Essays 2491 - 2520
gear pedagogy accordingly, politicians, policymakers and the public at-large are still "stuck" in the old paradigm, which states t...
(Kemerling, 2002). Lacking professional teacher training, Socrates elected to do some "free-wheeling" by partaking of spirited di...
human understanding. He saw the concept as being equated with something that exceeds any individual persons comprehension. Transce...
a certain set of circumstances, and that would not be acceptable as a moral guide. B) Consider a new law that requires people wit...
people must strive for a knowledge that only comes from being true to ones own choice. According to Plato, men and women both hav...
who waste time believing or fearing that which is untrue could not possibly be calm or contemplative; as such, they could change t...
This paper discusses the 'realistic' value of realism in a theoretical comparison with nationalism, Marxism, and liberalism consis...
to immigration reform, attacking affirmative action programs, welfare reform and tort reform (1996). Joshua Murachik, quoting Eliz...
did the so-called "technostructure" - the idea that technology can have an impact on the economy (Landry, 1998). Furthermo...
Hume presented his arguments in a pair of treatises that are still considered required reading for any student of Western philosop...
believed that everything we had heard to the contrary from the Martin Luther Kings and the Roy Wilkinses and the Whiteny Youngs wa...
childhood, during his early life, Socrates was a sculptor, following in the footsteps of his father, Sophroniscus (Wikpedia, 2003)...
This paper provides a summary and discussion of the text in 5 pages. There are no other sources listed in the bibliography....
In five pages the statement 'Democracy is not a mechanical device, it is, rather, a living organism that can only flourish in cert...
else can be expected but that creatures (angelic, human, and the rest) are also one as emanating from God. Dont say "creating" si...
In this paper consisting of seven pages a better understanding of such abuses as Amadou Diallo's murder by NYPD officers is provid...
own regions. For example, in New York it is legal for a woman to remove her shirt on a public, city street but few do so as they r...
strive for bigger and better opportunities, to reach beyond what has become comfortable and consistent in order to attain that whi...
contributions to ethical and social theory" (Anonymous John Stuart Mill 1806-1873, 2002; MILL.HTM). In his work "Principles of ...
of the same) is "reason" rather than the self-conscious "I." One may then extend the concept from ethical ideas to morality, whic...
Camus relates the substance of the Greek myth and how Sisyphus was condemned to endlessly roll a rock up a hill in the underworld,...
While Hume appears down to Earth and logical, he is, in a very general sense, a skeptic. He notes that there is a battle between r...
of that century, the French philosopher, Nicolas Malebranche (1638-1715) developed his metaphysical theories known as "occasionali...
Power is behind all that we perceive, then the Higher Power would be a deceitful one. Descartes arrives at this conclusion becaus...
the old mans money to the poor. While he fears being found out, when he is, the people not only forgive him, but elect him their n...
(Nietzsche, 1974). It does seem to be true that when someone supports old institutions and mainstays they are applauded by the lar...
well-being but our physical well-being also. For instance, Terry (54) tells us that music has been widely recommended as a techni...
It is further rather specific in that it notes particular parts of history which ultimately culminates in a state of communism (19...
an almost detached amusement. He describes them rushing about, in a hurry to get to work and to work as hard as they can. However,...
doubt and thought. If he thinks, then he exists: at least, his mind exists, since what he knows of his body is dependent, again, o...