Plato, born circa 428 B.C.E, was a prominent ancient Greek philosopher. A teacher of Aristotle and student of Socrates, Plato’s writings explored justice, beauty and equality but also contained discussions of political philosophy and theology. Plato’s most famous work is The Republic, a Socratic dialogue…
Essays on Philosophers
Karl Marx and Friedrich Nietzsche were two of the most influential political philosophers of the 19th century. These two thinkers’ ideas were on the surface, directly opposite of one another. Marx was for the collective and equality, while Nietzsche stood for individuals and hierarchy in…
Nietzsche sees Christianity as being an aggressor of progress since the beginning of time. Nietzsche understands that God wants man to be a blind follower, and to not think for himself. Additionally, from this passage it is possible to derive Nietzsche’s thoughts on woman. Nietzsche…
Thus Spoke Zarathustra or having an additional translated name which is Thus Spake Zarathustra, A Book for All and None, a philosophical novel more like a self-help guide by the German cultural critic, philosopher and scholar Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche. Most of Nietzsche’s life, he suffered…
In the 1800s, various reactions to classical liberalism occurred. The Luddites, who were mainly British weavers and textile workers, were in total opposition to the classical liberalist movement. They destroyed machines in protest of their recent unemployment and robbing of their livelihood. The Luddites thought…
According to Marx, ideology is the governing concept, thoughts, or ideas initiated by the dominant ruling class. He furthers elaborate his criticism towards capitalism and the ruling bourgeoisies as dominant over both material production and mental production. In other words, he stands against the ruling…
Marxist criticisms involve the utilization of ideas and beliefs generated by Karl Marx. It involves analyzing the social structure, such as class, culture, and race including the distribution of power and wealth in a society. Utilizing Marxist criticism, we can further delve under the poems…
Sociology is the study of human behavior. It is broken down into three primary theoretical perspectives that are utilized by sociologists to interpret social life. These theories are known as symbolic interactionism, functional analysis and conflict theory. There are many questions people may have about…
Fredrich Nietche was a German Philosopher, he lived a very influential life, from his writings. He was born in 1844 and died in 1900, for the last decade of his life he suffered with insanity. Nietche was very influential on the writers and thinkers of…
Social Class and crime have always been considered by many people as a direct correlation between the two. Many see it as the higher of class you are the lower chance of you committing crimes or just being arrested in general while those who are…
Foucault was French thinker, academic, philosopher, sociologist and psychologist who passed away in 1984. His works affected many academics and many thinkers even while he’s in life. According to Best and Kellner, Foucault’s work provides an innovative and comprehensive critique of modernity.’’ (1989, p. 37)….
Friedrich Nietzsche was highly influenced by Charles Darwin and his theory of evolution. In the nineteenth century Darwin’s ideas about the history and diversity of life – including the evolutionary origin of humankind – contributed to major changes in the sciences, philosophy, social thought, and…
Political theory defined by David Held is that “a network of concepts and generalizations about political life involving ideas, assumptions and statements about the nature, purpose and key features of government, state and society and about the political capabilities of human beings”. Every political theorist…
Sociology is the systematic study of social life, what makes sociology so unique is that it focus on pattern of behavior in society. Sociology organized study of human society and social reactions . Examples of sociology would be school and religion, There are also several…
The post-war economy possessed a differing environment of which, Daniel Bell possessed the intention of showing such changes of which was coupled with our culture and politics. Such progression has continued into the sphere of scientific technology consequently becoming an independent source of surplus value….
