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Examination of Beneficence/For the Patient's Good

long after all signs of consciousness have ceased. Is this "good"? Is this beneficent? The news tells us of parents confronting me...

Ethics, Justice, Love, Virtue and the Death Penalty

(Marquand, 1997, p. 1). Dennis Pigman, a minister of the Assembly of God and a former chaplain on the Arkansas death row, believes...

Bowling for Columbine

emotions and sympathy for the Columbine victims and families. For example, it is difficult not to agree with Moore that the decisi...

Cause and Effect Used to Justify More Helicopter Services to a Pacific Island Prone to Natural Disasters

days, whereas for a flood or tsunami their may not be a warning at all. The immediate effects of a disaster can be mixed. If there...

Raising the Minimum Wage

a high school diploma" (Woodward, 2007). Its also interesting to note that Wal-Mart, the largest retail corporation in the world, ...

Is There A Moral Or Economic Case For The Existence Of Fair Trade Organizations?

There are a number of charities that work towards fair trade as a part of a larger remit to help those in needs such as those in d...

Power Plants in Texas

alternative new technology plants cost 20% more to build that these models. With any form of energy production there are differi...

Who is More Romantic: Men or Women?

the most fantastic wine" (Lerner, 2007). While she is not necessarily taking into account the fact they may be merely luring her w...

Is Globalization Synonymous with Americanization?

(Friedman, 2000). Naomi Klein is against globalization and also sees the process as one tjhat is spreading American values...

God Vs. Evil

itself confirms those evils. Mark refers, of course, not only to the goodness of God but also the many evils which exist in our w...

Heilbroner Theory Concerning Capitalism

In four pages, the writer covers modern day capitalism and situations that stem from it and provides arguments to support it. Four...

Lester Thurow and The Future Of Capitalism

leading economist in the nineties but his publications have not escaped a great deal of criticism. While most of his proposals cle...

Planned Socialism v. Capitalism

a lack of profits. Economists refer to capitalism as a "free-market system" that is ruled exclusively by competition. Given some t...

The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith

in different locations. In this case, the division of labor is not "so obvious," and, therefore, not as easily observed (Smith Ch...

God and Nature According to Baruch Spinoza

In seven pages this paper examines the perspectives of this seventeenth century philosopher in terms of man's natural existence an...

Miracles and David Hume

In twelve pages the impact of Hume's arguments regarding miracles on religious thought is assessed in terms of whether or not God ...

Philospher David Hume

In five pages David Hume's contention that there is no God is countered by an opposing argument. Two sources are cited in the bib...

Immanuel Kant's Foundations of the Metaphysics of Morals and David Hume's An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding

In five pages both philosophical arguments regarding moral judgment are compared along with a consideration of why each would disa...

Hume and Descartes Compared and Contrasted

This research report compares and contrasts the ideas of these two philosophers. Linear deductive reasoning is examined along with...

'Self' and Existence

In six pages this research paper argues that essence is not preceded by existence with supporting philosophical arguments from Dav...

God's Existence and Reason

In eight pages this paper examines God's existence in a consideration of philosophy's rational arguments. Four sources are cited ...

G.W. Leibniz's Theory of Monads

This paper addresses Leibniz's Monad theory of a harmonious universe, constructed of infinite monads (units), ascending to the Sup...

Defending God's Existence Philosophically

In a paper consisting of eight pages the existence of God is predicated on philosophical as opposed to religious supporting argume...

Questioning the Existence of God

from the known. Unless God is already known, logic is of no use. Having discredited all rational arguments for and against the ex...

Comparing Two Early Greek Philosophers with Plato

The ancient Greek arche concept is compared with Plato's soul concept in an argument that contends Plato's conflict resolution of ...

Philosophy and Morality Rhetoric in Phaedrus and Gorgias by Plato

In five pages this paper analyzes truth in these works in a consideration of the axiological, ontological, and epistemological arg...

Justice Theories of Plato in The Republic

In six pages this paper considers the self interest and justice arguments of Thrasymachus and Socrates in The Republic. One sourc...

Justice and Injustice in The Republic by Plato

means. The function of justice is to improve human nature, which is inherently constructive. Therefore, at a minimum, justice i...

Sun Significance in The Republic by Plato

of life, Socrates contends that reason is as well. Socrates considers the difference between those things that can be understood ...

Plato and Hegel Comparisons and Contrasts

In six pages the arguments of city vs. state, the individual, and soul and spirit that are raised in Hegel's Introduction to the P...