Philosophy Essays

Medical Equipment Sales Ethics
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction: Ethical Leadership Many believe ethics and morals are interchangeable; indeed, there is a blurred line between the two. However, morality is a personal belief that individuals create and...

Hobbes and Machiavelli's Theories of Human Nature
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Introduction: Both Hobbes and Machiavelli are often said to have negative theories of human nature. Is this correct for both? Neither? One but not the other? Construct an argument that considers how their view...

Key Claims Made by Thrasymachus in Book I
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Introduction: What are the key claims made by Thrasymachus in Book I? Is he consistent? Thrasymachus makes several claims regarding the definition of justice in Book I, namely that: “Justice is noth...

Factors Affecting Quality and Acceptance of Knowledge
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Introduction: “The quality of knowledge is best measured by how many people accept it.” Discuss this claim with reference to two areas of knowledge. Knowledge is defined as a true justified notion...

Frankfurt’s Counter Examples of the Principle of Alternate Possibilities
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Introduction: Are Frankfurt’s counter examples of the principle of alternate possibilities enough to show that compatibilism is tenable? Before attacking Frankfurt’s criticisms to the principle of...

Factors of Free Will and Determinism
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Introduction:   If you were provided with an option to choose between an apple and a chocolate bar, which would you choose if any? The act of choosing or not choosing in this situation ties to and su...

Is Perception Direct, Indirect, or Neither?
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Introduction: In the epistemology of perception there are three main positions an individual can take, these are indirect realism, direct realism and idealism. For this essay my interest is in the question of ...

Relationship between the Self and Reality, Art and Truth
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Introduction: The Self Who are we? This question has been debated for centuries by scholars and novices alike, but no official resolution has been confirmed due to the subjectivity of the matter. Valu...

Humankind's Relationship with Nature
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Introduction: Eating, For Humans or, Finding A Better Way to Think About Humankind’s Relation to Nature When the ship first sank, there were four who made it onto the lifeboat. The boy, the...

Arguments For The Death Penalty
Example essay. Last modified: 20th Nov 2019
Introduction: With the increase in capital offenses, there are heated debates over the efficacy of death penalty in deterring crime and as a form of retribution justice. Consequently, scholars and legal experts hav...

Natural Justice by Ken Binmore | Analysis
Example essay. Last modified: 23rd Sep 2019
Introduction: Natural Justice Ken Binmore New York: Oxford University Press, 2005  Ken Binmore makes it clear from the very beginning of his book, Natural Justice, that one of ...

Is Utilitarianism Too Morally Demanding?
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Introduction: To first attempt to find an answer as to whether ‘utilitarianism’, we must first understand what the concept of the term means. Firstly, the term is based largely upon the concept of ethics,...

Are We Living in a Computer Simulation?
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Introduction: Are we living in a computer simulation?   Introduction To start off we should imagine that either distant future humans or an advanced race of aliens could manufa...

The iPhone and my identity as an Apple Consumer
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Introduction: The iPhone and my identity as an Apple Consumer “First was the mouse. The second was the click wheel. And now, we’re going to bring multi-touch to the market. And each of these ...

Analysis of Inductivism and Verificationism
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Introduction: Sir Francis Bacon is generally credited with the formulation of inductivism. What is inductivism? What existed before inductivism? Why is inductivism better? What is the problem of induction? ...

Is the Concept of Human Rights Philosophically Defensible?
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Introduction: On your view is the concept of human rights philosophically defensible, or is it for example a purely political notion? Explain. According to Biron, human rights are the distinctive ba...

Scientific Realism as an Intepretation of Science
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Introduction: Introduction in philosophy the debate on science is to what extent we need to discover the truths. This debate on the extent of the truth that is required to be discovered is more impor...

Theories on the Existence of Personal Identity
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Introduction:  Through the years, philosophers have contemplated human existence and debated on controversial issues. An example of this is ideas that deal with the mind and body. Some believe the two ar...

Plato Republic: Socrates on Justice in the Soul
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Introduction: Plato Republic: Socrates on Justice in the Soul  In the book Plato’s Republic, Socrates, who is the narrator of the book, argues and comes to a conclusion (in Book Four) that bei...

Kant’s Unconditioned Antinomies
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Introduction: Kant’s Unconditioned Antinomies  Many decisions we come to are because of our sense of morality. Within our reasons, there is our conscience guiding us to make the most morally c...

Postmodernist and Poststructuralist Views of Reality in Literature and Culture
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Introduction: In what ways do postmodernists and poststructuralists complicate our understanding of ‘reality’ and its representation in literature and culture? Although the lexis ‘culture’ r...

Love and Desire in Phaedrus
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Introduction: Essay One Phaedrus  What is love and desire? These two words, as simple as they may seem are very complicated. They are two ideas or concepts that to each person have a different m...

Is Nietzschean Genealogy an Effective Form of Critique?
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Introduction: What is Nietzschean genealogy? Is it an effective form of critique? Nietzschean genealogy is novel because, unlike methods employed by other moral philosophers, it does not try to prese...

Thought Experiments as a Tool in Philosophy
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Introduction: Critically assess the claim that thought experiments are a useful philosophical tool. Danish physicist and philosopher Hans Christian Ørsted coined the term “thought experiment” fi...

David Hershenov’s Model of Resurrection
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Introduction: In this paper, I will begin by explaining what the doctrine of resurrection is and what dilemma it entails. From this, I will present David Hershenov’s model of resurrection. This, he believes...