The Worldly Philosophers

Mysticism is commonly known as becoming one with God. As broadly defined, mysticism can be found in all religious traditions and faiths. Many have written about the spiritual path and tracked its infinite experiences and faces of development. Evelyn Underhill is an author whose writing from early in the twentieth century, creates a guide to the experience. In her work Mysticism, she presents the spiritual path as a series of crucial stages necessary for a mystical life. These steps demonstrate…

What is a perfect life? Is it achieving a successful job, earning a mountain of riches, or having a happy family? Zhuangzi says we have no way of living a happy and accomplished life if we have a flawed idea of prosperity. Everything we have learned, achieved, dreamed of, and worked for in this life is virtually useless. Our imminent demise will slowly reach out, and one day snatch us away from everything we have ever loved; at face value it sounds absolutely terrifying. However, throughout the…

1. There were three main regions with varying characteristics in the English colonies. The Southern Colonies were primarily settled with intentions to use plantation agriculture, so cash crops, tobacco; cotton; and rice, could be shipped to Europe for huge English profit. The Middle colonies were progressive, as they were settled for trading and manufacturing purposes and for a place to establish a representative government and freedom of religion (William Penn and his Quakers). In fact, New…

Enlightenment, starting off with the transportation and mistreatment of people of color. The idea of enlightenment, meaning everyone is able to act, think, and speak freely, was a new suggestion that no one had ever thought to bring up before. German Philosopher Immanuel Kant described Enlightenment as “man 's release from his self-incurred tutelage,” and describes the word “tutelage” as “man 's inability to make use of his understanding…

The essay “What is Real,” Alice Munro discusses a question that she hears frequently from people in her hometown who believe that they seem real elements of the world that they recognize in her fictional stories, and are bothered by how those real elements seem bastardized or perverted by her seemingly intentional misrepresentation of them. She hopes that in answering this question, she might be able to help people understand what fiction is, how it works, and where it comes from. Firstly, Munro…

Paria Esmaeil Khorasani Student #: 500475999 CPHL 709 Religion, Science and Philosophy Mon/Wed June 5, 2016 1671 words A Discussion About Philip K. Dick’s Exegesis Philip K. Dick’s exegesis, above being a theological exploration, is a philosophical and cosmological investigation into the world and being. Philip K. Dick attempts to understand his own being and his surrounding world by alluding to the existing knowledge of the past while arriving at something new on his own. My Focus on…

the Buddha, set out on a journey to find enlightenment. Siddhartha Gautama was born into a noble family and from an early age showed signs of being special. His father was told a prophecy that his son would either become a great ruler or a great philosopher or world changer. As a young boy Siddhartha saw a man plowing a field and saw what back breaking work the farmer did to sow seeds. This had a very profound effect on Siddhartha making him question why people suffer and this idea of actions…

In The Odyssey, Odysseus has been separated from his family due to the Trojan War, and wishes to return. His son, now a grown man, is ruling his land and trying to stop suitors from marrying his mother and gaining power of the kingdom. “First by far to see her was Prince Telemachus, sitting among the suitors, heart obsessed with grief..” (Homer., Fagles, and Knox 81). Throughout the story, Odysseus encounters many situations. The last, and most famous, situation he was in was when he went in…

Throughout the late Middle Ages, there were numerous powers of authority that were overlapping their jurisdiction. This caused great upheaval in terms whose authority hand the final say in the land. The papal authority held fast to the hierocratic state which believed God gave the papacy both swords of authority (civil and spiritual) leading the church to believe that the sword of civil authority could be withdrawn from those in power. This created a stain on civil and papal authorities which…

War “could be necessary in the face of certain dangers and lawful if conducted appropriately in the pursuit of peace.” St. Thomas Aquinas would go on to define types of situations in which war should be considered a justified act. These notable Philosophers would lay the foundation for many current day Acts and guidelines. The Charter of the United Nations and the Geneva Conventions lay out a detailed description of how Nation States and individual Soldiers should conduct themselves during…