Figuring Out Life Figuring Out Life Almost as pressing as our basic need for food, our desires to resolve the questions surrounding our existence have yielded countless philosophies. Although factors such as geography, generation, culture and history have produced a wide variety of schools of thought, the aspects in which thinkers immersed themselves into have been relatively similar.

First Amendment “You cheap ass hoe,” and “you *censored*ing ass hole,” are two of the many sayings you can hear on tabloid talk shows. All the profanity is usually beeped out, but should it be' We have freedom of speech rights, do we not' Technically, we do not have that right. So, producers are not going to let their guests use profanity, but when that is the case they should do a b

Free Will TOPIC TWO: FREE WILL Free will is an unsettled problem that poses an uncertain outcome. Descartes and Searle make claims about free will. Descartes bases his findings on substance dualism, where reality is made into two radically different properties like mind and matter. Searle believes in property dualism, which consists of two irreducibly different properties like m

Galileo and the Leaning Tower Galileo and the Leaning Tower As a lecturer at the University of Pisa in 1589, Galileo Viviana gave a demonstration of his theory of acceleration atop the Leaning Tower of Pisa before his colleagues, students, and philosophers. He dropped both a wooden ball and an iron ball simultaneously from the tower. Both landed at the same time. Galileo then rev

Goal Setting Goal setting is defined as, “Attaining a specific standard of profficiency on a task, usually within a specified time limit.” Goals are categorized into three different areas. The first is subjective, which means just “having fun or participating in exercise.” The second category is general goals which includes “winning a championship or making a team.” The last category is

Goals in Life It’s unbelievable how each year, since the beginning of high school, my perfectly laid plans for myself have unavoidably deteriorated. When I entered my freshman year, I had aspirations of being a doctor (something I had wanted to be since I was a child); I was even taking Latin to help with the medical jargon. Now, here I am entering my senior year in high school without a

Goals Paper Accumulated over that day. How I plan to attain it: I plan to go to the gym four times a week for a least an hour. I need to eat healthy nutritious foods and steer away from fast food restaurants. Furthermore, I need to add supplements into my diet in order to get the proper intake of protein, vitamins and minerals. I. Physical Goal: Maintain a good body. Why I want

God One traditional Christian view of survival of death runs, in outline form, something like this: On some future day all the dead will be bodily raised, both the righteous and the unrighteous alike, to be judged by God ; and the guarantee and model of the general resurrection (i.e., the raising of the dead in the last days) is the already accomplished resurrection of Jesus Christ from

Greek Philosophy ‘Greek’ Reflection Paper What are morals' Does everyone have morals' If so, what morals are just and what morals are unjust' Is it just to kill someone even if your life is in danger' Is it just for a professional basketball player to play for the money and not for the love of the game' These are some questions that you should ask yourself when thin

John Mackie:Evil And Omnipotence Argument In the essay, “Evil and Omnipotence” John L. Mackie states the problem of evil, as a contradiction between the propositions “God is omnipotent; God is wholly good; and yet evil exists” (p.160). This contradiction is made apparent as Mackie explains that if any two of the propositions are held to be true, the third is always false. As all

John Stuart Mill Revised Harm Principle Page 1 One of the greatest benefits to being a citizen of the United States of America is that we are given the freedom of choice. A freedom to make our own decisions, and decide what we think is right for us. Some people however, will question this very notion of us being totally free. How much freedom of choice do we really have, and why shou

Kahlil Gibran Kahlil Gibran was not only an author. He was a philosopher and an artist. He has been translated into over twenty languages and read all over the world. His success is often attributed to his writings being uplifting and beautifying the readers view point of the world and man [Kanfer 28]. Looking deeper into Gibran’s message there is a much more profound view point. Beyond

Buddhist Monk in Letter Form Paper 1 philosophy 6-18-01 Dear whomever it may concern, Growing up I was very poor and unhappy. I decided very young that the only way to truly understand happiness was to become wealthy. At the age of 12, I went out and got a job as an assistant for a scientist. However, I wanted to make a lot of money. Therefore I chose to work for an evil, rich ma

What is a Perfect lIfe What Is A Perfect Life' In life, the reality that we face on a normal basis is depressing, disappointing and lifeless. A perfect life is a life without hate, jealousy and pride. A creation or thought of emptiness to which only myths or legends originate from. But if a dimension of omnipotent peace was resurrected this is what it would be like. Hate, a feel

Computers And Consciousness Computers and Consciousness Can a computer have a mind' This question has been debated upon for decades by philosophers, mathematicians, physicists’ etc. Alan Turing, a mathematician, said that if we cannot distinguish between the answers a computer gives to questions and the answers a human being gives, then the compute has a mind. But I stand at a different

