Philosophy Essays

A popular saying goes, “Marriage involves three rings: the engagement ring, the wedding ring, and the suffering.”If it is commonly felt that marriage is so difficult, why do most people wish to get married? Probably, the instinct to find a mate is inherent in human beings; and I am no …

In this article, Henrikson soundly projects five possible futures of diplomacy in the near future. These are shaped in a context characterised by globalising and unifying world comprising of nations at different phases of history – pre-modern, modern and post-modern. Thus no model of diplomacy’s possible future is likely to …

Today, we are facing most significant problems in our human’s history, global warming and energy crisis. As a different energy source from the conventional fossil fuel, nuclear power can reduce the carbon emissions and support our energy supply. Unfortunately, nuclear energy has many problems that can’t be ignored. The issue …

The film “José Rizal” by Marilou Diaz-Abaya is not foreign to me. I have watched it before and believed its contents. It is amazing to see all their efforts in trying to recreate the life story of our national hero, Jose Rizal. The movie is very convincing as well. However, …

The article “Lifeboat Ethics: The Case Against Aid That Does Harm,” Garrett Hardin discusses how the distribution of foreign aid affects the world. Hardin uses the analogy of a lifeboat to describe the rich nations and swimmers as the poorer nations. Harden says that in the lifeboat, there are already …

Taylor Industries, Inc., develops standard costs for all its direct materials, direct labor, and overhead costs. It uses these costs to price products, cost inventories, and evaluate the performance of purchasing and production managers. It updates the standard costs whenever costs, prices, or rates change by 3 percent or more. …

The liberal humanist Matthew Arnold often maintains that he respects scientists and the sciences. What he rejects was the promise that science alone will ameliorate the human condition; the suggestion that the sciences deserve a place of greater prominence than the arts. According to him, science is incomplete without poetry …

Mobile Phones”- the master brain of the Japanese is one of the most commonly used thing among the people. The entry of this tiniest thing was a decade ago. Even though the entry of mobile phones were not accepted first, in this present era it has become a part of …

I am allergic to honey. It gives me a headache. My future husband has to know this. That will bring him one step closer to being perfect. He must also have a head of full of hair and be a foot taller than myself. That really should not be a …