Philosophy of love

philosophers. He set the tone for many 20th century philosophers. He lived a very short and prolific life. He considered himself a religious writer, however he had a very peculiar form and understanding of faith. What is interesting about Kierkegaard’s philosophy is his idea of linking faith to religious existentialism, which is far from being a traditional Christian approach. He believed that religious existentialism implicates a leap of faith, marked by the search of the truth through an…

Quite literally, the meaning of philosophy is “love of wisdom”. Ultimately, people take on philosophy as an action when they wish to pursue an understanding in the fundamental authenticity about themselves, the type of world they exist in, and their relationships with the world and the people around them. Those who are naturally drawn to studying philosophy often engage in asking questions, answering them, and also dispute for answers to the most basic questions life may throw at them. In order…

happiness and satisfaction and that would benefit the self and others comes up frequently in the two stories. In Candide, Voltaire's reoccurring quote is "everything is for the best in this best of all possible worlds." This is the basic idea of the philosophies of Enlightenment thinkers. To these thinkers, the idea that there was any evil any the world would be false because that would mean that God isn't all powerful as he should be. They believe that God is essentially perfect. Voltaire…

development of such things as science, philosophy, and religion. Western philosophy started in Greece and spread further to America and Australia. The word philosophy comes from the Greek word philosophia which means “love of wisdom.” philosophy has many different fields, domains, and branches: Aesthetics, Epistemology, ethics, logic, metaphysics, political philosophy, philosophy of language, etc. First things that usually come to our mind when we hear word philosophy are the question “what’s…

b.3. Subjectivity and Irreducibility Indeed, man has appeared in our analysis as the subject, and it is he as the subject that is experiencing himself. Nonetheless, the issue on the subjectivity of man lies on the delineation of philosophy with its different views and perspectives. Wojtyła is convinced that the line of demarcation between the subjectivistic (idealistic) and objectivistic (realistic) views in anthropology and ethics must break down and is in fact breaking down on the basis of…

that in God, evil, and eternity; without these then there would be nothing. There are two cities Babylon, and Jerusalem One of the cities was about love or self and the other was about love about God in neighbor. There are two different types which is the reason for philosophy and theology. Theology is mainly about love, faith, and religion. Philosophy is about reason through science than faith in God. This section was about conversion and also his conversion and if God exists and evil in the…

In the second chapter of Groundwork For the Metaphysics of Morals, Kant aims to move from the popular moral philosophy in order to establish a metaphysics of morals. Kant 's main opponents in this chapter are the philosophers of self-love. These philosophers argue that everyone is motivated by their rational self-interest. This viewpoint is dangerous to Kant; both supposedly moral acts and immoral acts come from the same source and are therefore indistinguishable. This viewpoint is also…

At the beginning of Plato’s Phaedo Socrates tries to explain to his friends why he is “of good cheer in the face of death” (63e). He argues that those who practice philosophy are actually training in preparation for death. It would be absurd for philosophers to be fearful or resentful of death, he argues, since they have wanted and practiced for it a long time (64a–68a). In this paper I shall present Socrates’ argument for this conclusion and critically evaluate it. The argument appears to…

was Thomas Aquinas. He gave an explanation as to why bad things happen to good people, which I feel is important because it is a questions that is still commonly asked in our society. I myself have asked before that if you are a good person and God loves you than why do bad things still have to happen? I felt that Aquinas has given a good explanation as to why God allows for bad things to happen. The presence of God seems to have lessened in our modern day society, but it still seems that the…

multiple occasions, Socrates states that he does not fear death, as he does not know if it is good or bad and to assume would be pretending to know the unknown (a pretence of wisdom), and that no matter the consequences, he will continue to practice philosophy. Socrates believed that his questioning and debating were his vocation and that he was sent by God to influence the minds of Athens. In his speech, Socrates attempts to relate to the jury by using figures they understand such as the heroes…