Essays 1981 - 2010
freedom was only for themselves. Anyone not agreeing with the religious tenets of the Puritans was ostracized from all Puritan co...
the basis for an advanced society" (p. 229). She quotes from Comtes Cours de philosophie positive (published in 1855) and explains...
also supported what was known as the Theory of Ideas, which mainly stated that archetypal ideas (which rest in the universal)(Plan...
(Romans & Kiernan, 2002). Of course, that is debatable. Opinion enters the picture, but if a claim can be proven false, then one c...
therefore the foundation for human behavior and motivation. Expressivism as a moral philosophy is however flawed, as are m...
giant metal man falling into the sea. Hogarth is the only one that believes him and rushes away to search in likely places for the...
having been created by a supreme and ethereal being, whose own creation is inherent to that of all He created. Based upon his def...
and deficiency (McCartt, 2003). Moral virtue also follows this pattern, although in this regard Aristotle refers to it as the "Go...
that leads Socrates to the conclusion that he will not be exiled from his beloved home, but would rather die a martyr for his beli...
prompts. Of course, this is really not a good reason to outlaw the substance. The society also claims that pot is a gateway drug a...
In three pages this paper examines how Jefferson borrowed from Enlightenment theories and John Locke's political philosophy in wri...
In seven pages this paper discusses Karl Marx in a consideration of his works, theories, and how they have contributed to the fiel...
In eleven pages the philosophy of Georg Hegel is examined in terms of its influence upon Fascist and Marxist development. Eight ...
In six pages this paper discusses how the self reliance philosophy was conceptualized in a contrast and comparison of the perspect...
In a personal essay consisting of six pages issues of social stratification and class consciousness are theoretically considered u...
In six pages this paper discusses the relationship between contemporary psychology and pragmatism philosophy in a theoretical cons...
In three pages this essay discusses how the humanism philosophy of the Renaissance is represented in William Shakespeare's tragic ...
poets intended to discard the pompous idiom of eighteenth century verse, and to employ the real language of modern men and women -...
In three pages the eliminative materialism philosophy of Paul Churchland is discussed. There is 1 source cited in the bibliograph...
In five pages this paper discusses how Locke's philosophies contributed to the Enlightenment of the West in an examination of how ...
In six pages this research paper examines Karl Marx's theories in a consideration of such concepts as the working class struggle, ...
In five pages this paper examines change as conceptualized by Charles Darwin in Descent of Man and by Karl Marx in The Poverty of ...
In six pages this report discusses the social contract theory in a consideration of how the state concept came into being with Joh...
A report consisting of six pages considers the idealism and realism philosophies and the reasons why one might be more acceptable ...
In nine pages this paper discusses how a philosophy class would teach phenomenology and existentialist theories by answering quest...
In eight pages this paper discusses whether or not the government is justified in legally regulating marijuana use according to th...
In six pages Descartes' knowledge philosophy is examined in terms of dreams and reality as it pertains to the principles he outlin...
In five pages this research paper discusses Descartes' Meditations on First Philosophy in terms of deductive reasoning and an eval...
In a paper consisting of five pages Rene Descartes' life, philosophy particularly Cartesian Dualism, and whether or not it is curr...
Marcel, Heidegger, Aristotle and Kant(Thompson 1981). Ricoeur believes that in order to get to the bottom line, which is to know o...