Neo soul

Materialism is a term that refer to all substances that physically exist and occupy space in the universe. An ordinary matter where the term materialism is derived from is an object that is composed of atoms and having a mass. Materialism in philosophical terms is completely different than materialism used in cultural terms. Cultural materialism is a doctrine that material success and progress are the highest values in life. At its simpler level, materialism involves the focus on the idea of the…

Unjustly can be letting a poor baby suffer. The magical question that scholars argue is this: Is a fetus a person? According to Muslim scholars, there are three different stages that are contemplated when the fetus is actually given a soul becoming a human being9. If the baby is not yet born or fully developed, is it still considered murder? Can you kill someone who is not alive? Of course, all of these questions have left the issue unsolved. Overall, Muslims who support abortion have…

and her group create in the ice. The hole defines the gateway to the underworld, a place in where souls go after they die. Mysterious voices come from underneath the ice calling out to Luba, sparking her curiosity of finding out what goes on under the ice and the source of the voices she hears murmuring. She then encounters the source of the voices coming from the ice; they began to comfort her soul as she seeks for happiness. In the end, she comes to the decision to…

appearance and private essence” (Deresiewicz 3). The soul needs friends so it can express its feelings but the soul also needs to be alone. People need to have a balance of socialization and solitude. Socializing helps the soul to share its thoughts and feelings with other people. If the soul keeps depressing emotions or thoughts bottled up inside it will eventually explode causing destruction to itself and others around them. Solitude helps the soul discover who its true self is by being…

of his claims of God entering our soul at birth, but eventually those views changed. His insight brought about a very harmonious way of separating outside distractions to create this union with God. According to Eckhart, the essence of the soul, God, is the “intellect, the memory, and the will’ (Baird 467). This essence enters our soul at birth and through meditation we entice God to bring about this realization. Therefore, I believe his revelation about our soul and God being the source, and…

In Rep. IV at 436b-c, Socrates puts forth the the principle of division. This principle provides a means to rationally and plausibly divide the soul into parts. Socrates states that the “same thing will not be willing to do or undergo opposites in the same part of itself, in relation to the same thing, at the same time” (436b). What this means is that a single body can not have opposite processes that occur simultaneously. For example, Socrates provides the example of someone who is standing…

physicians available for treating patients, many were not purely devoted towards helping humanity. Flaws and sins of physicians contributed to a detrimental body and even soul. While physicians were qualified to help the affected, many physicians obstructed their role as medical saviors and they impacted patients’ balance and harmony of the soul. The maintenance of the…

root causes of all things that happen are on account of God. Augustine declared, “Thus, You brought good for me out of those who did ill, and justly punished me for the ill I did myself. So You have ordained and so it is: that every disorder of the soul is its own punishment.” This statement is implying those who did me wrong will have to answer to Him, and He punishes me for my wrong doings. I have to answer to God when I have done wrong and He deals with each child of His consequently.…

The Republic and Leviathan share many common themes regarding the nature of justice. Plato, the author of The Republic, focuses on the immaterial aspects of the soul relating to justice. Thomas Hobbes, the author of Leviathan, assembled views that deal with the relationships between individuals, or social order. Both authors shared complementary, yet contrasting approaches in relation to justice. Plato begins to question his fellow peers on the nature of justice and what it means. He asks…

The cause of failure and fear in our life is due to lack of confidence. When we loose our confidence, we can’t control our emotion and we afraid for making something wrong. There are many merit that we can obtain from boosting our self confidence which is one of the strongest pillar of success. Keeping ourselves nice and pretty helps us boost our confidence. If we are confidence we can perform better and will be street out. Having a confidence means self believe and increase the faith on…