Philosophy of love

In his work, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, David Hume creates an entirely new approach to human knowledge. Using this novel method of philosophy, Hume strives to apply the rigor of scientific methodology to philosophical reasoning. He achieves this through a crucial distinction between matters of fact and the relations of ideas, in which he asserts that experience alone is the only certain way to gain substantial knowledge of the world since ideas can be altered or manipulated by…

defense of Parmenides. These four paradoxes have been argued throughout time, with some believing they have not been fully disproved to this day. Zeno of Elea’s clever wits and unique ideas are certainly worth studying for anyone with an interest in philosophy. Although not much is known about Zeno of Elea’s personal life, Plato’s dialogue…

Martin, the second official philosopher in the story. His presence casts a light of frustration over Candide and he begins to rove between two opposing philosophies in order to understand why everyone is foredoomed to suffer. Voltaire uses real life figures in order to build up the characters of Pangloss and Martin. At their core these two philosophies differ, one suggesting that everything happens for the best and does not question God’s benevolence, and the other build on the belief of…

where a psychological egoists would claim that everyone would expect even just a little bit of benefit, does not take into account pessimistic people or people who know that the action will not benefit them at all (Shafer-Landau, 2015). Using sincere love as an example, the claim that our actions are motivated our strongest desire would not hold up because our self-interested desires would not be our priority; rather, you would want the other person to be happy even if it caused you pain…

Having a sense of duty is one of the core principles of Stoic philosophy. This distinct value is shown in Virgil’s Aeneid through Aeneas. The concept of executing your duty becomes a clear motif throughout the story. He eloquently writes the Aeneid persuade people that rationality is more important than emotion. Emotion is shown in Aeneas but quickly fades when he is overcome with responsibilities beyond himself. This pattern is most distinct when Aeneas shows his devotion to his duty when he…

Occasionally, even practicing close by each other. In spite of our goals to “crush Crossman," we remained good sports. Drums Corps International is a vicious and competitive performing art, but extremely accepting to anyone, during any walk of life. My love and desire to win was strong, as was each member of my corps and Crossman’s corps. When it came down to the day of semi-finals at the honored Lucas Oil Stadium, emotions and focus were high. Each corps was fighting for a spot in the top…

philosophers in Athens. Anaxagoras was born in Clazomenae Anatolia (Now know as Turkey) in 500 bce. In Clazomenae he spent his early life wealthy, observing nature, and observing natural elements/gases. When he grew up he moved to Athens because of his love for knowledge, hoping to find a life-changing discovery. Anaxagoras died around the year 428 when he was around the age of 82. Anaxagoras loved to learn so he spent his whole life learning, teaching others, and making/teaching theories. Such…

disrespected, but he does not lose his honor for and respect for philosophy. In order to uphold his position and defend himself, Socrates compares himself to Achilles, in the Iliad. He equips the reader with examples, and explains that neither of them are intimidated by death, on the account that they are willing to die for what they believe in. Socrates’ life revolved primarily around the life-defining task of his teaching and learning of philosophy, whereas Achilles’ life was constructed upon…

Doctor Faustus is the main character of this play. A very smart man who looks like have reached the limits of natural knowledge. Doctor Faustus is a scholar of the early sixteenth century in the city of Wittenberg, Germany. Thinking that study of philosophy, medicine, law and theology is a waste of time, Doctor Faustus wants to challenge himself with something more than just these kinds of things. He decides to study magic, because he thinks that from magic he will have all kinds of goodies,…

Happy Sunday! I love a good philosophy topic, and I also apologize in advance for the impending wall of text as summarizing has not been my strong suit. I will start this analysis by noting that I developed a different impression of your thesis each time that I read it. The statement "[w]e go our entire lives thinking that things are the way they are "just because" but what if we take a moment to challenge that thinking? Are you original and do you do your own thinking, or do you go by what…