Buddhist philosophy

Rejecting Hindu philosophy, Buddhism opened another belief system that was welcoming to all castes and developed a movement that was organized around fulfilling oneself by following the Enlightened Path to achieve Nirvana. Green stated, “Anyone who follows the Eightfold Path…

ording to Albert Camus the greatest problem about philosophy is, “why not commit suicide?” Many philosophers agree that the separation of the body and the soul is how to reach the ultimate goal in philosophy, but Albert Camus argued that suicide is an immediate separation of the body and the soul. While this point delivers a fascinating question, Socrates, Saint Augustine, Boethius, and the Buddha all have answers to why a person should not commit suicide. Providence and rule are the greatest…

has been on the minds of many individuals for centuries is “What is a good life”. In philosophy, one could consider the good life to be full of materialistic needs, wealth, family, or a love interest. To others, a good life could be to find inner peace and contentment within simple pleasures. In the “Good Life” reading six philosophers explored the idea of what a good life entailed and even though their philosophies shared many similarities they also had many differences. These philosophers…

The topic I would like to research for my final paper is the philosophical term “relativism”. As defined by the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, relativism is “the view that truth and falsity, right and wrong, standards of reasoning, and procedures of justification are products of differing conventions and frameworks of assessment and that their authority is confined to the context giving rise to them.” This is a fancy way of saying “Truth is relative”. 
I believe I need to justify why I…

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…

Philosophy plays a significant role on examining religious claims to certainty regarding metaphysical reality because it questions the unquestionable, and challenges ideas that have been in motion for centuries. As stated in the book, Elements of Culture, by Susan Andreatta, “religions support the status quo by keeping people in line through supernatural sanctions, reliving social conflict, and providing explainations for unfortunate events.” Religions provide knowledge of the unknown, or at…

decisions in life that determines who we are. This theory of free will is also known as existentialism. In the book Grendel, John Gardner presented many theories, but existentialism stood out as the most important theory. Existentialism is the philosophy of finding oneself and the meaning of life through free will and personal responsibility. Existentialism focuses on the choices we make,…

210, I would have described my philosophies as determinism and idealism. “Determinism is the philosophical proposition that every event, decision, and action, is casually determined by an unbroken chain of prior occurrences” (Mastin para. 1). I was very focused on the idea that individual ideas were predetermined and that they were meant to be. With idealism, I truly did believe that my thoughts were formed due to my reality. My conscious choice of these philosophies was due to my environment,…

portions of Hermann Hesse's, Siddhartha. Though stated at the end of the novel, it is clear that this message was intended to resonate throughout the entire literary journey. This book is clearly a representation of Buddhist philosophy, accompanied with hints of other Indo-Asian philosophy. However, it is also a clear excavation through the spiritual journey of the main character, Siddhartha. Siddhartha’s life begins quaintly as the son of a Brahmin in some point of India's ancient religious…

founder because the religion grew out of various religious and also traditions. In Taoist thinking they do not have a God but are similar to Confucianism the absolute main difference is that Daoism is a religion, while Confucianism is merely a philosophy. My city is made up of various religions where a specific religion like Christians pray to God and have their days of worship called the Sabbath. They go to church this day to honour their creator who is God. They sing and dance while praising…