Should one love? Good question.  First, look at what love is, instead of what one should love.  There is no question that love exists around us, and the world still exists in some sort of harmony, but the question is really ‘what is love’ before we ask if we should pass, or partake after looking at these three examples
Love is madness.  Love is something that takes you from a comfortable manner, to an unruly being.  Some people give everything they can to ‘love’, whether it is for a person, a discipline, or an object.  The lovers are reduced to primal beings to the extent that they don’t allow themselves to move beyond this instinct they have to depend on something.  There are both negatives and positives to this aspect.  The positive is that they have something to believe in.  The lovers live vicariously through their love; they’re allowed to be spontaneous, crazy, upset, and happy all

“Beer is living proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.”

• Benjamin Franklin Being one of the oldest produced beverages, beer has long outlasted those who enjoy it. From the bitter, hoppy taste of an IPA to the thick, luxurious, and roasted aroma of a stout, beer has a place in every adept-man’s palate. The flavors are not to be looked past as an enthusiast, for it is the artistry of brewing that paves the streets for the virtuous to walk upon. This road is opened for the everyman, but we men are not so superficial that we only take this prize at face value, rather we love beer for her content, there will be no judging a book by it’s cover here. Even the best tasting brew produces side effects, and these are the gifts that God has given us, for beer is a virtue-in-itself.
  If beer is a virtue, than which are its vices? For which purpose or criterion will we be judging this...

Introduction by Amber Sharp

“Fucking pigs.”
“What was that?”
“NOTHING.”
I’m surprised I actually had the balls to say that. Maybe one more shot, and I would’ve had the balls to run.
I sat there on the cold concrete curb with my arms crossed behind my back and cuffs to make sure they stayed that way. I squinted one eye as I attempted to stare at the police officer and give him the worst glare I could. Of course, I was so intoxicated at that point I probably just looked more like a drunken fool.
The officer stood there writing down what was to me a bunch of bull shit as he waited for further police cars to arrive.
I spit out blood on the concrete, I tried to get as close to his shoe as I could, but the swaying of my body kept my aim off balance. He stopped writing and looked where I had spit, then shifted his eyes towards me.
“So kid, what the hell happened here?”
“Do you even really...

The battle of ideologies between existentialists and essentials divides philosophers on the most fundamental properties defining topics on human nature and intrinsic value. Existential theory posits that there is nothing predetermined or allotted to humans, every choice they make changes their lives and everything is up to them because humans always have a choice. On the other hand, essentialists attribute some ‘essence’ that is in all humans from birth. For the sake of argument I will divide the two parties by the belief, or disbelief, in natural rights. The classical understanding of human nature posits that we have intrinsic value. It leads from the fact that we are all worth something in ourselves, to the fact that we then have rights protecting the properties, related to our worth, from other people. John Locke posited that we all have natural and imprescriptible rights, those...

“Every man has a property in his own person. This nobody has a right to, but himself.”
“Government has no other end, but the preservation of property.”
-John Locke
As one reads the words of one of the most pervasive influences on the framers of our constitution, it becomes apparent how relevant the topic of assisted suicide is. This subject was one of the hottest issues of the late 20th century, but why was this issue so crucial? Why did it seem to have law-makers and judges fumbling to grab for their red tape? There seems to be an underlying assumption regarding why the land that gives us the right to freedom of speech, expression, natural, and civil rights, can restrict the one right we should inherently have. The question I pose for you today isn’t to look at the morality of suicide, but rather look, and ask yourself, why don’t we have the right to die? This paper will be...

             An Introduction to the Ontological Argument

The ontological argument is a well-known argument that has been around since Anselm brought it forward in the 11th Century; more recently Rene Descartes reformatted this argument in a logical way. He used clear and distinct reasoning, the trademark of his philosophical work, Meditations on First Philosophy. He eliminated all sensory experience from this very controversial argument, in hopes of having no wrong premises in formatting his argument. It’s controversial because of the abundance of critiques and criticisms, as well as the many modern day adaptations that have been set forth. Please note that in this paper I do not intend to, or attempt to, establish truth in Descartes’ ontological argument. Better yet, I hope to, as he did, put forth the evidence in the clearest way in order to teach, and inform the readers, of...