Philosophy of life

Aristotle: Demystifying the Good Life Aristotle had a singularly practical approach to living a good life, one that rouses hope and reasonability rather than dread and piousness. He was able to view the purpose of human morality based on its contextual function within nature, rather than the sentimental fanaticism and self-importance that comes so naturally to humans. His practical analysis feels reasonable and respectful, rather than demanding and condescending. It’s a more effective and…

people who believe they have discovered something new in Philosophy to do so at the expense of those who have gone before them. The problem is that if they would be satisfied at that, they would be able to find those that agree. On the other side of that is that anyone with any kind of knowledge would be able to see right through them. Sadly even the most preeminent philosophers have fallen prey to this and that is not good for Philosophy. I personally find that the predilection to take the easy…

Throughout history, philosophers have come up with multiple approaches to ethics in order for humans to reach “The Good.” Philosophers like Aristotle, Immanuel Kant and Emmanuel Levinas posses different concepts and philosophies towards how a human can reach “The Good.” Aristotle's theory is predicated towards fulfilling one’s purpose to reach their potential, Kant’s theory is driven towards the duty each individual must accomplish to reach “The Good,” and finally, Levinas's theory is based on…

themes throughout his dialogues, particularly the contrast between Sophistry and Philosophy. His dialogues never shy away from this complex difference, but rather, the problem is presented with care. However, this does not always lead to a simplistic differentiation. The difficulty of the problem is heightened, instead of being resolved. Many individuals, upon reading Plato’s dialogues, would confuse sophistry with philosophy, based on the fact that both use rhetoric. Through the use of…

In Plato’s Republic, the contention starts with the conversation and introduction of the characters whom serves as a representation of a member of the society. Nevertheless, it started with the thought of Socrates relating piety and philosophy. And to that, the abandonment of Cephalus at the start dont signifies quitting, otherwise it shows relevance as to how Plato wants to represent piety. As the conversation progress, perceptions revealed some paragons to represent what is good, in relevance…

down upon giving into such desires because he believed doing so allowed irrationality to lead one’s life. Instead, Plato extoled a life led by reason, stemming from the brain. Plato exhibits his view through the voice of Socrates in Phaedrus by showing how love madness, usually thought to be a lack of reason led by the sexual desires of the liver, is a means of living a desirable life of philosophy, led by the reason-based desires of the brain. In telling the story of Democritus, Ancient…

way we do? The Greeks first began deep thinking through reading and writing.The Philosophies that were created by theses Ancient Greeks began the discovery of how we interpret life. The Philosophers behind those ideas were very important to the history of Psychology because many of them helped influence some of the most famous Philosophers that we learn about today. How did The Ancient Greeks begin their philosophies in the first place? Reading and writing were very important to the Greeks. In…

was considered to be the father of educational philosophy. Plato used to be a follower of Socratic in education. He is the one who founded the Academy in Athens and wrote many philosophical works including The Republic, which outlines Plato's utopian society and his thoughts about political and educational issues (Gutek, 2009). Historically, Plato's beliefs in philosophical thought are the idea of perennials, perennials is an educational philosophy based on idealism. Idealism is directly traced…

Practice Writings I have read plenty of poems, stories, and novels throughout my life, but one poem stood out to me. That poem was The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost. This poem really spoke to me because the poem is all about choice and making the right choice based on what you want to accomplish. After reading this poem, I started using it as guide to certain problems in life. I have always been the type of person that was careful in the choices and decisions I would make. Also, I have always…

It can be seen that Jain philosophy is dualistic but is not a radical dualism with respect to Descartes dualism. Descartes has treated soul as an object of knowledge, however according to Jainism self is both the subject and the object of the knowledge. Also, Descartes had reduces self only to the ‘rational self’, which is confined to human beings as animals do not have a soul due to the lack of conscience. It can be seen that Jain philosophy answers the problem to the relation of abstract…