Essays on Philosophical Works

In a crowded room, take a look around. What do you see? What do you notice about the individuals standing beside you? Perhaps you notice their “gender,” their skin color, their hair color, what they are wearing, or even how wealthy they appear. If you…

In Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave,” Socrates discusses the difficult journey of education that an ignorant individual must go through in order to become enlightened. He employs symbolism of a dark cave full of shackled prisoners to depict the limited outlook of ignorant people. These…

Position Paper on Global Economic and Social Issues This position paper will take on The Republic of Korea’s stance towards the issues of renewable energy and access to education in developing nations mplementing Renewable Power Sources As more and more resources such as oil and…

The 3 dimensional soul of the 1 dimensional man of the 3 dimensional city By way of analogy, in Book IV of the Republic, Plato attempts to elucidate on the concept of justice as found in the city and in the individual soul. This analogy…

An Ode to Reason Book IX of Plato’s Republic is underwritten by one of the central themes of the whole text: the importance of rearing and education for the soul of the individual and as a result the prosperity of the polis. It is often…

In “The Symposium” by Plato, speeches were made at a party by different speakers on their believed to be the definition of love. I will talk specifically, of two speeches made by Agathon and Socrates who had a similar idea to start with, but different…

The pursuit of living a good life, one immune to intervention from forces and circumstances outside of the agent’s control, is something that many famous philosophers have pondered heavily. The desire to live a life full of happiness without pain and suffering is an interest…

Short Essay 1: Plato’s Symposium Human beings have been exploring the feeling of love for thousands of years, trying to figure out what it is that causes love or why do we fall in love with only certain people. Even in the ancient times, debates…

Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics is an ancient work that goes into explicit details on what it is to be a virtuous person and on how to reach eudaimonia, a kind of happiness that makes you feel as though you flourished. Though Aristotle displays great points on…

Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics The state of being happy is different for all people—some people may think that happiness is achieved by surrounding yourself with family and friends who love you. Others might think that happiness is acquired through sumptuous living, wealth, and honor. Though most…