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In the introduction of a “Dionysian Drama on the ‘Fate of the Soul” the author, Keith Ansell Pearson compares the ‘genius of the heart’ to many things such as the tempter God and the Pied Piper. He beautifully enumerates how the genius of the heart smoothens out all the rough edges of daily life, making all those who come in contact with it, the richer.
Today slave morality can be seen in older African Americans. Older African Americans have a dignity that Jim Crow laws, segregation, and oppression can never take away from them. The dignified way they call every woman “Miss” or man “Mister” speaks volumes of the morality they have held throughout their lives.
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Aristotle is one of the greatest philosophers throughout human history. He has developed a number of great works ranging from philosophy to science. One of his famous works that contributed to ethical theory is The Doctrine of Mean. And his main contribution to ethical theory is the concept of happiness.
Titus Lucretius Carus was a disciple of the Greek philosopher Epicurus and this philosophic epic provides a wide understanding of the Epicurean world view (Lucretius (c. 99 - c. 55 BCE)) Epicurean philosophy is essentially steeped in materialistic philosophy and this is reflected in the philosophy of Lucretius.
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Although Plato wants to create a society in which everyone is treated equally, he recognizes that not all men or women are born with equal talents and abilities. Instead, he divides societies into three segments that correspond to the three essential elements of the individual – the worker, the protector, and the thinker or ruler.
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Plato points out how important it is for each individual to feel as if they are fully in control of their own decisions and challenges in life as well as the importance of shaping their education in such a way that they will choose to support the status quo. He argues that a person will only pursue something if they are given an opportunity to be interested in it.
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The author provides essential factors which contribute to the well-being of the citizens of an ideal state. Thus, in the Book III of the text, the author purports that the rulers of the state must be older and the ruled younger. He also maintains that the ruler must be the best of the citizens and he must be the best guardian who is best at guarding the city.
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In the Book VII of the work, the author provides an unforgettable image, the allegory of the Cave which illustrates the effects of education on the soul and this illustration leads to an important discussion of education which maintains that the fundamental aim of education of to transform the soul by changing its desires.
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The philosopher kings at first need to be educated in music, poetry, and physical training. Besides, they should have sound knowledge in numbers and calculations, geometry, astronomy, and dialectic. Plato holds that calculation, geometry, and other preliminary education to develop dialectic should be offered in childhood itself.
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Plato also expresses his views on concepts such as the form of good, truth, knowledge, the being, and the becoming. Plato offers utmost importance to the form of good and states that one has to pay special attention to grasp and learn the form of good. In order to learn the form of good one needs to make a distinction between what is really good and what is merely thought to be good.
According to Socrates, education should enable one to fight for the right cause and through real education, blind faith in the system should cease if it is not just. It does apply to me as the imparted education has made me rational and logical. It has enabled me to contemplate and can differentiate between right and wrong.
By dint of his dignified teachings, dedication to the human cause, and devotion to spreading the splendid message of peace, equality, justice, truthfulness, chastity, kindness, and purity of heart and mind, the great personality has left indelible imprints of his wonderful thoughtfulness and unique philosophy for the future generations to come.
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I think, therefore I am” that is at the heart of the dualism question. Through these thoughts, Descartes also claimed to have proved the existence of God since there must be something greater than himself that either gave him the capacity to sense the truth or has engaged in efforts to keep him continuously fooled.
Lack of education leaves a person in the dark so he does not recognize his true aspirations, and therefore he remains unhappy. Also, even if the person knows the higher interests that would make him happy, if he happens to be constrained or limited by social biases and prohibitions, then he will continue to be unhappy.
Kant expresses that judgments enable us to experiences beauty and grasp experiences as an ingredient of an orderly world that has a specific purpose. Ideally, the concept of judge and taste are inherently astonishing. Just like the old age that “beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder”, Kant insinuates that we often want others to agree with us when one says something is beautiful.
It is apparent from the presenting used by Smith that the essay "Joy " is persuasive. The narration of her experiences brings forth the understanding of joy and pleasure. Conforming to the Aristotle elements of proofs makes smith’s essay interesting and understandable. The various examples illustrated also reinforce the way persuasion is done based on the narration used.
