Philosophy Dissertation Topics
We have provided a selection of example philosophy dissertation topics below to help and inspire you when choosing a topic for a philosophy dissertation.
Philosophy
Philosophy literally means “love of wisdom” and the term was used by the ancient Greeks to describe the pursuit of knowledge for its own sake. As an academic discipline, philosophy is concerned with the use of reason in understanding such things as the nature of the world, existence, the use of knowledge, and principles of moral judgment.
The Concept of Utopia
‘Kneel down, move your lips in prayer, and you will believe.’[1]
The Concept of Utopia
The term ‘utopia’ derives from Thomas More’s play on two Greek words eutopos and outopos, a combinatio
Religion Viewpoints and Human Evolution
Introduction
150 years have gone since Charles Darwin completed his research ad published the findings in the unprecedented and unconventional work On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selecti
Imaging Nothing: Kierkegaard and the Imago Dei
Imaging Nothing: Kierkegaard and the Imago Dei
Whom should the struggler desire to resemble other than God? But if he himself is something or wants to be something, this something is sufficient t
Political Participation and Citizenship: Aristotelian Perspectives on Democracy
This thesis aims to explore what kinds of institutional arrangements in Aristotle’s model are compatible with the modern democratic ideals and in what respect they constitute the essence of democratic citizenship.
Husserl on Recollection: A Brief Guide
What I hope to have achieved within this thesis is to illuminate the way in which our own constitution seems to depend upon the re-presentation of an ego.
A Dialectical Discussion of Causation and Counterfactuals
A Dialectical Discussion of Causation and Counterfactuals
The following discussion will ask the question of whether one can consistently hold a belief in an empiricist epistemology while subscribing
Killing a Few to Save a Thousand: Ethical Dilemma
This dissertation investigates the moral conundrum of whether it can ever be adequate for the government to authorise the killing of a few to save a thousand.
Playfulness in Games and Experimental Game Play
In this dissertation I am going to define what is a game, what is play and the definition of toys. These three definitions are key to understanding and progressing in this dissertation.
Moral Status of Nonhuman Animals
Early Modern Perspectives on the Moral Status of Nonhuman Animals: Descartes, Kant, and Bentham
The trajectory of our anthropocentric thinking on the moral status of nonhuman animals has its roots in
