Philosophy Essays

1.0 Introduction By 2012, our world population stands at 7 billion and counting (Nasser, 2011). And not a single person is without a personality. Our personality is what makes who we are, what we do, who we interact with and how we live our life. It is a vital aspect …

Punctuality is the habit of doing things promptly at the proper time. It must be considered a cardinal virtue because of its beneficial fruits, and also because of the harmful effects a lack of it can produce. In most enterprises, punctuality is the key to success. Procrastination, the vice opposite …

Race and ethnicity are important concepts in the field of sociology and are ones that are studied a great deal. Race plays a large role in everyday human interactions and sociologists want to study how, why, and what the outcomes are of these interactions. Sociologists look at many questions related …

Al Gore states that in his documentary film An Inconvenient Truth he was only voicing his concerns for strictly moral and ethical reasons containing Global Warming. When really Al Gore’s documentary was just an additional method to help him receive another bid at presidency. Global Warming needs to be brought …

             Many people would complain, “I don’t have enough time”.             My mom told me this morning, “I need to go to the grocery and buy food, home supplies, etc. I also have an appointment with Atty. Green at 11AM. The Parents-Teachers Association scheduled a meeting today as well. Later …

Francis Bacon was a very controversial philosopher. In Book 1 of the Novum Organum, Bacon begins with the introduction of the “four idols”. The four idols were four natural tendencies that people believe and seem to live by. The idols consisted of idols of the tribe, idols of the cave, …

Space – a new frontier for the expansion of human intellect. To explore the universe and bring back to earth its many wonders is an idea that has been engrained into the very nature of humanity itself. Although it seems a simple idea, to travel into space is an enormous …

Abstract Every teacher has his or her own reasons for wanting to take up the not necessarily enviable task of cultivating the minds of hundreds of students, each of whom has their own personal backgrounds and idiosyncrasies. In teaching, teachers give a part of themselves that is wholly immaterial, making …

“To instruct someone… is not a matter of getting him to commit results to mind. Rather, it is to teach him to participate in the process that makes possible the establishment of knowledge. We teach a subject not to produce little living libraries on that subject, but rather to get …

Summary and Application Plan Most people, particularly in the turbulent years of adolescence and young adulthood, spend a great amount of time in search of meaning and value of life. On reflection, I could confidently say that I have transcended that stage, as meaning and value for me are clear …