Educational philosophy

The terms of “good” and “evil” have been defined in different ways by a considerable number of sources. According to the Oxford Dictionary “good” means “having the required qualities, of a high standard; possessing or displaying moral virtue” and “evil” stands for “profoundly immoral and wicked.” What might at first seem like a clear opposition between the two concepts becomes extra complex after a thorough study. The dichotomy between good and evil has been heavily discussed by critics, whether…

Transcendentalism is not a religion, but way of thought. Although each transcendentalist holds different beliefs close to them, the main ideas are the same; to be alone, to be self reliant, and to be in nature. Nathaniel Hawthorne, the writer of The Scarlet Letter, was himself a transcendentalist who believed that religious persecution was wrong, and that separation of church and state was essential; he uses the Puritans to illustrate this. Hawthorne “added a 'w' to distinguish himself from the…

In this article, Stephen T. Asma claims that play is valuable to humans. The first reason he gave is that play is vital for humanity. Asma further supported this by using Nietzsche’s three-step development in his book Thus Spoke Zarathustra. The development describes the process of spiritual transformation symbolically represented by the camel, lion and child. The focus is on the transformation from carrying obligations as a camel, to rebellion for its freedom as a lion to finally evolving into…

Blaise Pascal Pascal's Wager is an argument in philosophy presented by the seventeenth-century French philosopher. He thinks that people are betting on their lives that God exists or not. In Pascal’s view, he argues that a person should live as if God exists and believe in God. If in reality the God does not exist, they still can get the profits in their life. He also developed the theory of modern probability, and believed the reason cannot prove or not prove the existence of God.…

Introduction In philosophy, selfishness is the hypothesis that one's self is, or ought to be, the inspiration and the objective of one's own activity. Egoism has two variations, descriptive or normative . The descriptive (or positive) variation imagines selfishness as a real depiction of human issues. That is, people are roused by their own advantages and cravings, and they can't be depicted something else. The normative variation recommends that people ought to be so spurred, paying little…

Descartes argues that the only way to arrive at the truth is to postpone on judgment until something is “clearly and distinctly understood.” He comes to this conclusion by first stating that as a creation of God we are imbued with free will and understanding, and since God is a being of ultimate goodness, he therefore would not imbue us with gifts that would deceive us as “trickery or deception are always indicative of some imperfection (54).” Descartes also posits that although humans are made…

a supreme being, or a supreme good, separated these two philosophies to act as conflicting works. To Aristotle, this “good” was the human mind’s ability to understand and achieve eudaimonia, wisdom, and truth; when St. Augustine believed that the “good”…

Essay #2 Assignment When it comes to names in philosophy, there are many different arguments and views for how names should be dealt with and in what situation. Linguistic tokens, such as names and referential terms, have been the center of philosophical questions into the nature of reference. In his book, Naming and Necessity, Saul Kripke outlines his causal theory of reference for names. Gareth Evans, who, along with many others, was not satisfied with Kripke’s causal theory, wrote, The Causal…

Megan Sanders Phil 101 Explain Socrates’ view of the fear of death (see 29a-c, 40c-e). Is any of this plausible? Socrates views death as something we should not fear. He believes we have no right to be afraid of death because we do not know what or who awaits us after we pass; and for the people who are afraid of it are considered ignorant. As in they believe it is something to fear because they do not know what is going to happen next. Socrates believes that is considered ignorant or…

There are strong similarities in the relationship between critical thinking and ethics. To obtain the most beneficial outcome when critical thinking or in an ethical situation, the process is basically the same. Throughout this paper I will be discussing what critical thinking is, and my opinion of an ethical situation. I will also discuss the six critical-thinking steps and their benefits. My personal opinion is critical thinking is a self- directed way of justifying an outline of…