Philosophy Essays

The Marriage of Faith and Science ‘God is known by nature in his works, and by doctrine in his revealed word.’ — Galileo Galilei, an Italian astronomer whose discoveries remain the sine qua non of modern astronomy and physics today, was a man who did not believe in the divorce …

I will start with Plato; my opinion is that he would say “no”. He would not consider an organization as a person because his beliefs are that people need to be educated in order to prosper in life. Plato wrote the Allegory of the Cave to let us know that …

Both Plato and Mencius believed we could live the virtuous life through self-control, introspection, and working to better ourselves internally. Plato’s world view is based on the assumption that human nature is inherently bad, while Mencius believed that human nature was inherently good, and this is demonstrated in their instructions …

Victor and Jack Stanton in Those Who Knew and Primary Colors respectively, illustrate the privilege that comes with their gender, proving how marginalized women have become in the political process and their own lives. Victor is a polished man who is entrenched in hypocrisy. A man born into a prominent …

Many may believe that madness is when one lacks the ability to distinguish between reality and fantasy. One may be deemed mad when they speak and act blatantly or when they violate social norms. There is a negative connotation tied to the words madness and insanity as they often lead …

As humans in the twenty-first century, we are inclined to question almost everything we see, hear and believe. A question many of us ask ourselves from time to time is, How do we know what is true? We come to know the truth by following our own path, using philosophical …

Growing up in an era of political unrest and surrounding by a society of Sophists–paid teachers of philosophy, Plato grew up in the center of many ideas he deemed distasteful. Having experienced firsthand the dangers of power abuse and seen the perversion of justice by his “philosopher” peers, Plato sought …

The term ‘full’ insinuates that something is complete or whole… how does one live a complete life? Leo Tolstoy and Plato have many ideas explaining this question. Yet, in my judgement, one is truer than the other. In, “Allegory of the Cave”, Plato expresses the idea that to live a …

As I explained my frustration with the thought of going to a liberal education school later next month, the three men before me: Plato, Aristotle and Augustine, were all contemplating why I would feel such a way towards the subjects. So, in order to persuade me, Plato spoke up and …

George Berkeley, Bishop of Cloyne, was one of the great philosophers of the early modern period. His concern to see reality as lying subjective to human knowledge and interpretation is joined with his religious devotion. Berkeley said that he wrote the Three Dialogues, to “demonstrate the reality and perfection of …