Philosophy

Existentialism lent the 20th century (and onward) a philosophical movement restoring a certain faith—in both humanity and the existence of a purpose to life. Likely the movement’s most renowned proponent, Jean Paul Sartre aptly encapsulated the philosophy of Existentialism as, “existence precedes essence”; a thing is first thrown into being, and its nature is subsequently established—a contradictory belief to former, more traditional views of ontology. Existentialism asserts that this initial…

Three Chinese Philosophies Bailee Cook Have you ever wondered why or how China came to what it is now? Well, a lot of it has to do with the three Chinese philosophies which are Confucianism, Daoism, and Legalism. All of these philosophies are basically completely different from each other, but they were all very popular in Ancient Chinese history. In the end, the three Chinese philosophies impacted Ancient and modern China in many different ways. The first major Chinese philosophy was…

philosophers flawlessly rationalized that God is the cause of all existence by believing that there is reason for the universe. God was the fundamental topic of Medieval philosophy, and as Francis Parker stated in his work The Story of Western Philosophy, “The... idea of God is most fundamentally distinctive of medieval philosophy” (Parker 132). Many previous philosophers asked themselves whether or not there is a world that exists, however Medieval philosophers asked themselves instead why the…

The purpose of a philosophy is from the moment you enter my classroom it’s apparent how the environment is centered on the students. From the furniture to the interactive bulletin boards, it’s evident that the room is geared towards preschoolers. Working with young children, I find the educational philosophies that best fit my own philosophy are progressivism, constructivism, and humanism; all student- based theories. The philosophers or educational influences I model my philosophy from are:…

Machiavelli’s leadership philosophy is often accurately described as promoting an “end justifies the means” strategy. Focus on the last 4 paragraphs on p.68 and explain why this strategy does accurately characterize Machiavelli’s philosophy. The strategy of an end justifies the means accurately characterizes Machiavelli’s philosophy because he justifies following an evil course or direction if it is the only way to acquire the…

My Teaching Philosophy The nature of knowledge should be relative. Each student is different, and their education should fit their needs. Education should help the child grow both mentally and emotionally. Students should be given the right to think on their own. They do not need a teacher who will take their free will away. Students should not have to conform to something in which they do not believe. They should have their own thought processes. The best philosophical approach…

From the beginning to end he cared from the garden just like God or our parents or loved ones do. When it comes to Rand’s interpretation of Chance’s garden philosophy he rather than applying it to the world or even simply as instructions to gardening, he applied it to his business and as a way to run it. His interpretation of the philosophy could only apply to a businessman or…

Candide is a French satire novel written by Voltaire, who was a philosopher during the Age of Enlightenment. Candide criticizes religion, politics, and philosophy, with Voltaire combining his wittiness with a comedic and adventurous romance story. Candide has several main themes, one of the themes is how it is foolish to be optimistic, and the story of Candide repeatedly tells us this. Another theme is criticizing how Pangloss 's philosophical theology of things were meant to happen, is…

essential goodness is inbuilt in man or not, if it is inbuilt then why should it be aroused again, what is the process to arouse the essential goodness in man etc. In order to discuss the elements of discords in the physical nature of man in the philosophies of Gandhi and Iqbal we have here considered the process of the creation…

Western philosophy began in the 6th century BCE in ancient Greece. These first philosophers that we know of are called “Pre-Socratics”, meaning they came before Socrates. Socrates’ philosophical prowess, however, brought forth a time that freedom of self-consciousness was first challenged. In my opinion, Socrates was the first philosopher to distinguish the value of philosophy even though they were just mere thoughts of men. In Bertrand Russell’s “The Value of Philosophy”, he addresses the very…