Category: Philosophy

In Euthyphro, what I realized the most from the dialogue is Socrates’ keen sense of logic. I’ll repeat again that I do not believe Socrates was sincere about being a student of Euthyphro, but merely used that as a reason to find mutual ground with Euthyphro; in order to engage in argument for the purpose … Continue reading Socrates, Just or Unjust Utility

In the Euthyphro, there were a couple of things that intrigued me about Socrates’s dialogue. The first is that Socrates noticed the justification of piety Euthyphro was using for prosecuting his father of murder. Euthyphro expressed that if anyone considered him impious for wanting to prosecute his father, then it reveals how little they know … Continue reading Socrates the Rational Realist

Empedocles (490 – 430 BC) had a very interesting mind. He was claimed to be an eclectic thinker, which means that he more than likely formed his worldview on the concepts of other schools of thought, instead of being dogmatic of one worldview such as; the Pythagoreans; nevertheless, like the Pythagoreans, Empedocles believed in the … Continue reading The Mind of Empedocles

It’s not the age of the world in which we lived that brought us enlightenment; as if to say that it is the time period which gave us enlightenment, or the ability to be enlightened. On the contrary it was men’s idea’s which were shared with each other without the oppression of some form of … Continue reading Private and Public Reason in an Age of Enlightenment

During the lifespan of a human being, each one has a birth and a death, a beginning and an end. People generally acknowledge the day of their birth every year, and every year reaching closer to death. Not only do all men without exception have birth and death in common, but all men use a … Continue reading Subjective Practical Illusion of Time

French philosopher Rene Descartes (1596-1650) expresses his thoughts through a character called the meditator. He concludes in a series of meditations, that from his youth he has believed many false ideas. He becomes determined to rid himself of all assumptions and rebuild every thought on a new foundation of certainty. The Meditator retires himself in … Continue reading Rene Descartes Method of Doubt