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horrible situations such as one that would deem them a "vegetable" do have some thinking capacity perhaps. Yet, is a disembodied m...

of knowledge through experience, and so is the basis for synthetic statements that are linked to a postiori knowledge. Kant used ...

of the world (1993). Yet, one can see this in action in smaller ways. Another way to look at the world is through the model called...

develops his inquiry into the contention to see if it holds up to scrutiny: SOCRATES: And when a jury is rightly convinced of fact...

here on Earth. This of course, did not go over well with the Church who was used to organizing everyones life on Earth. Reason, th...

contradictory, which is why he is so controversial. One can take the meaning of Mills writings to suggest that individuality rules...

can one know what is beautiful or what is ugly? There must be some sort of shared experience. Plato uses a cave allegory--somethi...

Indeed, it seems that within the context of philosophy, there is a wrestling with religious thought, because it is from the rejec...

have been utilized in both historical and contemporary politics: (a) The use of diplomacy and the formation of coalitions; (b) Vio...

attacks were largely carried out by those fighting for their freedom from a corrupt system (the Russian Revolution) or for the fre...

in such a case: 1. They can tell the child what happened. 2. They can pretend that they dont know what happened. 3. They...

critics, his reputation and fame has never been truly compromised. He has added a great deal in terms of thought in a variety of d...

cosmological argument. As mentioned above, an ontological approach uses a deductive argument which "claims that its premises can b...

if "what he does is right or wrong, whether he is acting like a good or bad man" ("Apology" 28b)(Plato 32-33). In regards to how ...

is an attempt by technology to steal from God the mystery of creation, so that we might laugh at eternity without experiencing dea...

incorporate personal and sometimes selfish considerations into the process of ethical determinations, but this does not negate the...

(Saxonhouse, 1998). This is something thought not to lead to violence, but rather to a profound gentleness (Saxonhouse, 1998). In ...

the meditations is not to prove what they establish, but rather to show how the world of physics could be mapped reliably and inde...

a prison takeover (Burke, 1995). Though unusual, if something like that were to happen, officials would be at an extreme disadvant...

in turn functions to accentuate the bodys passage through time. Myriad philosophers, psychologists and sociologists have at...

correct them by illustrating how values are an integral component of personhood. Indeed, it can readily be argued how the concept...

problem is that in 1970, it was suggested that Nestle was profiting at the expense of third world mothers. While breast-feeding is...

exactly? Wikipedia defines it as follows: " Extortion is a criminal offense, which occurs when a person obtains money, behaviour, ...

like the male philosophers of the day. She was the exception. While by and large, the people saw women as having a subservient pla...

there a time when an individuals interests supersede those of the masses? These are ethical questions posed each and everyday thr...

but philosophers also argue that private property rights are necessary (even when they seem unfair) "for the ethical development o...

out the way one may have originally intended; as such, a life perceived as less enlightened still encourages - and even requires -...

fully clothed to completely nude was a symbol in and of itself: Aphrodite had begun a journey exemplifying female physical beauty,...

if cats and dogs and other animals are pets and viewed as members of the family, how can people experiment on them and then put th...