Philosophy Essays

The essay “Of Universal Tolerance,” by Voltaire, otherwise known as Francois-Marie Arouet was written in seventeen sixty-three. Voltaire a French enlightenment writer states through satire, that all religions have very different believes but that each denomination should tolerate each other regardless of their believes. After all, we are all created …

The C.I.A Doctors: Human Rights Violations by American Psychiatrists             Science and ethics seem to act as siblings with opposite views and dispositions. One cannot live or find it hard to live in the presence of the other. Both have colliding principles which are almost impossible to settle and to …

Introduction This paper is written on the facts behind the Gas Tragedy that occurred in Bhopal, India, in 1984 when tons of lethal gases escaped from the Union Carbide factory, instantaneously killing around eight thousand people and poisoning thousands others who continue lives with the after effects of gas poisoning …

1.0 Introduction According to the 1911 Britannica article on the priesthood and to the Wikipedia article on the “Priest,” a priest could be defined as someone who holds the power or who was given mandate to render and conduct religious rites. It is usually the case that these religious rites …

            Art is a product of the power of imagination which transcends time, distance and dimensions. This article presents the various history of art and its contemporary. Through the years, there have been constant debates and discourses about the art, that is, what really must be considered art in its …

The Lion King is a classic movie, beloved by many. On the surface, this movie seems to be a light-hearted, carefree tale of a lion cub’s journey to justice. However, on taking a deeper look, one finds that the tale consists of conflicting worldviews and philosophies, while presenting the idea …

            The Allegory of the Cave by Socrates and written by Plato in “The Republic” is, as its name suggests, an allegory that has been popular for years and has been included in the philosophical studies of many academic institutions. To begin with, it might …

The question of happiness involves a multitude of theories. As a hotly debated topic in the realm of philosophy, there are several approaches to measuring happiness. Such approaches are based on either a subjective or objective viewing of life. Defining what constitutes a good life and determining its meaningfulness has …

Have you ever met anyone that hasn’t tried a chicken nugget? Probably not, unless you have traveled to a remote part of this planet where the chicken nugget does not exist. The fact is that most humans ate the chicken nugget, but they don’t have the slightest clue of who …

            At the beginning of the 18th century in Europe, particularly France, Germany and Britain, there was a massive intellectual movement that offered relatively modern ideas on life and society and ushered in a new era: the Age of Enlightenment.  Although historians cannot reach a concrete agreement as to when …