Essays and Research Papers on More Philosophers

This 20 page paper provides an overview of perception. While the paper focuses on psychological aspects--definitions of perception and purposes it serves--it also addresses the long standing philosophical questions on the subject. Several philosophers are discussed. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

A 6 page paper which examines if Hume provides an adequate account of causal necessity (nature of causation). Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 5 page paper which discusses the perspectives of John Stuart Mill regarding production, distribution, and social philosophy. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 5 page report discusses the thinking of the ancient Chinese philosopher Confucius or, more accurately, Kung-fu-tzu. Critics of Confucian thinking consider it to be a static philosophy which has constrained Chinese civilizations to maintain traditional thinking and behavior at all costs. The author of this paper suggests that such is not the case and ...

This 5 page report discusses the ways in which humanity’s spiritual leaders, philosophers, and social scientists have studied the issues associated with human happiness and the ways in which it may be achieved, certain universal truths have been defined that demonstrate the most fundamental nature of individual human beings. Plato, Freud, Buddha, and Jesus the ...

A 6 page paper which discusses Thoreau and Emerson, illustrating that their ideas were incredibly similar, though their perspectives different. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

A 7 page overview of the manner in which John Locke incorporated skepticism into his quest for knowledge. This paper concentrates on illuminating the importance of Renee Descartes’ “Way of Ideas” in Locke’s philosophies as revealed in his “Essay Concerning Human Understanding”. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 5 page paper looks at several philosophical points of view and concludes that the lying promise is usually a bad idea. A case study for analysis is provided. Kantian ethics and utilitarianism are discussed. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 5 page report discusses what philosophy meant to three of the great thinkers of the Western world. Each offered his idea of what it means to “be” and how a human being can best explore the idea of “being” and what the meaning of that individual’s life truly is. Bibliography lists 3 sources. ...

A 5 page paper which examines the beauty of art during the Romantic period as seen in the theories of G.W.F. Hegel in “Introduction to the Philosophy of Art” and Percy Bysshe Shelley in “Defence of Poetry.” No additional sources cited.

This 5 page paper explores Jean Jacques Rousseau's The Social Contract and looks at his ideas on democracy. Democracy, and what it means, is explored in depth. No additional sources cited.

This 5 page paper delves into John Stuart Mill's philosophy and applies it to war situations. A hypothetical case study is used for evaluation. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 7 page paper provides an overview of both philosophical points of view. They are explained, compared and contrasted and discussed with the use of contemporary examples. Various philosophers and other thinkers are discussed in terms of the subject matter inclusive of Max Weber, Nicolo Machiavelli, and Immanual Kant. Bibliography lists 7 sources. ...

A 5 page paper which examines a hypothetical situation and then applies the theories of Kant and Rousseau to the situation. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines Barry Stroud’s “Understanding Human Knowledge in General” and discusses the philosophy of skepticism detailed therein. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines Plato’s possible response to Nietzsche’s argument that Socrates form of rationalism overly tames youth. No additional sources cited.

This 5 page paper imagines a debate between the philosophers, Descartes, Locke, Hume, Edward Wilson, George Berkley, and Viktor Frankl, on the definition of mankind. Examples are given from their texts, cited and notated. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 5 page report discusses Immanuel Kant’s (1724-1804) critical philosophy in terms of what he thought about spatial and temporal realities and the human perception of space and time in relationship to how one perceives a particular object. Bibliography lists one source.

This 6 page report discusses François de La Rochefoucauld (1613-80) and Blaise Pascal (1623-62) who were both French, brilliant, and thoroughly involved in what has come to be thought of as the moralist tradition. Each was interested in the nature of human beings and human interaction. Each saw that social realities were of a far ...

This 5 page paper looks at Marx's assumption that it is not the consciousness of men that determines their existence, but their social existence that determines their consciousness. Kant's theories are used to refute the Marxian premise. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 5 page paper explores the emotion of joy as evaluated by Nel Noddings. Her book which contains a chapter on joy is discussed philosophically. No additional sources cited.

This 5 page paper considers the idea that it is possible for contingent a priori truths to exist. The writer looks at the meaning of this apparent oxymoron, and examines this, including the use of ideas by Kant and Hume. The bibliography cites 2 sources.

This 5 page paper provides an overview of philosophical ideas from a Kantian ethics perspective as well as from the view of the utilitarian, the social contract theorist, the feminist, and the virtue ethicist. Modern slavery is defined and the focus of discussion, but slavery is discussed ideologically as a broad concept. Bibliography ...

This 5 page paper uses Mill's On Liberty to discuss the concept of freedom. Virtue is also discussed in the context of freedom. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

5 pages. Many people respect intellect over stupidity even if it means turning to crime. For some reason those that are intelligent are admired whether they are on the side of good or evil. Balzac, for instance, makes a case that in a society based on money, everyone is corrupted in proportion to ...