Philosophy of religion

Existential Nihilism Defined Existential nihilism is the philosophy that existence is devoid of purpose. I subscribe to this philosophy because of my past disagreements with religious authorities and because it helps me to cope with personal struggles and emotions. Although nihilism appears depressing at face value, an understanding of its true virtues opens endless possibilities. The Oxford English Dictionary sums up nihilism as ‘the rejection of all religious and moral principles, often in…

existence. Philosophers have embargoed on missions to find the purpose of religion, the concept of government, metaphysics and human mind. For centuries they have examined our world through their critical and analytical thinking and have come with answers for some of our problems. For this assignment I will be comparing and contrasting two gifted philosophers of the world; Socrates and Voltaire. Voltaire attitude about philosophy was mainly dominated by the fact that the less we are aware of our…

The philosophy of Martin Luther King has six principles of nonviolence. The first is nonviolence is a way of life for courageous people. Someone that is non violent only because they are afraid, is not a true form of non violence. Kings second principle of nonviolence is nonviolence seeks to win friendship and understanding. An example is a community that comes together after a peaceful protest or a boycott. His third principle is nonviolence seeks to defeat injustice not people. In other words…

well-being of people in Athens could be best served. Within in this time, around 409 BC, Plato met Socrates and became his follower. Socrates was a famous figure in the city of Athens due to his intellectual unorthodoxy. Plato found his interest in philosophy because of Socrates. It is the thought that Socrates directed his disciple’s studies toward the questions of virtue and how it establishes itself in the decency of human character. Plato observed the trial and execution of Socrates carried…

learned even a satisfactory answer is never enough. At a high school football game this year, I talked about philosophy to my former high school principal. I told him how I disliked philosophy because I like concrete answers. For example, many mathematical equations or formulas can be proved…

Religion is a set of morals, rules, behaviors and ethics shared by a community that are based on stories about a higher power that serve to guide its followers into a good path and outlook in life. The word religion itself doesn’t have a true meaning for me, it is a set of many words and meanings inside the religious branch. We can define religion by different contexts like ‘what is religion spiritually, politically, personally’, among other forms. “The language of religion has a great variety…

nature of wealth, snobbery, military service, religion, as well as, delusional optimism that overshadowed the European society of his day. Wealth is one of the major themes of Candide. In European society, wealth was sought…

Is the Idea of God Fundamentally Sexist? Westerner Religions, also called Abrahamic religions, have the greatest influence in Western countries. Approximately 1.4 Billion people belong to these three religions in Europe and the American continent. As explained by Robert Solomon, Kathleen Higgins, and Clancy Martin in “Introducing Philosophy” another reason for these three religions to be closely associated is the heavy influence of Greek philosophy from Plato and Aristotle (128). The Greek…

Alexander World Religions Book Report The Mystic Heart The Mystic Heart by Wayne Teasdale is a well written, informative novel that shares a glimpse into greater truths of the universe. This lucid book pursues towards the unearthing of spirituality found at the heart of the world’s religions. The Mystic Heart was first published in 1999 and printed in 2001. Teasdale’s book was published through New World Library. This novel could be considered to be in the genres of theology, philosophy,…

Faith and religion have a multitude of meanings across peoples, cultures, and times. However, one thing that has remained unchanged over millions of years is our conflicting subjective views of it. Whether we embrace or reject the concepts of faith and religion on a personal level, there’s no denying that these concepts have had a major influence on shaping our societies and philosophical thought throughout time. Dissenters of the ‘religious status quo’, Soren Kierkegaard and Fredrich Nietzsche,…