Category: Philosophy

  • Scientific Progress and Truth Seeking

    Table of Contents Introduction Scientific progress Conclusion Works Cited Introduction Science is among numerous phenomena in the world that have tremendously affected the life of human beings. Through innovations and discoveries, lives are transformed and bettered for the purpose of meeting advanced challenges. From end to end, new scientific advances and more knowledge is acquired…

  • Heidegger’s and Foucault’s Philosophical Concepts

    Table of Contents Introduction Influence of Heidegger on Foucault Similarity Between Heidegger’s and Foucault’s Concepts Conclusion Reference List Introduction In the philosophy arena, every philosopher is entitled to the presentation of their own theories and views. It is common to come across a number of conflicting logics on the same topic. In the same way,…

  • Philosophy of Leisure and Recreation

    Table of Contents Introduction Definition of Leisure and Recreation Impacts of Leisure and Recreation Conclusion References Introduction Leisure and recreation are different concepts but always seem to go hand in hand. People tend to use them in the same breath as if the concepts cannot exist apart from each other (Difference Between, 2012). They can…

  • “No Risk, No Rewards” Principle in Everyday Life

    Describe a time when you took a great risk. What was the outcome? A popular adage says ‘no risk, no rewards’. The commonness of this adage made me ignore it until my university days when I experienced the actuality of this saying. The university required all students to submit their coursework before the stipulated deadline…

  • From a “Use Value” to “Signed Value”

    Introduction The world has changed due to changes brought about by the emerging technologies in our postmodern society. We have moved from use-value centered past to a more sign-value centered present. According to Chandler (78), the society has used the emerging technologies positively to make the world a better place for all of us. However,…

  • Alfred Schutz And Phenomenology

    Phenomenology was first introduced by Husserl and was later developed by other philosophers who extended the idea to existentialism. Husserl suggested that the main objective of phenomenology was to study human phenomena with no regard to appearances, causes or aims. The objective was to analyze the experience of human phenomena in consciousness and in psychological…

  • Jean Paul Sartre: Bad Faith Concept

    Table of Contents Everyone Lies Sartre’s Philosophical Notion Sartre’s Example The Woman Is in Bad Faith People Live in Bad Faith Works Cited Everyone Lies Many people have acknowledged that they have to tackle with liars. More so, one of the latest trends of the modern society is the notion popularized by the famous Dr.…

  • Beyond Good and Evil: What is noble?

    Key Characteristics that Comprise the ‘Noble Man’ Nietzsche exposes the wanting state of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries’ moral rationale, highlighting the most challenging, yet simple, prescription of embracing the all unaltered natural law on the order of human existence – as the only credible solution which can restore man to self re-discovery and to…

  • “Merit: Why do We Value it?” by Louis Pojman

    Table of Contents Introduction Thesis statement Critical review of the Merit essay Conclusion References Introduction An ancient tradition in Western and Eastern philosophy indicates that justice is “giving people what they deserve” (Pojman, 2001). Social justice recognizes virtue and vice as two features commonly noted in the human being. The question arises as to whether…

  • Jurgen Habermas, the Frankfurt School Thinker

    My key Thinker and his Background In this study, I pick Jurgen Habermas as my key thinker. Habermas became born in 1929at a place called Dussedolf (Braaten, 1991). His family was traditional. The Second World War occurred when Habermas was in his teenage years. His teenage experiences and the fact that he belonged to a…