Does the End justify the Means? From the philosophical theories of Niccolò Machiavelli and Immanuel Kant to the concept of utilitarianism, we explore various perspectives of this ethical conundrum.
Personal identity refers to the unique characteristics and qualities that make us who we are as individuals. One of the most fascinating questions in philosophy is how we maintain our…
In fields like ethics and law, the question, “What is a person?” ascends to prominence, soliciting profound contemplation. This essay will delve into the intricate facets of personal identity, examining…
Born in Paris in 1905, Jean-Paul Sartre lived through some of the most transformative moments in recent history and used his experience to shape his views on the human condition.…
Friedrich Nietzsche, the enigmatic and revolutionary 19th-century German philosopher, dared to challenge the foundations of morality, prompting generations to confront the question: should one be moral? As the world evolves,…
Stoicism, an influential school of thought from ancient Greece and Rome, is renowned for its focus on virtue, self-control, and the pursuit of wisdom through understanding the natural world. It…
Imagine you’re standing on a footbridge overlooking a railway track, and you see a trolley heading towards five workers who are tied to the tracks. You have a lever that…
In the 18th century, Europe was in a state of constant flux. The age of enlightenment was in full swing and new ideas about reason, science, and progress were taking…
Achieve pleasure and eliminate pain. This, in a compressed nutshell, sums up the ethics of Epicurus. Born in 341 BCE in Samos, Greece, he taught that pleasure is the absence…
Practical Ethics to Achieve Self-Fulfilment Widely considered one of the most important figures in the history of Western philosophy, Aristotle emerged from the cradle of Western civilization, ancient Greece, a…
As he lay dying, Socrates gazed upon the faces of his friends and loved ones, gathered in sorrow around his bed. The poison of the hemlock had taken hold, coursing…
Imagine living in a world where myths and legends were the only explanation for everything around you. Gods and demigods, monsters, muses, and nymphs, centaurs and cyclopes, giants, gorgons, werewolves…
Fallacies, despite being wrong, usually appear to be correct and thereby can convince people into accepting them. Fallacies generally result in arguments that are weak, unsound, or invalid. These eight…
When we do applied philosophy, we take philosophical ideas and apply them to current situations and affairs. When these situations and affairs are ethical in nature, we are doing applied…
Man was born free, but everywhere he is in chains. Jean Jacques Rousseau Jean Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) strongly believed in the innate goodness of the human being. Born in Geneva,…