Philosophy Essays and Term Papers

they want in life. In reality, it is just a positive way of thinking. It would be nice to believe that a person could do anything if he puts his mind to it, this way of thinking is not reality. People are victims of greater forces. The…

to people. These evils present themselves disguised as good, and may do much good, but simultaneously do evil. Ideas, things, and people may all advance evil, even if this is not what they intended. How people see the aforementioned, and…

on people, yet he did not seem to have the credentials to support it. It seems that he was in the right place at the right time, and this gave him the momentum, which he needed to keep his place in society with massive influence. Sartre's most…

in the past and present. These philosophers have come up with many philosophies on what art is or should be. Some of these philosophies are very simple, logical, and easy to understand. While others are very interesting, and sometimes a strange way…

Mesopotamians lack freedom of thought as the Greeks once did. The world in which we live in has surprising similarities to the way of life brought forth by the Greeks. Characteristics of both the moderns and the ancients are pertinent to our understand…

things." In this dictum, Protagoras introduced the theory of relativism based on analysis of sense perception. Explain this and it's, (relativism's), impact on ethics. Protagoras was a pioneer of a theory of perception. His theory of relativism…

classical empiricist point of view, -traditionally associated with John Locke, and primarily his 'Essay Concerning Human Understanding'- almost certainly so. Locke's epistemological contention was that knowledge is derived from experiential concepts…

feeling, a respect for the moral law. It has no external source and it is not imposed. The notion of obligation comes from us as rational, free beings. Human reason and freedom can only be source of moral law that is universal and binds everybody. Feelin…

most of the time. For instance, if someone saw an oasis in the desert, it is true that you have seen that oasis and it is also true that there is nothing in the desert, the easiest way of verifying it, is to grasp the sand. Then truth is a relationship…

that go through their lives doing everything they are supposed to do according to their respective societies. But in the end, they both realize that all they have done was not enough. While each of the protagonists' lives turn to grief, one fate…