Essays and Research Papers on More Philosophers

This 7 page paper focuses on isolation. Philosophers discussed include Aristotle, Kierkegaard and Sartre. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 7 page paper examines existentialism. A thesis aligning the concept with experience is proposed. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 3 page paper explores some of the ideas of philosopher W.D. Ross with regard to intrinsic good, pleasure and pain.

This 7 page paper looks at trope theory. The theory is defined and discussed. Hume is the focus of attention. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 5 page paper takes a look at the concept of virtue from the eyes of these two philosophers. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

10 pages in length. While Peirce extends his gratitude toward the efforts of logicians for their task of clarifying the concept of truth and reality, he nonetheless appreciates what philosophers and other thinkers have done over the ages to challenge the finality with which these logicians have rendered their definitions. Pointing to such ...

This 10 page paper looks at the influence that Plato has had on later philosophies and philosophers. The paper looks at the general influences and then considers this with specific examples such as Aristotle and Hobbes. The bibliography cites 8 sources.

This 3 page paper examines the philosophical ideas of Socrates, Thoreau, Huxley, Pieper and Frankl and argues that Thoreau is least reasonable and Frankl, most reasonable and why. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3 page paper examines Russell's ideas along with that of Locke and Hume. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 3 page paper examines Hume and Locke's ideas about knowledge. How they differ from that of Russell is the primary focus of this essay. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 6 page paper discusses Descartes' meditations. The conclusion is that Descartes adds much to the debate in respect to the mind-body problem. Bibliography lists 1 source.

In six pages this paper examines John Rawls’ stipulation that justice and fairness are not the same and how this impacts upon an ideal society, and also considers the similarities and differences to how John Noonan and Mary Anne Warren define what makes a living being ‘human.’ Eight sources are cited in the bibliography.

An 6 page essay that summarizes and analyzes Alasdair MacIntyre’s Dependent Rational Animals, Why Human Beings Need the Virtues, which calls for the development of a "distinctive" set of virtues, which are constructed not only on acknowledgment of humanity’s rational nature, but also on the fact that human beings are part of the animal kingdom ...

This 3 page paper reviews this book by Robert C. Solomon that was published published posthumously in 2008. No additional sources cited.

Responsibility is defined in this 5 page paper. Three types of responsibility are discussed : causal, legal and moral. Other ways of looking at responsibility are addressed. Was Paris Hilton responsible for her fate? This is just one example used in the context of this interesting look at a simple concept. Bibliography ...

This 3 page paper responds to one of Thoreau’s quotes: “I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by a conscious endeavor.” Bibliography lists 3 sources.

3 pages in length. Intangible and vague, defining the notion of love has long been - and forever will be - out of reach of man's capacity to identify. There are just as many explanations as there are philosophers who have tried to explain it; its esoteric quality does not lend itself to ...

A 3 page paper which examines how the work of Immanuel Kant influenced Martin Luther King Jr.. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

In six pages this paper considers the distinction between self-development and self-determination as conceptualized by Iris Marion Young in her texts Justice and the Politics of Difference and Inclusion and Democracy and critiqued within the context of Martha C. Nussbaum’s Women and Human Development: The Capabilities Approach. There are no additional sources listed in ...

4 pages in length. The writer briefly discusses how the fundamental tenets of science and philosophy repel each other. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 3 page paper which examines Martin Luther King Jr.’s Letter from Birmingham Jail. No additional sources cited.

This 12 page paper examines Veatch's moral theory as it relates to his book Rational Man. The book is something that is aligned with Aristotle's ideas. The paper concludes that man should be moral because it is the most fulfilling kind of life. Virtue ethics is compared to existentialism as well. Bibliography lists 4 ...

This 4 page paper takes a look at Plato and the Sophists and examines the concept of truth. A dictionary definition is used as a springboard for discussion. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 3-page paper compares various philosophies of Greek Stoic Epectetus and German philosopher Nietzsche. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 5 page paper explores the consciousness of animals as well as their rights. Do animals have souls? People are divided in terms of thought when it comes to the fate of animals. Ideas from Descartes and Freud are compared. Darwinism is discussed. Bibliography lists 3 sources.