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A Leadership Personal Philosophy

In nine pages the example of past and present leaders are used in order to understand what it takes to become a good leader and is...

Intelligence Theories and Philosophy

world, one would find the "ideal tree of which all trees which we see are copies, the ideal house and ideas of all other objects i...

The Philosophy of Soren Kierkegaard Applied to a Case Study Analysis

her actions as an individual and as a member of the military? Or is there a different moral principle at play? Only Hester can say...

Forms Philosophy of Plato

to the average man who does not embark on philosophical pursuits, and does not wonder how the world began but accepts the explanat...

Reality Concept and Rene Descartes' Philosophy

until midmorning began as a result of his ill health (Gaukroger, 1997). The education he received here, which lasted until 1612 se...

Enlightenment Philosophy and Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

existence. Thus, he sees himself as something more than a victim. He simply has a less desirable fate than some of his peers. Yet,...

Comparative Analysis of the Disciplines of Philosophy, Literature, Religion, and Science

most general - or universal - aspect of things" (Definition of Philosophy). These studies, the definition continues, are not carri...

Music Philosophy

well-being but our physical well-being also. For instance, Terry (54) tells us that music has been widely recommended as a techni...

Ralph Ellison's Philosophy in The Invisible Man

standing and he is awarded a full scholarship to a prestigious black college. This of course doesnt last long, as through a serie...

Jacques Louis David's Painting, Jean Jacques Rousseau's Philosophy and Duty to the State

from a state of freedom to a willingness to submit to the states authority? This is the underlying question in the majority of hi...

Nietzsche's Philosophy

(Nietzsche, 1974). It does seem to be true that when someone supports old institutions and mainstays they are applauded by the lar...

Doubt Philosophy of Rene Descartes

do not assert any observation sentences (Yancy, 1995). And in fact, science and philosophy truly have a lot in common. Both scient...

Nietzsche's Philosophy and Essays

that is good. The sun is going down, and it is cold, so that is bad. Evil is something much worse than bad. Obviously, a setting s...

Socratic Philosophy and Plato

is good (Frost 84). For Socrates, "a life which is always inquiring and trying to discover what is good is the best kind of life, ...

Issues Pertaining to Economic Philosophy

This research paper examines eight questions that pertain to issues concerning economic philosophy. The topics addressed include t...

Theology and Philosophy Questions

In six pages this paper discusses some student posed questions on philosophy and theology with science and natural harmony conside...

Standards to Live Up to Based Upon Philosophies and Theories

In five pages this paper discusses how human standards can be lived up to in a consideration of the Old Testament's unrighteousnes...

Hypothetical Scenario and an Application of the Philosophies of Jean Jacques Rousseau and Immanuel Kant

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...

Skepticism Philosophy

(2000) presents his argument, his thesis, in stating that "I want to raise and examine the possibility that, however much we came ...

God's Existence and Meditations on First Philosophy by Rene Descartes

Power is behind all that we perceive, then the Higher Power would be a deceitful one. Descartes arrives at this conclusion becaus...

The Abstract Wild by Jack Turner and Philosophy

being destroyed, ironically enough, by the very systems designed to preserve them. In his book, he manages to leave no one in th...

Philosophy and Ethics of Buddhism

In five pages Buddhism is examined both in terms of philosophy and its ethical content. Three sources are cited in the bibliograp...

Social Philosophy, Distribution, and Production According to John Stuart Mill

contributions to ethical and social theory" (Anonymous John Stuart Mill 1806-1873, 2002; MILL.HTM). In his work "Principles of ...

Happiness and Wisdom in Philosophy

of the same) is "reason" rather than the self-conscious "I." One may then extend the concept from ethical ideas to morality, whic...

'Lying Promise' and Philosophy

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...

Thoreau, Pieper, and Plato on What Philosophy Is

when I came to die, discover that I had not lived." And, for 20th century Catholic theologian Josef Pieper (1904-97), Gods role in...

Materialism, Hylemorphism, and Philosophy

The views of Thomas Aquinas and Aristotle are examined in this consideration of the preference for hylemorphism over materialism i...

Action and Movement in the Philosophies of Charles Darwin

which he writes that he was able to formulate only after his extensive observations that led to The Origin of Species. He came to...

Philosophies on Community Policing

In six pages this paper presents two philosophies on community policing and also compares the differences between general policing...

Mind and Body Dualist Philosophy and Rene Descartes' Psychology

considering them in De homine, and proposing that there was some kind of interaction between the two, Descartes provided a more cl...