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be a less sure guide than revelation; however, Aquinas did believe it possible to reach certain truths without the aid of revelati...

by allowing some evils to exist, it makes possible greater goods that cannot be obtained by any other route (Honderich, et al 255)...

is Anselms primary opponent in his argument regarding the existence of God. Kants separation between the analytic and the synthet...

that standard then the entire concept of innate knowledge cannot possibly be true. He further argues that those who say...

same right to humans devaluing human life to a level lower than that if animals. Whereas those against assisted suicide argue that...

to allow same sex marriages, the savings to the court system would be enormous and the separation of the assets and arrangements f...

guessing his parents. An eight year old may argue that it is proper for him to go to a particular event by himself, but his parent...

being antithetical to their interests, but rather looked upon government as an instrument for promoting and protecting the interes...

so on until that $250 is keeping everyone in business. The hoodlum who broke the window becomes an instrument of spreading busines...

speaker is Philo, a religious skeptic (Johnson 266). The discussion is chiefly between Philo and Cleanthes, with occasional remar...

classes in the State severally did their own business; and also thought to be temperate and valiant and wise by reason of certain ...

to that of Egoism which is based on the premise that mans concern with his own good is the basis of mans morality. Sidgwick in his...

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

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

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...

Customers expect a certain standard of service. If labour is cut here it may either be form the waiting staff. If there are less w...

also be allowed to have their own private property. In Aristotles belief, man is inherently born sinful. Because of this ...

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

is embraced by American schools to varying degrees. Still, the subject usually attracts heated debates. Bilingual education is t...

needed for the nations poor and undereducated. Drugs should be legalized as the war against them is not winnable, and more importa...

the people merely accept poverty, gangs and an extensive drug subculture as part of modern urban life. Yet, does the popular media...

the normal way of life. While in this schizophrenic society people eat animals, they also keep animals as pets, and so there is a ...

avoids trying to force the same concept of right and wrong upon all of the worlds societies, objectivism believes there is conside...

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

Malcolm instead contends that if one is thinking, making decisions and so forth, he or she is obviously awake. Malcolm takes on ...

"by posing the question in terms of relation between thinking subject, deity, and external world, Descartes made a purely epistemo...

opposition of gay marriage. Making such a radical exception to the traditional constraints of marriage would introduce problems i...

more concerned about their childrens nutrition. Is what their children getting in the local supermarket versus Whole Foods worse f...

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

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