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Crito's Argument That Socrates Should Escape from Prison

In five pages this paper considers why Crito believes Socrates should attempt a prison escape instead of subject himself to capita...

Skeptical Challenge and 'Meditation' Argument of Rene Descartes

He found that he could not believe in something unless its certainty was unquestionable. He only believed in the concrete, the po...

Armstrong's Argument Compared with Descartes' Metaphysics

This research report looks at the ideas of both of these theorists. Armstrong's opposition to Descartes' ideas is duly noted. Thi...

Argument by David M. Halperin 'There Has Only Been 100 Years of Homosexuality' Assessed

nineteenth century, there could not have existed criteria such as homosexuality or heterosexuality. Halperin contended that back ...

Website Depiction of Creationism v. Evolution Arguments

In five pages this paper considers how 2 websites portray creationism v. evolution topics in terms of informational material.. Th...

'Self Reliance' and Arguments of Ralph Waldo Emerson

In five pages the convincing arguments of Ralph Waldo Emerson in his essay 'Self Reliance' are considered. There are no other sou...

Student Argument on the 2 World Wars

the Archduke Francis Ferdinand by a serb and the beginning of World War I in 1914 ("World History" PG; Mather 4). Some suggest th...

Arguments on the Death Penalty

In five pages the different positions one can take regarding the issue of capital punishment are presented both pro and con. Six ...

Argument in Favor of U.S. Legalization of Marijuana

Medical Marijuana initiative was passed in California in 1996 (Annas 435). Annas said, "The law allows physicians to recommend ma...

Argument Presented that the US Should Have Refused to Sign the Versailles Treaty

In seven pages this paper argues that the US was correct in refusing to sign the Treaty of Versailles. Six sources are cited in t...

Argument and the Pragma-Dialectic Theoretical Approach

In eleven pages this paper examines the pragma dialectic theory developed by van Eemeren and Grootendorst as it can be applied to ...

God's Existence and the Argument of Saint Anselm

In five pages the eleventh century argument of Anselm regarding God's existence is examined as presented in Monologium. One sourc...

A Pro Euthanasia Argument

In an essay consisting of five pages the active and passive forms of euthanasia are discussed along with pros and cons to the prac...

An Argument Against Abortion

In nineteen pages this research paper presents an argument against abortion that utilizes statistical analysis and presents suppor...

An Argument in Favor of Right Side Steering Wheels for Americans

In a paper that contains five pages the benefits of a steering wheeel positioned on the right side for Americans is made and inclu...

Animal Testing Opposition Argument

In a paper consisting of six pages the arguments against animal experimentation are presented from an animal rights' perspective. ...

The Arguments on the 'Nonreality' of Artificial Intelligence

convincingly pass for human (28). He further projected that in about fifty years, it would be possible to have computers play an i...

The Arguments For and Against E-Commerce and Internet Trading

Written as a report to a company's CEO, this paper argues that involvement in E-Commerce is a sound business decision. This sixte...

US Society and the Death Penalty Argument

Penalty, 2002). Society has changed considerably since the 14th century BCE, and it is evident that the way in which our so...

Epicurean Concepts of 'Ataraxia' and Aristotelian Concepts of 'Human Good,' 'The Best Good,' and 'Function Argument'

positive reinforcement, for the happiest people are also those who are feeling well and living prosperous lives. These are not me...

Hume, Kant, and Descartes' Teleological, Ontological, and Cosmological Arguments and God's Existence Criticisms

Arguments for the Existence of God Rene Descartes (1596-1650) is known as one of the most influential Western philosophers today....

Cosmological Argument of David Hume

with a wholly different sort of argument. He states that if the universe has an intelligent designer (i.e., the cosmological argum...

Argument in Favor of Stem Cell Research Legalization

Where the governmentally funded research companies are now stalled while the debate rages, privatized groups sponsored by large co...

3 Point Supporting Argument for Gun Control

bloodshed and terror of such despicable crimes comes the most obvious of questions: Why are kids killing each other? In an ideal ...

Ontological Argument on God's Existence by Rene Descartes

is a rather immense task that philosophers have been dealing with for quite some time. The fact that no one can know the answer f...

'Self' Argument of Nagel

functions to accentuate the bodys passage through time. The inherent relationship that exists between self and the elements...

Sophocles' Observation 'Truth is the Strongest Argument'

In five pages the truth of this statement is argued with supporting evidence from various philosophers. Four sources are cited in...

John Milton's 'Paradise Lost' Book IX and Eve and Satan's Argument

In 8 pages the ninth book of 'Paradise Lost' examines the thematic importance of this argument between Satan and Eve. Eight sourc...

Argument as Art

In eight pages this paper discusses the communication art form of argument in a discussion of the theories of Van Eemeren, Gilbert...

Secession For and Against Arguments

This paper consists of five pages and addresses newly elected U.S. President Abraham Lincoln on the issue of secession and recomme...