Philosophy Essays

Is Any Version of the Identity Theory of Mind Acceptable?
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Introduction: Identity theory argues that the mind is identical to the brain and that mental events are identical to brain events, ultimately the theory enlightens materialism in that everything is physical and to ...

Critique of Sexual Difference | Analysis
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Introduction: Sexual Difference Representation Explain how and why the critique of sexual difference intersected with a (postmodern) critique of representation in the later 1970s and early 1980s. Consider why photo...

Positive Effects of Eating Fruit
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Introduction: If you think about it, its logical for the human body to consume food that contains as much water as the body itself. The nutrition that meets that requirement is fruit. There is no other food than fr...

An Ethical Evaluation of Product Placement
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Introduction: Product placement is the way in which brands are placed into non-advertising media like computer games, books, popular songs and stage plays for e.g. sponsored animations for the promotion of Cadbury&...

Biography of Friedrich Nietzsche
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Introduction: All the Interesting People are Missing in Heaven – Biography of Friedrich Nietzsche Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche born on October 15, 1844 in Röcken bei Lützen, Prussian Saxony he was a German p...

Philosophical Concepts: What is real?
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Introduction: What is real? Philosophy We live in a Universe that is infinitely enormous, upon a planet that plays home the only existing life forms that we know of. In the movie; The Matrix, our world is nothing m...

Marx and Epicurus Theories of a Happy and Meaningful Life
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Introduction: What is the picture of the ‘point’ of human life implicit in Marx’s discussion of “alienation”, and how does this picture contrast with the views of Epicurus? Explain whi...

The Development of a Moral Character
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Introduction: A Virtuous Moral Character The development of a moral character is an intellectual topic that has been argued for many years. Many philosophers have argued the point of their existence with the perple...

Differences of Truth in Mathematics, Ethics and Art
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Introduction: The rational mind’s profound and abstract speculations since time immemorial has been the nature of truth, a deeply rooted philosophical conundrum[1], whose thought itself has revolutionized the...

Ethics of Physician Assisted Suicide
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Introduction: Should we be allowed to take our own lives? In many cultures ancient and not so ancient suicide has been seen as the best option in certain circumstances.  Cato the Younger committed suicide rather t...

Method of Doubt by Descartes
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Introduction: René Descartes, the father of modern philosophy, adopted the method of doubt to reach the truth. Descartes’ philosophical attitude started in his youth when he realized that he had been accepti...

Impacts of the Pornography Industry
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Introduction: Critically assess the case that the products of the contemporary pornography industry are both a cause of violence and discrimination directed against women and also ‘intrinsically harmful’. It is...

Analysis of Learning Styles and Theories
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Introduction: Section A Part 1: Who I am as a learner? What is learning style? According to Honey and Mumford’s learning style questionnaire (1992) learning is seen as a continuous cycle in which a person has...

The Meaning of Life through Subjectivity
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Introduction: Humans are subjective because despite trying to stop affecting world that they are a part of, they are changing it. This relationship, which causes a change in the world through action, changes any ob...

Yin and Yang - The Theory of Opposite Forces
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Introduction: You may have heard of yin and yang and wondered what exactly they mean and how the theory explains how they work. Yin and yang are basically the meaning of opposite factors. There are two basic concep...

Principles of Feng Shui
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Introduction: Feng shui is an ancient Chinese philosophy about how humans and their environments interact and have relationships. It encompasses the principle that everything has energy and is connected to everythi...

Carl Schmitt: the Concept of the Political
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Introduction: The tradition of the oppressed teaches us that the ‘state of emergency’ in which we live is not the exception but the rule. We must attain to a conception of history that is in keeping with this i...

Brain in a Vat Theory by Hilary Putnam | Analysis
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Introduction: In Hilary Putnam’s Brain-in-a-vat (BIV) example, a world exists in which brains, a neuroscientist, a supercomputer running simulations of brains contained in a vat, and the vat itself are the on...

Debate on the Ethics of Gun Control
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Introduction: The Second Amendment to the Constitution states that, “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infri...

"We see and understand things not as they are but as we are"
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Introduction: "We see and understand things not as they are but as we are." Discuss this claim in at least two ways of knowing. When the theory of knowledge teacher asked a student in the class to examine and desc...

Ethical Examination of the Mortgage Meltdown
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Introduction: The subprime mortgage crisis, commonly referred to as the “mortgage meltdown,” unveiled itself after a sharp increase in home foreclosures beginning in 2006, which unfolded seemingly out o...

George Berkeley Philosophy Summary Essay
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Introduction: George Berkeley is a prominent thinker and philosopher of the 18th century which is known for his system of spiritualistic philosophy. He developed the thesis that “existence is the thing that is pe...

Concepts of Classical Humanism
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Introduction: The citizens of ancient civilizations lived in a world where the influence of nature and the influence of its rulers minimized the common mans efforts. Confronted with this, ancient Greeks professed t...

Analysis of Marxist Critiques of Liberal Capitalism
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Introduction: The standard litany of Marxist critiques of liberal capitalism rely on a common theme which presupposes that capitalism is fundamentally flawed and evil because it relies on a structure of exploitatio...

Criticisms of Utilitarianism
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Introduction: Essentially, utilitarianism holds that the correct course of action is that which will create the greatest level of happiness. Bentham called this the greatest happiness principle or the greatest feli...