American philosophy

Theory of ‘Justified True Belief’ and E. Gettier problem The epistemology, or simply theory and concept of the knowledge, is one of the most important topics in philosophy. Different philosophers proposed different meanings and interpretations of knowledge. Plato introduced one of the most important philosophical works on knowledge ‘Theaetetus’. The ‘Theaetetus’ is a set-piece discussion of the question “What is knowledge?”(S. Chappell, 2013). In this dialogue, Theaetetus proposes three…

Plato's Cave is a allegory writing about two different worlds and the escape of one individual to see both, but is not able to share what he has seen because of people not being open to learning new things. It starts off in a dark, dim-lighted cave. In the cave, there are people tied down in chains and can hardly move. The people are facing a wall and from the little light that there is, the people watch shadows of varies objects for all their time and that is basically there world. Little do…

The question is not, can they reason? Nor, can they talk? But can they suffer? – Jeremy Bentham regarded as the founder of utilitarianism. (1747-1832). Utilitarianism defines as the sum of all pleasure that results from an action, missing the suffering of anyone involved. This seeds of this theory is applied to the ethics of raising animals for food. Animal exploitation is a genuine and ongoing process in our society manifesting into an industry that brings into questions the ethical and…

One of the most profound philosophers is Plato (427-347 BCE). Society knows of his works such as The Republic and Allegory of the Cave, but no one is truly familiar with his life unless they have studied him. To understand his works you must first understand his life and all that he experienced. I am going to open your eyes and educate you on the man who influenced western civilization. Together we will explore how he met his teacher, the Theory of Forms, almost being sold into slavery, founding…

The code of ethics goes back since the Hippocratic code 2.500 years ago. The aim of the code is to provide ethical standards and to guide the psychologists to make ethical decisions. The first American psychological association (APA), ethics code was published in 1953, and was adopted by other countries. The British psychological society (BPS) published its first code of ethics in 1983. Later on, globalization created the need for international ethical standards and shared principles (Allan &…

When a government overwhelms its people, it is a citizen’s responsibility to be conscience of corruption and refusing unjust laws. In the articles “Civil Disobedience” by Henry David Thoreau and “Letters from Birmingham Jail” by Martin Luther King Jr., a person must acknowledge if a poor government has created unfair laws and call their people to take a stand against it. King tries to define what a just law is and has a similar position with Thoreau. He believed that America was being unfair for…

Through out time knowledge about optical illusions has been deepened by many different philosophers and researchers to strengthen the explanations of illusions. Epicharmus and Protagoras, Aristotle, and Plato are only some famous philosophers well known to this day that have contributed their own knowledge about, what actually are optical illusions? Epicharmus is a Greek poet and inventor of Sicilian Comedy during 540 and 450 BC. He was one of the earliest to appreciate the concept of optical…

The podcast deals with the dialogue “Plato’s Republic” written around 400 BC, which discusses the meaning of justice and what it truly means to be just. Firstly, a background in ancient Greece’s politics was offered, speaking of the appeals and brutal regimes of government prior to democracy being restored. The major issue addressed in the podcast is the execution of Socrates by the majority of Athens for the corruption of youth in and the introduction of gods that the Greeks did not once…

Magawisca in Hope Leslie are acutely aware that this conception of morality is insufficient. Shelly Kagan, Professor of Philosophy at Yale, asserts that, “Morality requires you to perform – of those acts not otherwise forbidden – that act which can be reasonably expected to lead to the best consequences overall” (1). This is a utilitarian stance, because it asserts that the…

Thomas Nagel is an author and an American philosopher. In his book “What Does It All Mean?”, Nagel teases us by asking multiple questions about certain aspects of life to us, ranging from free will to the meaning of life itself. In each chapter of the book, Nagel discusses a different topic and goes into depth explaining it based on his view of the subject. The questions he poses are puzzling and doesn’t give us a “correct” answer, since he leaves it up to us to interpret it however way we want…