Meditations on First Philosophy

The question of this dialogue: Man before death. Should man love death? If so, why then, condemn suicide? Or should man hate death? Rather, shouldn’t he revolt against it and flee it no matter what? Facing the enigma of death, the dialogue, leads first, to a practical response: how does the philosopher conduct himself in the face of death? Then toward a theoretical question: What do we know of the immortality of the soul? Throughout the dialogue, Socrates proclaims that the exercise of…

Attitudes toward homework often reflect the trends of a society and the leading educational philosophy. Additionally, historical events consistently influence the homework debate and drive the movement for or against homework. The past arguments for and against homework are familiar to educators because they are similar to the current arguments waged in today's debate over homework. Throughout the first few decades of the 20th century, educators commonly believed that homework helped create…

Samana is Ascetics who lived in the forest meditate to reach enlightenment; He joined these ascetics and begs for food while living in the forest. Siddhartha adopted this way of life and learned the philosophy of the Samana where destroying the self to reach the true enlightenment by fasting and thinking. Siddhartha lose all of his wealth because being a Samana, he will need to lose all his possession and live the life of no temptations and desires. Both…

Hinduism in America In this paper I am going to talk about the religion of Hinduism and its role in the United States and in the city of Philadelphia. As a Hindu it is a great opportunity to learn more about my religion because Hinduism is complex and interesting religion to research about. In this paper I will talk about Introduction of Hinduism, Sacred texts, Notion of Karma and Reincarnation, Sacred symbols, Hinduism in the United States, Hindu temples in Philadelphia, Hindu Festivals and…

In Descartes meditations he argues the mind is a single unified phenomenon. The context of this argument is in favor of Dualism, he argues in favor of it using Liebniz’s “Principle of the Indiscernibility of Identicals”, the principle asserts that for two things to be identical then they must share all of the same properties. Descartes argues that since his body has parts it can be divided, but the mind has no parts and cannot be divided. “For in truth, when I consider the mind, that is, when I…

History of Breath Practice The history of breathe practice is well known and documented and breath and breathing have been essential elements of Asian philosophies since ancient times. According to Tadashi Ogawa, a Professor of Philosophy Emeritus at Kyoto University, “Ethics is essentially a way of life through breathing”. (Hackenberg, Skof, p 201). According to the Soto Zen monk and teacher Shunryu Suzuki, “What we call ’I’ is just a swinging door, which moves when we inhale and when we…

Cataclysmic events compel epistemic crises.” In this respect, McCarthy’s worldview is very much a product of the twenty-first century. In an era characterised by warfare, global warming and a perpetual threat from terrorism, it is no surprise that McCarthy wanted to write a novel that allegorises the state of our world as a post-apocalyptic…

Dark Ages, even though even they were not all bad. Late Middle Ages brought the first crisis of European feudal society. The late Middle Ages had been a time of climate change, famine, war and poverty, In terms of the cooler climate, although the further development of colonization and long-distance trade, but in many areas population got down and performance of the local economy declined. Towns people became the first component of humble people who in terms of feudalism walked to emancipation.…

In the following essay, one wishes to discuss why there can never be any justification for a belief in Other Minds. Descartes offers up “I think therefore I am” in First Meditations on Philosophy (Descartes, 1641), which has it’s fair share of problems but one wishes to use this quote to illustrate that while Descartes only proved that ‘I’ exist within one 's own mind, there is nothing to say that this must extend to others too. Or even to anyone but Descartes and Myself. And while that may seem…

The Falun Gong are spiritualists who practise meditation, they are nonconformists and ostracized by communist authorities. They express moral philosophy which circulates around truth and compassion. They are also key targets for organ harvesting. Numerous people are arrested illegally without a warrant. They are believed to be the largest prisoners…