Philosophy

German philosopher, Friedrich Nietzsche, in “Section I: On the Prejudices of Philosophers,” Nietzsche starts by criticizing at numerous philosophical concepts that originated from respected philosophers that made an influence to the branches of philosophy (Epistemology, Metaphysics, Ethics, and etcetera). However, one should consider that Nietzsche’s criticisms are not based out of randomness, instead to determine which philosopher holds the strongest argument. For instance, Nietzsche questions…

I had been very excited to take Introduction to Philosophy and to my pleasant surprise I have been able to walk out of the course much more enlightened than I had entered it. When one begins to explore the areas of what it takes to create a meaningful life it forces you to dig deep within yourself to critically think through these issues. There have been three specific philosophical issues that I have gained a deeper insight to, the nature of the self, freedom of choice and issues on ethics and…

Philosophy Paper Every student has a different approach to learning new things throughout their life. The different approaches each student takes is due to his or her understanding and the manner in which the new information is processed in his or her brain. As time passes, there has been more research on the element of philosophy and the various philosophies teachers use to teach their students. I personally believe in using the educational philosophy of progressivism to teach today’s…

Plato’s Allegory of the Cave and the Role of Philosophy Very few subjects, if any, divides opinions as much as philosophy. Philosophy occupies a realm of logic and reasoning which is often considered to be mutually exclusive from the more commonly accepted ones of science and mathematics. This difference can often lead to the masses questioning the efficacy of philosophy. However, for those who understand the true value of philosophy and are willing to invest the time and attention that is…

Some would say that philosophy and the critical thinking that comes with it is as important to the mind and soul as food is to the body. This influence philosophy has on an individual has been argued as having various degrees by innumerable scholars. One such that makes the case for its relevance is Bertrand Russell, in his The Problems of Philosophy, most notably in “Chapter XV: The Value of Philosophy.” In his writings, Russell strongly illustrates the value philosophy holds and the importance…

In The Value of Philosophy, Bertrand Russell, a once influential professor at Cambridge University, aims to answer the question of “why study philosophy?” Russell states there are many misconceptions about the ends philosophy aims to achieve. In this text, Russell aims to address the misconceptions and explain what it truly is philosophy provides for an individual. Typically, the study of philosophy is viewed as trifling and confusing and studies the controversies of subject matter in which…

My philosophy of religion and my philosophy of philosophy are marginally diverse than the way people may evaluate religion, before I share my thoughts, allow me to provide you some background of my life. Being born at the end of the 60’s and the turn of a new decade, gone were the flower power days and enter soul power, power to the people, and the Black and I’m proud movement. The ethnic temperature of that period remained extremely hot in the nation while growing up in North Philadelphia. My…

universities in the UK. Although recently, in May 2013, he left his job as a Philosophy lecturer at The Open University. Although, Warburton currently gives philosophy lectures, and airs regularly on the popular podcast series, Philosophy Bites. Not only does he run a podcast, but Nigel manages Virtual Philosopher, a popular…

to be, not some instrument by the means of which we are able to engage in a “world” but instead the very tool for this kind of engagement, and we use text as a way to give that language spoken authority in a “world”. If I am to respect Gadamer’s philosophies I should also take a look at the horizons that is originalism, a position on thinking how much weight the constitution should hold. This can range from extreme cases to non-extreme, were for extreme originalist view the original way the…

Critique of Reason Through a Nietzschean Lens Reason has arguably been the driving force behind most popular philosophies since the peak of the Greco-Roman era thousands of years ago. The works of philosophers of reason, like Plato, who Nietzsche fervently critiques, have laid the groundwork for many of his ideological successors to proving reason to be the ultimate goal of all philosophy - a way to explain the unknown world and utilize knowledge as a means to quantify and qualify existence.…