Early Islamic philosophy

three main charges against him is his religious beliefs, corrupting the young and also his views of the Athenians. Even though there were several prosecutors and evidence to prove Socrates guilty, he guarded his ground and remained true to his philosophies. He proved many of his beliefs with evidence that will be discussed throughout this essay. However, it made the process much longer than expected for the people of Athens. Socrates religious views were seen as unusual to the city. He did not…

In the reading “Help Those Who Help, Not Hurt, Themselves,” Christian Brahmstedt presents an argument why the homeless should not be supported by the public or government. However, in supporting this argument, Brahmstedt makes several invalid and unsound points in the form of fallacies. In Brahmstedt’s “Help Those Who Help, Not Hurt, Themselves” he uses material fallacies, which are flaws given or material used, in order to support the idea that the homeless should not be supported by public or…

When first reading the experiment in regards to rescue I and rescues II, I did not like or want to make a choice, and really, I do not have to make a choice. My job is to tell you what Stuart Mill would do and what Immanuel Kant would do based on their philosophical views of utilitarianism and categorical imperatives respectfully. In Rescue I & II Mill. Utilitarianism is the basic principle to look at what is right and wrong. Depending on the consequences or the outcomes you can select the…

Temperance and Transcendence Temperance is a terminology used to refer to character that manifests self-constraint and self-regulation in the control and management of one. Temperance is a virtue that is generally associated with protective traits. The virtue of transcendence is associated with strengths of meaning which allow one to connect to the larger universe. The meaning of life can be derived from virtue. Together, these transcendent virtues aid people in control of emotions and impulses…

Essay 4: Religion: Scourge or Refugee? I. Scourge In his book Letter to a Christian Nation, Sam Harris analyzes the Abrahamic religions and makes an argument that these religious faiths are based on faulty mythological stories and that the very existence of these traditions is detrimental to society (Harris xi). Harris delves deep into the purpose of morality in these religions, as well as the correlational ties between religion and violence. He also takes the time to question God’s role in…

where “he could read his own history with an interest that never failed (Austen, Chapter 1, page 5)”. We also understand from “Sir Walter Elliot of Kellynch Hall (Austen, chapter 1, page 5)” that his status might be of the upper class. Although it is early on in the novel, the reader already comprehends the fact that in that time your wealth and what made you wealthy was associated with your name. Later in the book this passage helps us better understand why it was so difficult for him to let go…

The purpose of the Theaetetus is to examine how the mind accounts for knowledge by seeking an answer to the question Socrates poses to Theaetetus, what is knowledge? (146A). After a few failed attempts at answering, Theaetetus posits that knowledge is true opinion (187B). Socrates responds that in order for one to know what true opinion is, he must also account for false opinion in the mind. Ultimately, while the dialogue produces no operative definition for knowledge, Plato employs this…

ideas to ultimately have them realize that they, in fact, do not know what they are talking about. It is sort of like a manipulation tactic but Socrates does it so cleverly that you may not even realize it as such. It could also just be that in Philosophy this is exactly what Philosophers do is question any and everything. But let us see how it plays out in the text. Socrates asks Euthyphro “...what is the pious and what the impious do you say” (Socrates, 5d). Following that Euthyphro gives his…

Using the ethical theories of utilitarianism and Kant’s categorical imperative, analyze the ethics of Abercrombie & Fitch in restricting hiring of sales personnel primarily to attractive white people. Fr discussion purposes, assume that they actually were practicing racial discrimination. In the video we watched pertaining to Abercrombie & Fitch there is a hiring process and which searchers for an All-American image in a way that can be seen for practicing racial discrimination. While…

First, it is essential to note that Plato did not fear death because he believed, “a man who has truly spent his life in philosophy is probably right to be of good cheer in the face of death and to be very hopeful that after death he will attain the greatest blessings yonder,” (Phaedo 63e-64a). However, Plato also stated that those who do not love wisdom, righteousness, courage…