The Humanistic theory emphasizes looking at free will, self-actualization, and self-efficiency, rather than looking at dysfunction, it tries to maximize a person's well-being and fulfill their potenti…
Philosophical Theories
The diversity of hope is nearly limitless. It can dispose us toward any number of objects, with great variety in the level of emotion and certainty we experience. In working with and against Dr. Adrie…
In The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex published in 1871, Charles Darwin wrote: "I fully … subscribe to the judgment of those writers who maintain that of all the differences between m…
Thales of Miletus strove to uncover the starting point of the world, though none of his extant writings remain- through Aristotle- we learn that Thales claimed this starting point was water. However, …
When it comes to making a decision, some different models and theories will help decision-makers come up with the desired decision. Decision-making theories can range from objective rational decision …
Before governments and rights existed there was the state of nature. The state of Nature is the conditions we all will be living under when the government didn't exist. It is every man for himself. Ev…
At the beginning of his career, English Philosopher John Stuart Mill ( 1806-1872 ) was originally an economist, however, through the influence of the prominent British jurist, the godfather of Utilit…
Søren Kierkegaard is thought to be the first existentialist philosopher. Born in 1813, he dedicated his life to figuring out how we live as single individuals and explored ideas based on human reality…
Emily Dickinson, famous for her gothic and dreary works, delves into the uncertainty surrounding death in her lyrical poem, "Because I Could Not Stop for Death." She uses the metaphor of Death personi…
Dream and reality frequently overlap and hard to differentiate. Thus Descartes comes up with the idea Cognito where it means "I think; therefore I am." The whole idea of Cognito is to prove that human…