Existentialism

Jean-Paul Sartre and Soren Kierkegaard are two widely known existentialists who agree on many of the main principles of existentialism, but also disagree on several of the finer details. For example, they both agree that what matters most is action. What a person actually does is what defines the person, and the process of defining … Read more

Descartes

Rene Descartes was a very important person in history. Descartes was born on March 31,1596 in La Haye,Touraine France. Descartes was the youngest of three children and his mother died when he was about one.His father then sent his three children to live with their maternal grandmother. Descartes and his two siblings stayed there for … Read more

Utilitarianism and moral obligation

Developed countries should help those that are underdeveloped, however whether they are morally obliged is a matter of debate. Each year, ‘Some??805??million people in the world do not have enough food to lead a healthy active life. That’s about one in nine people on earth. Poor nutrition causes nearly half (45%) of deaths in children … Read more

Contemporary moral issues

Developed countries should help those that are underdeveloped, however whether they are morally obliged is a matter of debate. Each year, ‘Some??805??million people in the world do not have enough food to lead a healthy active life. That’s about one in nine people on earth. Poor nutrition causes nearly half (45%) of deaths in children … Read more

"There are no alternative ways beside passive observation and active experiment in which knowledge can be produced or developed"

The assessment statement explicitly states that t. But how true is this? In their book, Brown and Ford (2009) stated that when a titration experiment is done using a basic solution and acid solution with the added phenolphalein solution, then the phenolphalein will turn pink to indicate that the reaction has reached the point of … Read more

What is the natural condition of man according to Aristotle and Hobbes?

Both Aristotle, an enormous Greek philosopher, and Thomas Hobbes, an English modern philosopher who is famous for his work on political philosophy and philosophical absolutism. Aristotle lived in a Greek Empire when Alexander the Great conquered the World. Hobbes lived during a war as well: English Civil War in the 17 th history. It is … Read more

The Gettier Problem: Challenging the Definition of Knowledge

There are cases where something is true, but someone believes in the truth for invalid reasons. The definition of these cases and all problems involving an element of truth, but the existence of belief for invalid reasons is called the Gettier problem (stanford.edu). These problems expose inconsistencies in the model for evaluating the justifications of … Read more

Cloning

What is cloning? Cloning can mean many different things. DNA cloning refers to the creation of multiple identical copies of a gene or DNA which can then be used in genetic engineering. Cloning is the making of a group of genetically identical cells or organisms from the same parent cell. The cloning of mammals is … Read more

Cloning – Right or Wrong?

In today’s society we have a vast growing population. For some reason though, scientists want to experiment with reproductive technology on humans. They have used it on animals before; it seemed to work, so they think that it will work on humans. Back in 1997, they first used it on Dolly the sheep and they … Read more

Consciousness

Our experiences of different types are distinct yet, they don’t seem to be disunified. Prima facie, consciousness is unified. Yet, to account for the unity of consciousness, there seems to be at least two questions to be answered first: What form of mental unity is essential for consciousness to be unified and how unified conscious … Read more

Sense data

In general, we tend to judge someone or something solely by their appearances. But in actual fact it can be difficult for man to determine reality from appearance. Before I go any farther I would like to distinguish the term appearance as oppose to reality. According to the Oxford dictionary appearance is ‘an impression given … Read more

Confucian value systems

Question.1 Write an essay on the common features of Confucian value systems as found in the three East Asian countries (give the name of the countries). The essay must have an introduction to the region of East Asia, origin of the philosophy with a background and its relevance in traditional and modern context? Confucianism is … Read more

Aquinas' understanding of the human person

INTRODUCTION The moment you open your television or newspaper you will see that there are so much violence and injustice in the world. There are terrorist attacks, bombings, killings, kidnappings, wars, racial discrimination, exploitation, rapes, abortions, hungers and many other acts of violence. Recently, the world was surprised because thousands of people were killed and … Read more

Epistemology

The reason why we ‘know what we know’, also called epistemology, has fascinated scientists and philosophers of science from Ancient Greek society onwards. First theories of epistemology put more emphasis on absolute, unchangeable factors and character, while later on throughout the scientific revolution its belief changes to a more adaptive and active one. Plato, like … Read more