American philosophy

Christian Schools. This textbook, used to teach history to those of the Christian faith, says that Dewey recognized no higher ethical or moral law. Continuing on with a Christian perspective, the text points out that Dewey advocated secular humanism, “a philosophy that exalts man and usually denies God.” This textbook calls secular humanism a man-made religion that replaces God with the idea of evolution. It goes on to say that this religion also replaces, “heaven with hopes of a man-made…

Immanuel Kant is a phenomenal philosopher whose works has shaped the nature of western philosophy. He has made profound contributions in metaphysics and ethics through academic articles like The Critique of Pure Reason, which has intense knowledge on topics like what man can possibly know. I. Kant challenged the concept of suicide. a. Kant believed in human autonomy and believed that freedom has paramount importance taking precedence over life itself. i. One should believe the reason, because…

Literature by definition is superior written works having artistic merits, and on the other hand Philosophy by definition is a theory or attitude that acts as a guiding principle for any behavior or work. In simple words we can define it as mood of writer. Mood is state of mind or feeling. I don’t think any writing is without mood or feelings. I went through so many hypotheses which reflect the same theory to prove this fact. “Philosophy's Moods: The Affective Grounds of Thinking” edited by…

PHI 1500 Nikkei Lynch Monday 15th December 2014 The Right to Believe Philosophy of religion is a branch of religion that deal with questions regarding religion, including the nature and existence of God, and the examination of religious experiences, texts and vocabulary/ In most cases, philosophers of religion either agree or disagree with their views on certain topics relation to religion, that it, they may interpret and analyze subjects differently. The aim of this paper is to pose a…

Across all spectrums there have been different beliefs, thoughts, opinions, perceptions, and experiences. These ways in which people interpret the world help to conclude what people might think as “right” and “wrong”. But really, there is no such thing as a “right” or “wrong” that all people live by. One could say instead, that these ways in which we interpret the world are actually guidelines that people live by, partially uniquely subjective input and partially societal input all control an…

development known as the Enlightenment. Enlightenment logic focused on that freedom and uniformity were common human rights. Colonial Americans contended that King George III and Parliament had denied them the fundamental privileges of English natives. In spite of the inescapability of subjection in their general public, the progressive age imagined another American government that secured the rights and opportunities of its natives. Nonetheless, these rights and flexibilities did not stretch…

that, I will relate the findings of my case study to the flaws of Categorical Imperatives. Chapter 1 Background 1.1 Immanuel Kant German philosopher Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) is one of the most influential philosophers in the history of Western philosophy. He was born in the East Prussian city of Konigsberg in…

cooperatively without resorting to violence. The joining of individuality with interdependence enriches our lives, encourages us to enrich the lives of others, and inspires hope of attaining peace, justice, and opportunity for all." (Humanist Manifesto III American Humanist Association). They will try to resolve each problem using logic, reason, and compassion. Secular Humanists value self-sustainability and believe in solving problems independently. In addition to solving small problems…

to this blind coercion, but it is cast off as time goes through rigorous thinking. As a result, Charles confirms that, the things that are not conceivable today will turn out to be indisputable in future. This is supported by the countercultural philosophy of Emerson whereby he lobbied to create a structure of a form of life that will go past the status quo expectations and thinking models. This was in favour of deeply independent and creative manifestations of universal truths. This, he argued,…

with a lot of my requirements for graduation, so I wanted to take classes that interested me and involved most of my passions. I took a mental note of a few of the classes I would definitely want to register for: Advanced Drawing and Painting, Latin American Studies, Western Feminism… and the list went on. I continued this process of selecting my classes until I came to a pause. Existentialism. That seemed different. Not only was I completely unaware of what existentialism was, I was originally…