Most people are familiar with death since they have dealt with it at some particular time in their lives. People’s view of death depends on several factors; the cause of death, gender and life orientation and acquaintance to the deceased. When dealing with death, feelings differ from person to person according to the circumstances of death.
The author states that in Truth and Method, Hans Gadamer makes the critical attempt at furthering the investigation procedures into the realms of truth begotten from experiences rather than from mere scientific researches. Historical studies play an important role in this regard as history itself is a legitimate verifier of meta-scientific philosophies.
The author states that existentialist thinkers concentrate on the issue of real and physical human existence rather than imagining the “human essence”. They assert that the preferences and choices in life are the determinants of “human essence”. Despite prioritizing the concrete human existence, existentialism renders some conditions as “endemic” to it.
The author claims that Epicureans advocated that for humans to circumvent their fear of gods, and their fear of death humanity should adopt a rational and highly practical approach to life. Epicureans feel confident that both god and death are not exceptionally preoccupied with human beings.
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The story is about different issues such as the war between good and evil, friendship, betrayal and courage in facing different trials. Another important issue is the capability to fight for one’s own dream and the need for taking responsibility in leadership. The said lessons can be considered conveyed by Lewis.
This paper discusses discourse ethics which can indeed address the dilemma of reason and relativism. In this paper will be a lot of examples to prove that the discourse ethics theory is directly responsible for the redressal. Also in this paper will tell about the theory of dilemma of reason and relativism.
The applicability of phenomenology in the explanation of the social world cannot lead to the assumption that the species concept does not suffer from weaknesses. In the literature, it has been proved that ‘both phenomenology and social constructionism have failed to acknowledge the inherently normative dimension of social and cultural life’
The theoretical frameworks serve to interpret the reality as it is within the organizational structures. Theories simplify and explain the happenings around the globe and in this context, explain the organizational management. The theories as they are do not always have a direct interpretation and may at times necessitate critical thinking.
Aristotle and Plato have debated about the Rule of Law. Barker writes about Aristotle's viewpoint and how being ruled by a constitution and rotation of office provides everyone with the same rights and worth, rather than being ruled by a king judging with his/her own feelings and thereby, not having a 'neutral' mind when exercising authority.
Human nature is one of the most talked about subjects in philosophy and Jean-Jacques Rousseau remains as one of the most outspoken theorists pertaining to the nature of man. It is, therefore, no wonder that Rousseau rose to fame as a central figure in the development of philosophy in the eighteenth century and one of the best-known exponents of the French Enlightenment.
As such, scientists are mandated with designing experiments whereby they try to obtain results to verify of disapproving a given hypothesis. On the other hand, philosophers are viewed as the driving force in the determination of the factors that will determine the validity of the scientific experiment.
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Emerson’s 1836 essay Nature is generally hailed as the “gospel” of Transcendentalism in America. Influence of Transcendental philosophy may be noted as Emerson prodded the reader to enjoy an original relation to the universe, instead of relying on past experiences and on sacred books, principles, and doctrine which is the main argument of the essay.
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Searle’s philosophy of social reality has had profound applications in the areas of law, economics, political institutions and social customs as it defines multiple layers of reality, including institutional and cultural realities that have their origins in the natural world. These contributions extend to both simple and complex realities of society.
According to the paper, The Power of Logic and Emotions, both the writers have been successful in creating awareness about the issues and also the need of the actions to be taken on the part of the government and the people living in the society. However, Shane Mitchell’s article creates more impact on the mind of the reader.
The main area of emphasis in this paper is categorical imperative. This paper is divided into four sections including this introduction. In the second section, a discussion of hypothetical and categorical imperatives is undertaken in the light of some critical perspectives available.
He argues that each person should have the greatest amount of liberty that is compatible with equal levels of liberty for all people. According to Rawls, the most important commodity is liberty and if an individual lacks the freedom to pursue their idea of the good life, then no other commodities are important.
Marx goes on to expound on his belief that more and more people rely on labor to survive in a capitalist system. According to Marx, people no longer rely on nature for basic needs. He asserts that without money it is impossible to survive in the modern world, and without work, one cannot get this money (Leopold, 2007).
