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Ancient Philosophy
Plato's Allegory of the Cave: Illusion, Reality, and Enlightenment
Ancient Greek Philosophy
Plato's Allegory of the Cave: Themes in The Republic
Political Philosophy
Plato, King, and Thoreau on Civil Disobedience and Government
Free Will and Determinism
In Defense of Free Will: Religion, Morality, and Choice
Ancient Strategic Philosophy
Sun Tzu's Art of War: Modern Applications Across Fields
Early Modern Philosophy
Descartes, Gassendi, Pascal, and Spinoza on God and Certainty
Ancient and Classical Philosophy
Plato's Myth of the Cave and the Value of Philosophy
Philosophy of Self and Identity
Searching for Self: Thurman, Nafisi, and Twenge Compared
Political Philosophy
Jeremy Bentham's Utilitarianism and Theory of Government
Epistemology and Idealism
Does Idealism Make Sense? Russell, Plato, and Reality
Philosophy of Mind and Reality
The Matrix and Ontological Reality: Philosophy and Truth
Political Philosophy
Marx's Theory of Estranged Labor and Worker Alienation
Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art
Responding to Tolstoy's "What Is Art?": A Critical Essay
Ethical Theory
Psychological Egoism: Self-Interest as the Root of All Action
Ethics and Moral Philosophy
Utilitarianism vs. Classical Virtue: A Critical Analysis
Political Philosophy
Free Will and Human Agency: Marx vs. Free Market
Philosophy of Action
Free Will and Determinism: Hume, Chisholm, and Human Agency
Political Philosophy
Utilitarianism: Bentham, Mill, and the Limits of Liberty
Philosophy of Mind and Media
Plato and McLuhan: Truth, Innatism, and the Medium
Philosophy of Social Science
Positivism vs. Interpretivism: Why the Debate Persists
Philosophy of Religion
Plotinus, Augustine, and Aquinas on God and Neoplatonism
Ancient Greek Philosophy
The Socratic Problem: Sources and Life of Socrates
Political Philosophy
Karl Marx, Dialectical Materialism, and the Legacy of Marxism
Political Philosophy
Rousseau and Burke on Revolution: Comparing Their Views
Comparative Philosophy and Religion
Shinto Philosophy and Myth in Star Wars Episode V
Chinese Philosophy
The Superior Man in Confucianism and Taoism Compared
Political Philosophy
Marx & Engels Reconsidered Through Hirschman and Putnam
Applied Political Philosophy
Economic Inequality: Justice, Opportunity, and Ethical Frameworks
Philosophy of Education
The Value of Philosophy in Education and Modern Culture
American Political Philosophy
Jane Addams vs. John Dewey: Pragmatism and Democracy
Applied Ethics
Peter Singer's "Famine, Affluence, and Morality" Explained
Philosophy of Religion
Athens and Jerusalem: Philosophy, Faith, and Reason
Philosophy of Mind and Media
Plato and McLuhan: Truth, Media, and Perception
Applied Ethics and Moral Theory
Moral Good and Moral Value: Three Ethical Frameworks
Modern Philosophy
Sade's Philosophy in the Bedroom: Religion vs. Liberty
Enlightenment Philosophy
Kant vs. Luther on Freedom: Enlightenment and Faith
Ancient and Medieval Philosophy
Conceptions of the Good: Plato vs. Augustine Compared
Ancient Political Philosophy
Aristotle's Philosophy on State Constitutions and Polity
Renaissance Political Philosophy
Machiavelli's The Prince: Leadership, Power, and Political Order
Medieval Philosophy
Medieval Christian Worldview of St. Thomas Aquinas
Philosophy of Education
Plato vs. Dewey: Education, Democracy, and Human Purpose
Philosophy of Time and Death
B-Theory of Time and Why Atheists Need Not Fear Death
Personal Philosophy and Freedom
The Value of Freedom: Self-Knowledge and True Liberty
Ancient Greek Philosophy
Ancient Greek Philosophers: From Pre-Socratics to Classical Era
Ethics and Moral Philosophy
Philosophy of Pleasure: Bentham, Cicero, and Epicurus on Ethics
Ancient Greek Philosophy
Socrates on Justice and Civic Obligation in Plato's Crito
Political Philosophy
Hobbes vs. Locke: Social Contract and Human Nature Compared
Ancient Philosophy
Plato's Republic: Appetite, Discipline, and Human Nature