Buddhist philosophy

Writing Assignment #1- option 1 Plato, a well-known 4th century philosopher, explored and dissected what a perfect society truly is. His findings were that a society either contains the concept of justiceness or it does not. This concept of justiceness is a way of keeping order and harmony within the society. In order to conceive such a society, Plato suggests that there must be a division of labor that maintains the economic functions. Plato proposes that each division has a virtue that…

The Allegory conveys the idea that philosophy, the study of ideas about knowledge and truth, is an activity that results in freedom and autonomy in several ways. The Allegory begins with a description of men living as prisoners in a cave. It describes the men being restricted with chains around…

In the paper I argue that the act of stealing bread for survival of your family is morally unjust based on Kantian ethics, the contradiction between actions lacks the ability for the person to act based on duty, good will, and the moral law. As the basis of my argument, I will reference the work of Immanuel Kant and his theoretical development of the categorical imperative, furthermore, by implementing Kant’s ideas of good will and duty, it will become clear that Kantian ethics withholds a…

existence. Nietzsche however claimed that, because God is dead, we no longer have a reason to hold tightly to our morality and as a logical conclusion morality is also dead. Had Nietzsche and Kant been contemporaries, Kant would have found Nietzsche’s philosophy, like utilitarianism, to be lacking a reason for existence outside of a superficial means to be driven by our quest for material, physical pleasure (Velasquez,…

The topic of abortion has been controversial since abortions first started. Everyone seems to have their own opinion based on their ideals and then there are always the odd circumstances. Deontology is an ethical theory that cares only about the motivations of an action. It deals with the motives a person has and whether those intentions are moral or immoral. Also deontology believes that we should resect autonomy which is people’s freedom to choose. I believe that according to Kant it is…

who caught the eyes of many through quick thinking and persuasive rambling? Or maybe, he really was that great knowledgeable speaker destined to introduce the whole concept known as philosophy, who just happened to open the eyes of many; such as Plato and Aristotle. Socrates, now known as the father of western philosophy became most known for the series of events that occurred around the time of his trial. His decision making and quick sly problem solving was the reason that the world remembers…

legacy is survived by the accounts of his disciples. Socrates’ students, however, did more than simply preserve the memory of their teacher. Socrates’ students such as Plato, Xenophon and Aristophanes furthered Socrates’ inchoate introduction to philosophy, transforming it into a legitimate field of study and producing the worlds’ first true philosophical works. The most famous of Socrates’ disciples, Plato, paid homage to him by prominently featuring Socrates in all of his works save the Laws.…

My personal reaction to this film left me feeling both intimidated and anxious. The insight on what law school will be like is no easy reality to face. The films main message clearly establishes that law school involves an immense amount of studying, a finite social life, and lastly a stressful lifestyle. The film portrays this message by revealing the true difficulties and challenges that come about in law school through the perspective of the main character, James Hart, who is a student…

Republic Books VI-VII Relating to Plato’s Approach to Education (Plato’s Pedagogy Relating to Republic VI, VII and Our Own Education) In Plato’s Republic Book VI, Socrates speaks about the philosopher king and in Book VII he tells the Allegory of the Cave, both relate to the education of the republic or of the group. When Socrates is speaking of the philosopher king in Book VI, he tells his students about the order of education and how to thin out the group into the society’s different groups…

François-Marie Arouet, one of France’s greatest Enlightenment writers, better known by his pen name Voltaire, wrote the satirical novella Candide that targets the church, nobility, and the French government. It was first published in January or February of 1759 by numerous publishers including Gabriel Cramer, MArc Michel Rey, Jean Nourse, Lambert and others. This book was chosen for me to critique because Voltaire is one of the philosophers that we are currently learning about in class. This…