Philosophy papers

An analysis of the role of the pre-Socratic philosophers in ancient Greece and their role in shaping philosophy into the discipline that we are familiar with in contemporary society today.

An analysis of Aristotle's arguments regarding politics and a successful state.

An analysis of the process and advantages of critical thinking over regular thinking.

This paper discusses the central arguments that Plato presents in his concept of Forms especially his view of ideal reality.

A comparison between Allen Ginsberg's poem 'Howl', and various other pieces of American literature.

A review of the article "Waves, Streams, States, and Self--A Summary of My Psychological Model: (Or, Outline of An Integral Psychology)" by Ken Wilber.

A discussion of morality as presented in Plato's "Republic."

A discussion of John Locke's philosophy.

This paper examines the social contract theory of Jean Jacques Rousseau.

A discussion of several philosopher's teachings on virtue, including Socrates and Jesus.

A description and analysis of the coherency of Plato's theory of the forms.

An analysis of the justification of Plato's criticisms of democracy.

A discussion on what grounds does Aristotle base his claim that politics makes us truly happy.

A discussion on whether without God there would be any morality.

A discussion on whether either of Descartes's two arguments for the existence of God successfully prove that God exists.

An analysis of the concepts of Newtonian space-time.

An analysis of Plato's views on government, elections and public accountability as described in his work "Cretan City."

A comparison of the political views of Plato in "The Republic" and Aristotle in "Politics."

This paper studies "Machiavelli's Virtue", making use of the views of scholars.

This paper examines the subject of disease and death.

A discussion of the concepts of free will and human agency.

A review of 'The Stranger' by Albert Camus.

A comparison of the two stories "The Death of Ivan llyitch" by Leo Tolstoy and "The Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka.

Compares ancient philosopher Marcus Tullus Cicero's philosophy on the nature of justice with that of modern philosophers such as John Rawls and Martha Nussbamu

A discussion regarding the nature of dreams.

This paper discusses the philosophies of Spanish thinker Jose Ortega y Gasset.

A discussion regarding the relationship between science and religion.

This paper discusses fascism, concentrating on the Italian fascism theory, put into practice by Mussolini.

This paper questions whether Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels would have been influenced by Albert Hirschman and Robert Putnam.

A critical analysis of Emile Durkheim's suicide theory.

A discussion regarding senses, perception and reality.

This paper discusses the background of the theory of virtue ethics.

Discussion of the Enron Corporation's corruption, including who was responsible.

A look at how the Taoism of Zhuang and Laozi influenced the polity of the Song Dynasty.

An overview of the work of John Buridan towards the birth of Western science.

This paper discusses the Age of Reason and the Age of Enlightenment and its most prominent philosophers: Voltaire, Jean Jacques Rousseau and Immanuel Kant.

Description of the value known as "Jen" and its role in Confucian thought.

An analysis of Blaise Pascal's critique of human reason in "Pensees".

An overview of the history and philosophy of nominalism and the contributions of William of Ockham.

A historical overview of the nature of light.

This paper discusses and analyzes the concept of evil.

A look at ways of creating a balance between work and personal time.

This paper discusses music as a connection to the Divine, by looking at "Paradise" by Aligheri Dante and "The River Sutra" by Gita Mehta.

An analysis of three common fallacies and their significance to critical thinking.

A pollution study of Dow Chemical Company's production of Dioxin and their moral obligations to manage their waste more effectively.

A look at the problem of over-population, focusing on how it presents itself as a threat to the well being of the environment.

An analysis of Keith Lehrer and Thomas Paxson's understanding of justification and Laurence Bonjour's criticism of foundationalism.

This paper discusses Sikhism and looks at its effect on Indian culture.

An analysis of Plato's views on suicide and assisted suicide, as seen in his works.

This paper discusses creationism, which rejects scientific theories that contradict the Biblical story of creation.

A comparison of Socrates relationship with the city and people of Athens, in Plato's "Apology" and "Crito."

An analysis of Plato's "Allegory of the Cave" as found in Book 7 of "The Republic."

A discussion on self-reliance and bravery in Ralph Emerson's work, "Self-Reliance".

This paper discusses Soren Kierkegaard's masterpiece "Fear and Trembling", which describes the authors notion of faith.

This paper describes reform efforts of several thinkers, including John Winthrop and Ralph Waldo Emerson.

This paper discusses the philosophy of utilitarian bioethics in reference to the management of medical resources.

This paper uses the novel "The Stranger" by Albert Camus to examine the different ways that Camus portrays his beliefs concerning twentieth century mankind.

This paper argues in favor of civil disobedience.

A review of Edmund O. Wilson's book 'Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge' and Mathieu Ricard's 'The Monk and the Philosopher'.

A mystical experience debate regarding the Sufi.

An analysis of Confucian thought and its influence on pedagogy today.

A review of the book 'Celebrated Cases of Judge Dee', translated by Robert Van Gulik.

A discussion on Man's tendency to lean towards God or some other presence in this world.

This paper argues against Leon Tolstoy's conclusion in his famous book "What is Art?".

A comparison of the personal identity theories of John Locke and David Hume.

This paper discusses the Socratic Method as a contemporary teaching method.

An analysis of the philosophies of Thomas Paine and what made them so successful in his time and today.

This paper explores the state of comatose awareness.

This paper analyzes Sophocles' "Oedipus the King" according to Aristotle's definition of the tragedy.

This paper discusses the issue of ethical principles within the business world.

This paper examines the philosophical outlooks of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels.

This paper discusses science and religion and their attempts at interpreting the origins of the universe.

A discussion regarding the modern concept of beauty in art.

An analysis of philosopher Soren Kierkegaard's ethics as they apply to a new theory of journalistic ethics.

A review of 'The Blue Hotel' by Stephen Crane.

This paper discusses how Plato and Aristotle's interpretations of Athenian democracy differed widely from that of Pericles.

A discussion of Friedrich Nietzsche's work "The Genealogy of Morals" which evaluates the value of moral judgments according to a genealogical method.

This paper compares the philosophical outlooks of Aristotle and Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel.

This paper examines various views of conflict theory and applies them to the war in Iraq.

A discussion regarding idealism, in both philosophical and real terms, such as education.

This paper argues in favor of Immanuel Kant's philosophical outlook over that of David Hume.

This paper examines "The Trial and Death of Socrates: Four Dialogues" by Plato.

A discussion regarding the influence of the moon on the earth.

A research paper on whether the international order is an increasingly liberal one.

This paper establishes a professional philosophy for the value of leisure and recreation.

This paper looks at postmodern cities and their culture of consumerism.

A discussion regarding the definition of psychology as a science.

This paper examines the concept of materialism in works of art, concentrating on William Shakespeare's 'Macbeth'.

This paper examines the key differences between the symbolist/idealist theory and the materialist/realist theory.

This paper discusses organizational behavior theory and the modern learning organization.

An exploration of the different facets of escapism.

A comparison of the morality of science and the literary arts, as discussed in "What is Science?" by George Orwell and "The Two Cultures" by C.P. Snow.

This paper discusses the effects of Galileo's recantation, making use of the play 'Life of Galileo' written by Bertolt Brecht.

This paper discusses the methods and approaches of natural philosophers to modern science.

This paper analyzes a fictional debate about democratic values found in Hannah More's 19th century pamphlet "Village Politics."

A discussion on the two different cultures of science and the humanities using Horace Walpole's novel, "The Castle of Otranto".

An argument that Thomas Hobbes' view that all humans are equal is more legitimate than Aristotle's view.

This paper defines the qualities of the ideal Renaissance man or woman.

This paper describes and contrasts natural crimes with legal crimes.