Philosophy Essay

The model for Dr. Pangloss is Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz, as shown by the agreement between their philosophies. From the text it is clear that Voltaire shows how Leibniz’s philosophy is useless…. perhaps even a hindrance at times. In his book, Theodicy: Essays on the Goodness of God, the Freedom of Man, and the Origin of Evil, Leibniz discusses the idea that we live in the “best of all possible worlds”. Because God would have chosen to create the best of all possible universes. In his…

The purpose of education, education philosophy, and motivation are all key components to being successful in the classroom. Everybody has heard the phrase, education is the key to success. Education has so many purpose some obvious and some are less. Education is used to teach both creative and analytical thinking, it is used to help spark curiosity and build a child imagination. Education is not a short time (k-12) experience but should be continuous…

in society and its influence on crime interests me immensely; from the size of cones on a motorway to buying a coffee, everything involves some aspect of the law. My interest in Law stemmed from the debated link between law and philosophy. Through studying A-Level Philosophy I have been able to explore philosophical ideas such as morality and their link to law and crime. Such as the idea of 'Rule Utilitarianism' and how our society functions on its basic ideologies. Each law is based on the…

My philosophy statement.. depicts the starting point of my resolution of how I think Education should be implemented. My statement is determined by my current belief that works with my morality and portrayal of an art educator, as well as on a semi-personal level - in way that does not disrupt the culture of my students. Throughout the course of Philosophical Foundations of Education, the class contributed to thinking critically about the different methods that a teacher can process into a…

In this paper, I am going to give my response to the Atomist philosophy put forth by the pre-Socratic philosophers Leucippus and Democritus. Some main points of the atomists readings that I am going to write about in this paper include the different characteristics of the atom, the empty space these atoms move around in, and how we perceive these atoms. Overall, I feel like the atomist have a very good base of ideas for their time. However, there are a few ideas that can be considered dated. I…

the cultural golden age of philosophy was the spring and autumn period as well as the warring states period, many of Chinas most famous philosophies were conceived of in these periods, including; Confucianism, Taoism and Legalism. There are countless other schools of thought of this era hence why it is commonly known as the hundred schools of thought period, which includes both the times of the spring and autumn and warring states. The majority of Chinese Philosophies are concerned with three…

All teachers have their own personal philosophy that shape the way they teach. Teacher led philosophies of education are different compared to student led philosophies of education. We see the difference by looking at five major educational philosophies. I’ll begin with essentialism and perennialism which are both teacher led philosophies that tend to be more conservative and authoritarian. They don’t take students interest into consideration during lessons they only focus on teaching the…

help and save people from sin. This philosophy is very interesting because it still continues to be followed by today’s community. It is said that by “God’s grace” (63), all people can be saved from their desires, and learn to deeply love God and their brothers and sisters. We have to learn to trust and love God in order to become better individuals within ourselves. The individuals mentioned in the previous paragraphs have demonstrated how important philosophy is because their ideas are still…

Boethius and Lady Philosophy discuss many issues, but come to the conclusion that God foresees everything and there is no free will. What is meant to happen is inevitable, therefore prayer cannot alter the future. Prayer eases people of what they cannot control. Lady Philosophy eases Boethius of his worries in his last days. In Book I, the relationship between Boethius and Lady Philosophy is introduced. While awaiting his execution, Boethius does not pray to God but rather to Lady Philosophy.…

Human Sciences is to answer whether the philosophy of history can provide knowledge of socio-historical reality as a whole. The philosophy of history is a theory that attempts to know the interconnectedness of historical reality through a correspondence with the unity of interconnected propositions (Dilthey, pg. 142). Gaining knowledge of the interconnectedness of the whole of history is his distinctive task, and he comes to the conclusion that the philosophy of history is not successful. The…