A comparison of the philosophies of Schopenhauer and Shantideva What do we understand by the term “compassion” and how does it differ from sympathy and pity?
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Existentialist Philosophy
How did Sartre and Beauvoir explain the philosophy of existentialism? Did Simone de Beauvoir improve on Sartre’s views? What did these two giants of exististentialism agree on, and what did they not?
The Philosophy of Karl Marx
What was Marx’s problem with capitalism? Is greater state control of the economy the solutuon to a post Covid recession? Karl Marx wrote extensively about the evils of capitalism – are these criticisms releveant today?
Philosophy Essay – Of Liberty and Law
Why do we have speed limits, and why do we have speed cameras? Can we choose which laws we follow, and if everybody breaks the law does that make it alright? An essay on the pandemic and covid rules.
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