Philosophy Essay Examples

Albert Camus gives expression to his philosophy of the absurd in The Outsider through the use of motifs. The first-person account of Meursault’s life is from the time of his mother’s death up to his evident execution for the murder of an Arab. Absurdism is separating oneself from the conventional values and attitudes in society….

Epicurean philosophy, founded by the late ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus in the 4h Century BCE, is centered on the idea of pleasure being the highest good, and in order to attain this highest good one must put into practice a certain degree of moderation in order to avert any physical and mental discomfort that accompanies…

The current essay is centralizing the matter of human greatness exemplification as the crucial point in the solution of the complicated situation. The representative of the specified dilemma is John Kennedy as the personification of benevolence and mighty spirit. In addition, the Cuban Missile Crisis is an instance of his impressive decision and humane behavior….

There are small glimpses of my life I can remember when I was a kid. A specific one comes to mind when reminiscing about the past, from the good old times when nothing in the world mattered besides adding and learning how to make simple sentences. I was probably around the age of 7. I…

Superman and Me is a memoir written by Sherman Alexie, published originally in the Los Angeles Times. Alexie is a young Native American who narrates how, in spite of having grown up on a Spokane Indian Reservation, he learned to read at an early age by looking through Superman comics. He tells how he continued…

How high do you think your chances of survival would be if you were placed in an arena full of tributes ready to kill you? In Suzanne Collins’ book The Hunger Games, District 12’s tribute, Katniss Everdeen, has to fight for survival in a deadly game known as the Hunger Games. The skills and experiences…

Most people claim that The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins is a step away from the usual fairytale story that young girls love. They say that Katniss truly is the girl on fire, a metaphorical phoenix for the Feminist movement, rising from the ashes caused by its decline in the twenty-first century. Feminists support the…

The Hunger Games is an incredible young adult novel about a post- apocalyptic world in which children ranging from the ages of twelve to eighteen are forced to fight to the death. There are many huge issues throughout the book but one of the largest concepts in the book is the idea of constant surveillance….

Before the Practice Performance Task Process even started, I was very stressed about having to work with so many people to put together a good presentation in such a short amount of time. It didn’t get any better once we actually started either. However, we did work together and figured it out. We chose a…

Apollo11, the greatest journey in the history of mankind started with a countdown, but before that countdown, there was an army of scientists and engineers who were working on it. The most important part came after that countdown, moon landing. Neil Armstrong made his small step on the moon and humanity made its giant leap….