Philosophy of law

When the term modern philosophy is brought up, one would think of findings in the field from the 1900’s and onward. But upon looking into the subject one would find that modern philosophy starts a few hundred years back. In the 1600’s modern and western philosophy started taking root with the ideas of a great philosopher of the time, Rene Descartes. Often known as the father of modern philosophy, Descartes’, ideas and findings are greatly influential to many different fields of study today. On…

Process Philosophy is a conglomerate of ideas, proposing the concept of constant change. Moreover, promoting the idea that the supernatural and thus God are non-existent. “Furthermore, the idea is that nothing is permanent, absolute and/or fixed and all is in a constant status of ultimate change” (Martin, 2006). Ludwig Feuerbach, a German philosopher played an instrumental part in this transition and his book was known to have influenced integral figures such as Marx. “Feuerbach articulated…

What I like about our laws is that we can review the laws and change them if we deem them to be morally unfit or unjust. We can file an appeal to have the judge re-examine a person’s case if there is new information that could lead a person to freedom. After Socrates took his own life, imposing…

The philosophies of Immanuel Kant and John Stuart Mill are essentially polar opposites of one another, but in the most basic form they have similarities. Mill’s main belief was in utilitarianism, ascertaining that individuals should act in such a way as to maximize overall utility, and the preponderance of pleasure over pain. Kant classified as a transcendental idealist, holding that experiences are governed by necessary causal laws, which almost posits itself into a subsection of rationalism,…

First Principles and Moral Philosophy In many ways, eighteenth century philosopher Immanuel Kant and nineteenth century philosopher John Stuart Mill represent opposing sides of philosophical theory. While Kant is more concerned with metaphysics and epistemology, Mill explores the consequentialist side of moral philosophy. Though their starting points may seem at odds, we find both men drawing on the concept of a first principle. As Mill puts it, a first principle is an “ultimate standard” to…

of life have greatly impacted the Western World. Greek have influence our lives in several ways such as law, literature, Philosophy, sculptures and architecture. The law in Ancient Greece had no court system at first making it impossible to prosecute anyone for a criminal offense. Since there was no court system there was no justice served unless you acted on your own. Later on the official law were recognized. The concept of trial by a jury of peers. The democratic court system in Ancient…

the most famous figure in the whole history of philosophy. His works inspired many generations of thinkers, some argued for, some against, but always with Kant’s philosophy in their mind. Huge influence of Kant is linked to careful and deliberate analysis of the subjects he explored. Subjects, that are so important in life of every individual, such as moral and ethics. “Grounding for the Metaphysics of Moral” gives perfect insight on Kant’s philosophy. The main goal of this work is “nothing more…

Human Sciences is to answer whether the philosophy of history can provide knowledge of socio-historical reality as a whole. The philosophy of history is a theory that attempts to know the interconnectedness of historical reality through a correspondence with the unity of interconnected propositions (Dilthey, pg. 142). Gaining knowledge of the interconnectedness of the whole of history is his distinctive task, and he comes to the conclusion that the philosophy of history is not successful. The…

Business person who is “going places” can afford the luxury of worrying about morals. Disagree. No person should sacrifice his/her morals just for the sake of maintaining his luxuries C. Every business person operates on the basis of some moral philosophy, whether he is aware of it or not. Agree. Business person are also normal person, which I believe is inclined with obligation both in morality and ethics. Although, business person have different perspective and outlook when it comes to…

contributions to the development of the philosophical aspect of existentialism. Shestov has contributed to existentialism through his fascinating critique of philosophy and his surprising connection between philosophical existentialism and religion. He is also one of the first Russian philosophers to find an audience in Europe. Existentialism is a philosophy, popularized in the 20th century, that analyzes an individual's existence while in a Supernatural environment. The individual must…