The first essay in Fulghum’s collection All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten, which he titles “Credo”, plainly lays out his philosophy on life: people can live satisfying and meaningful lives if they only remember those basic lessons learned by all children. His proposed issue with humanity is that we often forget these simple lessons. Basic tenants of childhood like sharing, being nice, and cleaning up after one’s self are often neglected by adults. Fulghum believes that by…
In Immanuel Kant’s book, Grounding, and John Stuart Mill’s book, Utilitarianism, both philosophers have expressed their opinion regarding moral philosophy, and, more specifically, the importance and problems associated with moral philosophy. Kant believes that everyone has the innate ability to reason morally, but are driven away from moral reasoning by our desire for happiness. In contrast, Mill believes that people do not have the innate ability to reason morally, and therefore arises an issue…
of his own ignorance. Bibliography Hopkins, Jasper Stephen, and Nicolas De Cusa. A Concise Introduction to the Philosophy of Nicholas of Cusa. Minneapolis: U of Minnesota, 1980. Print. Hopkins, Jasper. Nicholas of Cusa's Debate with John Wenck. Minneapolis (Minn.): A.J. Banning, 1981. Print. Miller, Clyde Lee, "Cusanus, Nicolaus [Nicolas of Cusa]", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Fall 2015 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), URL = . Nicholas, and Jasper Hopkins. Nicholas of Cusa On Learned…
As we know, Socrates and Descartes are two of the most influential philosophy figures to date. However these two men lived in two very different time periods and places. Socrates, Greek in nationality, belonged to the ancient period, whereas Descartes, French in nationality, belonged to the modern period. One may conclude that because of such diversification this might have been why their views on philosophy were so different. While i do shed some light on the background of these individuals let…
In ancient Greece, philosophy was basically the love for wisdom. Socrates who is the most known ancient philosopher, did not admit to have wisdom or knowledge. His philosophy was always a quest; never a body of knowledge or doctrine (Ansley, 1946).The aim of this essay is to discuss the roles of philosophy according to Socrates in the apology. This essay will include a brief background of the apology of Socrates, the first role namely human wisdom will be discussed and second role namely truth…
within Islamic culture. As the Islamic culture developed and spread to new areas, the cultures of many foreign areas began interacting and influencing the Islamic growth. While al-Ghazzali focused many of his studies around al-falsafa (Islamic Philosophy) he was concerned about the influence of the new “non-Arab” sciences that were starting to intertwine within the Muslim faith. Disciplines such as chemistry, astronomy, and medicine made up these “non-Arab” sciences, but al-Ghazzali…
The documentary; ‘Heart of Sky, Heart of Earth’ (2011), features Carlos Chan Chanuk, of the Lacondon Maya, who is studying to become a shaman. He lives amongst what was previously a thriving and lush rainforest in North America, which is now an island in the middle of cow ranches. Chan laments sadly that his people are losing touch with their gods. In this modern world they have disease and sicknesses, which Chan believes are because they have lost their belief and faith in their gods. Their…
conquer the suffering and mutability of human existence through the elimination of desire and ego and attainment of the state of nirvana. In addition, Taoism is ineffable and beyond our ability to alter or change. Lao Tzu, the founder, emphasized the importance of the effortless non-striving and living in…
Phenomenology Phenomenology is a research philosophy that is involved with exploring and understanding the lived experience of individuals, through focusing on a particular experiential perspective (Finlay, 2012; Savin-Baden & Major, 2013). The lived experience of an individual is revealed by how one perceives and makes sense of an event, process or object (Finlay, 2012). The approach has its origins in the work of Husserl, who emphasises the importance and relevance of focusing on human…
Junior Project Research Paper Throughout history, the allegory has played a vital role in revealing moral lessons to people of all ages and backgrounds, linked by common symbolism and human experience. An allegory is defined by Merriam-Webster as, “the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence.” Common examples range from, Aesop’s “The Boy Who Cried Wolf” to C.S. Lewis’s series, The Chronicles of Narnia. Often, such works…