This essay will compare and contrast the ways in which Martin Luther and Niccolo Machiavelli discuss political power and its relationship to success.
This essay looks at what Adam Smith, Karl Marx, and Robert Owen would think of America, Albania, and Cuba if they could travel through time. It discusses how they would react to the different economic systems in place and the level of income inequality.
Rene Descartes is considered the father of modern western philosophy. He is also credited with developing analytic geometry, and his reflections on the rule of signs has led to the development of calculus. In this essay, we will explore a brief perspective of Descartes, his life, work, contributions, and effects on modern society.
In this essay, we will focus on John Locke’s views on religion and science. Locke believed that religion was a combination of both revelation and reason while science should be used to try and understanding the natural world but at the same time be cautious not too overstep our bounds.
This essay discusses the lives and works of three influential female philosophers: Hannah Arendt, Simone de Beauvoir, and Iris Marion Young. It describes their impact on the field of philosophy and how their ideas remain relevant today.
Locke’s and Aristotle’s philosophy differ on several topics including the human mind, reason, individual, political, natural rights, education, and religion.
This essay discusses the different approaches to morality taken by German philosopher Immanuel Kant and Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegaard. It highlights the similarities and differences between their views, and explains how each philosopher’s approach would lead to different decisions in moral dilemmas.
Friedrich Nietzsche’s Genealogy of Morals is a complex work that explores the origins and implications of two opposed values: ‘good’ and ‘bad’. Nietzsche argues that the industrial revolution was a major turning point in this conflict, as it led to a dramatic increase in the power of the ‘bad’ value. This, in turn, caused a revolt against traditional morality in the 17th century.
This essay discusses the life and work of Plato, one of the most important figures in Western philosophy. It covers his early life and education, his time as a pupil of Socrates, his founding of the Academy, and his later years when he became increasingly interested in religion and mysticism. The essay also covers Plato’s philosophy, including his famous Theory of Forms, and his ethical theory.
This essay discusses the role of the logics and analytic philosophy in the overall philosophical ideas of Bertrand Russell and G. E. Moore. It considers the impact of Gottlob Frege’s ideas upon the philosophy of Bertrand Russell, and how these ideas inspired the development of Russell’s own system of analytic philosophy. Finally, it examines how, despite their disagreements, both Russell and Moore were united in their commitment to the idea that philosophy should be divorced from any sort of metaphysical speculation.