Social philosophy

notion of death. The book tells the story of the final day of the philosopher Socrates , so naturally the conversation quickly turns to an analysis of the philosopher’s attitude towards death. Socrates says “he, or any man who has the spirit of philosophy, will be willing to die, but he will not take his own life, for that is held to be unlawful,” and it is here that the discussion begins. Cebes challenges Socrates statement, asking “why do you say that a man ought not to take his own life, but…

The periscope of interest for this paper is Friedrich Nietzsche’s article, “On Truth and Lies in a Nonmoral Sense.” Nietzsche was categorized as a post-modern philosopher who, through his works, had a tremendous influence on Western philosophy. The particular piece of writing discussed here deals with the relationship that human language has on the formation of truths and lies. The meaning behind the text, if true, essentially makes us rethink everything we think we know. “On Truth and Lies…

risk taking in the sport itself and the social norm by the regular practitioners who consider Parkour as a discipline like any other martial art. At first, Mr Kidder states, “I position parkour as a form of urban adventurism allowing for tests of individual character” (Pg. 1). He does not give any example or any supporting idea that would actually explain the reader much better. According to ‘World Freerunning Parkour Federation’ Parkour is “is a philosophy,…

some point in most of our lives we become aware of the difference in perception and reality through increased self-awareness, an event that causes us to change how we view everything, a friend who is a little too honest, or a change in generational social awareness (ie// the equality movement of the mid-20th century). I had always viewed the world through the lens of right and wrong and that each person is given the choice to live their lives in a moral manner that contributes to society or as…

Voltaire’s magnum opus, Candide: All for the Best, also simply known as Candide, utilises the techniques of satire, imagery, symbolism and characterisation to convey some of the perils of the Age of Enlightenment through the thematic exploration of religion, war, optimism and philosophical speculation. Voltaire positions the reader to recognise the insincerity incumbent in organised religion as well as the futility of war at that time. He also positions the reader to comprehend the folly of…

my cave was social media. Eliminating social media enlightened me to become mentally and physically healthier, a happier person, and a socially confident speaker. Deleting social media has made me stronger in mental…

Socrates wasn’t born to into great wealth like some of us here but was brought up humbly. When he was old enough, he received basic greek education and was taught how to cut stone. It wasn’t until he was a little older that he began to pursue philosophy. He had a wife, Xanthippe, and three sons. During the fights at Delium, Amphipolis, and Potidaea, Socrates fought bravely for his polis. In fact, he is not much different than many of us here. Now he has taught many people in Athens about logic…

which is mainly advanced by Wood through the foundational model. The substantive aspect focuses on dignity in the context of rational normativity in the Kant’s moral philosophy. This means to describe what the human dignity is, we might appeal to the nature of humanity in term of rational being as an end itself in Kant’s practical philosophy, rather than humanity in its technical term. By this, it follows the nature of humanity could be presented only through human rational activity when they…

that all cannot account for our experience of beauty itself, as the tendency is always to see ‘beauty’ as if it were somehow in the object or the immediate experience of the object. He also argued that such a relativist view cannot account for the social ‘behavior’ of our clams about what we find beautiful. Kant introduced the idea of ‘free play’ of the cognitive faculties (understanding and imagination) to explore the implications of ‘apart from a concept’. He then related the idea of…

His theories are largely concerned with the relationship between power and knowledge. He was born in Poitiers in France where his father was a prominent surgeon. Foucault was well versed in French, Latin and Greek. He focussed much on the study of Philosophy and studied deeply Kant, Marx, Hegel, Nietzsche and most importantly, Heidegger and Althusser. He got his Doctorate degree on the History of Madness under the supervision of renowned philosopher George Cunningham. He had close relationship…