Philosophy Essays

Compare and Contrast Thomas Kuhn and Karl Popper
Example essay. Last modified: 18th Jul 2017
Introduction: Positivists regarded empirical observation freed of preconceptions as the means by which facts were obtained and explained. This view, however, has been greatly contested since the Vienna Circle’...

Harm Principle Examples
Example essay. Last modified: 18th Jul 2017
Introduction: In 1993, Canadian farmer Robert Latimer killed his extremely disabled child by putting her in his truck and running a pipe from his exhaust into the cab. Latimer fully admitted his guilt and claimed t...

Babel Movie Analysis Essay
Example essay. Last modified: 18th Jul 2017
Introduction: The Book of Genesis tells the story of the Tower of Babel. After the Great Flood all of the humankind spoke the same language. People decided to build a city with the tower that can reach heaven. The ...

Can Men and Women Be Friends?
Example essay. Last modified: 18th Jul 2017
Introduction: In the society that we know today, just the same as in the society that was known 100 years ago, the idea that men and women can just be friends has been discussed. Discussed during common conversatio...

Philosophy of Mind, Body and Soul
Example essay. Last modified: 17th Jul 2017
Introduction: Soul, mind and body are three important and core subjects under study when discussing the philosophy of human beings. The understanding of the relationship between soul and body has always been a sour...

Utilitarianism and Business Ethics
Example essay. Last modified: 14th Jul 2017
Introduction: Deception, greed, and extreme pressure led to the demise of Enron (Beenen and Pinto, 2009). Employees need the ability to disengage ethical issues from these complications of self-interest and provide...

Essay about Sufferings in Life
Example essay. Last modified: 14th Jul 2017
Introduction: Throughout the world almost every living person on the planet will witness suffering at least once in a life time. Suffering as we know it is defined as the pain we experience due to an injury, medica...

Dworkin Theory of Law as Integrity
Example essay. Last modified: 14th Jul 2017
Introduction: In this essay, first and foremost, we will briefly discuss the basic arguments of Dworkin's theory of "law as integrity" then we will go on to criticize......

Gordon Gekko Character Analysis
Example essay. Last modified: 13th Jul 2017
Introduction: The paper will describe a character, Gordon Gekko from Wall Street (Edwin & Stone, 1987) from a psychoanalytic perspective of Dr. Sigmund Freud. This paper will pair several quotes of Gordon Gekk...

Strengths and Weaknesses of Utilitarianism
Example essay. Last modified: 13th Jul 2017
Introduction: The origins of utilitarianism are often traced as far back as the Greek philosopher Epicurus but the main idea is thought to come from Jeremy Bentham who said that Utilitarian argument worked by ̶...

Siddhartha Essay on Enlightenment
Example essay. Last modified: 13th Jul 2017
Introduction: Siddhartha, a man looking for enlightenment, was able to find it among a river. It took Siddhartha many years and several failed attempts to obtain his own personal enlightenment. His first attempt wa...

Philosophy of Freedom
Example essay. Last modified: 12th Jul 2017
Introduction: What is freedom? Is it absolute right? If we ask this question to people around us, we will receive around a hundred different answers, because everyone will understand this phenomenon in his or her o...

Deconstructivist Architecture Controversy
Example essay. Last modified: 11th Jul 2017
Introduction: Opinions about ‘Deconstructivist Architecture’ are controversial and often contradictory- some critics consider it as ‘a purely formal exercise with little social significance and am...

Organ Donation Ethical Issues
Example essay. Last modified: 11th Jul 2017
Introduction: The need for the organ transplant is increasing in our sector of health care as more and more end stage diseases are being diagnosed. Organ transplantation may be a life-saving option, but they are no...

Environmental Ethics Review of Literature
Example essay. Last modified: 11th Jul 2017
Introduction: This chapter provides the review of literatures that forms the framework of this study. Reviews of the concepts that underpin this research will help elucidate and justify the major elements under whi...

Disagreement Aid the Pursuit of Knowledge
Example essay. Last modified: 10th Jul 2017
Introduction: Many people believe that disagreement is simply like a husband and wife arguing with each other about whether the dress makes her look fat. However there is a great deal more to disagreement than just...

Existence of God Debate Philosophy
Example essay. Last modified: 10th Jul 2017
Introduction: The argument on whether God is existent or non-existent is one that has lasted for decades. Some philosophers and theologians have argued on both sides but a solid evidence for or against the existenc...

Impact of Positive Thinking
Example essay. Last modified: 10th Jul 2017
Introduction: All our thoughts, emotions, the feelings experienced by us daily, one way or another affect our body. It is known that different intense thoughts and mood changes can change the chemical composition o...

Narcissism and Social Isolation
Example essay. Last modified: 10th Jul 2017
Introduction: Thesis Statement: narcissism can lead to social isolation because of inability to appreciate anything around them aside from themselves. Introduction Narcissism is a personality disorder wherein the ...

What is Knowledge? Philosophy Essay
Example essay. Last modified: 7th Jul 2017
Introduction: What is truth? What is knowledge? These seemingly simple questions lie at the heart of philosophy’s oldest debates. They have generated numerous theories, revealed issues of perception, cognitio...

Natural Rights Theory
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Introduction: Natural rights are perceived as the inherent and original rights of human nature, which equally belong to all men without exception......

Rollo May Theory of Personality - Analysis
Example essay. Last modified: 5th Jul 2017
Introduction: Rollo Reese May was born on April 21, 1909, in Ada Ohio to Earl Tittle and Matie Boughton, he was the first son and the second child of six children. Both of his parents were not well educated and the...

John Locke Primary and Secondary Qualities
Example essay. Last modified: 5th Jul 2017
Introduction: Locke, when presenting his theory of representative realism, focused on the differences that existed between the primary and secondary qualities. His work on this subject is basically a rectification ...

Utilitarianism Theory Summary and Evaluation
Example essay. Last modified: 4th Jul 2017
Introduction: Utilitarianism is an ethical theory that is generally credited to Jeremy Bentham. Bentham and John stuart Mill are seen to be the two leading exponents of the theory. Mill, writing after Bentham, adap...

Can We Trust Our Senses? Essay
Example essay. Last modified: 3rd Jul 2017
Introduction: The absolute truth is a journey that leads to never-before experienced realms. The end of this road could never be reached and even the best man will only go a few steps in the right direction. To det...