Essays on Philosophy

It is impossible to get a universal definition of happiness and what it is, an emotion, a chemical, a feeling. Oxford Learner’s Dictionaries describes it as “the state of feeling or showing pleasure” or “the state of being satisfied that something is good or right” but yet this is still a vague answer, to the...

Kant’s main explanation to create perpetual peace and a solution for war is morality. To be free is to act ethically in the sense that a person is able to assert their own rational force of their mind over the natural will of their biological instincts and efforts. Only when people are able to fight...

Impact of Utilitarianism The impact of Utilitarianism has been far reaching, pervading the intellectual existence of the last two centuries. Its significance in law, politics, and economics is particularly outstanding, however to talk about the effect of utilitarianism we have to understand it. Utilitarianism is a moral and ethical theory that fills in as a...

The 1960’s saw a shift in attitudes as society underwent a new kind of revolution. Post war generations began to increasingly reject authority, laws and government as they enjoyed new liberties not afforded to previous generations. In addition secularism was becoming more prominent within society, subsequently Fletcher devised a new ethical theory. One that included...

Introduction Life is filled with unanswered questions that affect our daily life. Some attempt to research these sometimes mysterious questions in a quest for truth and oblivion. Fields of knowledge, such as ethics and philosophy for example deal with broad questions that involve feelings, morality and justice for an example. One main topic that is...

In this modern age of the wide spread of the internet, where crimes such as hacking can happen to anyone, is there a good case to be made for digital self-defense? Hacking in all its forms are illegal under U.S law, but should retaliatory actions be illegal? Certainly, retaliatory action can be a good thing....

What is one’s purpose in life? What meaning does life have? These are a few of the many questions that countless philosophers and ordinary people have been asking for centuries. This idea of questioning the reason for life is known as existentialism. We have all at one point or another questioned the meaning of our...

Existentialism, particularly but not exclusively in its atheistic variety, focuses on the human as a creator, one reinvents values, purposes and ultimately, a self. Existential ideologies are as pervasive as pain; (they are) a (universal) medium to embrace our transience yet those that urge us to embark on a (futile) journey of self-discovery. As Maurice...

No Exit is a great existentialist work because it highlights the importance of choices and freedom in life by positing a situation where those fundamentals of existentialist philosophy seem as if they no longer an option. It explores how people’s ability to make choices is vitally linked to their sense of self. Put in a...

The theory I have chosen is Utilitarianism, the theory of Utilitarianism states that “you ought to do the act that will produce the most overall net well-being out of all the actions available to you”. To elucidate this better let me break down the important terms “well- being,” and “overall net” used in describing this...