Modern Philosophy Essays, Research Papers & Term Papers (362) essays
Modern Philosophy essays:
Individual freedom.
... individual liberty and all sorts of freedom, freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of free association and so on. John Stuart Mill, an 19th century European philosopher wrote extensively about individual liberty. Mill argued that the society should have minimal interference on the liberty ...
Descartes' Optics
... sixth sense" that the blind man seems to possess. Descartes then goes on to call into question one's ability to fully understand the things which our eyes see. In this discussion of optics, Descartes draws a comparison between a blind man's abilities to understand the shape and sensations of ...
What is Enlightenment according to Immanuel Kant
... initiate the freedom of the press and of individual speech as instruments of enlightenment. I disagree with Kant's idea that the freedom of speech would help humanity leave their auto-marginalised groups. The tendency in society is to crush any supposedly enlightened 'tall poppy,' and Kant's use of ...
Discuss the mind-body problem, its origin in Descartes' philosophy, Descartes' solution and other relevant reactions, including you own?
... Descartes brought the mind-body dualism forward to prominence. It was his attempt to give credit to the immaterial, to acknowledge and validate God and the soul, to understand the mind separate from the body. What is consciousness? Is it free or unchained? What are the limits of my mind and body ...
The Democracy-Monarchy Cycle, an essay on the theories of Hobbes.
... to certify that it is maintained. In order to enforce the contract or "law" and to increase the efficiency of the now called commonwealth, the arbiter has to be unified in mind and abundant in force. To invoke fear from the subjects and ...
Utilitarianism and Kant's Moral.
... of people. With this in mind, we would be able to make a sound decision based on the amount of happiness it brings to others. To speak of it as a consequential moral theory means you are focusing more on the actual outcome of your actions and ...
"Camus and the Absurd": Essay explores the existentialist reasonings of Albert Camus and discusses his view of the self in comparison to other existentalist thinkers.
... mind is the very essence of living the absurd life. One must always be fully aware of this fundamental paradox and struggling against it. Other philosophers have tackled the notion of the absurd before Camus but they seem to confront it only to then try and ...
How does Rousseau argue that the exercise of force cannot provide a legitimate basis for social order? The areas of shared concern between Rousseau and David's Brutus.
... Social Contract. They both show their political, personal and moral standards in their work. I agree that man cannot live without some form of democracy but how far this is taken, is up for debate. We may feel free and ...
Meditation
... of as a friend, of course it being a retreat with a Catholic Church the friend was of course Jesus. I don't think I have to go into details of the final mediation to explain the religious influence incorporated. I welcomed the images being described to us, and the messages and ...
Enlightenment
... social mores marked the beginning of the Enlightenment, as individualism, relativism, and rationalism gained widespread adherence in the wake of the Scientific Revolution, the Age of Exploration, the weakening of traditional religion, and the decline of monarchical rule. All of ...