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A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

This tale by Charles Dickens and its Christmas philosophy representation in Western culture are discussed in 5 pages. There are 7...

John Locke Sources Plus an Annotated Bibliography

and not just as a theorist. Krueckeberg, Donald A. "The difficult character of property to whom do things belong?". Journal of t...

Kant v. Aristotle on Ethical Issues Involving Performing Surgery That is Unnecessary to Return an Unfit Soldier to Combat

the ability to reason about things within itself, and understand mathematics and other theoretical sciences. The other listens to ...

How Friedrich Nietzsche Viewed Plato and Socrates

upon expressing an objective truth. For example, approving of an action and stating that the action is right can be construed as ...

Excessive Skepticism and David Hume

able to determine their own choices, rather than be automatically programmed for response. The student might surmise that o...

The Priestly Office by Avery Dulles

In a paper consisting of five pages Father Dulles' Catholic philosophy is summarized and analyzed in terms of orthodox theology. ...

Comparative Analysis of Hebrews, Greeks, and Romans

In six pages these societies are contrasted and compares as they relate to philosophies expressed in the Bible and the writings of...

Table Conversation Between John Locke, Gottfried Leibniz, and George Berkeley

The ways in which these men's various philosophies manifest themselves in a conversation about a table are examined in considerati...

John Searle and the Nature of Consciousness

In nine pages this paper discusses the philosophy behind the nature of consciousness in a consideration of John Searle's research....

Compatibilism and David Hume

In seven pages this paper considers Hume's compatibilism philosophy and offers criticisms to examine how his position could be mod...

A Dying Colonialism by Frantz Fanon

In seven pages the philosophy expressed by the author within the course of the historical text is examined. Two sources are cited...

Discussion of Autobiography of Malcolm X

In four pages Malcolm X's autobiography is examined and then is contrasted with Martin Luther King's philosophy. Four sources are...

Europe During the Seventeenth Century, Faith and Religion

believe, truly was the Age of Reason in that it caused the people to consider their existence more carefully and in a spiritual fr...

David Hume's Critique of Rene Descartes' Existence of God 'Proof'

In nine pages this paper discusses how Rene Descartes philosophically attempted to prove God exists in his Meditations on First Ph...

Change Process and Leadership Theories

In twenty pages this research paper discusses change process and relevant leadership theories with the argument presented supporti...

W.E.B. Du Bois Evaluated

Indeed Du Bois has inspired many members of the "Talented Tenths". William H. Ferris writes in 1913:...

Enchiridion by Epictetus

In a paper consisting of 6 pages the beliefs of Stoic philosopher Epictetus are analyzed along with a discussion of how contempora...

Education and John Dewey

a social reformer. In his writings, these areas are explored. He inherited his theory of pragmatic tradition form Charles Sander...

Romans as Doers and Greeks as Thinkers

In four pages this paper examines how Greek thought propelled Roman action in a consideration of the influences of Greek art and p...

American Cinema, Historical and Education Ideology

In seven pages historical comparisons are made between the ways in which education is depicted in such films as Stand and Deliver,...

Utopia by Thomas More and Humanism

during Mores era. Characteristic of Mores concern for the worlds evils, Ames believed that Utopia was a means by which the author...

A Philosophical Approach to Animal Rights

In five pages the categorical imperative of Immanuel Kant and utilitarian philosophy of John Stuart Mill are contrasted with the c...

The Meaning of Life According to Leo Tolstoy

This 10 page paper examines Leo Tolstoy's literary works and personal philosophy, and argues that he sought simplicity and spiritu...

How Culture and History Influenced the Philosophical Perspectives of William James and Rene Descartes

In two pages this paper examines how the philosophies of these two theorists were influenced by history and their respective cultu...

Stephen Crane's The Red Badge of Courage and Existentialism

In 12 pages the ways in which Crane's novel reflects the principles that would later become known as the philosophy existentialism...

Machiavelli and Socrates and the Notion 'All Men Should Act Justly'

In a paper consisting of three pages Socrates' philosophy that men should always act justly is in stark contrast to Machiavelli's ...

Pan Africanism and Kwame Nkrumah

In six pages independent Ghana's first President Kwame Nkrumah's life and political philosophy are discussed. Five sources are ci...

Guatemala and Political Freedom

In six pages political freedom in Guatemala is analyzed with the assistance of the philosophy of Jean Jacques Rousseau and the wri...

Material Things' Existence and Proof from John Locke and Rene Descartes

In ten pages An Essay Concerning Human Understanding by John Locke and Meditations on First Philosophy by Rene Descartes are asses...

Epistemology's Philosophical Definitions

knowledge by comparing the encoding of conceptually related co-occurrences with the encoding of conceptually unrelated co-occurren...