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In this paper, I will deliver a reconstruction of Descartes’ Cogito Argument and my reasoning to validate it as indubitable. I will do so by justifying my interpretations through valid arguments and claim, by showcasing examples with reasoning.Rene Descartes is a French Philosopher of the 17th century, who formulated the philosophical Cogito argument by the […]

Alizabeth OwingsPhilip BrewerEthics and MoralsFebruary 20, 2018Allegory of the Cave Plato’s “The Allegory of the Cave” is a section of his larger book “The Republic.” Plato is one of the most famous and well-known philosophers ever. His writings have influenced many other famous writings, including the bible. He is considered one of the most influential […]

This term research which is entitled Indirect speech acts in English, is about the new and important theory that belongs to three philosophers and scholars, Austin, Searle and Wittgenstein. As it is clear, language is the device to communicate thoughts and ideas of our everyday lives. It is with language that we can deal with […]

Encoding is still relatively new and unexplored but origins of encoding date back to age old philosophers such as Aristotle and Plato. A major figure in the history of encoding is Hermann Ebbinghaus (1850–1909). Ebbinghaus was a pioneer in the field of memory research. Using himself as a subject he studied how we learn and […]

Al-amin Balogun(214517122)Prof: Stefan RoddeTA: Dan BarronPhil 2015Essay 1 Nov 14, 2018Word Count- 1602 Injustice and The Good Life: A ParallelThe good life, according to most philosophers is a life that has been lived well and was full of flourishing. In order to live a life full of flourishing, one had to be virtuous and possess […]

The following propositions demonstrate how a priori works in the actual world and how it doesn’t work in the possible world scenario. First, if ‘Hesperus = Hesperus’, H=H is a true statement because Hesperus is identical to itself, thus necessarily a priori. If O designates the same object in all possible worlds, but P designates […]

Philosophy and religion has captured interest of many philosophers in the past generation until now. These two subjects (Philosophy and Religion) have received many attentions from different philosophers trying to understand the difference between the two. Notably is Solomon championing religion through his works from Ecclesiastes, songs of Solomon and proverbs. At the end of […]

History of Pyscological EgoismEpicureanism highly claims that we all humans survive to maximize our own pleasure.Ancient Greek philoshopher Epicurus , humanity performs altruistic,selfless or honorable act not for sake of another or for morality but to increase self-pleasure .There is a famous example for this theory.Ex-If Jay helps Shivansh from a accident ,Egoists would tell […]