Essays 1171 - 1200
unusual for a theologian (St. Thomas Aquinas, 2002). Aquinas made many significant contributions to philosophy and specifically i...
true of actions as well as other events, not in order to argue that determinism is compatible with actions being freely performed ...
upon life are not likely to be duplicated in the near future. Indeed, the praise for such progression during these two periods ca...
by Eastern religions. A "Master" discerns the attainment of religious enlightenment in his novices according to how a novice beh...
that anyone of Jewish descent or faith were in terrible danger, yet they chose to stay, hoping that it would go away, or that God ...
chap6f.html). We note that with deontology, "If, in the nature of action, a contradiction is found, then that is the rational ...
power. For example, Machiavelli points out that the ruler becomes great in the eyes of the people by overcoming difficulties and o...
after his death would become the worlds largest retailer. In principle and on paper at least, Wal-Mart still operates on th...
lying promise is something that is said in order to achieve a favorable outcome. What if someone has a gun to the victims childs h...
when I came to die, discover that I had not lived." And, for 20th century Catholic theologian Josef Pieper (1904-97), Gods role in...
ability to allow us the opportunity to interpret the rational through the concrete forms presented in art. Hegel believed that ...
the solider represents the state and the people are merely innocent bystanders. At the same time, during a draft, one could also a...
(2000) presents his argument, his thesis, in stating that "I want to raise and examine the possibility that, however much we came ...
In seven pages this paper examines how Mill and Carlyle influenced the Victorian Era as well as the society of the time influenced...
In five pages this paper examines the social philosophies of these authors and thinkers in a contrast and comparisons regarding gl...
In ten pages existentialism is examined in a consideration of the philosophies of Nietzsche, Camus, and Sartre and then applies th...
In ten pages this research paper explores how the existentialism philosophy has been incorporated into global cinema with an exami...
In fifteen pages Pythagoras' life and his contributions to science, mathematics, and philosophy are discussed. There are 6 source...
In five pages this research paper discusses how philosophy has laid the foundation for Greek music in a consideration of its relat...
In six pages this paper presents the argument that an adequate overview of the humanism of the Italian Renaissance can be achieved...
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...
In six pages this research paper considers how the death concept was applied to the scheme of life through the classical Greek phi...
Hylemorphism's preference over materialism in philosophy is examined from the metaphysical perspectives of Thomas Aquinas and Aris...
In a research paper that consists of six pages Aristotle's nature philosophy as described in Physics and Metaphysics is considered...
In a paper consisting of five pages Aristotle's natural philosophy is considered within the context of the contemporary world in t...
The writer of this 5 page paper discusses the philosophies of Thomas Hobbes with regard to politics and society. A brief biography...
In four pages this paper examines how Hobbes viewed man's nature in a contrast with St. Augustine's philosophy. Three sources are...
In six pages virtue as defined by the philosophies of Aristotle and Plato and their continuity are examined. There are 5 sources ...
In five pages this research paper examines how Parmenides' Eleatic philosophy was used by Aristotle and Plato as a way for reality...
In a paper consisting of five pages truth and reality are two of the components factored into a definition of philosophy as well a...