Six Character Of Virtue Aristotle six characters of virtue are the Godlike-Divine, Bestial, Virtuous, Vice, Continent and Incontinent. Extra- credit I can sincerely tell you that during my formidable years. I had a rather incontinent disposition. As a young boy, 7 thru 13 years of age, I was a follower, easily influenced by my so called friends. Moreover, I was also exposed to extern

The Allegory Of The Cave: “Batman” And The Republic “Out of the darkness comes the light”, Plato and Tim Burton explore this very popular cliché in The Republic and in “Batman”. The societies in both stories exist in a tragic state of ignorance. In The Republic, the ignorant state is forced upon the people through its leadership by keeping them in the darkness of the cave. Contrasting

Racism The issues of race and ethnic identity have always been central to American society, yet at the same time our American identity as a “melting pot” has in part been forged by denying this as the principal basis of our identity. Racism has been a pervasive and disturbing reality throughout American society. How do we respond morally to the fact that racism exists in our society an

John Locke John Locke John Locke was one of the greatest philosophers in Europe at the end of the seventeenth century. Locke grew up and lived through one of the most extraordinary centuries of English political and intellectual history. Locke was a great Philosopher and a social political theriost that argued that we people can only know ideas, sensations of our ideas, and quality. T

The Inability To Communicate Between Man And Beast It’s questionable as to whether most men can possibly communicate with each other, so the idea that a man and a beast can have a sophisticated conversation…that is too much to hope for. Wittgenstein said that “If a lion could speak, we couldn’t understand him.” How true that is. The fact of the matter is that we (humans and lions) diff

Socrates In the ancient time of Socrates, role models were usually men or women who conformed to the traditional ways of their society. Socrates, as we know, exemplifies a defyer of the common beliefs and culture. Role models, today, seem to be more individualistic and driven by their uncustomary ideas and newfound viewpoints. They explore the unknown and completely conform the

Thucydides- Human Nature Thucydides’ history teaches us that human nature does not change, but may be overcome with reason. He proves the statement history is doomed to repeat itself true. He presents his thoughts of human nature throughout his account of the Peloponnesian War, many of which run parallel with other events that happened hundreds of years after his death. Thucydides st

Time Is Life 1."Time is life and life is time." Discuss the meaning of this statement. The word time can be used in at least three different ways. The one most referred to is clock time or chronological time. We organize our day around the geometry of clocks, which are synchronized to movements of the Sun. Another kind of time is real time. That is "matter- in- motion" or th

Does a Tree Have Colour The idea of sound will be investigated in the following essay. Is there sound in the world and if a tree falls in the forest and there is no body around does it actually make a noise' These ideas will be followed by the theory of colour. Individuals “think” they see colour, so people believe there is colour in the world and do not even think twice about the iss

The Death Penelty:An Argument On The Ideals Of A Soiety Imagine a person who in his right mind decides to kill and rape a little ten year old girl who plays in the park every day. The man grabs the girl off the swing, throws her in the back of a truck and proceeds to bring her to his house where he rapes her repeatedly. Then he slowly kills her by cutting her from her jugular to her pubi

Tuesdays With Morrie Reaction It’s not often that I care about a book – or, about much of anything, for that matter. In fact, I’ve convinced myself that only a handful of worth while books even exist, most of which I don’t bother to get involved with for one reason or another. This book is an exception to almost everything I’m accustomed to. The moment I finished the last page, I be

Memory And Recollection Of The Soul Memory is mentioned in quite a few philosophical books and dialogues. It is a main theme in both Meno and Confessions of St. Augustine. Meno starts off contemplating virtue and whether it can be taught. This leads the dialogue to the subjects of learning and memory. Memory is also the focus of Book X in Confessions. Socrates asserts that learning is re

Vagueness In The Zhuangzi Introduction The Zhuangzi, named after who is claimed to be its author (Zhuang zi – Master Zhuang), is one of the central texts in Chinese philosophy. Along with the Laozi, the Zhuangzi is a canonical text of the Daoist school of thought, which preaches following the natural course of life, and non-interference. The book contains 33 chapters, which are con

Thomas Jefferson Quotes The American government has come a long way over the centuries. Many philosophers have influenced the government, whether or not it was directly or indirectly. Thomas Jefferson was one of the many minds that influenced the government of America today. Jefferson was one of the thinkers of the last wave of enlightenment. Jefferson can be quoted on issues dealing wit

Epicureanism Pleasure and happiness, sensuality and desire, friendship and free will, these are among a few of the central themes behind this philosophy. Epicureanism is an ethical and moralistic doctrine that is concerned with justice and virtue, in a psychological sense. Reason responsibility and the mechanics of freedom are ethical and moral principles of this epistemology. Ep

