Epistemology

One must challenge their way of thinking, because the things we think we know can actually be misleading. Most people believe that they are great critical thinkers, and as great critical thinker they do research, to not be fooled by any information that is presented. What people are not aware of, is that the evidence that one seeks out can actually be misleading, because in most cases it only proves the initial beliefs that one already had. This occurs because human tend to be bias about…

In Black’s thesis relating to the Identity of Indiscernibles, one of the dialogue participants refers to the symmetrical universe as an example of two objects (“a” and “b”) and whether one of them have distinct qualities, that the other doesn’t have. The principle states, “For any x and y, if x and y have all the same properties, then x is identical to y.” The argument between “A” and “B” in the thesis highlights whether these two objects will be distinctive enough to prove which…

Plato was a well-known Greek philosopher who differed from other greats around his time such as Socrates and Aristotle. Plato differed from them due to the fact he taught very general ideologies focused on the bettering of one’s self to stand in the light of spiritual truth and recognize that even the world is such a small reality; one must not be focused on self virtues but think of how to benefit one’s whole society. Plato reiterated his beliefs in some of his works such as, Phaedrus. In this…

Determining the root to the problem between science and religion is a task that many try to explain. The contrasting viewpoints often contradict each other and sometimes validates an idea established. This area of conflict is most prevalent in the Scientific Revolution, where many began to get into the habit of questioning and understanding the human role within the world. With help from philosophers, mathematicians, and poets the shift from narrow to broad perception of the world began. At…

The Allegory of the Cave In Plato’s The Allegory of the Cave, he touches upon the ideas and beliefs of how humans perceive reality. In the story, Plato describes that the chained prisoners in the cave believe that the shadows casted on the wall are reality simply because that is all they have ever known, and thus have never questioned if the shadows are real. The prisoners have been left in the dark to make out what is truth with only the light defused from a fire behind them. However, when one…

Imagine if your best friend asked you if they looked good, but you thought they didn’t.Would you lie or would you not lie?I firmly believe that lying is unacceptable in our society. Lying is unacceptable as it morally wrong.For example,Brad Blanton said,”through my work as a psychotherapist in Washinton D.C area I found that lying was pervasive in people’s personal and professional lives.Everyone lies.Even people with professional and personal lies but it isn’t good. In addition, Immanuel Kant…

In Meditation I, Descartes raises a great philosophical question as he argues to show that he cannot possibly know that he is not always dreaming. He asserts that there are no definite signs to distinguish his dreaming experiences from waking experiences. In his argument, he defends the idea that we could all be trapped in a life-long dream and that none of our experiences are real. Descartes then develops his argument furthermore to prove his existence and the idea of dualism. In his Meditation…

In the essay “The Allegory of the Cave” by Plato, he questions what it means to be “enlightened” and how one should use their knowledge to better the “State.” Plato answers these questions with an allegory, which is “a story that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.” Through this allegory, Plato begins to describe an underground cave, in which humans have been kept, chained to only see one wall, their whole lives. Due to this limited vision, the only…

In Meditations on First Philosophy, Descartes makes some very intriguing arguments for the existence of God. I am going to outline the three arguments and provide my opinion over them in form of criticism, like requested. In his first argument, Descartes has an idea that everything has a cause, and that his idea of God being an infinitely perfect being has a cause because Descartes, himself, does not believe he is infinitely perfect. He believes that he could not have an idea of their being an…

KNOWLEDGE OF REALITY how we can know what is real. What grounds or guarantees what we think is certain in the world?, it is important that: (i) you spell out carefully what the thinker’s view are; (ii) think of some criticisms of this view; (iii) tell me what you think. What is your judgment and position toward the theory? Do you think it is right or wrong? Why? If you picked two views, is there a way to somehow synthesize them or do you clearly prefer one over the other? Descartes and God's…