Western philosophy

(384BC-322BC) was a Greek philosopher who is considered to be one of the greatest thinkers in the history of western philosophy and science. One of his most influential works is the Nicomachean Ethics, where he puts forward a theory of happiness that is still pertinent today. John Stuart Mill (1806-1873) was a British philosopher who has had a considerable influence on contemporary moral and political philosophy. Both Aristotle and John Stuart Mill develop their ethical theories around the…

of his own ignorance. Bibliography Hopkins, Jasper Stephen, and Nicolas De Cusa. A Concise Introduction to the Philosophy of Nicholas of Cusa. Minneapolis: U of Minnesota, 1980. Print. Hopkins, Jasper. Nicholas of Cusa's Debate with John Wenck. Minneapolis (Minn.): A.J. Banning, 1981. Print. Miller, Clyde Lee, "Cusanus, Nicolaus [Nicolas of Cusa]", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Fall 2015 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), URL = . Nicholas, and Jasper Hopkins. Nicholas of Cusa On Learned…

Immanuel Kant is one of the many inspirational philosophers that represent Western European philosophy, especially with one of his famous philosophy work, which called, “Goodwork of the Metaphysics of Moral”. In his famous work he argues,” that morality is based neither on the principle of utility, nor on a law of nature, but on human reason (Sandel)”. In his philosophy work, he defines the thought process of defining the meaning of “goodwill” from his perspective and reflects upon the three…

people it was, for a short time, considered one of the most literate advanced societies in the Western world producing great advanced in the field of philosophy political theory and science Hume was a big fan of John Locke and a large degree of his legacy was concerned with taking Locke's and empiricism and running with it to the ridiculous extreme the big thing for Hume was skepticism, which in philosophy is the epistemological positition that true knowledge is completely unattainable and for…

Heraclitus of Ephesus, a well-known philosopher, was born during a pivotal time in western history. Greece, the predominant western power, had colonized many new city states. Although, Heraclitus lived in a Persian-ruled Ephesus, a main city of Ionia, off the coast of Asia Minor. Some sources say he believed more highly in aristocratic rule rather than democratic, actually being given the title “king” of Ionia, which he handed to his brother. Also, the written word traditional was just beginning…

The ethical treatment of animals has been an increasingly growing controversy within the last few decades. Although not historically associated, Western philosophy has become a significant and supportive aspect of this delicate topic. The two philosophers that are most often considered are John Stuart Mill and Immanuel Kant. In this essay, we’ll take a closer look at how these two philosophers’ ideology compare and differ when it comes to animal ethics. First, let’s take a look at each…

concept of reasoning is one that has spanned the history of philosophy from antediluvian days to modern history constantly being a topic of much debate and discussion. Reason has been hailed as the subject of human intelligence that gives the entire humanity a special position in nature being the epitome characteristic that defines Western philosophy and modern science.. Based on Horkheimer & Adorno, (2002, p 73), the concept of philosophy is surmised and regarded as a way of life based on…

Socrates was a classical Greek philosopher who is credited with laying the fundamentals of modern Western philosophy. He is known for creating Socratic irony and the Socratic method. He is best recognized for inventing the teaching practice of pedagogy, wherein a teacher questions a student in a manner that draws out the correct response. He has had a profound influence on Western philosophy, along with his students Plato and Aristotle. Though much of Socrates' contribution is to the field of…

among the most lurid and entertaining episodes in the history of medicine and have been cataloged exhuastively by scholars and popularizers of all kinds. Today, however, when the ethics of research on humans has become a critical problem in medical philosophy and when relations between the public and the profession appear to be deteriorating, it is instructive to take another look at this period of medical history, when many current ethical problems first became issues of widespread concern.…

was a man who would not do anything unjust at his trail, not even if it meant that it would save his life because of his morals and how he saw morality. Morality was not something Socrates could go against, it was something he stood for. Socrates philosophy around morality through Plato was one should learn to be good. All that has been said about Socrates and who he was is through Plato, and so though it does provide an example of who Socrates was does not mean that it is truly Socrates, it is…