Philosophy Essays

Advancements in the fields of biology and medicine can be the catalyst for widespread controversy in regards to the morale and ethical dilemmas they can create. The sky is the limit for what is medically and biologically possible in today’s world, but just because something is possible, does that mean …

Childhood obesity is a concern that has haunted society for endless years. Especially with all the new technical devices that merely promote less physical activity with video or online play. The lack of physical activity in our youth is largely to blame for the increase in childhood weight gain. Children …

Ethics is the study of the choices people make regarding right and wrong. Each of us makes dozens of moral choices daily. Will we go to work or call in sick? Follow the research protocol or violate it? Put quotes around borrowed phrasing or pretend the words are our own? …

As I study for my personal trainer’s certification, I continue to be amazed at statistics about who exercises and how much they do or do not. My Cooper Institute Handbook says that we are in one of five stages. We may not be aware that we have a problem or …

After Aristotle had completed his great speculative system, philosophy moves toward a new emphasis. Four groups of philosophers helped to shape this new direction, namely, the Epicureans, the Stoics, the Skeptics, and the Neoplatonist. They were, of course, greatly influenced by their predecessors, so we find that Epicurus relied upon …

The Ontological Argument for The Existence of God can be traced back to St. Anselm. Although refuted by several philosophers since, such as St. Thomas Aquinas, it was reinstated by Rene Descartes in his “Meditations on First Philosophy”. The Ontological Argument goes as such: The nature of God is that …

The dystopian film In Time (2011) directed by Andrew Niccol, portrays a world where quite literally time is money. Once you run out of time – you die. Due to scientific advances people stop aging at 25, but after 25 a person is genetically-engineered to live only one more year. …

IKEA is a Swedish company producing home furnishing products at low prices to make them affordable to people. The company was founded in 1943 by Ingvar Kamprad and kept growing tremendously from 2 stores in 1964 to 114 stores in 1994 to 285 stores in 2008 in 36 countries with …

Ethics, also known as moral philosophy, is a branch of philosophy that involves systematizing, defending, and recommending concepts of right and wrong conduct.[1] The term comes from the Greek word ethos, which means “character”. Ethics is a complement to Aesthetics in the philosophy field of Axiology. In philosophy, ethics studies …

1. As an example of how radioactive decay works, the TA may lead a small demonstration. Each student will receive one penny and stand up. At this point all of the students are parent isotopes. Every student should then flip their penny. Students whose penny lands heads-up should sit down. …