Category: Philosophy

One of the most significant concepts of Descartes’s philosophy is the distinction between soul and body. This concept stipulates the basic theoretical framework into which more data is to be integrated. Of central significance for understanding that soul and body unities are understanding of the soul and the distinctions between act and strength, matter and…

State Scanlon’s view of why one should act rightly, and contrast it with the utilitarian view, using an example. Scanlon, in his book, offers an alternative utilitarian view, the philosophical utilitarianism, which states that the “fundamental moral facts” are only those that relate to a person’s well-being. The philosophical utilitarianism view explains why morality is…

Werner Krieglstein is now viewed as the founder of such a philosophical school as transcendental perspectivism. Overall, it is based on the belief that a human being is not able to know absolute truth because it exists only within the frames of his or her consciousness, which is susceptible to subjectivity and even prejudice. In…

Table of Contents Introduction Realization of Mortality and Truly Living Knowledge of Death as a Personality Changer Conclusion Introduction The concept of death has been explored in various instances throughout human history and has even gained popularity in modern-day popular culture in various novels, movies, and TV shows. This is due to the fact that…

“The Theory of Complex Phenomena: A Precocious Play on the Epistemology of Complexity” by Friedrich A. von Hayek delves into the unique features of cognition processes peculiar to all human beings and their connection with society. The author assumes that questions regarding the nature of particular objects arise when our senses recognize some stimulus and…

“What do Murderers Deserve?” is a very good essay written by David Gelernter, the writer puts across his views on how murderers should be treated. In the first paragraph he says that a woman who killed two people but was penitent about the same when she was produced in the court but was executed in…

Table of Contents Introduction Main text Conclusion Introduction The Socratic Method is a form of discussion in which philosophical questions are asked as a means of exploring assumptions made. Basically, it is a process in which a central issue is explored through a series of questions and ‘given’ elements of a scenario. As a position…

Speaking about heroism from the angles of contemporary philosophy we cannot but deal with Ancient Greeks, their philosophy, and the role of philosophical doctrines which influenced not only the lives of Greek philosophers but also modern times. We should not forget that contemporary philosophy was highly influenced by Greek philosophical schools which underlined modern trends…

Table of Contents Introduction Kant’s Deontological Perspective Mill’s Utilitarian Perspective Comparing the Approaches Conclusion Works Cited Introduction Deontology and utilitarianism are basic approaches to the ethics of human relations. While consequentialism, the most primitive ethical approach, considers good only in terms of the immediate consequences of actions, deontology and utilitarianism introduce the notion of actor…

Heidegger defines authenticity as abiding by certain values such as integrity, flexibility, openness, and perseverance. It is starkly defined by a number of features, including the acceptance of death, the rejection of the inauthentic, and the adoption of responsibility for one’s actions. Inauthenticity, on the other hand, can be determined as a life lived only…