In John Locke’s “Of Identity and Diversity,” Locke makes the following claim: person X at time t2 is identical to person Y at time t1 if and only if person X at time t2 remembers what person Y at time t1 saw and did. In this paper, I will explain this claim and show how […]
Personal identity is a special case of a more general topic, the survival (or, as philosophers often say, the persistence) of objects over time. Bernard Williams insists that bodily continuity is always a necessary criterion of personal identity. His essay “The Self and the Future” discusses the two cases of a thought experiment which lead […]
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He believed that you are the same person for whatever time span your memories could go back. Without analyzation the theory may appear to seem plausible, but I will dismiss this by exploiting his lacking thoughts by using Thomas Reid’s … to support my claim. Before determining what criteria would be used to answer if […]
There are numerous views on what it means to have an individual’s identity and what exactly “makes you the person you are.” Personal identity has been a major topic in philosophy ever since the beginning, and the most considerable thinkers have had something to say about it. John Perry discusses four different theories of personal […]
What makes up personal identity? This question was first posed within Dan Dennett’s, “Where am I?” When it comes to personal identity there are two things people fixate on, which is the brain and body. We see that many philosophers engage in this argument of whether the brain or body makes you a person. Till […]
Have you ever believed dreams can predict the future? Let’s take the example given to us during lecture, Petra dreams Sam’s house catches on fire, the next morning Sam’s house does catch on fire. Did Petra really predict the future? Descarte would argue not. The reason for this being, there is no way we can […]
While looking into the racial and divided day to days in this “horrible and racist America,” discrimination runs prevalent in all manners of life. It seems that a large portion that is affected by the existence of white nationalism, is the act of theft, beyond the stealing of tangible items. That is correct, with the […]
I decided to get rid of my first vehicle which was a Dodge Dakota mainly because of the gas mileage but I also wanted something else. So, my journey to find a new vehicle started online such as craigslist and also Facebook marketplace. I was actually able to find multiple cars to what I have […]
Most people have the dream and passion to become successful in their life. Through time people inherit good things to meet their life goals but I’ve inherit much more. I’ve inherited a passion for learning which has served me well throughout my academic life. Growing up back in Africa, my parents taught me to explore […]
There are many personal and professional goals I have in life but it is very important to have specific short and long term goals, they can be a great motivator for self-improvement Goals give you focus, motivation and allow you to measure progress. One short term goal of mine is to graduate from Tri-County Technical […]
In the novel of The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak, the protagonist expresses the interpretation of freedom that was allowed for the Germans and Jews during that time. Now in a biography of Olympic runner, Jesse Owens, reveals how much he pursued happiness even through the discrimination. Freedom comes at a time when a person […]
Political philosophy is a very tough thing to fully nail down. It’s easy to take a look at a particular political issue and take a stance, but when you zoom out and look at the more abstract concepts lurking behind the scenes of everyday politics it becomes much murkier. However, in thinking about these issues […]
The year is 2030. The UN has made one of the biggest decisions of its history. Even though not everyone agrees, and it will be very hard to come to a conclusion, they believe it is time to try our hand at forming a utopian world government. The UN has resurrected a cast of living […]
Realist literature is considered as literary realism. It is a part of realist art movement to present things in their native or original form. There is no place for elaboration and Imagination. Realism was started so that people can know the reality of actual world. On the other hand, naturalism literature considered as a type […]
Realism describes essential cultural changes. Realism can be on aspect of realist art movement to show things in native or original form. Realism was begun to stimulate people so that they can know the reality of the actual world. On the other hand, naturalism literature represented as a type of extreme realism. It highlights the […]
World peace is an endearing concept that means freedom, happiness, and peace within and among all nations and people on earth. As much as it is endearing, it is also a controversial topic. In this day and age of internet, social media, news platforms, and instant communication, the idea of peace is always right in […]
Jack London’s brief tale, “To Build a Fire,” is the unfortunate story of a man who chooses to travel alone through the unfriendly climate of the Yukon in sub-liberating temperatures and succumbs to the tenacious and unforgiving force of nature. During his excursion, the man considers going all in as he falls through the ice […]
In James Baldwin’s Go Tell It on the Mountain and The Fire Next Time his essay “Down at the Cross- Letter from a Region of my Mind” deals with the relations of race and religion identifying between Baldwin’s experience with the Christian church as a youth and also the Islamic ideals in Harlem. His theological […]
Are you the same person overtime? Am I the same person overtime? Is infant Sabrena Ford the same as sixteen year old Sabrena Ford who, later, is still the same as 32 year old, married, Sabrena Edwards? What makes Sabrena the same Sabrena overtime? What has remained constant within Sabrena that defines her as a […]
At some point in our lives, we have wondered or even wished to be someone else due to multiple reasons to include wealth, fame, physical appearances, physical or mental abilities. The theme of this movies, ‘Being John Malkovich’ investigates cases of individual identity and the presence of a conscious mind. In this paper, I will […]
I’m growing up in a world full of hate and violence, everything that we see on the news is negative. Just like Martin Luther King Jr’s I have a dream speech, I too, desire a world of peacefulness and harmony. So how do we get there? Martin Luther King Jr started doing charity work and […]
Human nature is collection of human features that constitute and define humanity. Human nature makes us human and different from all other creation in the universe. Human nature includes the ability of creation, ability of reasoning, loving, and ability of experiencing things through a wide range of emotions. Human nature includes the fundamental or core […]
Love is a word that is understood by many, yet the definitions may vary. According to Lamanna, Riedmann, and Stewart (2018), researchers tend to stray from studying love itself. Rather, they study characteristics that act as measures of love such as attachment, intimacy, compassion, and infatuation. I think the reason the definition of love varies […]
Abstract Background: Polyphenols are phytochemical constituents which are the integral components in plants and its products that are associated with defensive mechanism against infections and various oxidative stress by free radicals. Recently, researches and scientists are showing a lot of interests in bioactive compounds of plants and its products as these constituents are of high […]
Alfred Adler states, empathy is seeing with the eyes of another, listening with the ears of another and feeling with the heart of another (Alfred Adler). The term empathy describes a wide range of experiences. Emotion Researchers on emotion generally define empathy as the ability to sense other people’s emotions, along with the ability to […]
Introduction When you think of the word alienation, you come to think of Karl Marx and capitalism. Karl Marx was a German philosopher that was dismayed with the social and political movements that were occurring at his time. Marx retained the idea that we, as individuals, were trapped with the historical stages of becoming unfree […]
The debate over whether human nature is instinctively virtuous or self-interested has been happening for hundreds, probably even thousands of years. Assuming people are virtuous can lead to institutions that do not protect other people from the self-interested, and making the assumption that people are self-interested can lead to institutions that are encroach on the […]
Introduction This is the second assignment given by the university. This assignment is about describing the human uniqueness and human nature through the views of Plato, Aristotle and Existentialists regarding their view towards the Human Nature. It is the one of the course assignment. I would like to thank MR. Deepak Poudyal for helping me […]
By definition, human nature includes the core characteristics (feelings, psychology, behaviors) shared by all people. We all have different experiences of the humans in our life, and this is where the disputes begin. Some people will tell you humans are ‘good’ or ‘bad’, or ‘predators’ or ‘capable of great kindness.’ These views are colored by […]
In this essay I will explore the subject of Human Nature and how Thomas Hobbes,Jean Jacques Rousseau and Karl Marx shaped their ideas on the direction that society should take. I will begin with Hobbes and explore his work the Leviathan (1651) where he argues the self centred nature of man and how he introduces […]
