Philosophy Essay

universities in the UK. Although recently, in May 2013, he left his job as a Philosophy lecturer at The Open University. Although, Warburton currently gives philosophy lectures, and airs regularly on the popular podcast series, Philosophy Bites. Not only does he run a podcast, but Nigel manages Virtual Philosopher, a popular…

Critique of Reason Through a Nietzschean Lens Reason has arguably been the driving force behind most popular philosophies since the peak of the Greco-Roman era thousands of years ago. The works of philosophers of reason, like Plato, who Nietzsche fervently critiques, have laid the groundwork for many of his ideological successors to proving reason to be the ultimate goal of all philosophy - a way to explain the unknown world and utilize knowledge as a means to quantify and qualify existence.…

My philosophy of religion and my philosophy of philosophy are marginally diverse than the way people may evaluate religion, before I share my thoughts, allow me to provide you some background of my life. Being born at the end of the 60’s and the turn of a new decade, gone were the flower power days and enter soul power, power to the people, and the Black and I’m proud movement. The ethnic temperature of that period remained extremely hot in the nation while growing up in North Philadelphia. My…

those with a passion for philosophy (including the philosophy of religion) tend not to share a passion for theology, and vice versa. This has sparked a question in my mind: what is the difference between "philosophy of religion" and "theology"? In this post, propose a theory that hopefully gives us a satisfactory answer. I propose that, in order to understand the difference between "philosophy of religion" and "theology", you ought to accept the following: 1. "Philosophy of Religion" and…

clear what philosophy and academic thinking are, where and when Plato lived, what his ideas where and how people reacted and perhaps still react. Furthermore, a reflection on his ideas will be given as well as my view on his beliefs. Philosophy The definition of philosophy is already contained in the word philosophy itself. In Greek, philo means love or devotion and sophia means wisdom. Philosophy literally means “Love of wisdom.” Philosophers are thus people devoted to wisdom. Philosophy is an…

Jansenism, though undergoing some difficulties with the Pope at the time, Pope Innocent X, presents significant points on free will as well. Cornelius Jansen bases his thought on Augustine’s theology, i.e. limited free will. The Jansenists believe, like Augustine and Luther, that it is strictly through the Grace of God that we can be virtuous and offered salvation. Jansen suggests, as many of the earlier Reformers have, to return to the source, i.e. scripture, to define true faith. Inopportunely…

described the philosophies that influenced your processes for decision making, thinking, and developing preferences? How would you have described your level of conscious choice of and commitment to these philosophies? What helped form or develop the belief in that philosophy? After class discussions, have you had any realizations or made any changes in regards to the philosophies that influences your decisions, actions, or preferences? Has your level of conscious choice to these philosophies…

Moral philosophy is the idea of having moral principles that govern a person’s behavior and conducting of an action that will be done. For me Moral Philosophy is a type of philosophy that makes people think of their actions and improves their knowledge in order to make better future decisions. But, decisions don’t make a person better for me making a wrong decision can lead to something better than what a right decision can. Some philosophical commitment that can be brought in are the idea of…

Descartes didn’t want to have the same fate as Galileo so he did not confront the church directly with his findings. He believes in God but also believes that there is a link between him and philosophy. At this point in history, the church put the fear of God into everyone. People had to agree with the church on everything. People were expected to not stray away, like Galileo, and discover the world in a different manner. Descartes wanted to bring the church and philosophers together, and wrote…

Worldview: Personal Portfolio Philosophy and Religion: Before Humanities 210, how would you have described the philosophies that influenced your processes for decision making, thinking, and developing preferences? How would you have described your level of conscious choice of and commitment to these philosophies? What helped form or develop the belief in that philosophy? After class discussions, have you had any realizations or made any changes in regards to the philosophies that influences…