Philosophy Essays

Throughout Voltaire’s Candide and Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels, the main characters of the works (Candide and Gulliver respectively) serve as vehicles for satire through which the authors can convey their views. It is important to note that both Candide and Gulliver serve as irons throughout the book; that is to …

In Marxist theory of criminology there are two main types of thought. The first one being the “Instrumental Marxist” and the second one is the “Structural Marxist”. The instrumental Marxist theory is revolved around the economic structure. They feel that the economy determines everything. And that the economy promotes the …

The older generation today always complains that the youth are unmotivated and directionless, they lack focus and the future is going down because of these behaviors. Nonetheless, youth are the product of its upbringing and the representation of its time. Thus, what they are and what they know will certainly …

1 Apply SWOT-Analyses to SVW in 1985 and 2004 and evaluate the Match between SVW’s Strategies and its Internal and External Environments at both Time Points. 1.1 SWOT Analysis 1985 1.1.1 Strengths In SVW’s early days, the availability of an existing network to undertake sales and distribution was an advantage …

After doing the personality tests in tutorial 2, I would like to reflect something about my own personality. Also, I have some opinion about the trait theory and the behavioral perspectives of personality theories. To start with, I would like to summarize my own personality based on the NEO-FFI personality …

I find a few things wrong with Garrett Hardin’s article “Lifeboat Ethics: The Case against Helping the Poor.” The dominant argument I have against his article is that it is completely one sided. Hardin fails to even glance at the people, who do not fall under his ideas of what …

Introduction Today’s world corporations must deal with all kinds of restrictions concerning entering foreign countries. Marketers and finance managers play a key role when it comes to making decisions concerning entering a foreign country and managing worldwide money matters. It is extremely important for international marketers to possess insight into …

God, in all of his/her perfection, is very important in Descartes’ philosophy. Reality and deception are big parts of Descartes philosophy, and to verify what reality is, God needs to be considered. God needs to be taken out of a religious context and be proven to exist in a way …

The deliberate act of ending another’s life, given his or her consent, is formally referred to as euthanasia. At present, euthanasia is one of the most controversial social-ethical issues that we face, in that it deals with a sensitive subject matter where there is much uncertainty as to what position …

Utopia Would Be a Mix of Philosophical Theories? The two theories that will be compared and contrasted in this essay are Plato’s Idealism and Mill & Bentham’s Utilitarianism. I chose these two theories because, to me, they are the ones that seem to be the most realistic and interesting. The …