Category: Philosophers

It is often attempted, in the pursuit of inner fulfillment, to understand the nature of being and how it comes to be. Pre-Socratics, such as Parmenides, simply ignore the nature of becoming because they cannot give a logical explanation of it. Other philosophers, such as Plato, attempt to render the problem by attributing it to …

Philosophy is a vast field. It examines and probes many different fields. Virtue, morality, immortality, death, and the difference between the psyche (soul) and the soma (body) are just a few of the many different topics which can be covered under the umbrella of philosophy. Philosophers are supposed to be experts on all these subjects. …

Through the use of Socratic dialogue, Plato has an advantage at obtaining answers by refuting other philosophers. Plato is able to achieve an answer to the question, what is justice. He derives this answer through an analogy of the ideal city. The ideal cityparallels the concept of the ideal person as Plato uncovers with the …

Evil From MoralsBy textbook definition, evil is “What is morally wrong, what hinders therealization of good” (Webster). If that is evil, then what is good? It’s “whatis morally excellent, virtuous, well behaved, dutiful.” (Webster) Philosophershave argued over what evil is and why it exists for thousands of years. Theyhave raised questions like How can there …

CommunismCapital is not personal, but social power and product. (Carl Marx)Carl Marx, perhaps one of the most influential philosophers in history, is widely remembered for the revolutionizing ideologies he presented in the Communist Manifesto. Marx was certainly a man of great intelligence and vision. His many visions about capitalistic development are constantly reflected in todays …

Deconstruction is a post-structural school of philosophy and literary criticism that was developed by French philosopher Jacques Derrida. Although he is credited with its origins, he seems to have borrowed heavily from German philosophers, Friedrich Neitzsche and Martin Heidegger, who radically questioned the validity of basic philosophical concepts and Chinese philosopher, Lao Tse who embraced …

Thomas More, John Locke, and Thomas Hobbes were all political philosophers of their time. Two prominent English political philosophers have had a profound impact on modern political science. Locke and Hobbes both made contributions to modern political science, and they both had similar views on where power lies in the society. Locke and Hobbes both …

John Locke believes that man ought to have more freedom in political society than John Stuart Mill does. John Locke’s The Second Treatise of Government and John Stuart Mill’s On Liberty are influential and potent literary works which while outlining the conceptual framework of each thinkers ideal state present two divergent visions of the very …

What is a moral? This is a question that has plagued philosophers for many years. Is it possible to have a set of universal morals? There are many questions that surround the mystery of morals. They seem to drive our every action. We base our decisions on what is right and what is wrong. But …