamental knowledge a person is unable to make a decision on a related topic that is in the best interest overall. Another area is that there is a huge dif... read more
In the Marxist thought classes are defined in economic terms, ownership to private property would then delineate those who have property from those who have not. Marxism defines classes economically in terms of their relationship to the means of pr... read more
Value Assumption often acknowledges the advantages and the disadvantages of one particular decision or action. It gives you options. Value Assumption takes place in our ability to make a better world for our selves. If inequality and if the social ... read more
The current event that I would like to analyze concerns North Korea’s underground nuclear test from 25 May 2009, and in order to do this I will apply the Socratic Method as well as philosophical discourse. The Socratic Method is a technique appli... read more
Recently there has been a disappointing tendency in some philosophy circles toward a philosophical relativism claiming that any response to a given philosophical problem is as valid as any other. Whether this inclination has been thanks to an inter... read more
There are three theories of truth namely correspondence, coherence and pragmatism. Correspondence theory, in its strictest form, holds truth to be a structural correlation between what is held to be true and what makes it to be true. For instance, ... read more
Philosophy is the study of fundamental and general problems concerning issues like knowledge, values, reason, existence, language and mind. Its approach towards addressing these problems is usually critical, systematic and usually relies on rationa... read more
According to Hume, causality is only a collection of consistent mode of perceptions. Casual relations are neither matters of idea nor fact but only a sense of habit that arose from experiences. Since it is neither an idea nor a fact, it cannot have... read more
In the discipline of philosophy, knowledge has traditionally been defined as justified, true belief. Justification for knowledge means, in its most basic sense, that one has a reason—or rather, is justified—to believe what one believes. For exa... read more
In private discussions and debates, in discourses and arguments, there often exist logical mistakes in the reasoning process itself. Such errors or logical fallacies can be categorized as formal fallacies and informal fallacies. Formal fallacies im... read more
The story is about a professor who was arrested because of teaching theory of evolution to his biology students. He was accused by violating the law of teaching evolution, after being arrested he became the talk of the town, the controversy runs in... read more
Philosophy can be defined in a number of ways, one such definition is uncovering hidden assumptions; the vetting of the implied more than just the stated or establishing the dichotomy between appearance and reality. And as it turned out during the ... read more
I know it must have been difficult for you to hear that about art. You have pursued to become an artist and then you hear of such appalling statements. But if you truly want to become an artist and if you love art as it is, then you have nothing to... read more
The desire for pursuing counseling as a profession was initiated by my childhood experiences. I was brought up in an ethnic group which faced community prejudice and was excommunicated from the society. Furthermore, I became an orphan at the age of... read more
The process of education has always sought to address the thirst of individuals towards information and learning. Here, it complements the process of helping individuals gain competency in different disciplines and foster a renewal in their capacit... read more
Assessing Mark Vernon’s views in the book ‘The Philosophy of Friendship’ it can be seen that it showcases a rational look on how man conceives the idea of friendship and the relevant issues surrounding its definition, perspectives and multi-f... read more
The term cultural relativism is usually applied to an anthropological concept which states that any person’s actions, behaviour and beliefs should be seen in the context of his local culture. Anything which is considered “good” is usually “... read more
John Searle’s book (Minds, Brains and Science) is an effort to understand the human frame. It endeavored to understand the composition of the human brain through a philosophic point of view. For John Searle, all of the things which happen inside ... read more
Poetry helps us to understand the beauty of art through words and the rhythm within such forms as poems, lyrics or hymns. Poetry gives us extraordinary feelings like sensuality with the repetition of the same or similar sounds at the end. However, ... read more
Shinto, also called Shintoism, is the indigenous religious practices and beliefs in Japan from the Meiji Restoration in 1868 until the Second World War. It derives from the Chinese term, shin tao, which means “the way of kami. ” The main belief... read more
The mind body problem refers to the relationship that exists between the mind and the body and is usually treated as the central focus of the mind philosophy. Searle is one of the philosophers who has discussed several classical problems ,that incl... read more
The issue of prayers in the public schools and of right age to marry has long been debated all around the world, especially on the United States of America (Patrick, J. J. , & Long, G. P. , 1999). Many are against bringing the prayers to public... read more
The Principle of Parsimony is a philosophical approach to logic that was devised by William of Ockham. As such, it is often commonly dubbed Occam’s Razor. Specifically, the Principle of Parsimony advises that any logical conclusion should be deri... read more
Descarte’s conclusion is that because there is thought, he can be said to exist. In opposition to sceptical argument that suggests that we may not exist at all, Descartes reveals that regardless of anything else that can perhaps be denied, our th... read more
Central too Confucius’ idea of the nature of man is the notion that man is self determinism of a certain kind. Essentially, Confucius rejects the idea of a God in the actions of man and makes it his will alone that dictates action. In this, he pl... read more
In “On Diverse Force, Blacks Still Face Special Peril,” author Michael Powell (2009) reveals the connection between race and the threats of fraternal shooting among police officers. Most often, policemen belonging to minority groups as well as ... read more
In Meditations, the philosopher Rene Descartes seeks to establish the things that are knowable with certainty by starting with the method of eradicating the things that he doubts. A thorough reading of the text reveals the true intentions of Descar... read more