Articles about Philosophy, Ethics and topics surrounding them.
On Philosophy is a collection of articles and essays on Philosophy and related topics. It is written for anyone who is as interested in Philosophy as we are, and is suitable for anyone who is studying at degree or A-Level, and is willing to read around the subject matter. Here is a list of the articles currently available on the site:
- Are all people egoistic?
- Which character is Hume in the "Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion"?
- Illustrating Mackie's main argument against the existence of moral facts.
- Is there a defensible argument for the non-existence of time?
- The differences between act-, rule-, and motive utilitarianism.
- What conditions does Socrates expect a good definition to meet? Is he right to impose them?
- The philosophy of the mind: Dualism
- Is the notion of analyticity "hopelessly confused"?
- Is there a defensible argument for the non-existence of God?
- Russell's Theory of Descriptions: Why might empty definite descriptions seem puzzling?
- What role do desires play in free will?
- How do Hume's views on causality feature in Philo's objection to the teleological argument?
The site is updated regularly with new essays and topics relating to such diverse areas as Metaphysics, Metaethics and Logic.