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US' Diminishing Democracy

freedom was only for themselves. Anyone not agreeing with the religious tenets of the Puritans was ostracized from all Puritan co...

The Social Role of Women and Auguste Comte

the basis for an advanced society" (p. 229). She quotes from Comtes Cours de philosophie positive (published in 1855) and explains...

Knowledge, Sensation, Plato and Rene Descartes

also supported what was known as the Theory of Ideas, which mainly stated that archetypal ideas (which rest in the universal)(Plan...

False Advertising and Ethical Issues

(Romans & Kiernan, 2002). Of course, that is debatable. Opinion enters the picture, but if a claim can be proven false, then one c...

Ruling Passions by Simon Blackburn and an Expressivism Analysis

therefore the foundation for human behavior and motivation. Expressivism as a moral philosophy is however flawed, as are m...

Iron Giant Cartoon, Humanity, Personal Choices, and the Philosophies of David Hume, William Blake, and John Locke

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...

Comparative Analysis of Spinoza's Dual Monism and Rene Descartes Mind and Body Interactionism

having been created by a supreme and ethereal being, whose own creation is inherent to that of all He created. Based upon his def...

Confucius and Aristotle Compared

and deficiency (McCartt, 2003). Moral virtue also follows this pattern, although in this regard Aristotle refers to it as the "Go...

Themes of Josef Pieper's In Defense of Philosophy as Reflected in Plato's Phaedo

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...

Libertarianism's Pros and Cons

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...

Declaration of Independence by Thomas Jefferson

In three pages this paper examines how Jefferson borrowed from Enlightenment theories and John Locke's political philosophy in wri...

Overview of the Works of Karl Marx

In seven pages this paper discusses Karl Marx in a consideration of his works, theories, and how they have contributed to the fiel...

Fascism, Marxism, and the Influence of Georg Hegel

In eleven pages the philosophy of Georg Hegel is examined in terms of its influence upon Fascist and Marxist development. Eight ...

Self Reliance and the Philosophies of Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson

In six pages this paper discusses how the self reliance philosophy was conceptualized in a contrast and comparison of the perspect...

Karl Marx, Max Weber, and Class Consciousness

In a personal essay consisting of six pages issues of social stratification and class consciousness are theoretically considered u...

Contemporary Psychology and Pragmatism

In six pages this paper discusses the relationship between contemporary psychology and pragmatism philosophy in a theoretical cons...

Renaissance Humanism and William Shakespeare's Othello

In three pages this essay discusses how the humanism philosophy of the Renaissance is represented in William Shakespeare's tragic ...

Philosophy and Imagination in William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge

poets intended to discard the pompous idiom of eighteenth century verse, and to employ the real language of modern men and women -...

Paul Churchland's 'Eliminative Materialism' Philosophy

In three pages the eliminative materialism philosophy of Paul Churchland is discussed. There is 1 source cited in the bibliograph...

Western Enlightenment and the Philosophies of John Locke

In five pages this paper discusses how Locke's philosophies contributed to the Enlightenment of the West in an examination of how ...

Class Struggle, Science, Freedom, and Karl Marx

In six pages this research paper examines Karl Marx's theories in a consideration of such concepts as the working class struggle, ...

Change, Charles Darwin, and Karl Marx

In five pages this paper examines change as conceptualized by Charles Darwin in Descent of Man and by Karl Marx in The Poverty of ...

Social Contract Theory and the State

In six pages this report discusses the social contract theory in a consideration of how the state concept came into being with Joh...

Acceptance of Either Idealism or Realism as a Life Philosophy

A report consisting of six pages considers the idealism and realism philosophies and the reasons why one might be more acceptable ...

Existentialism and Phenomenology

In nine pages this paper discusses how a philosophy class would teach phenomenology and existentialist theories by answering quest...

Marijuana Legality and the Views of John Locke and Plato

In eight pages this paper discusses whether or not the government is justified in legally regulating marijuana use according to th...

Human Knowledge and Three Meditations of Rene Descartes

In six pages Descartes' knowledge philosophy is examined in terms of dreams and reality as it pertains to the principles he outlin...

Sensory Perceptions and Meditations of Rene Descartes

In five pages this research paper discusses Descartes' Meditations on First Philosophy in terms of deductive reasoning and an eval...

'Ghost in the Machine' and Rene Descartes

In a paper consisting of five pages Rene Descartes' life, philosophy particularly Cartesian Dualism, and whether or not it is curr...

Narrative Self Concepts of Paul Ricoeur

Marcel, Heidegger, Aristotle and Kant(Thompson 1981). Ricoeur believes that in order to get to the bottom line, which is to know o...