Nietzsche's 'The Birth of Tragedy'
Essay - 4 pages - Philosophy
In Nietzsche's 'The Birth of Tragedy', he addresses a specific problem: how to establish a German nation-state in the modern social and political environment. Nietzsche begins with the question of how to model a state in the modern period that is not liberal, but, at the same time, is not...
Hume 'Problem of Induction'
Essay - 3 pages - Philosophy
Hume defines the problem of induction, wondering about the concept of causality, in order to found a Newtonian science of Human being. Hume définit le problème de l'induction, s'interrogeant sur la notion de concept de causalité, afin de fonder une science newtonienne de l'être humain.
Working with spiritual and emotional intelligence
Essay - 10 pages - Philosophy
Life is hard and there is many way to be able to do it more comfortable. Indeed, all of us are different and have different needs. That is why we should share with others we have to live with. But, even if I think it is good in some situation, it is not the case in some others. Because we are too...
Market Islam: The other Conservative Revolution' by Patrick Haenni (2005)
Essay - 3 pages - Philosophy
The West, in the post September 11, 2001 days, is characterized by its mistrust of the currents of radical Islam, Islam is considered the new enemy. Among the hawks and those who fuel the enmity towards Islam, the confusion is common, and the lack of reliable information means that any...
If you were given a chance to create an ideal society, what would it be? - publié le 29/09/2010
Essay - 2 pages - Philosophy
It always seems dangerous to talk about an 'ideal society' because this is exactly what all the totalitarian and authoritarian regimes have been looking for. It has also been the ultimate purpose of all politics since Antiquity and one of the biggest dream of humankind. First of all, an...
Compare and contrast Rousseau's and Tocqueville's accounts of the civil function of religion in a democracy. Consider closely the respective merits of their case before offering your own assessment
Essay - 4 pages - Philosophy
Rousseau and Tocqueville fundamentally agree that the civil function of religion is to strengthen the bond that exists between the people and the law. However, the two men differ in their views on how this bond should be strengthened. Rousseau argues in favor of a new, civil religion being...
Contemporary theories of Justice- Essay : is the principle of Fair Equality of Opportunity (FEO) defensible? - publié le 29/09/2010
Essay - 4 pages - Philosophy
The principle of Fair Equality of Opportunity (FEO) is a part of Rawls' theory of justice, detailed in his Theory of Justice (1971) . This principle emerges from Rawl's distinction of the classical liberal of ?careers open to talents' -or "formal equality of opportunity?- from a more...
Race, culture, civilisation - publié le 29/09/2010
Essay - 5 pages - Philosophy
As we can observe daily uses of concepts like race, culture, or civilization through newspapers, magazines, TV shows, etc. The need of defining them occurs repeatedly. What then are we talking about with respect to the concept of culture? Is it a political, artistic, or even ethnic pattern of...
Living spaces : Social construction of habitat: the anthropological and social-historical origins of the house and home from the point of view of its fundamental and continuing significance to civilization
Essay - 6 pages - Philosophy
What could possibly be the common features amongst Inuit Igloos, Native American tepees and Swiss chalets? At face value, there is not much of a similarity as they belong to three very unique cultures. Nevertheless in this situation, it is relevant enough to draw a comparison amongst all these...
Does Rawl's account of the original position imply any theory of the person, or of personal identity? - publié le 29/09/2010
Essay - 5 pages - Philosophy
Rawls account of the 'original position' is subject to many criticisms from communitarian philosophers. While this account constitutes the very basis from which he derives his theory of justice, it is regarded as being flawed and thus compromises the validity of his whole theory. The...
What are the differences between Locke's and Hobbes' notions of the "state of nature"? - published: 29/09/2010
Essay - 6 pages - Philosophy
Thomas Hobbes and John Locke are probably the most famous political thinkers of the 17th century. The generally accepted view asserts that these authors were poles apart, the first one advocating an absolutist regime and the latter recommending a stable civil society where powers are separated....
"The French lost the language war", argues John Kay. Do you agree? - publié le 29/09/2010
Essay - 1 pages - Philosophy
Language has become an important issue due to globalization. Previously if a person spoke only one language it did not matter much. However the situation is completely different in the modern world. Learning English has become mandatory for every individual to surive in the globalized world. John...
Is Rawls' version of "Reflective Equilibrium" a defensible method of theorizing about social justice? - publié le 29/09/2010
Essay - 6 pages - Philosophy
When John Rawls publishes his Theory of Justice in 1971, he was the first to use the expression "reflective equilibrium" (RE). Even if this kind of idea had been employed before by Nelson Goodman (Goodman, 1955), Rawls employs it as his method, to build a complete theory of justice and sort out...
Swinging London - 1963-1967 - published: 29/09/2010
Essay - 4 pages - Philosophy
The sixties were usually referred to as a period of joy and optimism, especially in England, as it was a span of time between two tougher periods in British history. Socially and economically speaking, the fifties was characterized as a period of severe struggle in the United Kingdom. The...
