Philosophy Essays

Should High Level Jobs Be Reserved For Women Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: Most of the high level jobs are done by man, should government encourage a certain percentage of these jobs to be reserved for women ? Most of the high level jobs are done by men, I am not totally agr...

Examining The God Particle Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: At the moment of the Big Bang, when the universe was first created, scientists believe that there was a moment of perfect symmetry. The four forces of the universe: the weak force, the strong force, e...

Impact Of The Belief System On Perception Of Mental Illness Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: The present study aims to assess the impact of belief system on perception of mental illness. Belief system is major principle from which one live one’s daily life, those which govern one’...

Nature Of Freedom Yann Martels Life Of Pi Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: Diane Frolov and Andrew Schneider once said that, “We hold in our hands, the most precious gift of all: Freedom. The freedom to express our art. Our love. The freedom to be who we want to be. We...

The Idea Of Progress Be Explained Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: The idea of progress, even though it emerged approximately 400 years ago, remains a very important concept in our modern-day capitalist societies. It serves as an idea for legitimising the political, ...

The Euthyphro Dilemma And Descartes Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: When comparing the works of both Descartes and Plato, one can infer that both of these philosophers exhibited a rational thought process and believed that the foundations of intelligent, wise inferenc...

Habits Of Highly Effective People Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: Reading this inspiring book I have discovered that to achieve the highest level of self-discipline we need to have 7 habits. By saying habits it means these 7 behaviours pattern must form our everyday...

Discrimination And The Act Of Utilitarianism Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: Discrimination may be defined as “the wrongful act of distinguishing illicitly among people not on the basis of individual merit but on the basis of prejudice or some other morally invidious att...

Identifying Illogical Fallacy And Arguments Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: Have you wondered the truth behind some peoples logic when considering why they believe what they do or why they believe it is true based upon their own interpretation? In almost every aspect of life ...

Hobbes and Plato
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Introduction: Hobbes and Plato both constructed images of an ideal state, based on their accounts of human nature. Hobbes had a more negatively skewed view of human nature; a materialistic view, while Plato essenti...

Moral Unacceptability Of Abortion Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: Many people can accept that murder is morally unacceptable no matter what; when it comes to abortion, it is a different story. If you murder someone you can be convicted under the United States judic...

Goodness As A Simple And Indefinable Property Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: Moore’s Principia Ehica was the first to claim that ‘goodness’ is an indefinable non-natural property belonging to a simple intuition. For Moore a property is natural if, and only if...

Irreparable Flaws In Human Life Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: Discuss how either the overcoming of the world or the humanization of the world deals with the irreparable flaws in human life. For the purpose of the paper, take either the teachings of the Buddha or...

Ethics In Daily Life Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: By identifying common or most important values that supersedes given culture or exist all contests, we can create a code of ethics that balances individuals or cultural concern and works globally in...

The Boundary Of The Boundless Of Anaximander Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: This study tells about Anaximander’s theory of Apeiron and as well as his life and his philosophical background. Anaximander is said to be a younger contemporary of Thales, who also sought for t...

The Purpose Of Doubt In Knowledge Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: The more I know about knowledge, then the more doubt will develop into my mind. That is what I felt about doubt through experiences in my life. We usually have doubt when we find it hard to belief our...

Animals Have The Right To A Life Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: It’s fascinating how different people take this issue in diverse ways. As time goes by, it’s getting more contradicting since everyone has their own feelings towards animals. There are tho...

Gattaca Defying All The Premises Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: Imagine a society where everyone is more intelligent and healthier than you. Imagine a society where your genetic makeup-engineered or natural-determines the job for which you are eligible, whether or...

Introduction To Religion And Ethics Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: Religion represents the worship of God. Human beings were born to believe in god through the religion of his family or ideology of the state is drive upon him from the very beginning of his existence ...

The Revenge Vs Justice Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: Moby Dick or The Whale by Herman Melville tells the adventure of Ishmael and his voyage on the ship the Pequod, commanded by Captain Ahab. But Captain Ahab has an obsessive goal to kill the Whale beca...

The Social Contract Theory Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: The term social contract describes a broad class of philosophical theories whose subject is the implied agreements by which people form nations and maintain a social order. In laymen’s terms, th...

Socrates Nobody Desires Evil Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: The beliefs of Socrates includes: a) Nobody desires evil, b) Nobody makes a mistake or does wrong willingly or knowingly, c) Virtue – all virtue – is knowledge, d) Virtue is sufficient for...

Arguments For Psychological Egoism Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: There are several arguments which are strongly supporting the psychological egoism which is the empirical doctrine that the determining motive of every voluntary action is a desire for one’s own...

John Stuart Mill And Jeremy Bentham On Utilitarianism Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: In this essay, I want to discuss two philosophers, John Stuart Mill and Jeremy Bentham and present a critique of their versions of utilitarianism. According to the Cambridge International Dictionary o...

An Analysis Of Taoism And Its Theories Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: Taoism has many profound theories which for the common person can be difficult to understand. In general Taoism is a balanced relationship between humans and nature. The most basic concept is the Tao....