Philosophy Essays

Any discussion of 20th century European nationalism would inevitably touch on the horrible time of Nazi German Nationalism. Indeed, the supremacist tendencies of the German people at this race would correlate highly to values we associate with the word nationalism – blind love of country, high esteem of countrymen over …

Introduction Globalization of both the economy and the society has confronted the world over the past decade. A shift of focus and interest from the local market to the international setting has demanded innovation not just in corporate leadership as new information; forms of communication and technology are being offered …

Two Forms of Utilitarianism There exist two forms of utilitarianism, act and rule utilitarianism. According to act utilitarianism we must first take in to consideration the results we will get from our actions, evaluate them and ascertain that they are for the satisfaction of the larger proportion of the society. …

Thesis             “John Stuart Mill’s” autobiography, including the culture he grew up in, the people who influenced or motivated him, the major texts he wrote, the major ideas he reiterated, as well as, the reflection based on what the researcher has learned will conclude whether his major idea or the …

There is often a parallel drawn between Confucianism and Confucius himself, however relations between them are very flimsy. Confucius was a famous sage and philosopher (551 BC – 479 BC) of China. His teachings had very strong impact on East Asia. Nevertheless, Confucius’ ideas were not acknowledged during his life, …

Introduction             Space Tourism is the current phenomenon of traveling to space for personal delight.  To date, it is affordable only to affluent individuals. But surprisingly, even at $20 million a ticket, agencies are already fully booked until 2009. The price is claimed to be worth it, because of the …

Rene Descartes is best known for his concept of distinguishing the person in relation to the thinking mind.  The body was only an extension used by the mind to better facilitate existence in this realm.  While Descartes is not the only philosopher that touted this concept, he used his concept …

Background – Advertising For more than a decade now, the UK Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has carried out regular mapping surveys that attempt to quantify the contribution that creative industries make to the country.  It recognizes a total of thirteen creative industries, which include “Crafts, Design, advertising, …

Three specific passages taken from DH Lawrence’s short story “Second Best” can be used to show how Lawrence portrays emotional truth in his work, and what particular effects the author gains by the employment of this method. Lawrence contributed to the development of the modern short story by following the …

Introduction The quite revolution signified the period in the history of Quebec from 1960 to 1966. This period corresponded with the office tenure of Liberal party under John Lesage.  The term was coined by Toronto journalist.  After observing what was happening in the country, the journalist concluded that this was …