Contemporary Philosophy Essays, Research Papers & Term Papers (132) essays
Contemporary Philosophy essays:
Does Plato succeed in demonstrating that philosophers make the best rulers?
... of humanity...till philosophers become kings in this world, or till those we now call kings and rulers really and truly become philosophers, and political power and philosophy thus come into the same hands" (473d). In many ways it can be seen that the strict and rigorous selection and education of ...
To understand something you need to rely on your own experience and culture. Does this mean that it is impossible to have objective knowledge?
... acquisition of knowledge are numerous. A most relevant case in point here is the debate between Rationalism and Empiricism which concerns our dependence on sense experience in our attempt to gain knowledge. Empiricism is the theory which suggests that knowledge is obtained through experience ...
Theory of recollection from Plato's writings about Socrates
... theory of recollection, according to Socrates, means that before we are born we possess all knowledge. We are never taught anything new, but instead reminded of things we already know. Socrates deduces this from the argument that the soul is immortal, "as the soul is immortal ...
Relativism versus Objectivism
... moral question that philosophers have been debating for many years. The ultimate question brought about in the debate is whether morality is based solely on individual choice and cultural approval, or are there universally valid moral principles. With this essay I will present the arguments ...
Philosophy: Mind vs. Body discussion NOTE: THIS IS A WORK OF FICTION WRITTEN BY THE AUTHOR OF THIS ESSAY.
... philosopher associated most with the mind vs. body argument. Descartes' most interesting philosophy separates the mind and the physical matter by stating that the two are very different kinds of substances. Joining us tonight, philosophy ...
Analysis of William Wallace using the “Psychoanalytic Approach”
... of beliefs, ethics, morals. The part of conciseness that evaluates actions and tries to do what is right. Bibliography Duane P. Schultz; Sydney Ellen Schultz ,Theories of ...
Plato vs. Nietzche
... Plato shows his belief in an absolute, unalterable Good which man should prize above all else. Conversely, Nietzsche feels that there are two different sets of morality dependent on class, meaning that the nature of good is relative. Nietzsche outlines these two systems of morality ...
The Republic by Plato
... of a group of different arguments between Socrates, Glaucon and Thrasymachus on a great variety of subjects. They are different issues and items that occur when organizing a government. Justice is the better way to live your life. Only if you are a true justice that is morally educated of ...
Essay relating Plato's Allegory of the Cave to the movie Matrix
... that is the only way of life that the prisoners know. Plato's second type of thinking is trust and or public opinion. Plato represents this type of thinking when Socrates describes the guards walking along the walk-way projecting the images of the artifacts onto the wall in front of ...
Characterise and assess Plato's theory of forms/essences in the first half of the Phaedo (up to 95e).
... Philosophy. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1995. Hospers, John. An Introduction to Philosophical Analysis, 4th ed. London: Routledge, 2000. Natorp, Paul. Plato's Theory of Ideas. Dublin: Academia Verlag, 2003. (Politis, V. ed.). Plato. Phaedo . London: Cambridge University ...