Essays on Philosophy

In Beyond Good and Evil, Friedrich Nietzsche presents an unorthodox argument concerning the natural state of humankind and the means of its ultimate decline. Nietzsche claims that individuals do not allow their own natural impulses and desires to guide them, but they rather observe the...

Functionalism describes society as a system; It is a sociological theory that defines individuals, institutions and thoughts as compatible parts within this system. Although it is mentioned together with Talcott Parsons, Emile Durkheim originally invented this concept for the first time. The effects of this...

Nietzsche’s goal is to live life through love of truth, humanity and the earth. To me, this argument is profoundly convincing however, I think that this goal is shared at the core of the religions he has chosen to criticise. In this essay I would...

In Nietzsche’s Genealogy of Morals essays, he made the claim that nihilism is the fact that we are “weary of man” in modern life. In this essay, I will attempt to justify his claims that modern ways of social and individual life, moral values and...

Dance is an influential form of art that varies in style, presentation, and ties groups of people together. Dance consistently relays a message to its audience regardless of its type or category. One significant figure who believed that dance had a message even if one...

The role of Philosophy in education is deeply rooted and the two fields are inextricably intertwined. Many a philosophers have created arguments to support the role philosophy has to play in establishing the process of education and pedagogy. Education is present in all cultures and...

When meeting an individual for the first time, it is unlikely that that person will portray his real or truest form. This happens for a multitude of reasons but one common reason happens to an individual’s insecurities. According to brainyquotes. com, Phaedrus explains how “Things...