Socrates was given an option: either to die or to live the rest of his life in exile or prison. However, Socrates chose the former. The reason for his choice emphasizes the importance that he placed on the quality of life and the need to think logically and critically. The unexamined life does not constitute enough logic.
The term appearance is used to signify that the presentation of the objects of sense does imply that upon perception the person can already understand the thing in itself. In other words, it does not deny that X appears as a form of perception but to claim that to know X as the thing in itself is to go beyond what the human mind possibly can know.
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The author states that many scholars have undertaken the study of Modern Greek tenses. For example, they have studied its typology and representations, in comparative contexts with other tense systems, and changes in relation to Ancient Greek grammar. Many biblical scholars have also studied Greek grammar.
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The process of individuation is the person’s interaction of opposites, which are vigorously balanced to create a new harmony. It is Jung’s idea of the ‘self’: Individuation means becoming a single, homogeneous being, and, in so far as ‘individuality’ embraces our innermost, last, and incomparable uniqueness, it also implies becoming one’s own self.
Information is very important, the most essential and imperative part of any examination ponders and can be characterized as the quantitative or subjective estimations of a variable. Essential information has not been changed or adjusted by individuals; in this way, its legitimacy is more prominent than optional information.
Persons possess inviolable dignity and they may not be sacrificed for the benefit of some and even of the whole society (Rawls 1971). It is against perfectionism since Rawls’s theory of justice recognizes the reality of pluralism in the contemporary world as exemplified in religion, morality and philosophical discourse itself (Denier, 2007).
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That is, as forces that served to 'legitimate' the fundamental power structures or relations that did actually govern history in material and therefore, empirically discernible way. His methodologies toward proving this are two-fold, he does philosophical and textual analysis, and he analyses both social and economic history.
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He was the person who spearheaded the ressourcement / the renewal movement, and the new theology movement. These movements brought about a great change in the Catholic world and led ultimately to the Second Vatican Council that commenced in 1962.
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On the modern setting, there are the so-called “lie catchers” who are professionally trained to use body signals and unusual behaviors, given by their test subjects, as means to know whether or not they are lying. Arguably, none of them have been successful in creating clear-cut parameters on the basis of catching a lie. It is only in the 20th century that a more scientific approach is developed.
This paper tells that apart of doing business and contributing massively to the growth of the economy, multinational enterprises are also responsible for their employees, partners, and suppliers. In that context, they should: ensure the adherence to local labor laws, treat their employees respectfully without coercing them, pay them fairly and provide minimum safety standards at the workplace.
The author states that Marx’s “Difference Between the Democritean and Epicurean Philosophy of Nature” is his first complete work and his doctoral thesis. Yet at the same time, when Marx submitted the work to the press for publication, Marx declared his work to be unfinished. Marx argued that he had solved an important problem.
This research will begin with the statement that two scholars, Plato (427-347 BC) and Freud (1856-1939) made immense contributions to the nature of mind. Writing from different times in history, the two scholars seemed to have used the word mind and soul interchangeably to mean the same thing. Their views of the nature of mind were an analysis of the psychology of reasoning.
In an article published in the month of July in 1954 in the Psychological Bulletin titled Critical Incident Technique, Flanagan describes an incident as ‘any observable human activity that is sufficiently complete in itself to permit inferences and predictions about the person performing the action.’
Gauthier's attempt at justifying private ownership from an original appropriation in the state of nature fails to produce a complete justification of private ownership, which shows that private ownership and only private ownership is justifiable. His justification is partly because his arguments fail to exclude other possible forms of ownership
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During the eleventh century Muslim philosopher and physician Ibn-e-Sina, confessed by saying that he tried to read the Metaphysics, but could not understand its contents and was puzzled by the writer's objective, he confessed that he tried several times, and learned the text by heart but could not understand what the author wanted to say and mean.
Many of us live our lives without actually wondering why we are here – yet it is a question that often pops up in the dark hours of the night, or often during a hopeless moment. On the other hand, others would say yes, if I am here there must be a meaning to my life, but without actually pressing forward to question exactly what that reason may be.
As the text has it, over the course of Plato’s career his works span an enormous array of subjects. While the ideas in his early works are greatly attributed to Socrates, who was Plato’s teacher and mentor, his middle works, notably the Republic are regarded by scholars as Plato’s own philosophy.