Does multiculturalism undermine the universal conceptions of justice? - published: 29/09/2010
Essay - 4 pages - Philosophy
The Greek philosopher Plato believed in the existence of a parallel world which he called the world of Ideas. This world represented true knowledge with the help of concepts called ?the Ideas'. Each Idea corresponded to something that existed in the world that we experienced, also called ?the...
Assess the claim that Utilitarianism fails to take sufficient account of the moral significance of our relations to others - publié le 29/09/2010
Essay - 4 pages - Philosophy
A comparison of how people used to live when they were still cave-inhabitants, with current living conditions that provide an organized society, with concepts such as justice, respect, tolerance and morality, we can feel justifiably proud of the progress we have made. Mankind has progressed so...
Adaptation of Henry V - published: 29/09/2010
Essay - 5 pages - Philosophy
By analyzing and studying the main themes (war, leadership, relationships between human being) developed in both the films (and the interpretation made by the two directors), we will see that, although adapted from the same play, the potrayal of Henry is quite different. In both versions of the...
One last blessing
Essay - 1 pages - Philosophy
You are a Roman merchant, walking down the dusty road from Jerusalem to Bethany. It's a warm morning in early spring; the summer sun hasn't yet begun to bake the land, and you would swear you could feel a breeze from the Mediterranean, even though it's nearly forty miles away. You breathe...
The stranger by Albert Camus
Essay - 1 pages - Philosophy
It is understandable why The Stranger has become so famous and named one of the greatest existentialist novels ever written. I believe this because Albert Camus created a character that has or will never be duplicated. This may seem like a stretch but at the same time it is very true. Authors are...
Gospel of Judas
Essay - 1 pages - Philosophy
I believe the Gospel of Judas should be added to other books in the bible because it contains very important religious information. Even though the plot leading up to Jesus' crucifixion is contradictory to way it was written in the previous books already in the bible, the story behind Jesus'...
The story of Abraham and Isaac
Essay - 1 pages - Philosophy
God decided to test Abraham's faith in him by telling Abraham to sacrifice his most important possession, his very own son, Isaac. Abraham was basically told to give up his future because he made a promise earlier in the book of Genesis that he would be the father of a great nation, referring to...
For Plato, knowledge ultimately depends upon the Good
Essay - 2 pages - Philosophy
In The Republic, Plato tries to describe his view of the ideal society, by setting the characteristics of a just state, a just individual, and the notion of justice seems to go along with the notion of goodness. Ultimately, a good or just person has been defined as the one that serves its...
Capitalism and Christianity: Weber's capitalist spirit and potential Christian influences
Essay - 9 pages - Philosophy
The questions of what is capitalism and how did it arise have been of central concern to Western economists and sociologists since the 1840s. At that time, commentators began to recognize that a fundamentally new economic and social order - with the expansion of machines in manufacturing and...
Advertising is good for the 'humanity?
Essay - 2 pages - Philosophy
Advertising executives and branding gurus have perfectly understood the power of a man's beliefs, and to what extent his eyes, misled by persuasive arguments or suggestive images, can alter the perception of what stands in front of him. From a mere plasma screen to a symbol of social...
Descartes' dream argument and its followed knowledge
Essay - 2 pages - Philosophy
Meditations on first philosophy, a text written by René Descartes, is one of Descartes most recognized works. The book is divided in to 6 meditations in which Descartes helps the meditator cast a series of progressively radical doubts on preconceived notions, and metaphysical beliefs. The...
Defining virtues in Plato's Euthyphro
Essay - 3 pages - Philosophy
In this essay I examine the motivations behind Socrates' pursuit of a precise definition of a virtue. The particular virtue that interests me is piety, examined by Socrates and his interlocutor, Euthyphro, in Plato's Euthyphro. Like many of Plato's early dialogues, Euthyphro features the standard...
Natural sciences versus human sciences
Essay - 2 pages - Philosophy
By and large, the status of the sciences of nature or natural sciences such as physics or chemistry goes unquestioned. They conform to the different criteria put forward by epistemologists and qualify as sciences. This does not mean that physicists or chemists never encounter epistemological...
Why should the human sciences be patterned after the natural sciences?
Essay - 2 pages - Philosophy
At some point, we may want to ask radical questions: after all, why should human sciences be patterned after natural sciences? After all, why is it that we need to have such a monolithic model of scientificity? Why couldn't there be several ways of being 'scientific'? Let us review...
We would all be idle if we could', Dr. Johnson
Essay - 1 pages - Philosophy
The relationship between human beings and work or idleness has been widely debated by many philosophers and writers, including the British poet and novelist, Samuel Johnson. The author of the Dictionary of the English language also wrote poems on idleness during the eighteenth century. Advocating...
The universal human rights concept
Essay - 5 pages - Philosophy
The UN was founded immediately after the horrors of the Second World War because of the Nazi-regime and in response to the economic and social difficulties after the Depression. This need of security by law was explained by a particular tradition in Europe where in the seventeenth and the...
