Social philosophy

One of the most profound philosophers is Plato (427-347 BCE). Society knows of his works such as The Republic and Allegory of the Cave, but no one is truly familiar with his life unless they have studied him. To understand his works you must first understand his life and all that he experienced. I am going to open your eyes and educate you on the man who influenced western civilization. Together we will explore how he met his teacher, the Theory of Forms, almost being sold into slavery, founding…

The code of ethics goes back since the Hippocratic code 2.500 years ago. The aim of the code is to provide ethical standards and to guide the psychologists to make ethical decisions. The first American psychological association (APA), ethics code was published in 1953, and was adopted by other countries. The British psychological society (BPS) published its first code of ethics in 1983. Later on, globalization created the need for international ethical standards and shared principles (Allan &…

Lydia Thomas ICPH-302 12/13/15 Dr. Grasso UNIT 8: Final Exam 1. Wisdom as defined by the Merriam-Webster Dictionary is the knowledge that is gained by having many experiences in life, and the natural ability to understand things that most others cannot. After the Oracle at Delphi, Socrates was proclaimed to be the wisest man. According to Socrates, his theory on finding wisdom stems inwardly. To become wise, you must understand yourself, and who you are as a human. There is no…

In Euripides’ The Bacchae Dionysus tells Pentheus that, “Wise speech seems thoughtless to the ignorant” (56). An alternative translation and one more commonly seen in any quote generating website is “Talk sense to a fool and [they] calls you foolish.” The problem with this quote is that almost anyone can use this logic to reason that their own logic is wise and that those who do not heed it are ignorant fools. If “wise speech” is automatically perceived to be ignorance by the fool, facts and…

Philosophical theories of well-being can be divided in subjective and objective theories of well-being. Subjective theories of well-being claim that well-being is dependent on the subject’s attitude of favor and disfavor while objective theories deny that. In this paper, I will discuss two subjective theories of well-being: theory of authentic happiness and hedonism. First, I will point out some important differences between these two theories. Then I will try to criticize hedonism from the…

PHILOSOPHICAL ANTHROPOLOGY: HUMAN SENSES, APPETITES AND AFFECTIVITY GROUP 4: MONK & Co. ADVOCATES Jonathan Obwaya 084522 Shelmith Kuria 083671 Gilbert Macharia 083701 Rose Mburu 083688 Patience Maingi 081322 Aziza Mwendwa 082731 Sharon Mutono 083881 Lauriene Maingi 084040 Explain how knowledge of human senses, appetites, and affectivity can be used in Law and other fields that relate to Law. This paper delves into the human senses, our appetites and affectivity, from a…

Phaedo. The question of this dialogue: Man before death. Should man love death? If so, why then, condemn suicide? Or should man hate death? Rather, shouldn’t he revolt against it and flee it no matter what? Facing the enigma of death, the dialogue, leads first, to a practical response: how does the philosopher conduct himself in the face of death? Then toward a theoretical question: What do we know of the immortality of the soul? Throughout the dialogue, Socrates proclaims that the exercise…

1.3 Jean Paul Sartre Jean Paul Sartre (1905-1980) was one of the leading figures in 20th Century philosophy. A French intellectual, writer and activist, he is best known for his pioneering ideas on existentialism. He wrote a number of books, including the highly influential Being and Nothingness, and was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1964, though he turned it down. Like the work of most other philosophers, Sartre’s contribution to the discipline is difficult to condense, if one must…

Sevastia Moundros Philospohy 110 DLC Why then: Socrates was an important historical figure as a Greek philosopher, he lived between 470-399 B.C. Socrates was disliked by many people but also had many followers. He had a profound influence on Western philosophy along with his students. He was a huge questioner of everything and everyone. He had a distinct style of teaching, he asked question after question, so his students can come to their own understandings. Socrates was eventually accused of…

Essay #1 In the beginning of the semester, we were given the basic requirements for any good ethical theory. In this essay, I will discuss how well utilitarianism measures up against the 14 requirements. Utilitarianism is an action is morally right if it creates the greatest amount of happiness for the greatest amount of people. The first requirement is utilitarianism must be capable of justifying the three major assumptions 1. There is an answer to the free will/determinism debate 2. The…