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if an individual can learn to understand the possibilities outside of the realm of singular understanding, and by exposure to different things, determine new understanding, then Plato would assert that all men have the potential to move from ignorance to knowledge. The basis for the “Allegory of the Cave” is this: a prisoner is held…

Thomas Hobbes was one of the first Western Philosophers that the world had seen. Hobbess philosophies marked a departure in the English philosophy from religious emphasis of Scholasticism. Hobbes was born in 1588 in Malmesbury, Wiltshire. His father was a vicar of the parish during Queen Elizabeth time. He valued not learning and only read…

ed Trier in Prussia. Marx attended the university of Bonn and later the university of Berlin, where he studied law, while majoring in history and philosophy. Karl Marx was married to his childhood friend Jenny von Westphalen, in 1843. Karl met his closest friend Frederick Engels in September of 1844, when he arrived in Paris….

“Socrates”Socrates was born in Athens, the son of Sophroniscus, a sculptor, and of Phaenarete, a midwife, he received the regular elementary education in literature, music, and gymnastics. Socrates followed the craft of his father; according to a former tradition, he executed a statue group of the three Graces, which stood at the entrance to the…

Thomas Hobbes was an English philosopher who was lived from 1588-1679. He attended Oxford University where he studied classics. His occupation was a tutor, but he also traveled around Europe to meet with scientists and to study different forms of government. He became interested in why people allowed themselves to be ruled, and what would…

Immanuel Kants Ethics Of Pure DutyIn Comparison To John Stuart Mills Utilitarian Ethics Of JusticeImmanuel Kant and John Stuart Mill are philosophers who addressed the issues of morality in terms of how moral traditions are formed. Immanuel Kant has presented one viewpoint in The Grounding For The Metaphysics of Morals that is founded on his…

Spinoza at first worked in the framework of the Cartesian philosophy, publishing in 1663 a book entitled Principles of the Philosophy of Ren Descartes. Another early work, the posthumously published Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect, contains themes that were central to Descartes investigation of knowledge. It also contains hints of the metaphysics unfolded…

In Descartes’ First Meditation, he writes that he has come to the conclusion that many of the opinions he held in his youth are doubtful. Consequently, all ideas built upon those opinions are also doubtful. He deduces that he will have to disprove his current opinions and construct a new foundation of knowledge if he…

Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau: Lecture EssayMarch 13, 1846-A lecture by Henry David ThoreauHenry D. Thoreau gave an intellectually stimulating lecture. His political and environmental stances enchanted the audience. His ideas are indicative of self-reliance, simplicity and appreciation. His delivery invited each listener to actively enjoy what he said. Thoreau presented his lecture…

KARL MARXGerman political theorist and revolutionary. He studied humanities at the Univ. ofBonn (1835) and law and philosophy at the Univ. of Berlin (1836-41), where hewas exposed to the works of G. W. F. Hegel. Working as a writer in Cologne andParis (1842-45), he became active in leftist politics. In Paris he met F. Engels,KARL…