Philosophy of love

In Plato’s Republic, the contention starts with the conversation and introduction of the characters whom serves as a representation of a member of the society. Nevertheless, it started with the thought of Socrates relating piety and philosophy. And to that, the abandonment of Cephalus at the start dont signifies quitting, otherwise it shows relevance as to how Plato wants to represent piety. As the conversation progress, perceptions revealed some paragons to represent what is good, in relevance…

Since I can remember, I have always had a great deal of challenging questions to this enigmatic world. I have always questioned myself about religion and the existence of God. Growing up in a corrupt, post-Soviet Union Russia, made me interested in the role that a government should play in a society. As I matured, instead of questioning myself, I started to dig into philosophical books, such as Republic and Apology by Plato, Political Liberalism by Rawls, and so on. In these books I have found…

Francis Bacon’s holding of adulterated moral and religious position clarifies his pragmatist mind in his essays. He made an agreement with pragmatism which is defined by Mautner in his Dictionary of Philosophy: “Pragmatism can be briefly described as the theory that a proposition is true if holding it to be so is practically successful or advantageous.” (2005, p.485) He deals with problems that choke our worldly success in a practical way keeping morality aside. His essays reverse the…

beginning of our book we learned about what philosophy means, the ultimate aim of philosophy, and we learned about critical thinking. Philosophy is “the love or pursuit of wisdom” (p5). After learning a good way to describe philosophy, we met a female philosopher named Perictione. She believed humanity exists in order to contemplate the principle of the nature of the whole (p5). Moving on to the ultimate aim of philosophy, we learn some of the goals of philosophy. A couple of these goals…

was one of the most important Greek philosophers and scientists, better known as the teacher of Alexander the Great. He studied at Plato’s academy in Athens, and is considered an important figure in understanding and shaping the basis of Western philosophy. Famous for his writings on many different subjects, including physics, biology, logic, ethics and psychology, he is considered one of the most prominent and relevant figures of the ancient Greek world. Historical Context Historically,…

scholar whose work has made a weighty impact on Western philosophy and modern history. He was acclaimed as “The Critic of All That Exists” for his negative criticism of our social norms and how we blindly follow. Nietzsche was born on October 15, 1844 in Röcken, Germany, He began his career as a classical philologist which is the study of language, it is also a combination of literary criticism, history, and linguistics before moving to philosophy. He was one of the youngest to take leadership…

Theme One: Interaction of Europe and the World (INT) Question: What was humanism, and what effect did it have on philosophy, education, and the writing of history? Humanism was the catalyst movement that initiated the intellectual rebirth in Renaissance Italy and soon after the rest of Europe. This movement was led by laymen members of society called humanists. Petrarch was the father of Humanism and set in motion a ransacking of monastic libraries throughout Europe. This began the humanist…

revolves around the idea of love, but it particularly emanates around the true art of rhetoric. Plato uses his three characters to show how rhetoric originates from the truth and how its practice shows readers that the truth correlates to thinking and learning in a proper philosophical manner. Phaedrus and Socrates meet outside the walls protecting Athens. Coming back from Lysias’s house, Phaedrus develops his passion for speeches. Socrates is aware of Phaedrus’s love for speeches and is…

of its benefits, Prometheus’ actions can have vastly different moral interpretations based on the ethical philosophy applied. Christian…

Most people agree our culture has been shaped by philosophy in one form or another throughout history, however, may people tend to reflect on specific philosophers. Eastern culture tends to reflect on eastern philosophy, dating back to Confucius and the Buddha, and western culture with western philosophy, dating back to Aristotle, Socrates, and Plato. Is there a reason for this? Is it fair to say that our different cultures have more or less accepted the philosophical principles of our own…