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epistemological philosophers Essay Examples

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An Analysis of the Communist Manifesto of Karl Marx as German Philosopher (771 words, 1 pages)

Communist Manifesto Karl Marx, a German philosopher was not only an economist but also a great sociologist. When Marx moved to Paris in 1843 he met Friedrich Engel. There they worked on several books together. Marx and Engel's are best known for their pieces on communism. G.W.F. Hegel's theory presents ... Read More

An Analysis of Baron De Montesquieu a French Philosopher (785 words, 2 pages)

Baron de Montesquieu was a French philosopher who lived around the late 1600s and early 1700s. This was before the French Revolution. He believed strongly in Thomas Locke, who was another French philosopher. Montesquieu also wrote many books that greatly influenced the society he was in at that time. Although ... Read More

Comparing the Philosophers Aristotle and Hobbes (2395 words, 3 pages)

Aristotle vs. Hobbes, constitutes a debate between two great thinkers from two profoundly different periods of time. Whereas Aristotle (384 - 322 BCE) had been a part of the Greek's and more precisely, Athens's Golden Age, Thomas Hobbes (1588 - 1679) had lived through the English Civil War of 1640s ... Read More

The Early Life and Philosophical Ideologies of Karl Marx (3869 words, 6 pages)

How do we account for religion - its origin, its development, and even its persistence in modern society? This is a question which has occupied many people in a variety of fields for quite a long time. At one point, the answers were framed in purely theological and religious terms, ... Read More

An Analysis of the Philosophers (2642 words, 4 pages)

INTRODUCTION - THE PUZZLES. Philosophers have always tried to find out what's real and true by discovering and stripping away what's mistaken and apparent. They've asked fundamental questions about reality, and have uncovered ambiguities and contradictions which have given rise to long-standing disagreements. Different philosophers have had different worries about ... Read More

A Biography of Niccolo Machiavelli an Italian Politician and Political Philosopher (1493 words, 5 pages)

Niccolo Machiavelli Niccolo Machiavelli was an Italian politician and political philosopher who is thought to be the founder of modern political science. He is most popular for his work The Prince in which he explains that the route to a successful reign is through deception or to whatever means to ... Read More

A Essay of Some Philosophers and Their Teachings (936 words, 2 pages)

6. Hume all that we know come from our senses. If there is no experience of God, it does not exist. All our knowledge make of perceptions a) impressions - immediate info that comes through senses (emotions, passions, inner feelings) a1) simple - what make you think (color, smell, taste) ... Read More

A Philosophical Interpretation of The Matrix (381 words, 1 pages)

Every human being is born into a society whereas they are taught specific actions. For example, a young child is taught to read a book, he does not know how to read from birth. It is a part of the learning process he must endure in order to grow. Everyday ... Read More

A Biography and Life Work of John Locke, an English Philosopher (857 words, 2 pages)

John Locke John Locke, an English philosopher, is one of the most recognized philosophers of all time. Born in Somerset County, he went to school at Oxford University where he got to be good friends with a man named Anthony Ashley Cooper. After rumors flew of Locke helping Cooper with ... Read More

A Biography of Heraclitus, an Ancient Greek Philosopher (1189 words, 3 pages)

1. Heraclius ID Heraclius was born in Cappadocia, in Anatotlia, somewhere around 575. In 610, his father, the governor of Carthage (Africa), sent him to Constantinople to overthrow the tyrant Phocas. This venture was successful and Heraclius was proclaimed emperor on October 5, 610 Sig Heraclius had to begin his ... Read More

A Look at the Different Perspectives of Philosophers (700 words, 1 pages)

Philosophy Sophies World Different Points of View of Philosophers Jostein Gaarder is the author of Sophies World, the New York Times bestseller and a novel about the History of Philosophy. Just by looking at the cover of the book we can imagine that Jostein is talking about the Presocratic era, ... Read More

Rene Descartes and David Hume on the Exploration of the Epistemology (1671 words, 5 pages)

Exploring the Epistemologys of Rene Descartes and David Hume Beginning in the 17th century, traditional ideas were being questioned by the new beginnings of science. Although many of the accomplishments during this scientific revolution were in astronomy and mechanics, very important advances along the whole borders of knowledge were also ... Read More

Biography of the English Mathematician, Scientist and Philosopher Christopher Wren (681 words, 2 pages)

Christopher Wren, the son of the Dean of Windsor, and nephew of Dr. Mathew Wren, the Bishop of Norwich, was born in 1632. As his father was the king's chaplain, Christopher spent his early life in Windsor Castle. As a child he played with the king's son who later became ... Read More

An Analysis of Everyone as a Philosopher When it Comes To Love (1487 words, 2 pages)

Love is not a universal value. It is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all. Alfred Lord Tennyson Everyone is a philosopher when it comes to love. Definitions are a dime a dozen. Some says, love is a rose, fragrant and beautiful, but thorny ... Read More

A Biography and Life Work of Aristotle, an Ancient Greek Philosopher (1024 words, 3 pages)

Aristotle Prior to a look at Aristotle's ethics, I feel it is important to look at the man and his background. Aristotle, an Ionian, was born in Stagira, a Greek town on the northwest shores of the Aegean Sea in 384 B.C. At the age of eighteen he entered Plato's ... Read More

