I am trying to come up with some good topics for my senior honors thesisfor philosophy. I know in the end it is my decision but what do you think of these topics:
How secret societies have played a role in the development of modern political philosophy.
Why Plato's cave theory is correct.
Was there one central philosophy that all others were built upon?
That is all I have right now, but please feel free to add some ideas if you have one. I would like my emphasis to be on classical ideas, political philosophy, or philosophy of religion.
Thanks in advance.
2006-12-06 12:25:47 · 4 answers · asked by operaphantom2003 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Love your topics. I might suggest early threats of gnostics and or kabbahlists and why they posed such a deep threat traced upto the Vatican in Rome.
2006-12-07 07:31:53 · answer #1 · answered by Labatt113 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To me the most compelling idea is the Plato's cave one.
As to the other two, The secret society one is more of a history of philosophy paper. The problem with the other one is that Eastern philosophy exists and it, until recently has remained uninfluenced by western philosophy.
2006-12-07 03:27:21 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My two favorite are the philosophy of religion and Plato's cave theory. I think you can go farther with the philosophy of religion though. To question why we need or have to have religion? Is it to keep us "in line"? Even though you don't need religion to be good. It is not as if Atheists are running around committing all the crime in the world. Generally I think people have an innate desire to do good things or do the right thing but why?
I am excited for you, hope your thesis turns out just the way you want it. Good Luck.
2006-12-06 13:04:07 · answer #3 · answered by mia 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about taking a road less traveled:
What are are some problems with Plato's allegory of the cave?
Why do secret societies and philosophers in general have so little influence of philosophy?
Why both utilitarianism and Kantian moralism both wrong? Or better yet how are utilitarianism and Kantian moralism compatible?
And my favorite:
prove that P equals to NP.[1] And don't say that this problem is not philosophy -- the problem is pure logic -- which means it is philosophy!
2006-12-06 12:55:37 · answer #4 · answered by hq3 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