Philosophy of love

Hume’s ethics and approach strongly contrast the previous philosophers, but he helped to expand the minds of other modern philosophers. Similar to David Hume, Nel Noddings philosophy is rooted in feeling. Noddings’ ethics focus on care: “natural caring” and “ethical caring.” “Natural care” is when one care for someone they love, such as their children. In the fictional scenario, “natural care” is threatened, because the children of the individual are potentially at risk. On the other hand,…

person truly wants to understand what it means to have a good life, they must study philosophy. He says this because those who study philosophy are searching for the things that they believe produce a good and meaningful life. It is most likely because of this fact that Cicero himself was so enthralled by philosophy, as he wanted to discover what he thought it meant to live a meaningful life, and he did. Cicero’s philosophy depends on two things that intertwine: duty and friendship. If the path…

their base form, pleasurable. Love creates a warm environment for one to feel accepted, thus more pleasurable. I do agree with this point on that love does make one happy; however, love is something deeper than pleasure. There is an element that is unconditional when it comes to love. One day, say my sister is being abnormally mean to me. I am not going to cease to love her because she is being cold-hearted and crass for a day. Since she is a part of my family, I still love her, despite her…

All religions have taught ethical precepts such as: “Do not kill, do not injure others, love your neighbour as yourself,” but they have not given the reason. The basis of Hindu ethics is this: “There is one all-pervading Atman. It is the innermost soul of all beings. This is the common, pure consciousness. If you injure your neighbour, you…

Philosophy is defined as: the most basic beliefs, concepts, and attitudes of an individual or group. We all have philosophies that we live by, and try our best to follow. These philosophies make us humans who we are. In Jon Krakauer’s Into the Wild, the main character, Chris McCandless, goes on an adventure to find himself and to figure out how to live the best life possible. Throughout the book, Chris seemed to be happy everywhere he went and with everything that he did. It is important to have…

as a jack of all trades. He was a philosopher, author, and composer, and he also dabbled in botany and mathematics. He produced many wonderful works in his lifetime and had made several important contributions to music, literature, and political philosophy. His professional success belied the difficult childhood that he had. His mother died a few days after he was born, and his father later remarried and left him in the care of his uncle. When he was in his teenage years, Rousseau had to…

to one of the oldest and more persistent methods to understand and decipher the maps of our personal destiny. It is an ancient science called Jyotish (Jyot = Light, Ish = God). Jyotish — the Light of God — is part of Vedanta, the millenary Vedic philosophy of India, which deals with all kinds of knowledge. Jyotish is part of the Vedic treatises that deal with the eyes, the light and inner vision. Jyotish, the Light of God, is also the precursor of modern astrology, so it is also called Vedic…

cries of his child and Andromache, he goes out to battle Achilles represent the true character of a courageous Greek Warrior. Greek pottery is constantly depicting images of greek concepts like love. Eros can be seen through images on vases and more arts. Eros is referring to both physical and spiritual love, but mainly the physical desire as an inspiration for the arts. Eros would be shown as the modern-day cupid. Eros is usually interpreted as an adolescent with wings sometimes holding a lyre.…

have had more of an effect on Chaucer, which then lend themselves to Chaucer’s poems “The Book of the Duchess” and “Troilus and Criseyde” leaning so heavily on Fortune. Before Chaucer wrote “Troilus and Criseyde,” he translated The Consolation of Philosophy by Boethius, which is believed to have been a huge inspiration for Chaucer’s use of Fortune in “Troilus and Criseyde.” Boethius allows for Fortune and free will to coexist, and though Chaucer seemed to take hold of this idea, there are…

John Locke’s philosophy included the idea of an impressionable brain being the result of experiences. With this idea, he presses education to shape minds, and claims in document 2 that nine tenths of people are made useful by their education, and with education making…