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Essays 91 - 120
In five pages this report considers how Aquinas differentiated between eternal law and natural law in a discussion that also inclu...
In ten pages An Essay Concerning Human Understanding by John Locke and Meditations on First Philosophy by Rene Descartes are asses...
In a paper consisting of 5 pages, Mill's 'The Subjection of Women' reveals the philosopher's feminist views particularly in terms ...
In five pages this paper contrasts and compares these philosophers' theories on government and morality. Six sources are cited in...
only sector to benefit from Burkes totalitarian stance is that of the feudal elite (Paine PG). And if one is to be informed and i...
in their business. On the other side are those who want totalitarian rule, where the people have little say in what goes on. Betwe...
In five pages Rene Descartes' Meditation II is examined in terms of the moral complexities of the philosopher's assertion 'I am, I...
or that their lives are even close to resembling those of the first disciples?" (as qtd. in Galli, 2002, p.62). He poses a good qu...
circumstances or the surrounding empirical conditions (158). Kant goes on to elaborate on this point but concludes with an interes...
only from a scientific standpoint but from a philosophical and political standpoint as well. British philosopher John Lock...
that standard then the entire concept of innate knowledge cannot possibly be true. He further argues that those who say...
The problem which arose was that if the mind generates all perception, then is our understanding of something "real", meaning of t...
independence of judgment marked him throughout his life (1998). While Lockes contribution to the ideas of education is quite sign...
that people do have a duty to God, which is coupled with a duty to obey their ruler (Honderich, 1995). At the same time, Locke say...
that can render a thought or a concept wrong. One can do a study one day to prove that cholesterol is bad, and then another day, a...
director of our own narrative, but we can never say for certain how the story will end. Although we make plans, and try to foresee...
Marx, the freedom was not in the ability to acquire wealth, or the opportunities, but rather in equality. It was the ability to li...
being within society: "the proper excellence or virtue of man will be the habit or trained faculty that makes a man good and makes...
deep down, but on the surface they are essentially chained and shackled. They are in the dark about a lot of things because they c...
In a paper that consists of eight pages Plato's interpretation of the soul and its parts are explored along with a discussion of t...
to hold property" (Child, 1990, p. 578). For him, it was an inherent and instinctive part of human nature. In Chapter 5, "Of Pro...
because although God has given man great riches, he has limited it: "The same law of nature, that does by this means give us prop...
In eight pages this paper examines these philosophers' views regarding knowledge in a consideration of experience and reason with ...
of the tragedy is that it is connected with the heros activities and it emphasizes human vulnerability (2005). To Aristotle, trage...
between ethics and religion.4 Because this seems whimsical at best and cumbersome, even nonsensical at worst, Im very glad to hea...
correct them by illustrating how values are an integral component of personhood. Indeed, it can readily be argued how the concept...
the chance to break free from such constraints. The global society was ready for a tremendous change in direction following the t...
important characteristics of Platos concept revolve around freedom of will and ones existence. People have the power to control t...
in which truth is believed to derive chiefly from experience" (Nichols, 2003, p. 20). In order to explore his general theory, it p...
In eight pages this Korean philosopher's life, works, and legacy are examined. Four sources are cited in the bibliography....