In philosophy class, my teacher shared a very interesting story. His son is just learning how to ride a bike where the breaks are located on the handle bars, instead of pushing back on the pedals. Because he is not comfortable using the hand breaks, he keeps stopping by putting his foot down on the ground, and has been rather successful at doing so. One day he decided to go down the driveway and pedaled at speeds faster than he's ever been before. He stood up and began to put his foot...

Dictionary.com (the greatest site ever!) defines fate as, "The supposed force, principle, or power that predetermines events." In other words, inevitable daily tasks are predestined by this uncontrollable force. So according to this so-called principle of fate, the bowl of frosted flakes that you ate this morning might either make or break your whole entire day. For example, say you wake up, shower, go through the rest of your morning routine and on a whim decide to pour yourself a hea...

David Hume believes that all human values and experiences derive from two different types of beliefs: Matters of fact and relations of ideas. Matters of fact beliefs claim to report the nature of existing things. Relations of mind can be defined as mind associations. Let’s think about some “matter of fact” examples; in fact, let’s take Hume’s favorite example. The sun will rise tomorrow morning. This is a matter of fact because the sunrise is a direct effect caused by the rotation of ...

Let’s talk about what is in our heads….here’s my running list I am at work and typing There’s a reflection of the computer screen I hear the clicking of the keys as I type words on the screen I also hear the buzzing of the air conditioner I feel excited because I am thinking about my busy weekend ahead Sunday is my Birthday I should not have had pizza yesterday My face itches 7 ½ more hours to go until work is over Coffee coffee coffee Descartes rationalized that to unders...

In my opinion, the comments in Plato’s essays pertaining to Greek culture in reference to the arts are absolutely sacrilegious. According to Plato, art is insidious because it has the power to bewitch the soul and compel strong and decadent emotions from those whom it affects. The thought of that is absolutely disgusting. Art, poetry, and music are all examples of emotional outlets used to express oneself through creativity. Not only do the arts build upon one's psychological and cognitiv...

The other night in Philosophy Class we were discussing Plato’s Apology and my professor asked if an education could hurt anyone. According to all of the propaganda on television pushing the No Child Left Act, an education for every child would be a terrible thing to waste. Has anyone ever taken a moment to stop and think that instead of feeding the minds of children with knowledge that the education system is actually duping students on the process of learning? Teachers everywhere are brai...

According to dictionary.com a “thing” is described as an idea, entity, or quality perceived, known, or thought to have its own existence. While this definition is very accurate, the term “thing” seems quite generic. Many objects and ideas can be described as things, but once one is consciously aware and educated about the actual object; wouldn’t one want to use its label to avoid confusion? After our discussion about the term “thing” in Philosophy Class, just for fun (and out of sheer bore...

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