Philosophy Essay Examples Page 25

The emotion of fear, which can be distressing and caused by the anticipation of evil and pain, whether it is a genuine threat or not, is the central theme in William Golding’s novel Lord of the Flies. The novel explores fear in various ways through three main instances: Simon’s absence of fear, Ralph’s fear of…

Heart of Darkness (1900) is one of Conrad’s most ambiguous and difficult stories, a tale which has captivated critics with its profuse imagery and philosophical and psychological suggestiveness. Heart of Darkness has its important public side, as an angry document on absurd and brutal exploitation. In Heart of Darkness, Conrad takes his deepest look into…

Why do we exist? What is the aim of the human kind? What is the meaning of life? Those are the questions every person thinks of at some point in its life. World religions try to give answers to these questions. Art and science give us some interpretations of the meaning of life as well….

Existentialism “Existentialism is an attitude that recognizes the unresolvable confusion of the human world, yet resists the all-too-human temptation to resolve the confusion by grasping toward whatever appears or can be made to appear firm or familiar…The existential attitude begins a disoriented individual facing a confused world that he cannot accept.” (Robert Solomon) Existentialist all…

Compare the philosophies of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X. how their goals for the African American community similar and/or different? How their strategies for reaching those goals similar and/or different? During the past century there were two influential people Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X who grappled with the problem of inequality…

Optimism and Pessimism in London Literature Two intelligent individuals can observe the identical object but interpret it differently due to their attitudes. Some people find pleasure in the ugliness of London while others contrast it with beauty. During the 18th century, London was not an enjoyable environment and authors depict it in varying ways through…

Within F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby novel, George Wilson illustrates his rational personality through certain behaviors. For example, George seeks out the identity of the driver of the car that kills Myrtle Wilson and murders this driver. In addition, George wants to buy Tom Buchanan’s car, repair it, and sell it at a profit….

            Rene Descartes, the infamous French philosopher, is usually credited as a person who ushered philosophical inquiry on to the modern era. And it is certainly not for nothing that the learned thinker is widely considered as the “Father of Modern Philosophy”. At the very least, the novelty which marks his philosophical methodology represents a…

Confucius was a great personality with a deep quest for knowledge and love for truth. Born in the turbulent times in China when feudal states were constantly in war against each other, he had always sought to restore peach and truth in society. However, he was never recognized in his times. He tried to restore…

Religion plays a vital role in different countries all over the world. This same thing affects people’s values and culture in diverse manners. We will begin our discussion of what religion is. According to the dictionary, “religion is defined as a set or institutionalized system of religious attitudes, beliefs and practices” (Webster 977). These belief…