Essays on Metaphysics Page 3

How Larkin perceives his own and our collective process of aging and the subsequent inevitability of death in ‘The Old Fools’ and ‘Ambulances’ In ‘The Old Fools’, Larkin discusses the gradual decline of life in old age, emphasizing the loss of dignity as the initial aspect that diminishes. He marvels at how the elderly are…

In Plato’s “An Argument for Dualism from ‘Alcibiades I,’” he discusses the idea that man is one of three things: soul, body, or both together forming a whole. In his dialogue between Socrates and Alcibiades, Plato argues that neither the body, nor the union of soul and body is man. This leads him to claim…

Since all animals, including humans, evolved from nonliving matter, a Secular Humanist sees mankind as “a more pesticides animal” (Wider and Guttering, 2013). In the eyes of a Secular Humanist, man has as much worth as an animal. For a Secular Humanist, the Question of Purpose is best summarized in the Preface of the Humanist…

Introduction In movies played on screen or on theaters, gardens of personal opinions are inevitable to float up on the air.  Whether it be drama, comedy, suspense, romance or any type of movie, the viewing masses are most likely not to shut their rational minds from throwing questions, critics, clarifications with a bunch of facial…

Nietzsche is known for being inherently polemic. He describes himself as such and even titled his book On the Genealogy of Morality as a simple “Polemic”. This book is central to Nietzsche’s thoughts on the revaluation of existing values and both influences and is influenced by his other writings on the subject. It is evident…

According to Jaina’s substance is defined as the substratum of qualities and modes. It is divided into two broad categories namely astikaya (extended) and anastikaya (non-extended). Time or Kal is the anastikaya dravya. The astikaya dravyas are subdivided into two namely- jiva and ajiva. There are again four ajivas namely- dharma, adharma, akash and pudgala….

The best episodes of Star Trek are those that not only conform to the viewers’ expectations about favorite characters but also contribute to deeper understanding of their behavioral and mental characteristics. “The Measure of a Man,” a second season Next Generation episode, captured the fundamental nature of the android Data and raised the question whether…

What Can I Know Essay, Research Paper ? What Can I Know? ? Over history, the human race has striven for truth and understanding logic. When seeking to understand this, a individual approaches the philosophical inquiry, ? What can I cognize? ? With this philosophical inquiry comes the heroic conflict between whether or non a…

Free will is something that has been debated through generations of philosophers. We have opinions of philosophers that range from believing that free will is free in nature and cannot be constrained, to free will being something that is pre-determined. With the presence of free will, we are in control of our lives and we…

Tillich, Dynamics of FaithThrough his 1957 thought provoking Dynamics of Faith text on religious theory, American author Paul Tillich explores deep religious issues. To be precise, the author explores the relationship between the dynamics of character and faith besides describing faith as emanating from personality. Further, the book analyses the clash between doubt and faith….