Essays on Metaphysics

Introduction: George Herbert Mead was a famous American philosopher, born in 1863. He contributed significantly to the field of social sociology and philosophy and is considered one of the founders of social psychology. His ideas about the mind and self led to the creation of the symbolic interactionist school of sociology (Desilva, 2006). Talcott Edgar…

Lie Pop has been acclaimed as one of China’s greatest poets of all time during the Tang Dynasty and “Golden Age of China”. Branded as a rebel with nomadic tendencies, Lie Pop was known for his love and adoration of wine and revelry. In 745, he was initiated into the Taoist religion and began to…

‘from being to nothingness: tennessee william’s”cat on a hot tin roof” “There’s gotta be some purpose in life, some meaning.” —Brick Third Act, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Man has always searched for the meaning of life.  Philosophers, biologists, and even psychologists down the ages have always pondered the question of life’s meaning. Why…

Introduction:The holy River Narmada “re-incarnates” at every moment. Stand at a fixed place on the banks of the river and observe the eternal flow. You will never see the mass of the river- water that flows in front of you for the second time in your life-time even if you stay on at that particular…

The Distinction of Michel Foucault’s Concept of Power “The most defenseless tenderness and the bloodiest of powers have a similar need of confession. Western man has become                           a confessing animal.”-Michel Foucault, (1978)       History of Sexuality: IntroductionProbably the well-conceived reality in our current social structure is the concept of power. Particularly, Michel Foucault presented his own version for…

Total Recall, a business where anyone can experience his or her dream vacation, attempted to alter one’s memory in order for he or she to experience the “perfect vacation”. Squad hears about the opportunity to experience what he has been dreaming about, which was going to mars as a secret agent. Why would anyone want…

In 1947, a radio debate on the existence of God took place between two renowned philosophers: Fr. Frederick Copleston S.J. and Bertrand Russell. This debate is historically significant in the field of radio broadcasting. Copleston, who later became principal of Heythrop College, was a Jesuit priest and supported the value of the Cosmological argument for…

HOW DOES ILL SEEN ILL SAID MEAN? In the eyes of a grade 12 student “Man is nothing else but what he makes himself.” A bold sentence spoken by none other than Jean-Paul Sartre, a man who some consider to be the father of existentialism. Existentialism is the belief that the world man makes around…

Epicurus, a celebrated philosopher who established the Epicurean belief, was born in 341 B.C. and passed away in 270 B.C. He advocated for the pursuit of carnal desires but also recognized the significance of experiencing pain in life. Without suffering, individuals would undeniably take everything for granted. Epicurus educated a group of followers to live…

INTRODUCTION Obviously, the concept Goodman calls to mind the knowledge of ethics. It tries to draw the attention of every one to the ethical theories, in relation to value placement. These theories such as Hedonism, utilitarianism Epicureanism, eudemonism to mention a few, evolve around the consideration of what is good to be done and acceptable…