Descartes Descartes is considered the father of modern philosophy. His principle goal was to be completely in control of his life. This meant that he had to become independent in all aspects of life including, economically, intellectually and socially. His desire to gain self independence is the driving theme of his work, Discourse on Method. He starts off his first two parts dealin

Knowledge Leibniz is a 17th century rationalist and Berkeley is a 18th century empiricist. Leibniz uses math and reason in his knowledge, goes step by step toward his conclusion, and he is missing experience. Berkeley, on the other hand argues that earlier philosophers used words that they themselves did not understand and his philosophy begins in experience. In his first paragr

Knowledge Nothing in this world is absolute. Not truth, not knowledge, not even the physical world that surrounds us. Everything is relative to the senses, perceiving the world around them, and relative to the mind, creating a moralistic and logical base that it processes information through. Ideas and knowledge formed in the minds of men are subjective depending on the mind of the man t

Life Life As A River Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re going to get. A well-known line that was made famous by Tom Hanks in the movie Forrest Gump, this quote illustrates a metaphor that can easily be applied to life. Life, at times, can be just as unpredictable as a box or See’s candy nuts and chews. What lies beneath each decadent chocolate coating, as

Life Collage of Life Time: Fall, Spring, Summer and Winter are seasons of changing times. When plants, animals and humans develop and contribute to life and its surroundings. Everything starts out being born and slowly adapts into its own environment, allowing memories to consume into the minds of people. Even small th

Life With the accumulation of new information, my life has become an ever changing existence. And the profit of these changes has been growth. I have exposed some to a New World created a change in their lives. I have exposed some to love and greater cohesion. And what has this done for their lives' “it has blessed me with the beauty of soul unification. I have realized that my w

Life Everyone in there life experiences things. I must say that I have had my fair share of experiences. Experiences that I am glad that had happened and some that I wished never happened. Everything in life happens for a reason and the things that happened in my life made me a better person. I’m going to tell you about my favorite experience that I happened to do recently. Last year I

Life, A Story What do you think of when you consider the mind' Do you marvel at its wondrous capabilities in all realms of existence' Perhaps you do, but I would speculate that few pause to consider the great depth of evil fathomable within the mind. I am one of those few depressed individuals who have experienced some of the worst of what the mind can create. After living through de

Life, By Any Other Name I lay here, 95 years young, realizing that my life is coming to a close. The chapter that has been my greatest gift from our Lord is bounding towards an abrupt conclusion. With the end being so near, I am thankful that my mind has stayed clear and steady throughout the past weeks in hospice care. Some people, when near death, experience a vision in which their

LIFE: THERE IS NOTHING ELSE LIKE IT People desire to experience the reality of living rather than a life made up of illusions and lies. However is feeling good the only thing that has value in itself' The question of whether only conscious experience can ultimately matter is one that has been explored in depth by Robert Nozick. Suppose there was an experience machine that would give y

Leadership What is leadership' Leadership is having the ability to give guidance to those that will follow. Those that follow will help to complete the mission. Leadership is an immature science and the body of knowledge in the field has developed through a series of fits and starts. Leadership is a soft science, just as anthropology, sociology and psychology. It can not be proven exactl

Life: There is Nothing Else Like It People desire to experience the reality of living rather than a life made up of illusions and lies. However is feeling good the only thing that has value in itself' The question of whether only conscious experience can ultimately matter is one that has been explored in depth by Robert Nozick. Suppose there was an experience machine that would give y

Euthyphro The Euthyphro Moral Problems The moral dilemma involving Euthyphro and Socrates begins when Socrates challenges Euthyphro by asking him what holiness really is, since Euthyphro claimed he was an “expert” in religious matters. Euthyphro defines holiness as persecuting religious offenders. Socrates found this definition unacceptable, seeing that there are many other more

Lysistrata Lysistrata Aristophanes demonstrates issues that coincide with the Peloponnesian War to express comedic relief to the Greeks. Lysistrata explores issues relevant to the time period in which it was written. Aristophanes uses the Peloponnesian War to illustrate the differences between the men and women of the time period. As Lysistrata begins, the women are gathering for

Lysistrata In the Greek society, the ideal of comedy was formed from the cognitive idea of “this couldn’t happen.” This form was used in the play, Lysistrata, to illustrate this point. Such pessimistic ideas were the sexual content, women as leaders, and a female controlled society. The idea of sexual control to end a war was far fetched. That by women abstaining from sexual intercour