I Am A Philosophy Major

There are numerous reasons why I would like to participate in this program. My first reason is that I hope to become better prepared for entering a graduate school program in philosophy. I am passionate about philosophy and my dream is to become a philosophy professor so I can share this passion with others. My college's philosophy department has limited resources, and I hope that this opportunity will help me to close any gaps in my knowledge regarding the graduate school admissions process. My

A question that has been plaguing humans for years is the question: is the world that I know reality or a figment of my imagination? Or do I exist enough to have imagination in the first place? Am I trapped in the Matrix and everything I see is an illusion? Philosopher Rene Descartes addressed the question in his meditations. He had distinct ideas concerning reality and illusion. Descartes believed in “Cartesian Dualism” - a relationship between the body and mind. In his meditations, he goes through

Ever since I was a child, I have always felt the lack of a mentor in my life. I grew up in a single-parent immigrant family with my mother who could barely speak English. With many responsibilities at home such as reading every letter, writing checks to pay bills, and translating for my mother, I often have to face many personal or academic challenges on my own. Although I eventually learned to cope these challenges independently, I always felt the lack of guidance in my life. I had many unanswered

My Educational Philosophy Choosing a major is a very difficult decision to make for everyone. It has to be something that you can spend the rest of your life doing and should enjoy. When I think back to my elementary years through my senior year of high school, all I ever wanted to be was a dentist. I took the classes that would better prepare me in the dentistry field. There at the last second, I switched my major. It was first semester of my senior year of high school when

real? I think depending on the person and what their beliefs are. There are people who are capable of contacting the unloving. This does not mean just because one person believes everyone else has too. I am a spiritual person and I believe that the people that have passed on in our lives try to contact me. I know there is a God, but that doesn’t mean everyone else does. I am thinking do we really know? I am in the process of reading a book titled Angel Therapy by Doreen Virtue. I am at the

Philosophy of Education For many individuals, choosing a career is one of the hardest decisions to be faced with. The majority of students in college spend their first year stressing about what they are going to do with the rest of their life. I, fortunately, have known since I was in middle school that I wanted to be an elementary school teacher. As a future teacher I feel that essentialism and progressivism are going to be my unique philosophies of education. It is very important to

Five guiding principles, axioms or postulates for my tax practice. There are five guiding principles that guide me in my career as an independent tax professional. They are as follows: 1. Respect customers’ personal time by providing convenient service with no lines and no waiting. 2. Adhere to the highest standards of ethics; follow the tax practitioner rules established by the IRS. 3. Provide a clean, calm and safe environment in which to meet with customers. 4. Listen to the customer’s fear

During Freshman year, I went to Wild Rose Elementary school to help set up for a "camp out at school" kind of event. I spent three hours there setting up tents, helping with games, and putting everything back. I also became the secretary for the Art and Philosophy Club for Freshman and Sophmore year. During Junior year, I helped tutor Freshmen who needed helped with English or Science. I did this for a couple weeks, up to 25 hours. I also became the president of the Art and Philosophy Club at that time

college I will attend. The most important factors for me are location, total cost of tuition, and whether or not my preferred major is offered. I would like to preface that these are very important determinates when it comes to the college I choose, the first two being related to money (which is an issue because irrespective of where I go, I will have to pay for half of the college without my parents support, either through grades or a job) and the relating to that of my major, which is philosophy. I

As an emerging educator the education philosophy embraced will have great impact on the teaching and learning process, beliefs about students, beliefs about knowledge concepts as well as the belief about what is worth knowing. This is so, as each of us perception or the construct of our education philosophy differs as the source may be stemming from differing schools of thought. According to Wiles & Bondi, major philosophies of life and education have traditionally been defined by three criteria;