Cult of Reason

We often perceive knowledge as unquestionably correct, factual, and unbiased. However, popular notions of "truth," "knowledge," and "history" actually skew our perceptions of the past, present, and future. The discourses and wisdom we acquire inevitably taint our relationships with matter, spatiality, and time. German philosophers Friedrich Nietzsche and Walter Benjamin address the partiality of knowledge. Nietzsche's "On Truth and Lie in an Extra-Moral Sense" uses metaphor and the human…

Are there any languages in which we don’t use words? I can there are languages like that, I consider math and music to be languages, while logic can be also be considered language but it doesn’t apply to all 3 rules of language. The reason why math and music are a language because it applies to the 3 rules of language. Language is rule governed, intended, and open-ended. What is language? Language is when words, information, or emotions are exchanged. That is why logic is considered to be…

Plato’s Allegory of the cave was a teaching tool to explain the levels of awareness one person could experience throughout life. It can still be used with modern society today to map out the stages of life a person can go through. The levels that are exampled throughout the allegory can show people a better way of understanding why they cannot connect to others in a way they think they should be able to. Plato used the example of the cave to show the different levels in life every individual…

It was a good idea that you used logical reasons from the beginning especially after the story you started about the parents that do not like the trash around there children at school. You stated, “City Hall needs to respond to your needs, and to meet those needs on the street, by cleaning the streets and keeping it clean for the youth.” That itself covered the reason behind why you did all these things such as the trash cans. You gave a logical reason of why you are doing this and why we should…

Plato’s theories of psychology are spurred by thoughts he had about moral theory. Specifically, Plato rejects the advanced record of judiciousness as the amplification of subjectively assessed self-intrigue in light of the fact that, had he embraced such a record, his hypothesis of equity would be liable to reactions which he holds are fatal to the contractarian theory of justice. While forming a hypothesis to stay within moral requirements once in a while damages the ordinances of logical…

An empirical proposition is one which has been researched on. Empiricism is a theory that asserts that knowledge comes from sensory experience. It’s a philosophy of science which emphasizes on the importance of evidence. (McMahon, 2012) This evidences only comes about if experiments are carried out. We say that the Earth revolves around the sun is empirical because scientific research has been carried to prove this notion. Scientists and astronauts travel into space or send their controlled…

The difference between insanity and psychopathy runs along a thin line. Insanity is an evil state of mind that takes over the mind and controls ones thoughts. Psychopathy is an uncontrollable disease ridden state that also controls the mind but is involuntary. The key idea to remember here is that someone who is a psychopath should not be deemed evil or insane, they have no control over the thoughts they have. Lady Macbeth exemplifies psychopathy because of her will to kill out of love, her…

Plato was one of the illustrious students of Socrates and as a sophist he wrote beautiful dialogues that were and have been admired by many scholars and people of all works of life. As a matter of fact, Platonic dialogues express his insightful philosophical views and teachings on different doctrines and concepts. It is quite evident from Plato’s writings that he presented his arguments in a conversational structure, thus enabling him to examine each concept and doctrine from different angles or…

because it was published by a well-known and respected journal and has the authors’ credentials. 4. The author is a respected authority on the topic and has published several articles. His work has been cited by many other researchers. 5. What reasons do students give for cheating? What can be done to prevent plagiarism? (Sisti, 2007) 6. Several other studies have been done with college students using surveys. The students…

In Plotinus’s first ennead, On Beauty, he attempts to define the true meaning of and discover the origin of beauty. What exactly is the source of beauty? How is it that such different things can all be considered to be beautiful? What is it that makes a human being beautiful, and how is it defined? Through an analysis of past claims of understanding beauty, Plotinus offers up his own unique view on what exactly, if anything, defines it. Plotinus first calls attention to the diversity among…