Philosophy Essays

The Philosophy of Rene Descartes (new)
The Philosophy of René Descartes At the end of the sixteenth century, philosophy was losing credence within the world. Philosophy was not, however, forgotten. René Descartes (1596-1650) is the man who is said to have revive...

Descartes
Once Descartes has realized that he can know with certainty that “I exist” is true, he continues to build on his foundation of truths. The truth about the nature of God, proof of God’s existence, and the nature of corporeal o...

Aristotle's Model of Responsibility
Matthew Shelton Dr. Gregory Keller Philosophy P418 24 April 2008 Aristotle’s Model of Responsibility The question of individual responsibility, in my opinion, is the most important in the field of ethics. Comi...

Trinity
Christians believe that God is a trinity because Christian faith does not deny that there is only one God and unity is entirely different. To them, Christianity is the combination of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. ...

Moving Beyond Talk
Corbett, D., Smith, D., Wilson, B. (2009). Moving Beyond Talk. Educational Leadership. February 2009, Vol. 66 No. 5, 20-25. Moving Beyond Talk Moving Beyond Talk, is a journal article that focuses on teacher learning...

Capital Punishment
Capital Punishment Although I find flaws in each of the arguments posed from both sides of the issue, I believe van den Haag’s opinions meet the mark for this rebuttal as he attempts to touch on more of the sub-arg...

The Solitude of the Country
monoThe Solitude of the Country The author of The Solitude of the Country is a man named Samuel Johnson. Much of Johnson’s writing drew from his own experiences and his beliefs and philosophy of mankind and intellectualism...