Essays 2581 - 2610
the world, but only derive essence later. In other words, a human is nothing to start with, and the essence of the person comes fr...
highest truth and certainty I have learned either from the senses or through the senses" (Descartes 29). But he is quick to note ...
manner in order to attain end-E" (Honderich, 1995, p. 436). For example, a person might resolve to pay a bill as soon as it is rec...
of veracity. This is because each segment of humanity is its own little universe and what is held to be truth in one section of th...
in earlier times it was regarded only as the poor relation of quantitative research that nearly always was less reliable and far l...
Crises arise that usher in change, systems achieve equilibrium for a time and then begin to change again, leading to another round...
In five pages a case study involving whether or not to have a baby or have an abortion is examined in an application of the theori...
acknowledging it as the source from which the mind receives sensory information. However, Kant argued that the mind cannot know th...
In five pages Aristotle's concept of happiness with an emphasis upon a life of contemplation is discussed. Five sources are cited...
of subjective satisfaction (Seifert, 2003). Moral goodness just is. One looks at a baby or a puppy and thinks that these living th...
We can better understand this by invoking a comparison. A generalist would demand sameness in terms of how something functions ca...
In six pages this paper analyzes the contention of Socrates that an 'unexamined life is not worth living' as this view is represen...
must recognize that the consciousness (cit) is a separate phenomena which is present regardless of the presence or absence of stim...
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...
learning, which was the current philosophy of his day (American Philosopher John Dewey). Since the inception of Deweys e...
Each criticized the foundationalist approach advocated by Russell. Rorty (1989, 87), for example, insisted:...
permission. Abraham Lincoln promoted the Platonic view in his Gettysburg Address in saying that the government should be "of the ...
dilemma of a single woman who is part of what the politicians and social scientists refer to as a member of the "working poor" soc...
agree with Aristotles ideas, and see morality as a living concept, and something that should not be tampered with. What might Aris...
mans capacity for creating deceptive notions with his Idols of the Tribe, which he attributes as being applicable only to the huma...
This paper considers how Descartes used doubt to prove his own existence. There are three sources in this five page paper. ...
Woodrow Wilson said, "If you want to make enemies, try to change something." Anyone who has been responsible for making changes in...
Many scholars suggest that it is difficult to actually define leadership and it is also difficult to distinguish between leadershi...
In six pages Buddhism's history is considered with 'dhamma's' main principles summarized. Five sources are cited in the bibliogra...
In six pages this paper examines Tao in terms of its history and its primary principles are summarized. Seven sources are cited i...
In six pages this paper examines the philosophical similarities and differences between Suzuki Roshi's and Immanuel Kant's theorie...
In four pages this paper contrasts and compares these military theorists in a consideration of their works and the differences and...
In ten pages this paper discusses the political dealings between Henry the Fourth and Pope Gregory the Seventh regarding the preem...
In five pages this paper discusses how important literature is in philosophical study. Eight sources are cited in the bibliograph...
mans attention. After running in fear from Jezebel, the Lord attracted Elijahs attention by using an earthquake. (1 Kings 19:11,...