Marxist philosophy

Nikhita Guntu and Laya Biddala Archimedes Background Information: Archimedes, (born c. 287 bce, Syracuse, Sicily,—died 212/211 bce, Syracuse), the most-famous mathematician and inventor in ancient Greece. Archimedes was the son of the mathematician and astronomer named Phidias. There is very little information left behind on Archimedes’ family. Some say he came from a noble family, while others claim he was related to the King of Syracuse. However, evidence shows that Archimedes traveled to…

evaluate the moral worth of an action on the basis of its universalizability. In this essay, I will examine Kant’s ethic, specifically the categorical imperative, and assess the problems that arise within it. The fundamental basis of Kant’s moral philosophy appears to exist in opposition to those of other moral theories, namely consequentialism and teleologicalism. For Kant, the moral worth of an action lies in the intention of its actor, rather than its consequences or ability to produce…

government, and even when his sentence was carried out, they didn’t want to get their hands dirty. Socrates was sentenced to death by poisoning, instead of trying to flee, he went through with it and accepted his fate. He died an innocent man but his philosophy will live…

The Abolition of Man and That Hideous Strength by C.S. Lewis are novels based on lectures given by the author that pursue the theme of man lacking empathy. Within the first book, The Abolition of Man, Lewis describes the importance of basing all judgments we make on what he calls the Tao: the conception of human behavior that, historically and in different moral traditions, has been considered good. As an emotion is not a judgment, it can be said that emotions and feelings do not respond to…

Nguyen 1 Randy Nguyen Ancient Philosophy Rev. Joseph W. Koterski, S.J 12/6/17 Metaphysics, What is Metaphysics? In a world where the study of philosophy combines with the principles of things, which includes abstract concepts such as substance, knowing, cause, identity, space, and time. All of these concepts are very important since they are used to determine the real nature of things, and identify the meaning, and how structured thing exist in the world. Aristotle develops what he…

The Skepticism to Descartes Arguments for God's Existence One would sometime question the existence of god just like how René Descartes questions and argues about god’s existence. In Descartes “meditation on first philosophy,” he talks about reality and as well his existence. But he also talks about the existence of God, in how god could be a deceiver and yet still believing that God is not a deceiver as he said “I have no reason to think that God is such a deceiver. In fact, I don’t even know…

scholar whose work has made a weighty impact on Western philosophy and modern history. He was acclaimed as “The Critic of All That Exists” for his negative criticism of our social norms and how we blindly follow. Nietzsche was born on October 15, 1844 in Röcken, Germany, He began his career as a classical philologist which is the study of language, it is also a combination of literary criticism, history, and linguistics before moving to philosophy. He was one of the youngest to take leadership…

The Conditions of Human Existence Simone de Beauvoir believes that humans have ambiguity that they often fail to embrace. She says what makes up this ambiguity is our objectivity and subjectivity. Many philosophers have chosen one side to adhere to, Nietsche prefers objectivity while Kant and Plato embrace subjectivity. Our objectivity is our belonging to this external world based in reality. Our subjectivity is our ability to transcend that external world beyond our physical limitations…

Aristotle, like many other classic philosophers, emphasized the vitality and viability of reason, one can conclude that this exposure played an important role in Aquinas’s belief of human reason. Consequently, Aquinas rejected Augustine’s view of human reason and argued that God himself granted people this virtue as a way of engaging them to participate in his “eternal plan” (Aquinas 18). To present his argument, St. Augustine defined two kinds of laws: eternal law and natural law. Eternal law…

pleasant, and he relates this to the present topic by realizing limits are what inform humans of their potential. Montaigne explained, “We must learn to endure what we cannot avoid” (Montaigne 835), concluding men should be content simply with living. Philosophy is noted as an important tool, but there is great responsibility with life, and he stresses God never commanded any man to guide other with their reason. Montaigne asserts life as a human being is, “not only the fundamental, but the most…