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Kierkegaard believes that what you love defines what being you are. There are ultimately three different things one can love; loving oneself, loving others, and loving God. We love ourselves for pleasure. For example, when we struggle with the world … Continue reading →

In Friedrich Nietzsche’s, Twilight of the Idols and the Anti-Christ, he argues that in every age wise people think that life is worthless. He calls these people nihilists. Nihilists believe that life is meaningless and worthless. Nietzsche calls nihilists, decadents; … Continue reading →

In Friedrich Nietzsche’s, Twilight of the Idols and The Anti-Christ, Nietzsche uses genealogy, the study of one’s past, to question the meaning of one’s mortality. He proclaims that one’s morality is generally produced out of the displeasure that is felt … Continue reading →

In the book, Principle of Human Knowledge and Three Dialogues, the philosopher, George Berkeley illustrates how materialism is baseless, therefore, that leads to doubt as he proclaims in the first dialogue. Also, makes up his own view of the world … Continue reading →

In Descartes’ Meditations on First Philosophy, Descartes believes that one cannot dream about something unless he or she has experienced it before. For example, in the movie Inception, the main character Cobb, played by Leonardo DiCaprio, struggles with determining wether … Continue reading →

In Descartes’ Mediations on First Philosophy, Descartes uses doubt to figure out the truth about human understandings. He believes that trusting your senses is a shady way to figure out the truth because, one’s senses can be deceived by either … Continue reading →

In Thomas Aquinas, Aquinas’ beliefs differ from Augustines’. Augustine, The Great Philosopher, believes that one is born knowing about God and loving him. On the other hand, Aquinas believes that one cannot love God without understanding him first. He explains … Continue reading →

In St. Augustine The Confessions, Augustine intentionally stole pears as a child. Of course, theft is considered a sin. He thought that going against God’s will would fulfill his own desires; being his own God.  Ultimately, all he was looking … Continue reading →

In St. Augustine The Confessions, Augustine recapitulates a childhood memory where he stole some pears. As an intellectual philosopher, he tries to analyze his motives for committing the sin of theft “for I pilfered something which I already had in … Continue reading →

In the lecture notes, Aristotle Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle brings up many valid points toward the philosophical outlooks on life. In the beginning, he explains how individuals aim for the “good life.” Aristotle believes that everything we do on a daily … Continue reading →