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How should I structure an essay?

For Philosophy, there is no specific set essay style and the IB recognises this somewhat. The general jist of philosophy is that unlike other subjects it lets you be kind of personal - sometimes you can even...
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Plato's analogy of the soul is unambiguous. Discuss

[...] Another implication is seen in the analogy of the soul and the polis. Firstly, the assumption that the analogy is legitimate to his argument[1]. The analogy used[2] can only supplement his argument if ...
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Will Nietzsche be for or against the ISIS?

Depending of the theory we would like to consider, as the ISIS is based on a religious moral he would be against it. As the death of god is one of the mayors points in his moral thesis, but if we take into c...
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Outline and evaluate Descartes’ Method of Doubt.

Descartes develops his Method of Doubt out of a desire to “demolish everything completely and start again right from the foundations” (First Meditation) - he claims this will allow him to come up with “perfe...
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What are the strengths and weaknesses of Kantian ethics?

Before understanding the strengths and weaknesses of Kantian ethics, one must first have thorough understanding of Kantian ethics itself, and how it can be differentiated from other forms of ethics such as U...
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