Essays on Metaphysics Page 3

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….

The Ontological Argument was, and still is, a hot-topic for debate among philosophers; many famous philosophers have published criticisms of the theory including Immanuel Kant and St. Thomas Aquinas. This obviously raises questions regarding whether or not this argument works. While there is no clear-cut answer to these questions, I personally believe that the negatives…

In this essay, I will argue in support of Zagzebski’s assertion that luck is involved in knowledge, and due to this, the “the justified true belief formula” raises flaws and limitations to the reality of what knowledge is or can be due to its constricting values and requirements. This issue is philosophically significant because the…

Friedrich Nietzsche had his own ideas of right and wrong because he believed that the belief in God is incorrect. Therefore, he proposed what should be considered right and wrong. He suggested disregarding God to the point of assuming that God is dead, which would center the ideas of right and wrong around himself or…