Philosophy Essays

There are, perhaps, no religious criticisms more vitriolic than Friedrich Nietzsche’s. The world has yet to see a philosopher more staunchly opposed to traditional morality or contemporary society. It is peculiar that the son of a minister, born in a rural village southwest of Leipzig, would develop into one of …

1. In the very first chapter Candide is literally kicked out of the “most beautiful and delightful of possible castles,” expelled from an “earthly paradise.” At the end of the novel, he says “we must cultivate our garden.” What is Voltaire suggesting by framing his story in this way and …

Since ancient Greece, there has been a fierce debate in the philosophical arena about the nature of change and how it affects the identity of objects. Some philosophers believe that nothing ever truly changes and others such as Heraclitus (535-475 BCE), believed that all objects identities are always changing. There …

In a world with an ever increasing population ways must be considered to maintain the current population and meet the demands of future population growth. The world population is estimated to hit 7 billion in the very near future. This is a startling contrast to the population of the 1800’s …

There were poor perceptions of job security in the sector. Few workers felt secure in their employment, often feeling they could be sacked on the spot, particularly those working informally. Some longer-term workers in regular employment were aware that increasing use of casual and agency staff meant that their jobs …

Skype, one of the world’s most famous VoIP (Voice over Internet protocol) service companies, has lead the field since it came out in early 2000s. It is famous for these characteristics: easy, cheap and the voice is clear to the listener. It was founded in 2003 and based in Luxembourg. …

Different businesses have different ways of advertising their products and contributing to the outside world. Starbucks being amongst these different businesses has an unethical way of marketing its goods. Their advertisements are very broad and manipulative to their customers. Starbucks follows business ethics, which is what makes marketing and global …

The Door in the Wall is a story about Lionel Wallace, the narrator’s friend who was shearching for a door he found in his childhood. The door that had led him into enchanted garden of wonderful things and people. The narrator himself says that he doesn’t know whether Lionel himself …

“Monsieur to a convict is a glass of water to a man dying of thirst at sea. Ignominy thirsts for respect.” (19)| Here, Victor Hugo further expands upon the concept of mistreatment of convicts by describing how the continuous abuse by society on all different levels leaves these people longing …

Both “The Allegory of the Cave” and “The Matrix” are stories in which there are two realities, one perceived and one real. Although “The Matrix” is not based exactly on Plato’s “The Allegory of the Cave,” there are several parallels between the two works. The similarities in “The Matrix,” relate …