Why Do We Cry According to the Webster’s Dictionary, “cry” means “to sob or shed tears because of grief, sorrow, pain, or extreme excitement.” Crying starts at childbirth. Although babies don't shed tears when they cry until about two months of age, the first thing a newborn does when it receives its first breathe of air is cry. Crying is a result of emotion. Crying is the human race’s n

What Role Does Government Play In Human Happiness For many centuries, people have considered the happiness of man. They have discussed the many causes and affects of this happiness. It seems to be self-evident that man’s happiness is dependent upon his social interactions that happen throughout his entire life. If man lives in what can be considered to be the “wrong” social situation,

Donald Davidson: Donald Davidson: “Mental Events” “Mental Events”, by Donald Davidson, defends a view of Token physicalism known as Anomalous Monism. Token physicalism claims that every event that falls under a mental-event kind, also falls under a physical-event kind. According to Davidson, “Anomalous Monism resembles materialism in its claim that all events are physical, but rejec

Success Of A Salesman In the world of business it is everyone’s dream to become rich, powerful, important, and well liked. Although it is their ultimate goal to attain these characteristics most businessmen have their priorities in order; family and kids come before success, work, and all of the previously mentioned. Yet Willy Loman’s priorities in Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman are

Wisdom And Age Wisdom and age What is wisdom' Wisdom is traditionally associated with profound understanding and deep insight. Such understanding and insight is usually integrated with a wide variety of various life experiences. Wisdom is believed to be the relationship that exists between things (Teachings of Buddha). The term thing describes the relationship between objec

To Cheat Or Not To Cheat' To Cheat Or Not To Cheat' A Philosophical Decision Utilizing Kantian Reasoning Basically, this student’s choice, if he copied his roommate’s paper, would not be consistent with the Moral Law as understood by Immanuel Kant through his work, “Grounding for the Metaphysics of Morals”. Kant’s concept of the moral law, is basically one philosophers attempt to rat

Morality Morality is a subjective topic that is solely based on each individuals perception. First let me explain what morality is. Morality is the concept that beliefs and actions are either good and right or bad and wrong. People are considered to be moral or immoral depending on where their beliefs fall into the overall spectrum of morality. Most people tend to fall into the middl

What Is Philosophy Philosophy is a reflective study of reality. Especially problems involving ethics, purpose, and duties. This is accomplished by an attempt to put things first and expose illusion. It consists of questions regarding the purpose of life or of the way that life should be lived. Philosophy is realistic and encourages the requirements of sound rational thinking. The purpose

Philosophy On Education Personal Statement Today’s children need consistent support and guidance from well-cultivated thinking adults. What can be a more beneficial way to expand the thinking of young minds than to become a teacher' As educators we are given the opportunity to nurture these unique minds in an exceptional ways. The classroom environment has become more challenging, es

The Problem Of Evil The Problem of Evil Evil exists, a plain and simple fact. The argument for the problem of evil (and suffering) proves that fact. The argument for the problem of evil states that there is a all-good, all-powerful God. It states that God being all-good means that he only wants good to exist. But, look at all the bad and evil in the world. A total cont

Addiction When most people think of addiction, they think of potheads and alcoholics. Although those are the most common types of addiction, there are also more bizarre things like sex addicts and gambling. In a sense, every person has a form of addiction. Weather to caffeine, or food, or cleaning, they are all small kinds of addiction. Like, if you do not have your daily dose of triple

Education Examine the role of processes in schools in producing different educational achievement among pupils from different social groups. Differential educational achievement is unquestionable affected by different social groups however this is not the only factor that affects the educational success of students. Members of working class place a lower value on education, they pl

Can We Live Better LIves With Less Clutter Everyone would be much happier living with less and eliminating some bad habits. Many of us have cluttered our lives with technology and bad habits, seeking to improve our lives with material things that in a few months will be technologically out dated. Bad habits I’ve developed over the years also cluttered my life, which I didn’t realize unti

Stoics In the tree of Ethics, there are many twigs and branches that all trace back to a single root: how a person ought to act. Now, the paths that some branches take to get to that single root differ in many ways, yet all arrive at their own definition of how they themselves should live. The ‘branch’ that I will be talking about today, is Stoicism. I will discuss the history and be

Yukichi Fukuzawa Yukichi Fukuzawa’s Autobiography offers an in depth view on one man’s dreams and hopes for a better Japan and how those dreams can become a reality. Fukuzawa lived during one of the most incredible changes in Japanese history, the Meiji Restoration, and was one of the biggest supporters for opening the country to foreign thought and civilization. Fukuzawa dreamed of a