John Locke, the foremost English philosopher of the early period of modern post-Cartesian philosophy, published in 1689 his Essay Concerning Human Understanding. In this paper I shall look a little at the life of John Locke and the Essay¾ the work for which he is best known. JOHN LOCKE Not a...

IMANUEL KANT1724-1804Born in Konigsberd in East Prussia on April 22, 1724, Immanuel Kant has been one of the most influential philosophers in the history of Western philosophy. His contributions to metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, and aesthetics have had a dynamic impact on almost every philosophi...

I read the book Five types of Ethical Theory by C. D. Broad, which was published in 1930. In this book, Broad talks about five major ethical theories and philosophers, and either expounds or criticizes there idea. He expounds or criticizes on Spinoza, Butler, Hume, Kant, and Sidgwick's differ...