Marxist philosophy

Everyone has had an experience which has made them feel as it as irrational or unjustifiable. However, much of these experiences are looked at under doubtful examination, and have been explained to be logically justifiable and not at all mystical. Philosopher, William James (1910) explains these experiences and helps to understand them through his lecture on mysticism. His belief that no part of the experience should be left unexplored is what gained him a respectful popularity, James calls this…

Can morality be purely subjective to the perspective of an individual? Fyodor Dostoevsky explores this idea through the protagonist Rodion Raskolnikov, in the novel Crime and Punishment. “I simply hinted that an extraordinary man has the right… that is not an official right, but an inner right to decide his own conscience to overstep… certain obstacles, and only in case it is essential for the practical fulfillment of his idea (sometimes, perhaps, of benefit to the whole of humanity)”(Dostoevsky…

How Affective Is the Golden Rule? The biblical meaning of Golden Rule has been considered to say, “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” This statement applies to everything we do in life, but most people take it very lightly. In this case, it applies to bullying. It applies to treating those as you would want them to treat you and nothing less of that. Bullying is something that has gone on for years, decades, and has either not been taken seriously or taken very faintly. Will…

In Peter Adamson’s, Classical Philosophy, Adamson also proposed that Aristotle had the better argument because, “Empedocles has not spelled out the mechanisms by which random processes could yield uniform and predictable processes” (Adamson 241). As Adamson points out, Aristotle better…

Ethical dilemmas are an inevitable aspect of individuals work within the field of psychology. Professional psychologists are constantly challenged and faced with decisions that place them in precarious positions as they execute their roles with the different clients they serve. An ethical dilemma is defined as “a situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two courses of action, either of which entails transgressing a moral principle”…

Key Assessment: Legal and Ethical Application / Reflection Paper As a counselor several key components guide our decisions for ethical and legal practice. Following the designated ethical codes of your specialty is of utmost importance. Professional codes guide our judgement, practice, and sound decisions. Ethical decisions, duty to warn and protect, countertransference, and supervision are all criteria to evaluate how counselors determine an ethical practice. Each criteria provides an…

The Problems with the Argument from Design The global argument from design is an analogy created by William Paley in which he attempted to formulate a cogent argument for the existence of God by drawing a connection between the order found in man-made objects and the order found in nature. The main issue regarding this topic is whether or not nature was created by an intelligent designer simply because a man-made object was. My position on the main issue is that I don’t believe you can make an…

Mark Macaskill argues in his book “Doing Good Better”, that we ought to donate towards charities that are effective. However, he proposes that it is not morally justified to give to a cause that is close to one’s heart, insofar the charity the agent chooses to support is due to subjective reasons. Problematically, if we were to listen to MacAskill, there could be dire consequences from adhering to the QALY methodology. This essay aims to argue otherwise, because the individuals who are donating…

The concept of self-sacrifice elicits thoughts associated with characteristics such as selflessness, courage, and utilitarianism. In a world that is black and white, free of complexity, self-sacrifice appears to be less of a challenge than in a world where the action of sacrifice may, in turn, bring upon greater conflict. Within the films Silence directed by Martin Scorsese and The Mission directed by Roland Joffe, characters must use philosophical reasoning through a consequential and…

Immanuel Kant’s claims are based on two simple, but greatly controversial, philosophies. The first concept insists that the criminal shall only be punished if the individual’s actions “deserve” to be punished. The aim of retribution is to merely punish in accordance with the crime committed, not to for “promoting” a future positive…