Philosophy Essays

The pre World War I Europe was characterized by capitalistic trends of spawning industrialization, colonization on the one hand, and the emergence of liberalism, collectivism, and Darwinian socialism on the other. It was also the age when democratic and republic governance models had come in direct conflict with the traditional …

For a reader, Ryunosuke Akutagawa’s 1922 short story In a Grove gives more questions than answers as the last sentence ends.  Within the story Akutagawa presents seven accounts surrounding the murder of a samurai named Kanazawa no Takehiro in a bamboo grove.  Three of the seven accounts clearly contradict each …

Introduction Psychologists and counselors, like all other professions, have to follow up clear and sound ethical guidelines to practice their treatments and dealing with clients. Presented in the case is the thinking and reasoning of one psychologist who gives way to passion before his professional standing. He treats patients who …

The Humane Society of Eastern Carolina defines animal cruelty as any violence or neglect perpetrated against any animal. Such cruelty include animal abuse especially on domesticated animals (dogs, chickens, cows, etc.) or it also include neglect wherein any kept animal is not provided with basic necessities like food, clean water …

Abandoned by friends due to her supposed ‘immoral’ works, Kate Chopin was a mind ahead of her time. Stuck in the strict 1800s, her expressions of loathing marriage and sexual freedom in the lives of women were less than ideal to their modern culture (Chopin, “The Story of an Hour” …

With the example of Kenneth Lay, one is faced by a situation that is not easily explainable. It is not expected that a senior staff should be involved in unethical behaviour at all. The people in high leadership positions undergo a lot of training on ethics which they are supposed …

  Introduction Socrates was a Greek philosopher who lived in the period between 469 BC–399 BC (Apology, 27). He was charged in the year 399BC, for convincing youths not to believe in the God of Athens (Brun, 1978). The allegations were forwarded by Mellitus who was also from the same …

In the past decades, the theory of reality has manifested itself as a very fundamental issue in all scientifically oriented disciplines’ day to day inquiry. It may involve explaining complex facts to humans who may have simple minds but the truth of the matter is that we must in one …

Introduction Anti-Semitism in Germany was widespread during the Nineteenth century. However, this contempt and hatred against the Jewish people was prevalent in most of Europe even before the last century as it was characterized by the notorious Dreyfus affair. In Germany, anti-Semitism was so intolerant and brutal during the reign …

Background The Slovaks and Czechs are ethnic relatives who share a common ancestry dating back to the Great Moravian Empire of the ninth century. But from the tenth century they took different paths. The Slovaks were integrated into the Kingdom of Hungary and remained a part of Hungary for more …