Here are the choice topics my professor has assigned us:
Pre-Socratics –the Golden Mean
Plato’s (427-347 b.c.) ‘The Republic’ The Philosopher-King
Book VII The Allegory of the Cave: illusion vs reality
Plato’s Theory of the Forms - the divided line
Aristotle’s (384-322 b.c.)‘Categories’
Confucius (551-479 b.c.) –Ethical ideals and the life of virtue
The Buddha and the Eightfold Noble Path [Siddhartha]
Buddhism and the search for nirvana
Islam (Mohammed [570-632 a.d.] -The Five Pillars of Islam
Political Science
The Social Contract –as defined by Thomas Hobbes %26amp;John Locke
‘On Liberty’ by John S. Mill –the individual as a product of society
‘A Theory of Justice’ by John Rawls – defining the common good
Civil Disobedience: Dr. Martin L.King, Jr.
The U.S. Constitution (Bill of Rights) 18th century vs. (contrast) to Marx/Engels ‘Communist Manifesto’ (19th century)
Georg Friedrich Hegel [1770-1831 ]‘Elements of Philosophy of Right’
Jean Jacques Rousseau (1712-78] -the genera
Writing a research paper for Survey of philosophy...which topic should I pick?
Nietzsche is good.
So is Rousseau.
Reply:Pre-Socratics
Plato
Aristotle
The Buddha and the Eightfold Noble Path
These four are my favorites and fun to learn.
Reply:Islam (Mohamed [570-632 a.d.] -The Five Pillars of Islam
It is currently important to world peace to understand Islamic belief. There is to much fear of the unknown in western culture.
Don't worry so much, they believe in Jesus and Buddha to.
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