Philosophy of love

I believe the differences between Euthyphro and the prisoner are their abilities to accept their faults, being humble enough to reach the summit of knowledge, and a similarity between how important philosophic ideals are in their lives. These two stories involving Socrates deal with a premise of knowing what is true even though the truth is constantly debated. Socrates shares a key similarity with the prisoner as they can both be seen as philosophers as they try to enlighten others even though…

that is intentional. Plato knew that not everyone took his word as gospel, the Myth of Er was something that needed to be taught, not simply heard. Hearing the myth, it could be dismissed as a pretty bed time tale. Souls that do not have room for philosophy, those who cannot consider what they themselves do not experience, need to be persuaded to this…

Augustine were both philosophers, their worldviews differed greatly. Plato spent his life in Athens as an influential leader in both politics and religion. Since Socrates was his mentor, the majority of what Plato taught was centered on Socrates’ philosophy. Apart from being well-known as a student of Socrates, Plato was also known as an excellent writer of philosophical dialogues. In contrast, Augustine was born in Thagaste, a province of Numidia in North Africa. His Christian faith proved to…

Alyckssa Maye J. Castaños Philosophy 15 - AGA I am a Questioning Being: One who wants, to know, and one who acts upon knowing Humans when exposed to similar triggering factor do not necessarily have similar response because interpretations of the trigger may vary according to his/her analysis, exposure, culture, values and other factors. These are all because humans are rational beings, we’re thinking beings. One of the principles of Rene Descartes is “cogito, ergo sum” ― “I think…

Consequently, Love showed that Foucault is only rejecting one aspect of enlightenment, which is humanism. III. Foucault and Self-Creation In his article entitled, Self-Creating Selves: Sartre and Foucault, Phyllis Sutton Morris explored the two types of the claim that…

self-reflecting and realized teaching children was where my heart was. I had a moment in my life that really made me realize why teaching is the career path I should take. I became the leader for the three through four year olds at my church and fell in love. Nothing put a bigger smile on my face than when I woke up on Sundays knowing I got to see my sweet babies. That experience showed me exactly why I want to strive to become a great teacher and make an impact on children’s lives just like…

In ancient Greece, philosophy was basically the love for wisdom. Socrates who is the most known ancient philosopher, did not admit to have wisdom or knowledge. His philosophy was always a quest; never a body of knowledge or doctrine (Ansley, 1946).The aim of this essay is to discuss the roles of philosophy according to Socrates in the apology. This essay will include a brief background of the apology of Socrates, the first role namely human wisdom will be discussed and second role namely truth…

Both Logos and Mythos are forms of explanation. They are the basis as to which answers all question. Mythos is based on religious reasoning. Mythos answers questions through what may be myths or orders of a super being or god. Greeks relied on Mythos to explain the everyday acts of life. When there was no clear explanation to an answer, the answer would fall to “because God said so.” There was no way to argue with the reasoning because no one can argue the point of God. A person cannot simply…

compares various different philosophical ideas through many of the main characters, each embodying the essence of a specific philosophy. Two of the main philosophical ideas that Dostoevsky discusses in this novel are Utilitarianism and its sub-philosophy, Hedonism. Utilitarianism attempts to distinguish between the moralities of right and wrong, good and bad. The axiom of this philosophy is the concept that the good is pleasure and the bad is pain. It is defined as the sum of all pleasure that…

210, I would have described my philosophies as determinism and idealism. “Determinism is the philosophical proposition that every event, decision, and action, is casually determined by an unbroken chain of prior occurrences” (Mastin para. 1). I was very focused on the idea that individual ideas were predetermined and that they were meant to be. With idealism, I truly did believe that my thoughts were formed due to my reality. My conscious choice of these philosophies was due to my environment,…