Traditionally, there are five main subfields of philosophy. They are metaphysics, epistemology, logic, ethics, and aesthetics. Epistemology is the subfield of philosophy concerned with the concept of knowledge, how we learn, and what we have the ability to learn. ...
This question of whether Kant believes there is free will, is wholly inconsequential to a more complete understanding of the Kantian ethic or moral philosophy in general. ... The essay also assumes that Kantian philosophy is normative and not descriptive in order to lend clarity to the thesis. ... Here, a contradiction in the essay may seem apparent to the lay reader but to those versed in Kant's moral philosophy, it is readily dismissed. ... While Kant never had to deal with this particular and somewhat overused example, James Rachels in his Elements of Moral Philosophy attempts to...
Dewey believed that, between these two realms, is a void that must be filled by philosophy. "Philosophy is called upon to be the theory of practice, though ideas sufficiently definite to be operative in experimental endeavor." ... From this primitive force rise conspicuous cultural institutions that we mistakenly perceive as independent, e.g., government, the arts, philosophy, and religion. ...
In the short story, The German Refugee, the narrator and a German refugee, Oscar, develop a unique friendship. The narrator, a poor senior in college, tutors immigrants in the English language to make some extra money due to the poor economy after the Great Depression. His student Oscar is much li...
