Philosophy Essays

Should All Immoral Acts Be Punishable By Law Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: In this essay I will look at behaviours and acts that are considered immoral by the general population and whether they are liable to be punished by the law. It will focus on moral principles and its ...

Machines Having A Mind Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: Many people over the years wonder if machines function like the human mind does; do machines feel, imagine, think etc. I will show you the arguments that are out there about machines having a mind. I ...

Manoeuvre Warfare Applicability In Mountains And Developed Terrain Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: 1. Nothing has decided the fate of nations and people as war has- cultures and civilisations have vanished, the people absorbed by the victorious armies. War fare is thus the ultimate ‘survival...

Whether History Is An Art Or A Science Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: In answering the question of whether history is an art or a science, the very nature of the subject is at stake. Interpretations of what discipline history belongs to change over time, leading to a co...

Principle Of Fairness A Sound Moral Principle Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: The basic tenet of the principle of fairness, or fair play (these two terms will be used synonymously throughout this essay) is that a political or moral obligation can be generated through the receip...

In My Minds Eye There Is Peace Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: Spirituality is the experience of one person’s, one culture’s awareness, where life experience universality. This awareness is our core consciousness that is beyond our mind, intellect, an...

Presentism Eternalism And Special Relativity Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: In this essay I hope to show that it is not necessarily true that Einsteins Special Theory of Relativity refutes presentism. It is not my aim to show that presentism is correct, nor is it my aim to sh...

Sartres Theory Of The Radical Freedom Of Consciousness Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: Among the many controversial and interesting claims Sartre is able to draw from his phenomenological approach his conclusion regarding the radical freedom of consciousness can be seen as being of far ...

Right To Rule Citizens Duty Obey The Law Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: “If the individual retains his autonomy by reserving to himself in each instance the final decision whether to co-operate, he thereby denies the authority of the state; if, on the other hand, he...

Thomsons Argument Of The Trolley Problem Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: A utilitarian is concerned with providing the greatest happiness for the greatest amount of people, so in this first case a utilitarian would agree with Thomson and would say that it is mandatory to p...

Self Conception Can Influence The Way We Communicate Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: According to William W. Purkey, a Professor of Counselor Education University of North Carolina, self-concept is the totality of a complex, organized, and dynamic system of learned beliefs, attitudes ...

Analysing Dasein According To Heidegger Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: Martin Heidegger was a student of Husserl and even dedicated his book ‘Being and Time’ to him. However, he ended up going against a lot of Husserl’s ideas. Where Husserl’s ph...

Defining Ethical And Moral Standards Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: Morality is a conveniently flexible term to begin with, one which could be stretched and sculpted according to most anyone’s ulterior motives. This in turn renders moral standards almost complet...

Honour Killings In India Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: The topic of my paper is honour killings. I choose this topic because I strongly believe this topic should be addressed more openly in public and we should find out why it is still happening in our wo...

Analysing Utilitarianism By John Stuart Mill Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: John Stuart Mill opens his essay, Utilitarianism, by mentioning that there’s little progress being made toward a standard system that judges people’s actions as morally right or wrong. For...

Doubt Key To Knowledge Is It True Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: From time immemorial man has been curious about of surroundings. This innate curiosity leads us to try to understand the workings of the world. Thus when faced with uncertainty or distrust of an alleg...

Is Psychology A Science Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: Now that we have proposed the question, it is important to define psychology and science and understand the definitions of each. Wikipedia defines psychology as: the science of mind and behavior. Its ...

My Personal Code Of Ethics Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: After taking this class I sit here and wonder. Am I the only one who has never realized how much ethics plays such a large part of the world today? I have always known that most businesses that I hav...

Murder Manslaughter And Infanticide Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: Murder is the crime of intentionally causing the death of another human being, without lawful excuse. The definition of murder was given in the case of Chris Rwakasisi, Elias Wanyama v Uganda (1991) U...

Investigating The Five Second Rule Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: Almost everyone, at one point in there life has dropped food on the floor and still had the crave or wanted to eat it not considering if it had fallen. Most chaps quote the 5-second rule. This is ran...

The Great Gatsby Moral Development Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: Being consulted by various individuals regarding situations that represent or could potentially have ethical implications has given rise to questions as to how to best act on potential threats to our ...

Platos View On The Soul Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: Plato was a Greek philosopher. He had many views on life and existence. Platos views on the mind body distinction have been the target of many criticisms since his time. In the republic, he formulated...

The Influence Of Ancient Greek Orators And Greek Rhetoric Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: Ancient Greek Orators and Greek Rhetoric-how they affected the world in the past and how they still influence the field of Art nowadays. 1. Introduction Before we can trace the origins of rhetoric we ...

Could Society Exist Without Any Law Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: Just imagine for one second a world without any laws. Whether society could have been existed without law? Words like slavery, domination by the strongest over the weak and all the types of violations...

Knowledge From Western And Chinese Philosophy Perspective Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: In this paragraph the authors will discuss different points of views towards the definition of knowledge. In literature we can find differences but also similarities between Western and Chinese philos...