Comparative Philosophy & Ethics Essays, Research Papers & Term Papers (264) essays
Comparative Philosophy & Ethics essays:
The Comparison of Karl Marx and Matthew Arnold
... education. Karl Marx, however, strongly contrasts Arnold's ideas. Marx views culture as being derived from the advancement of the sciences. Matthew Arnold 's definition of culture comes from 'a mid-nineteenth-century Germanic notion of culture which is founded upon his study of Goethe and Schiller ...
The Philosophy of Life
... the different ways that we obtain our knowledge as well as point out my personal answers to these questions giving explanations of the different philosophers and their theories that have guided me through the process of finding my own truth in the universe. The workings of the mind have been the ...
"Society as it should have been" A description of the ideal society according to simplistic ideals and ethics.
... mini-society." Local governments take precedence over any sort of large distributed system, yet the network of assistance and communication is still there. There is peace and tranquility among the groups because new communities are formed based on a commonly known set of philosophical ...
Deontological ethics is too rigid in its emphasis on duties, utilitarian ethics too keen to override basic human rights.
... the consequences whereas utilitarianism is based on choosing the best outcome over a short term and long term even if it means depriving people of basic human rights for example. However does this mean that deontological ethics is too rigid in its emphasis on duties and that utilitarian ethics ...
Values
... beliefs or morals that make you a better person but only if the person puts them to practice. Values will differ ...
The Problem with religion and morals. Speaks of St.Anselm, Thomas Aquinas and St. Augustine
... Morals The likes of many philosophers including St. Anselm, Thomas Aquinas and St. Augustine have written that organized religion is the only source of human beings leading a moral life. One of the defenses of organized religion is that it is the basis of society's morals ...
The relationship between the philosophy of Plato and the psychology of Freud.
... the bettering of society, because when one can interpret a dream, and one becomes illuminated then they learn about themselves in conceptual way, thus the first building block to establishing a civilized life. Through Plato's philosophy to Freud's psychology, a central point ...
Moral right and wrong are just a matter of opinion.
... The Moral Philosophers: An Introduction to Ethics United States: Oxford University Press Inc, New York Pearsall, J. (ed). (1999) The Concise Oxford Dictionary 10th Edition. United States: Oxford University Press Inc, New York Philosophy, The ...
An introduction to Philosophy
... the idea of universal order, conceived and shaped by reason. Early philosophers concluded that some force must be controlling the movements and processes of the material universe. This force they chose to call Nature. Speculation upon man as a rational being, discovered general rules of his moral ...
Enlightened Philosophers, the Light Bulb of the 1700's, Voltaire, Lock, Luther King and Galileo
... philosophers whose ideas and actions changed society are Voltaire and John Lock. Martin Luther and Galileo also changed society. John Lock and Voltaire both fought for basic human rights. Voltaire fought for basic religious freedom. He claimed that if god created the Catholic religion and god ...