Philosobro

According to Jean-Paul Satre, what can Anguish, Abandonment and Despair tell us about human existence?

Jean-Paul Sartre argues that through anguish, abandonment, and despair human existence is revealed to be characterised by radical freedom and radical responsibility. In the face of this, individuals must either accept this condition authentically or escape into bad faith.

Take Home Exam: What is “Transcendental Idealism”? What problem is it meant to solve? Does it solve it?

In the early modern period of philosophy, the study of metaphysics was approached with the assumption that reason alone is sufficient for delivering necessary truths about reality. This assumption was later undermined by David Hume who brought the rational justification of any metaphysical claims that extend beyond experience into question.

Essay: What is David Hume’s Bundle theory of the Self? Is it defenible?

This essay outlines David Hume’s empiricism and bundle theory of the self and assesses in what ways can the latter be considered defensible. Hume’s empiricism is a radical form of scepticism that grounds all knowledge in experience. His bundle theory is a view of the self that follows as a necessary consequence of that scepticism.

Essay: Critically discuss the Particularist challenge to Principlism. Is the Particularist correct to reject Principlism?

Deductive reasoning using moral principles has traditionally been considered the standard way in which moral judgements are reached. This view has been challenged by a group of thinkers known as particularists who claim that the principlist model is flawed.