Hume states that man has become master of the world by becoming stronger and smarter than all of the other animals. Our society is built where we are the greatest animal creations; the other animals are no longer any threat to us. However, man still has one last enemy: other men. We torment each other… Continue reading Pondering on David Hume’s “Evil and the Existence of God”
Category: Essays
Challenging Socrates’ Greatest Evil
In Plato’s Phaedo, Socrates explains how the greatest evil one can practice in life is to indulge in pleasure and pain. Death, he describes, is the separation of the body and the soul. He goes on to say how a true philosopher is one who limits these bodily pleasures and pains as these actions tie the… Continue reading Challenging Socrates’ Greatest Evil