With modernity, as respect for science grew, so did the idea that the scientific model could be used in areas other than science. Immanuel Kant (1724 – 1804) wanted to…
Today, when we hear the term “Epicurean” we thinking of a person devoted to sensual enjoyment, especially someone whose self-indulgent pleasure derives from fine food and drink. It’s a term…
The Epicurean Paradox, also known as the “God Paradox” or “Problem of Evil,” is a logical argument that questions the nature of gods or a single God, in relation to…
Born on the Greek island of Samos seven years after the death of Plato, Epicurus described the goal of life as one spent finding happiness. How do we find happiness?…
Virtue is behaviour that shows high moral standards. To display virtue is to display goodness in something. Aristotle explains moral virtue is a disposition to behave in the right manner,…
Aristotle’s ethics can be mainly found in two of his works: Eudemian Ethics, and Nichomachean Ethics. They both carry the names of their editors: of his friend Eudemus and of…
Socrates lived around four centuries BC, and his fame has far surpassed his living years. He never wrote any of his own ideas down. However, he is mainly remembered through…
“Man is the measure of all things: both of things that are, and of things that are not,” says Protagoras in Plato’s book aptly called Protagoras. You and I the…
Why study philosophy? “The unexamined life is not worth living”, Socrates said just before being condemned to death. A life worth living is one spent in wonder, pondering, reflecting, challenging our own and other people’s beliefs, seeking answers to the big questions.