Marxist philosophy

John Locke was an English philosopher that contributed to the life of everyone today. John Locke had three key issues he was known for, issues include how we should educate, who should rule over us, and what we should do towards people that have different religions than us. John Locke studied Oxford and plan to be a doctor. The Toleration was an early book of John Locke's as he was working on the essay on human understanding but later broke off to work and to publish this work on freedom of…

Final Paper Assignment My purpose in this essay is to explain why I believe that morality is objective versus moral relativism, which ethical theory do I ratify and the reasons behind why I do, and express how I would respond to a stranger’s objection to that specific ethical theory. Theory of Morality, also known as theory of the right, is concerned with identifying fundamental moral norms, rules, or principles in which actions are evaluated and may be deemed as right or wrong. In other…

What is Heroism? “Hard times don’t create heroes. It is during the hard times when the ‘hero’ within us is revealed” (Bob Riley). Growing up most people assumed heroes to always be strong and have superpowers, that they always needed to take on a bad guy and do it with confidence. However, heroes can come in all shapes and sizes and they don’t always have to be big and powerful. All one needs to be is a kind and honest soul for that is a superpower in its own right. Although people face…

Plato, The Republic, trans. John Llewelyn Davies and David James Vaughn, revised by Andrea Tschemplik (Lanham, MD.: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2005), in Classics of Political and Moral Philosophy, 2nd ed., ed. Steven M. Cahn (New York: Oxford University Press, Inc., 2012): 31-168. According to Shmuel Harlap (1979), there is a rich debate regarding how Thrasymachus should be interpreted among academics, beginning with G. B. Kerferd’s “The Doctrine of Thrasymachus in Plato’s Republic”…

In the “Apology” Socrates is on trial for crimes he has not committed. Socrates ultimately does not fear death because of his innocence, he believes that death is not feared because it may be one of the greatest blessings of the soul. For a person such as Socrates that has lived virtuously there no reason for them to fear death. Socrates makes the argument that one should not fear death because only the gods know what is beyond death,because death could be a blessing. According to Socrates,…

Plato’s Allegory Of The Cave; The Analysis Of The Tamil Caste System More than twenty-five centuries ago, a Greek philosopher named Plato introduces his idea; The Allegory Of The Cave with the intention of explaining to many societies that they are often trapped in lies as they are nurtured. As understood, the concept demonstrates how humanity is imprisoned by chains, averting their visual direction to the objects' shadows which are illuminated by fire. They have been secluded from the…

As Stephen’s journey follows the structure of the path to experiencing a true epiphany as defined by Aristotle, he also follows Plato’s concept and explanation for experiencing true beauty, which substantiates his struggle as divinely-given. Plato’s explanation outlines how one’s madness and confusion is significant for experiencing true beauty, if divinely given. Stephen’s buildup of events eventually enables him to experience the ultimate beauty by the end of the novel and prove that his…

Socrates was arguably one of the most influential Greek philosophers within ancient history. From his great intellect came the reputation of being the father of western philosophy. Socrates spread his knowledge to many students, the most famous being Plato. Plato is the author of The Trial and Death of Socrates in which four dialogues describe Socrates’s final chapter in life. Through these dialogues it is often questioned whether Socrates was responsible for his own death at the hand of two…

In The Road, McCarthy presents to the reader one of the most obvious subtle representations of the human interpretation of faith. She does this by putting it in a place we can so clearly and evidently see, that we are not consciously aware of it, through the main characters of the man and the boy. This effect represents how faith is depicted in The Road – ambiguously. The man openly expresses doubt about the existence of a higher power "Then he just knelt in the ashes. He raised his face to the…

of escaped prisoners usually do not elicit an excited response. Yet when philosophers mention Plato’s Cave Allegory, the freed prisoner becomes something to be seen as good. This story Plato tells has become a foundation for many later forms of philosophy. It has actually been so influential that it impacts the arcs of books, movies, and all types of pop culture. So what makes Plato’s Allegory of the Cave so impactful? It isn't in the story itself, but what philosophical principles he is…