Philosophy Essays

The History Of Buddhist Moral Practices Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: I conducted 50 interviews was representative of Thai Buddhist in Kedah, 25 were male and 15 were female and 10 monks, they ranged in age from 23 years old to 77 years old. They ha...

Analysing The Vulnerability Of Innocence Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: One of the major themes depicted by Herman Melville is the vulnerability of innocence as well as how evil and innocence are contrasted and both of which are considered to be elemental human qualities....

Study On Kant And Constructivism Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: This essay will explore the notion on whether Kant is a constructivist and his views on said topic. Firstly I will outline what a constructivist is and a moral realist. From the 19th century in Darwin...

Free Will And Euthanasia Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: If we are to have free will, that free will should include not only how we live our lives, but how long we live them. (Taylor, 2003).Unlike what the quote stated, Kevorkian failed to recognize the eth...

What Is The Importance Of Knowledge For Socrates Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: Knowledge is a subject with many interesting characteristics. For instance, it is handed down from one generation to the next and in this way can survive for thousands of years. This handing on can ha...

The Buddhist No Self Doctrine Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: The Buddha taught that there were no persisting identity and there are no permanent stable identities. We are just a complex experience streamed through time. We are just short lived, temporal, histor...

Funding For Space Exploration Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: July 20, 1969, Commander Neil Armstrong takes the first steps on the moon. All it took was 170 billion dollars in todays money to put a man on the moon. Mankind does not need to explore further than t...

Legal Positivists And Natural Law Theorists Disagreeing Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: To what extent are legal positivists and natural law theorists disagreeing and to what extent are they merely speaking past each other? The battle between legal positivist and natural law theorists ha...

Kant And Mill Ethical Theories Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: John Mill’s Utilitarianism and Immanuel Kant’s Fundamental Principle of the Metaphysic of Morality present the two philosopher’s divergent views on the field of moral philosophy. Mil...

A Self Assessment Paper Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: Most of the classes that I have taken in my entire college life have tried to teach me something related with my career. Most of these classes were math, science or business oriented. Never before I t...

Ethical Issues Of Genetic Enhancement In Humans Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: While genetic engineering is not a topic that is discussed often in the public realm, genetic research and technology is moving forward at an insane pace. Genetics are now found to show massive improv...

Should We Eat Pork Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: Nowadays, people pay more attention on choosing what we eat. At the same time, the issue of animal rights and welfare is being raised and discussed in the society. Dogs have been considered as our com...

Happiness Is Being Content Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: Happiness is being content with what you have in your life. It comes down to two different types of contentment. The first type is a material happiness that comes from material things including food, ...

Cyber Ethics Codes And Theories Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: This case is related to a person who was known as the biggest threat to a Cyber security community- Kevin Mitnick. Mitnick was accused of breaking into computer systems of individuals and of many diff...

Analysis Of The Ontological Argument Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: The father of Ontological arguments is often considered to be Anselm of Canterbury who was a monk and abbot of Bec in Normandy, and Archbishop of Canterbury from 1093 to 1109. Anselm when discussing t...

The Libertarian Manifesto By John Hospers Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: The Libertarian Manifesto by John Hospers is something that is equated with the ethical problem surrounding the distribution of wealth, amongst other things. Hospers (1996) argues that when it comes t...

History of Muhammad al-Ghazali
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Introduction: Muhammad al-Ghazali has been acknowledged in this world as one of the elite scholars in the history of Islam. His whole life was devoted to philosophy and his work has inspired many. His theory and st...

An Argument Against Helping The Poor Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: Do humans have a moral duty to help the poor. This topic has been discussed for many years by philosophers and has resulted in countless perspectives in which one could take. One such philosopher is P...

Acknowledging And Respecting A Persons Human Rights Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: Every person has dignity and value. One of the ways that we recognise this fundamental worth is by acknowledging and respecting a persons human rights. Human rights are concerned with equality and fai...

The Nature And Purpose Of Shariah Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: The word Maqasid al Shariah later Maqasid is formed of two words, Maqasid and Shariah. Literally they mean main or long-term goals / objectives of Shariah i.e. Islamic Law. The word Maqasid is plural ...

Darwins Theory Of Evolution By Natural Selection Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: This chapter will focus more on Darwins’ Theory of evolution by natural selection, rather that the origins of our universe. This topic of debate is undeniably the most contested when pitting the...

History Of The Existence Of God Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: After reading Anselm’s Proslogion, a person could be convinced of the existence of a supreme being, based on the ontological argument he provides. Anselm claims that there exists a being that wh...

Descartes And Opposing Other Philosophical Views Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: Descartes had his fair share of opposing philosophers, but one of his main critiques was in the person of John Locke. I do not totally agree with his proposition that only the mind can produce certain...

Descartes Version Of The Ontological Argument Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: In Descartes Fifth Meditation he once again attempts to convince the readers of the existence of God, or some other supreme being via use of clear and distinct logic. First and foremost we need to exa...

Class Presentations On Crucial Conversations Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: Consider our class presentations on Crucial Conversations. Please identify and define the key elements of a crucial conversation. What makes these conversations difficult for people and what can you d...