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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...
when I came to die, discover that I had not lived." And, for 20th century Catholic theologian Josef Pieper (1904-97), Gods role in...
Camus relates the substance of the Greek myth and how Sisyphus was condemned to endlessly roll a rock up a hill in the underworld,...
contributions to ethical and social theory" (Anonymous John Stuart Mill 1806-1873, 2002; MILL.HTM). In his work "Principles of ...
of the same) is "reason" rather than the self-conscious "I." One may then extend the concept from ethical ideas to morality, whic...
it, these are all abstractions on the concept of the apple in the first place. These notions could not be made without the immedi...
that leads Socrates to the conclusion that he will not be exiled from his beloved home, but would rather die a martyr for his beli...
believed that everything we had heard to the contrary from the Martin Luther Kings and the Roy Wilkinses and the Whiteny Youngs wa...
childhood, during his early life, Socrates was a sculptor, following in the footsteps of his father, Sophroniscus (Wikpedia, 2003)...
Craving can also be related to karma, a karma consisting of bodily karma, vocal karma and mental karma, each defined below:...
Stuart Mill (1806-1873) Mill.htm). An advocate of this particular perspective, "Popper thought that both Mill and Comte were wrong...
by Eastern religions. A "Master" discerns the attainment of religious enlightenment in his novices according to how a novice beh...
of that century, the French philosopher, Nicolas Malebranche (1638-1715) developed his metaphysical theories known as "occasionali...
the reader into the oppressive world of slavery. Indeed, it was the authors desire to bring attention to the injustices faced by ...
strive for bigger and better opportunities, to reach beyond what has become comfortable and consistent in order to attain that whi...
identifies Schopenhauers most distinctive contribution to philosophy as his "insistence that Will is more basic than thought to bo...
While Hume appears down to Earth and logical, he is, in a very general sense, a skeptic. He notes that there is a battle between r...
philosophy" was intent on raising philosophical debate above the aesthetic and theological interests which had held it captive for...
He sought not to try to make people feel any better about themselves or the world in which they lived aside from empowering them t...
on actions, then the argument would end there. Utilitarianism, therefore, is their effect on society and the world at large. Actio...
If we accept the premise, therefore, that science is capable of defining physiological death then we must ask ourselves how do we ...
In seven pages this paper discuses Socrates' philosophy in an overview that includes his soul concept, what constitutes 'true' kno...
relations and in building their future lives. It is also essential that individual information that will help the student develo...
working out the Critical philosophy. According to Bowman (1999), this quote articulates the chief motivation of the Critical philo...
In five pages Franklin's thoughts and beliefs regarding such topics as politics, religion, and business are discussed within the c...
In five pages this paper considers Gandhi's philosophy and Satyagraha's weaknesses and strengths. Eight sources are cited in the ...
In seven pages this research paper discusses how the philosophy of good and evil is analyzed in Christina Sommers' edited essay co...
In ten pages this research paper evaluates the artistic and social relevance perspectives of French philosopher Jean Baudrillard. ...
In five pages this paper discusses how important literature is in philosophical study. Eight sources are cited in the bibliograph...
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...