Essays 1981 - 2010
The "Black Death" first struck in 1347. At that time Europes population was just over 70 million. By 1400, the number of people...
In five pages this paper examines the collapse of Maximilen Robespierre in a consideration of his leadership and the political pol...
10 pages. This paper provides an overview of early 20th century philosophies in China, including those of Ch'en Tu-Huiu and Hu Sh...
In five pages this paper examines how the Dialectic and General Philosophy of Georg Hegel was critiqued by Karl Marx. Four source...
was discussing the other. No one would readily accuse him of slandering them because to do so would be admitting that the descript...
and virtuous work force" (Foner; Garraty PG). When he spoke before audiences that consisted mostly of working class people, he emp...
In seven pages historical comparisons are made between the ways in which education is depicted in such films as Stand and Deliver,...
during Mores era. Characteristic of Mores concern for the worlds evils, Ames believed that Utopia was a means by which the author...
In five pages this paper examines the problem of moral, natural, and physical evil in philosophy and assesses the validity of argu...
In five pages this paper examines life's meaning in a consideration of such philosophies as Albert Camus' French existentialism, s...
is the ability of the leader to bring out the risk-taking, problem-solving, and creative potential in every single person within t...
always employs the dialogue not only as a didactic device, but as a technique for the actual discovery of opinions amongst men, th...
In six pages this paper examines a fictitious scenario involving the natural disaster destruction of the Hawaiian Islands' manmade...
of what it means to lead a Christian life. Kierkegaard identified three stages, or modes, of life?the aesthetic, the ethical, and...
and space-- the factual historical figure and the imaginary Eastern mystic. Descartes criticism of Siddhartha One can imagine t...
In eight pages this paper comprised of 3 sections discusses how Camus' work is an indictment aganst fascist totalitarianism with t...
This 10 page paper examines Leo Tolstoy's literary works and personal philosophy, and argues that he sought simplicity and spiritu...
In five pages psychology and the foundations laid by philosophy are examined in a discussion of Herodotus, Socrates, Aquinas, Lock...
In five pages the categorical imperative of Immanuel Kant and utilitarian philosophy of John Stuart Mill are contrasted with the c...
In two pages this paper examines how the philosophies of these two theorists were influenced by history and their respective cultu...
In a paper consisting of three pages Socrates' philosophy that men should always act justly is in stark contrast to Machiavelli's ...
In four pages Malcolm X's autobiography is examined and then is contrasted with Martin Luther King's philosophy. Four sources are...
In seven pages the philosophy expressed by the author within the course of the historical text is examined. Two sources are cited...
The ways in which these men's various philosophies manifest themselves in a conversation about a table are examined in considerati...
upon expressing an objective truth. For example, approving of an action and stating that the action is right can be construed as ...
able to determine their own choices, rather than be automatically programmed for response. The student might surmise that o...
In a paper consisting of five pages Father Dulles' Catholic philosophy is summarized and analyzed in terms of orthodox theology. ...
In six pages these societies are contrasted and compares as they relate to philosophies expressed in the Bible and the writings of...
In six pages human nature is the focus in an overview that contrasts Descartes' philosophy with that of George Berkeley's with cri...
believe, truly was the Age of Reason in that it caused the people to consider their existence more carefully and in a spiritual fr...