Philosophy of language

Jean-Paul Sartre, in Being and Nothingness, conceives his body as part of his identity, “I am my body … My body is a point of departure which I am and which at the same time I surpass” (qtd. in Butler 38). Judith Butler admits that the body is not fixed or stable. It moves and is in a process of “becoming”. It undergoes a certain change and “is always involved in the human quest to realize possibilities” (38). The glorification of the female body parts brings forth the image of women whose…

1. The ethical dilemma at the forefront here is the fact that an USA Today editor has decided that it would not be true journalism on their part if they were to withhold information from being released. Time for a statement was being requested by Arthur Ashe, but was denied due to the prior reason. 2. While it is necessary to focus merely on the dilemma at hand, the context in this case becomes just as important. Surrounding this case, facts that have an effect on the total outcome of these…

In his “Essay Concerning Human Understanding,” John Locke fights tirelessly to disprove the existence of innate ideas, and instead rallies for the claim that ideas originate from experience. In one argument in particular, Locke elaborates on this by introducing the terms “sensation” and “reflection,” which he defines as two processes that supposedly act as the sources for each idea in the human mind. In a tone which exudes confidence, Locke boldly challenges his reader to locate one idea in…

In his Meditations on First Philosophy, René Descartes offers both an a priori and an a posteriori proof of God’s existence. Until Immanuel Kant introduced his epistemology—the notion of a priori synthetic judgments—Descartes’ a priori proof was generally considered purely demonstrative and analytic. However, analyzing Descartes using Kant’s epistemological foundations, reveals that Descartes’ a priori proof was both a priori and synthetic. Specifically, the Cartesian concept of clear and…

Question 2: In his Aristotle’s Categories, he presents the thesis, “if the primary substances did not exist, neither could any of the other things exist (2b7-8).” By this, Aristotle means that there are two categories of substances--primary substances and secondary substances. Readers must keep in mind, however, that the qualifiers of primary and secondary were only added for clarification purposes. The term I will soon define as primary substances is what Aristotle is referring to when he says…

Descartes presents arguments in the Meditations about a certain goal he is trying to obtain. Descartes’ goal is to stop people from making judgements if there is any doubt in the judgement being presented. Descartes in the Meditations stops all judgement and beliefs of the physical world because there were doubts presented in the case. He also no longer believing certain beliefs because he is susceptible and he does not want to fall in disbelief. Descartes lays out thoughts because of the…

Individuality and personality are important and shapes the world today. In the past being different was looked down upon and not accepted, but today everyone strives to be different. In Huxley’s dystopia the controllers of the society do everything they can to make sure that nobody is different and that no one really has their own personality. Throughout the book it is shown how individuality is not accepted in the society they live in. Throughout the book Brave New World, Aldous Huxley…

Immanuel Kant’s Moral Theory is widely studied in philosophy and the field of ethics. In his theory, Kant expresses the ways to determine the morality of an action: examining the intentions behind the action in question is most important instead of merely considering the consequences. Moral actions, he explains, must have the intention of being consistent with duty for the sake of duty and doing the right thing; they cannot be motivated by any inclinations. Actions inconsistent with duty would…

Socrates commences by making a serious request to the jury to listen to him. He also asks them to forgive him if he begins to talk in the way he usually does. The people accusing him have already spoken out against him. They warn the jury of his persuasive way of speaking and how he might seem convincing as he is professing his innocence. Socrates states he does not speak eloquently. He says he will speak so that everyone to understand why he believes he is innocent. He even believes the…

Roberto Bolaño one said, “People see what they want to see and what people want to see never has anything to do with the truth.” What he meant was that your perception is not always based on reality. Instead experience plays a huge role in our perception. People can gain experience by doing something or learning about it because experience is knowledge and the knowledge you gain affects the way you view things. Science furthermore proves that a human's point of view on topics is affected by the…