The Life and Times of Political Philosopher Niccolo Machiavelli (383 words, 1 pages)

Is it more effective for a ruler to be feared or loved? This question has arisen ever since the birth of human civilization, yet it has never been answered and agreed upon unanimously. In 1513, political philosopher Niccolo Machiavelli wrote that "it is much safer to be feared than loved ... Read More

The Two Classes of the Philosophers That Emerged During the Enlightenment Period in France (1650 words, 2 pages)

The enlightenment period during the French Revolution was a time when philosophers separated into two classes. The first class was the elite and academician writers, who were praised for bringing great change throughout their society. However, eventually their effectiveness on the community diminished. As they became entrenched with money and ... Read More

The Early Life and Times of Philosopher and Theologian, William if Ockham (1667 words, 3 pages)

William if Ockham was a philosopher and theologian born is southern England (1285). He joined the Franciscans and eventually became prominent in that religious order. Ockham studied at Oxford University and went on to teach theology there. The tradition that he was Duns Scotus pupil was probably correct, as his ... Read More

An Analysis of the Unjust Execution of Socrates, a Greek Philosopher (907 words, 4 pages)

THE UNJUST EXECUTION OF SOCRATES Michael Turack Professor Pierson History 101.02N The University of Toledo 42892 In the vortex of life, many evils have transpired. Vices such as plagues, unforeseen deaths, and corruptness. Among the tragic acts of malefic proportion was the death of the Greek philosopher, Socrates. He tried ... Read More

An Analysis of the Philosophical Basis of Stoicism (955 words, 2 pages)

"First say to yourself what you would be and then do what you have to do." This quotation by Epictetus, a great Stoic of his time, describes Atticus Finch's reasoning during the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Atticus, the single father of two children, Jean Louise Finch ... Read More

The Life of Marcus Tullius Cicero, a Roman Philosopher and Politician (1590 words, 2 pages)

Marcus Tullius Cicero is credited with being one of the greatest of the Roman orators. "He was born at Arpinum, the native place of Marius, 106 BCE., the same year, which gave birth to Pompey the Great. His family was ancient, and of equestrian rank, but had never taken part ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Philosophical Dictionary by Voltaire (774 words, 1 pages)

The Philosophical Dictionary by Voltaire The Enlightenment and the values it promoted are really nothing less than the infant version of twenty first century America. Its emphasis on reason, freedom of speech, religion, and assembly, and its desire to secularize government all appear in the Bill of Rights and represent ... Read More

A Comparison of the Philosophical Systems of Berkley and Descartes (749 words, 1 pages)

Berkley and Descartes were both philosophers with reality on their mind. I thought I would give it a try. So what is reality? The answer does not exist. Many people think about reality if not devote their lives to finding out it is. Even pondering pondering reality could drive you ... Read More

An Analysis of the Pythagorean Theorem of the Greek Philosopher Pythagoras of Samos (529 words, 1 pages)

Pythagorean Theorem The Greek philosopher Pythagoras of Samos is responsible of great advances in the study of astronomy, mathematics and the theory of music. A tyrant ruled Samos at the time and Pythagoras fled to southern Italy at about 532 BC. In Croton, Pythagoras founded a religious school that also ... Read More

An Analysis of Epistemology in Richard Linklaters Film Walking Life (2135 words, 5 pages)

How do you know things that you are certain you know? You may have a strong believe in a god, but how can you be certain that god exists? Perhaps you know for certain that you are love with your partner, but how are you to know what love truly ... Read More

An Analysis of the Philosophical Arguments of Socrates (1392 words, 2 pages)

Introduction In the following pages I will present Socrates argument that No one wants what is bad, (11) and my own view on this statement. What does the statement, No one wants what is bad (11) mean you might ask. In the Meno Socrates explains that people make choices, some ... Read More

A Biography of Niccolo Machiavelli the Italian Philosopher (1210 words, 4 pages)

Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527) was an Italian statesman and political philosopher. He was employed on diplomatic missions as defense secretary of the Florentine republic, and was tortured when the Medici returned to power in 1512. When he retired from public life he wrote his most famous work, The Prince (1532), which ... Read More

A Description of Nihilism in Philosophical Doctrines (4918 words, 6 pages)

I am the representative embodiment of my nihilistic culture. I am narcissistic, insatiable, petty, apathetic and I am above all an emotional invalid. Yet, up until very recently, I was not consciously aware that I was guilty of having any of these wholly pejorative attributes, because I had unconsciously suppressed ... Read More

An Analysis of the Life of Mohandas Gandhi, an Indian Philosopher (490 words, 1 pages)

Born in 1869 and raised in Gujarat, Mohandas Gandhi was one of the foremost men to help lead the nationalist movement. Gandhi is probably the best known proponent of passive resistance and this idea helped him to achieve the goal of Indian nationalism. His inflexible self-control helped him to be ... Read More

A Biography of Pythagoras the Greek Philosopher (356 words, 1 pages)

Pythagoras Pythagoras was a Greek philosopher and mathematician. He was born in Samos, Ionia around 580 b.c. Thales, who was another philosopher was the main teacher of Pythagoras. Pythagoras went to study further in Egypt so Thales couldn't teach him anymore. In Pythagoras' teenage years, he began to become known ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013