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Here, I present the essays I have completed as part of my Philosophy BA (I'm currently in year three, and will make essays available as they are marked).
If you'd like to discuss anything I mention here, or chat about philosophy in general, email me (but not at the address on the essays - I never check it) or leave a comment - I'll be glad to talk about almost anything except Kant, who I really don't understand properly yet ;-)
They're all saved as PDFs. If you have trouble viewing them online, try right-clicking and choosing 'save target as' to download them first.
Year Two
Philosophy of Language: Can we accept that a private language is possible?
Philosophy of Language: "I propose to prove that all language is vague". Discuss.
Philosophy of Language: "A proper understanding of language can only be achieved by regarding it as a rule-governed activity". Discuss.
Spinoza: What does Spinoza mean by 'eternity', and what role does this notion play in his philosophy?
Later Wittgenstein: "For a large class of cases - though not for all - in which we employ the word 'meaning' it can be defined thus: the meaning of a word is its use in the language". Discuss.
Later Wittgenstein: "The Human Body is the best picture of the Human Soul". What is the significance of this remark?
Year One
Metaphysics: If Death is the End, Should it be Irrational for us to Fear it?
Reasoning & Communicating: Let us suppose you are confronted with an intriguing device. What should it take to convince you that the device could think?
Ethics: What are the Moral Implications of Accepting that we are Speciesist?
Ethics: Is Punishment a Necessary Evil?
Ethics: Is Marxism A Liberal Or Oppressive Regime?
Early Greek Philosophy: How and Why did Philosophy Start When and Where it did?
Early Greek Philosophy: "The doctrine of continuous change of physical things is closely linked with that of the identity of opposites." Discuss.
Epistemology: Why Should We "Not Doubt Whether Our Thinking And Acting Are But Another Dream; Our Waking Some Other Species Of Sleep"?
IT Essays (Year 1):
Intro to Computers The Development of the Information Technology of the Last Decade (report style)
Information Society: Compare and contrast the
main outcomes of the Industrial Revolution
and the IT Revolution within the workplace
on individuals, organisations and societies.
In case you're wondering if the essays are any good, they are all at least a 2:1, which is like a B+. A few are firsts, but the majority are 2:1s.
All the I.T. essays are firsts.
User Comments:Who: Karl
When: September 27th, 2006
Says: If Death is the end, Should it be Irrational for us to to Fear it.
I found your answer to this strange question equally strange.
From my comments it will be obvious I am not a philisophy student (although I have a number of philosophies about things).
Did you need to encompass the quoted text or did you choose to, as it all seemed like a slow process to reach the conclusion or, to put it another way, based on the conclusion, all else seemed superfluous.
I'm not criticising, just curious. It was very logical and well written but is this what is expected in a philisophy major rather than a simple direct answer?
Well I imagine, clearly yes, as the simple answer lacks philosophical input ....here's my, essay (I suppose scientific, not philosophical).....
Is it rational to fear death? Yes.
The biological makeup of almost every living thing includes, as it must for continued survival of the species, a primary and urgent need for self presevation.
Fear of something that is in direct opposition to that fundamental (genetic) need is totally rational to the point that the lack of fear (in a species that has a knowledge of the existence of death) would be a mark of irrational behaviour.
Given that there is only one logical answer to the question is it rational to ask the question? (Joking)
Okay I know it was just a question to test the thought process.
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