Western philosophy

The Frist World War or the Great War as it is also known was the most formative event of the previous century, and is arguably still influencing the world today. A conflict of this magnitude, naturally, has generated a large amount of media and literature to address the many themes and aspects that were created by the war. While there are many hundreds of issues and themes from the Great War, for the purpose of this paper we will on focus on ten issues that I believe to be some of the most…

The Enlightenment, also known as the Age of Reason, began in 1648. It ushered in a new era of dramatic revolutions in science, philosophy, society and politics while progressing away from the medieval times of yesteryear. A lot of these views are still in use today throughout the western world. Johann Gottfried von Herder was a very famous and influential philosopher of his time. Herder's writing often seems emotional and grammatically undisciplined in ways, such as random capitalization and…

Jessica Hernandez PHI 16 Chatham Lovette October 30, 2017 Nietzsche Prompt 1 Philosophy: An Illness of the Mind One of the most provocative thinkers in Western philosophy, Friedrich Nietzsche challenges previous philosophies to be an illness of the mind. He argues that their suffering led them to uphold objective truths as a cure to their illness, which doesn’t in fact help them regain their health. Nietzsche argues that philosophers and religious thinkers are not all that different when it…

I discovered Engels and Marx pointed out how the worldview had changed into a form of materialistic nature. And their theories were much more different from other German based ideologies at that time. Based on Friedrich Hegel’s views, Marx’s philosophy considered all individuals had connection to the state and this was part of a spiritual process that would promote spiritual development. Essentially, this theory…

Philosophers, Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle, became some of the most well known and foundational philosophers to the world of psychology, religion, and philosophy. Through many years of instruction and travels Socrates had developed theories that later influenced Plato’s dialogues and Aristotle’s books. This built the foundation for the Western Style of thinking and psychology. Thousands of psychologists are influenced through their teachers and theories that they develop are built around…

influential thinker of Enlightenment era. Kant is one of the greatest western philosophers of all time. Immanuel Kant was most known for his Critique of Pure Reasoning work. Kant is also known for his work on epistemology, which is the theory of knowledge. Kant even did work on aesthetics and ethics, these had influenced many philosophers and contemporary philosophers. Immanuel Kant was known as the father of modern philosophy. Kant was born in Konigsberg, Prussia or what is today known as…

in 1879 and started teaching at a high school for two years. Dewey sent a philosophy essay to W.T. Harris who was an editor in a philosophy journal. Harris sent an acceptance letter that encouraged him to follow his dream. Dewey then decided to become a philosopher and traveled to Boston to enroll at Johns Hopkins University. In 1894, Dewey started at the University of Chicago that would lead him to develop his own philosophy of education. However, for Dewey to achieve this he would need to…

Aristotle was one of the most important Greek philosophers and scientists, better known as the teacher of Alexander the Great. He studied at Plato’s academy in Athens, and is considered an important figure in understanding and shaping the basis of Western philosophy. Famous for his writings on many different subjects, including physics, biology, logic, ethics and psychology, he is considered one of the most prominent and relevant figures of the ancient Greek world. Historical Context…

Along with Socrates, Plato continued building philosophy around the conception of the divine attributes of the universe, termed ideal forms by Socrates. These ideas resembled the Pre-Socratic notions of the mind, being, and logos. The search for reality requires intense contemplation and intuition, years of study, and mastery on the nature of the universe, the shape of the world, the soul and its immortality, human thought, psychology, and politics, but they lacked the empirical focus that…

about Asian thinkers? I think we are discussing ancient Greek philosophers in this course because we live in America, and therefore we are most associated with Western philosophy rather than Asian thinkers who practice Eastern philosophies. Also with regards to education I think our educational system enforces more of a Western education philosophy then Eastern, where the classrooms are typically student focused. By this I mean teachers are seeking ways to get students actively involved in their…