Philosophy Essays

Theories of Ethics and Morals
Example essay. Last modified: 11th Sep 2017
Introduction: ESSAY Are Morals and Ethics different? Moral are the worries identified with the principles of good and awful direct or got from the set of accepted rules that is right or agreeable in a particular ...

Changes After Altered State of Consciousness
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Introduction: Discuss ways in which people can be transformed after experiencing an altered state of consciousness. Within this essay the subject matter of a personal transformation after experiencing what is ...

Descartes Views on the Mind and Body
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Introduction: In “Meditation VI” (see week 5 reading) Descartes argues that there is fundamental difference between mind and body. Do you think Descartes is right? If yes, explain why, if not, explain...

Concept of Facts and Theories
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Introduction: 2. “Facts are needed to establish theories but theories are needed to make sense of facts”. Discuss this statement with reference to two areas of knowledge. Growing up in a small village...

Becoming an Effective Leader
Example essay. Last modified: 11th Sep 2017
Introduction: After serving in the Navy for 20 years, I can honestly say that being a manager does not make you a leader. For me, there is a big difference. An effective leader is someone who can motivate people ...

Corruption Probe against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif
Example essay. Last modified: 11th Sep 2017
Introduction: Panama Papers and Corruption Probe against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif – A case of tax avoidance Panama Papers[1] or Panama leaks refer to information based on 11 million documents involving m...

Making Sense of Facts and Theories
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Introduction: “Facts are needed to establish theories but theories are needed to make sense of facts.” Discuss this statement with reference to two areas of knowledge. Facts are things believed to be...

Perception of Politics in the United States
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Introduction: Are you happy with the United States political environment right now? Pew Research says that 77% of Americans are not. Aristotle was a great Greek philosopher and he thought of politics as “...

Value of Knowledge Produced with Difficulty
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Introduction: “It is only knowledge produced with difficulty that we truly value.” To what extent do you agree with this statement? Introduction Across different knowledge areas, from the natural scie...

Can Experts Disagree on the Same Facts?
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Introduction: Prescribed Title 5: Given access to the same facts, how is it possible that there can be disagreement between experts in a discipline? Develop your answer with reference to two areas of knowledge. F...

Descartes' Method of Doubt
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Introduction: Explain Descartes’ Method of doubt; what does he hope to accomplish from this method; is Descartes a skeptic? Descartes began ‘Meditation One’ of his classic Meditation on First Ph...

Plugging into the 'Experience Machine'
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Introduction: Would you be happy if you were plugged into the ‘Experience Machine’? If chosen to plug into the experience machine, we can strongly agree that the agent is choosing for hedonic illusion...

Teleological Argument on the Existence of God
Example essay. Last modified: 2nd Aug 2017
Introduction: In today’s society there are many arguments surrounding the question “does God exist?”. One of these is the teleological argument. The world around us is very intricate, from snowf...

Human and Aquinas Theories on God
Example essay. Last modified: 28th Jul 2017
Introduction: Can anything of God be known from our knowledge of the world? Answer with reference to Aquinas and/or Hume. Hume concludes in his writings that God’s existence cannot be proved, however he doe...

John Rawls' Theory of Justice Summary
Example essay. Last modified: 24th Jul 2017
Introduction: A Theory of Justice (1971), by John Rawls, is ”one of the most influential works in moral and political philosophy written in the twentieth century,” according to Samuel Freeman in the Col...

Conflict between Freedom and Determinism
Example essay. Last modified: 20th Jul 2017
Introduction: Freedom, Determinism & Responsibility Instructions – Demonstrate an understanding of the underlying conflict between freedom and determinism and the various options for resolving that confl...

Immanuel Kant Theory of Justice
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Introduction: The philosopher Immanuel Kant believed that his retributive theories of justice were based in logic and reason. The retributive stance on punishment states that punishment is necessary, and indeed, ju...

Hobbes' State of Nature
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Introduction: Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) who is considered by some to be the greatest English political philosopher defended the need for an absolute sovereign, a ruler who would have unlimited powers of rule and pu...

Engineering Ethics Essay
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Introduction: Engineers tend to practice their profession as members of teams, led and managed by senior engineers who are employees, even though they also assume the role of employers in many aspects of their rela...

Problems with Act Utilitarianism
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Introduction: According to act utilitarianism, the measure of the value of an act is the amount by which it increases happiness to a person. If the act produces much happiness as compared to any other act then the ...

Saviour Siblings Debate
Example essay. Last modified: 19th Jul 2017
Introduction: A saviour sibling is a child who is born via pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD). This shows any fatal diseases in embryo screening, to find a tissue type match for the existing sibling so that s...

Natural Law Essay
Example essay. Last modified: 19th Jul 2017
Introduction: The theory of Natural Law was put forward by Aristotle but championed by Aquinas (1225-74).   It is a deductive theory – it starts with basic principles, and from these the right course of...

Are Zoos Cruel To Wild Animals?
Example essay. Last modified: 18th Jul 2017
Introduction: For the question that “Are our zoos cruel to wild animals” I am agree with this statement up to some extent. Zoo is the place where animals are kept within enclosures be displayed to the v...

Comparing Rousseau and Mill on Liberty
Example essay. Last modified: 18th Jul 2017
Introduction: 1. Compare Rousseau and Mill on liberty. In what way can Mill’s argument be read as a critique of the conception of freedom at the heart of Rousseau s argument in On the Social Contract (especia...

It is Difficult to Forgive
Example essay. Last modified: 18th Jul 2017
Introduction: Sometimes forgiveness can be difficult. It is not always easy to forgive someone for doing something wrong. There may be times where the transgression is so severe that it causes a person to think dif...