Philosophy of love

In “Plato’s Republic,” Although Plato himself is a philosopher; Plato’s view on philosophers in a society is rather unorthodox compared to others who study philosophy. Due to Plato’s idea of individuals each having different skills they are naturally good at, Plato states that only philosophers will be fit to rule. All others that try to rule will result in a city with a terrible outcome. Philosophers are shunned by the people because they are lovers of knowledge and are then looked to be…

Philosophy: The Pursuit of Truth, in the Company of Nous Socrates, as presented in many works of Plato, makes inquiries about the garnering of knowledge and truth. In the platonic dialogue, Meno, Socrates attempts to answer Meno’s paradox: if you don’t know what you are looking for, how can it be found? Meno’s question allows for the assertion that inquiry is impossible, for how do we know what to ask, if we don’t know, or have knowledge about, what we are asking. This perplexity brings up the…

System.” It is important to remember that philosophy as a mandatory class in high school or earlier education should not look to add tedious work material as other high school classes assign. Adding stress due to workload is opposite of the point, the goal remaining to enlighten the student and allow him to understand why what he is learning in other classes is important. Berger continues in his article and introduces Gerard F. Vallone, a professor of philosophy at Pace University, who expands…

The ancient Polis of Athens was the fount head of philosophy and democratic ideals in the ancient world. Since it’s very beginning the Hellenistic world saw the development of a radical and unconventional art and way of thinking and appreciation of wisdom. This art of thinking and achieving wisdom is Philosophy. Philosophy comes from the Greek word of Philosophia which literally translates to the love of wisdom. In the ancient Hellenistic world especially in mainland Greece on the Attica…

focused on the development of the mass. He wanted “to set in motion machinery which will bring noblest ideas to the doorstep of even the poorest and the meanest.” Vivekananda believed that the essence of Hinduism was best expressed in the Vedanta philosophy, based on the interpretation of Adi Shankara. He said that no one teaches others, they learn by themselves through their experience and efforts in life. Teacher only gives advises. Through this the teacher within motivates himself to learn…

dust, like so many other cities before it. Just cities require the philosophy forged from Christianity, however Plato’s view of justice is incorrect. Plato’s ideas of just government relate to his idea for a just soul. Reason, spirit, and appetite make up the tripartite soul. These three factors further explain Plato’s four types of unjust government. First, he analyzes the concept of a timocracy. Timocracy, a society that loves honor, values spirit over appetite and reason. Plato…

peculiarity and the individuality of the existence of man in the Iqbalian philosophy. Thus, the second view that Nirvāna is the extinction of the total human existence also goes against the Iqbalian Views of man. Thus, we have seen that the attainment of the Nirvāna is the ultimate aim of man in the Buddhist philosophy of man. But the question what is the means for the attainment of the Nirvāna prescribed in the Buddhist philosophy. How does a man attain the Nirvāna in life? In reply it…

different ways. The Ancient Greeks had many distinct views and contributions to Philosophy, Architecture, and Literature. Ancient Greece was the birth place of Philosophy. Many Greeks were wise beyond their years and had a curious and philosophical nature. “The Greek thinkers invented “natural philosophy”, a term that encompasses the fields we now call “Philosophy” and “Science”. Pg.47, Chapter 2: The Aegean. Western Philosophy was founded on the Coast of Ionian in the sixth century BCE. The…

“Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind”-Einstein. I am energised by the debates that are sparked by statements like this and this is where my love of philosophy has flourished; studying reason and argument at university is a natural and exciting progression for me. Philosophy and Ethics A level has encouraged me to build up my views as an individual, specifically exploring the Christian perspective of debates and how they contrast with other beliefs. to do this, I…

Philo means to love and Sophos means knowledge; Philosophy is the study about loving knowledge. When people think of philosophy, people only think of the idea each person has a personal philosophy such as beliefs in his or her own rights. Philosophy is not a narrow subject, but a broad subject that allows more than just a personal Philosophy that every person knows and has. Philosophy has 3, and to some philosophers, 4 main branches: Ethics, Epistemology, Metaphysics, and Logic. Philosophy is…