The most important idea from Enlightenment philosophy is from Montesquieu's book "The Spirit of the Laws". The checks and balances system can keep every branch of the government in check. There will n…
Philosophers
INTRO TO JEAN-PAUL SARTRE AND SARTREAN WORKS Jean-Paul Sartre was a Parisian writer, political activist, and philosopher of the 20th Century. He is hugely recognised as one of the key figures in Exis…
Ralph Waldo Emerson was a visionary in his time. He believed in Transcendentalism and lived his life telling others how to find their true self. Through his club, the Transcendental Club, he met with …
During the sixteenth century, Rene Descartes a French Philosopher explored the concept of Cartesian Dualism a separation of mind and body. In the contrast, the English philosopher Thomas Hobbes argued…
There are many differences and similarities to both Chinese philosophers Han Fei Tzu of Legalism, and Laozi of Taoism. Some of the things that Laozi said was let nature take its course. He also said, …
Plato's works are a compilation of conversations that Socrates, an instructor of philosophy, has with other individuals. In two of Plato's dialogues, The Apology and The Crito, an inference can be mad…
