Philosophy Essays

Introduction While morality is generally accepted to pertain to the distinction between good and evil or what is right or wrong, the varying and even conflicting bases for moral judgments and ethical philosophies lead the authors of “The Elements of Moral Philosophy”, to conclude a minimal notion of morality which …

Introduction When the dialysis machine was discovered in 1960s, there were hopes that renal failure patients would get a life prolonging care. For renal failure patients it was a matter of life and death and everyone was willing to pay the amount no matter what to get to the dialyzed. …

 Zionism and Palestinian Arab nationalism which helped shaped their identities Jews and Palestinian Arabs were both seeking for political expression of their national identity centers on the small territory: “the land between the River Jordan and the Mediterranean Sea, which constituted the British mandatory territory of Palestine between 1922 and …

The first principle of existentialism, according to Jean-Paul Sartre’s Lecture “Existentialism is a Humanism,” given in 1946, is defined by man’s continued creation of his essence by the choices he makes. In Sartre’s words, it is that “Man is nothing else but that which he makes of himself” (349). The …

Recycling Recycling refers to the culture of reusing materials over and over again in the attempt of preserving natural resources. This is increasingly becoming important because of two main reasons: global climate change and the overshooting costs of exploiting some resources from the earth. As a result, recycling is quickly …

Introduction             Journalism ethics refers to the strict code of conduct that should be followed in journalism profession so as to uphold good conduct and provide an ambient environment for journalists to discharge their duties. In any profession for that matter, there are laid down rules and regulation and gross …

Environmental ethical issues are relatively new having risen in the second half of the twentieth century. This was the period that full effects of human activities on the planets started to show. For instance, Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring (1962) illustrated the environmental effects of using pesticides, such as DDT, in …

The XX century is often called a century of dictators, and one of them is Adolf Hitler – an evil totalitarian leader, who managed to maintain his regime for 12 years, resulting in horrible consequences to the whole humanity. In his book “The Prince” Nikkolo Machiavelli, an Italian political thinker …

The philosophical approach known as existentialism is commonly recognized for its view that life’s experiences and interactions are meaningless. Many existentialist thinkers are led to conclude that life is only something to be tolerated, and that close or intimate relationships with others should be avoided. Heard distinctly among this despair …

ABSTRACT             The Principle of Nonmaleficence in the field of medical practice, states the duty of a medical practitioner to do no harm to their patients. This principle will take into practice the Hippocratic oath that they sworn as they entered the profession that they have chosen the oth states …