Philosophy of love

Socrates was a classical Greek philosopher who is credited with laying the fundamentals of modern Western philosophy. He is known for creating Socratic irony and the Socratic method. He is best recognized for inventing the teaching practice of pedagogy, wherein a teacher questions a student in a manner that draws out the correct response. He has had a profound influence on Western philosophy, along with his students Plato and Aristotle. Though much of Socrates' contribution is to the field of…

De Ira Seneca’s Lesson of Life The dominant philosophy of the Hellenistic period was Stoicism, influenced by Epicureanism. As one might remember, these two philosophical doctrines have similarities, however, three fundamental differences emerge. Epicureanism says that the world has origin from the chance, while Stoicism believes that the world is driven by a logos, divine reason that acts providentially on the world and not by chance. The Epicurean makes happiness coincide with secluded life,…

or less infected state. The definition of ethics is – ‘moral principles that govern a person's behaviour or the conducting of an activity.’ The principles that start from within and take the human to the pinnacle of ethical behaviour. In Jain philosophy like everything else (like substance, karma etc.) ethics have also been described minutely, to the core. Here each thought that gets originated in one’s mind, each word one utters and each action one performs has to be checked in order to…

A philosopher is superior in virtue because of the love for wisdom and strives for the truth, hence the rational part rules the soul. Plato argues that the philosophers are born with the philosophical nature, which involves courage, high mined, quick learners, know to retain information, just, moderation and graceful with their thoughts (Plato, Book VI). Their love for learning about the Forms and striving for the truth by denying falsehood. “A soul that…

Mehta 1 Malaika Mehta Mr. Lally Intro to Lit II 15 October 2015 Religion vs. Science in Life of Pi Does Pi believe in Religion or Science? As Albert Einstein once said, ”Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind.” This quote indicates that science without moral values would be a disaster and religion runs on scientific knowledge so you would have to be blind not to notice them. This quote basically states that there needs to balance between science and religion…

Socrates, one of the most influential philosophers to have ever lived, was the sole origin of many beliefs which changed the way individuals viewed certain aspects in life. However, having taught such philosophies led him to his unfortunate fate - death by poison. Indeed, as detailed in Plato’s Phaedo and shown in The Death of Socrates painting by David, the story of Socrates is filled with sorrow, grief, and guilt, yet his character remained in a truly humble state despite an imminent death.…

started, he transferred his teaching skills to a Quaker boarding school in Kendal, England as an assistant. It only took 4 years before Dalton became principle of the school. Stayed until 1793 at which he became a tutor of the subjects, math and philosophy at the new college in Manchester. While at this new college, he joined Literary and Philosophical Society. His first…

A nation that rejects it’s own hypocrisy and clings to its Truths inherently strengthens itself. Looking through the lens of the Platonic Framework of the True, Fredrick Douglas’ pursuit of justice is Good. We distinguish between rhetoric and philosophy by examining their aims. Rhetoric is a tool used to persuade with no morality attached,…

The ancient Greek and Roman worlds made important contributions to both religion and philosophy in which they searched for truth, knowledge, and moral values. Greco-Roman philosophy focused on unbiased investigation. Ancient Greek philosophy was the first system of thought to propose rational conception, or ideas, of how the universe came into being and how it is constructed. While the Greco-Roman beliefs were based on polytheism, the Judeo-Christians were monotheistic and approached their God…

A man by the name of Haruki Murakami once said, “No matter how much time passes, no matter what takes place in the interim, there are some things we can never assign to oblivion, memories we can never rub away.” It is difficult to imagine that a man that lived over twenty four centuries ago still has no parallel competitor to the amount of influence that he had. The man’s name is Plato. A student of Socrates and a teacher of Aristotle, he founded one of the first advanced academic institution in…