Archive
Let’s understand Kant’s system of ethics. I have noticed that most philosophy students with only a basic understanding tend to limit Kant’s ethics to just Universalization, though his…
Instead of asking on why to live? We should be focusing on how to live…When you’re facing existential crisis, think about every beautiful, small thing that makes life…
Epicurean Epistemology: Criteria for truth: Epicurean epistemology has three criteria of truth: The first criterion, sensation, holds that all sense perceptions are inherently true and are unable to…
Previously we discussed Epicurean ethics, and as I mentioned, his hedonism was a systematic hedonism with a proper metaphysical/epistemological framework. Because he had a huge influence on 17th-century…
Starting with clearing a misconception that Epicureanism == Hedonism. Epicureanism as compared to hedonism, is more of a systematic philosophy also having a proper epistemological and metaphysical framework;…
Historical Background of Liberalism Liberalism began in 17th-century England. Though it was formally introduced as an ideology by the famous British philosopher and founder of modern empiricism, John…
Mill believed that although we should restrict those actions that harm others as much as possible, we should never suppress freedom of expression. Mill says that when truth…
Introduction to Utilitarianism: Utilitarianism was presented by James Mill and his friend Jeremy Bentham, although its form can be found in ancient Greece, but they gave it the…
People often ask that according to liberalism, if an individual becomes completely free in their decisions, would they also be free to harm others? The answer to this…
Rawls proposes a hypothetical situation what he calls ” The veil of ignorance” where you are the one who will determine social structure, but the catch is you…