A current issue through the lens of philosophy: Child marriage in Africa and the Middle East. Child marriage is a practice which remains commonplace in many countries around the world, oftentimes remaining a prominent part of a nation's cultural heritage given its heavy links to local religions, beliefs, or traditions — some of which date back thousands of years. Child marriage has been found to be practiced in all regions of the world, yet the areas most affected are the Middle East and Sub-Saharan Africa. Even though the amount of child marriages around the world has vastly decreased since the beginning of the twenty-first century, this alarming practice has in no way come close to being eradicated. It is estimated that approximately 650 million women who inhabit the world today got married before the age of eighteen, and, as of late, it has been found that around twelve million underage girls get married each year worldwide — approximately 37 thousand each day, as repo...
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A current issue through the lens of philosophy: The state of the American "Dreamers". It is estimated that the United States of America has a population of over 12.5 million undocumented immigrants living within its borders. Out of those, approximately 800,000 range between the ages of 15 and 36, were taken into the country as young children, and lack a formal or legal immigration status. These young immigrants are known as Dreamers. Given their complicated status as offsprings of illegal immigrants, their human rights often find themselves in a state of jeopardy. For the last few years, they were protected by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy (DACA) instead, a program which came into force in the year 2012 under the administration of President Barack Obama. The DACA program assured its beneficiaries access to a complete education, a college degree, a job, and full protection from deportation. However, under the administration of current American pres...
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My philosophical questions from The Rape of Persephone 1. Are we truly responsible for our actions? This is an Ethical question since it leads us to wonder whether we can even be held accountable for making our own decisions—do we really have a moral compass at all, or are our decisions always guided by foreign elements and outside people, the way Persephone was unwillingly convinced to stay in the Underworld by eating the pomegranate kernel? I personally consider that no decision we take can be truly our own—even if we might think it is. Our decisions are always influenced by elements we might not even be aware of, whether it’s the wishes of our family and friends or societal expectations that might be laying dormant in our subconscious. 2. Is there a right and a wrong way to express love? This question is ethical given that each person might have their own concept of a ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ way of expressing their love. These ways might often var...
What is the purpose of philosophy?
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To many, philosophy would appear to be a completely useless subject — just a bunch of thousand-year old stories made up by old dudes in togas that hold no real meaning today. However, I beg to differ. During the few philosophy lesson we've had this semester, I have come to learn that philosophy is actually far deeper than I had ever thought before . I've always found certain parts of philosophy really interesting —I love pointing out logical fallacies in other people's arguments and it's always fun to look back at how people thought of the in ancient times. I personally consider that the purpose of studying philosophy (or its main use, at least in my opinion) is being able to look at a specific issue or situation from different points of view ; trying to find different explanations . Not all people think the same, and it's always important to keep other ways of thinking in mind when it comes to making important decisions. Studying philosophy helps us open our minds...