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Economic Philosophies of John Kenneth Galbraith

did the so-called "technostructure" - the idea that technology can have an impact on the economy (Landry, 1998). Furthermo...

Conservative Political Philosophy

to immigration reform, attacking affirmative action programs, welfare reform and tort reform (1996). Joshua Murachik, quoting Eliz...

Life and Philosophy of Denis Diderot

considered his philosophy to be heresy. Abbey (2004) notes that the work which gained Diderot the charge of disseminating pornogr...

Perception and Logic in Philosophy

conclusions. Most logical claims can be refuted. Thus, logic in some way is not much better than perception. At least, one can say...

Educational Philosophies of Jean Piaget

that Piaget didnt recognize that children could learn from their environment, however. Indeed, Piagets work reinforced the common...

A Philosophy on What it Takes to Live a Successful Life

of dressing appropriately for the formal work environment. What if you long for the outdoors and physical activity? It is a clich?...

Kantian Philosophy and Multifetal Pregnancy Reduction

lived in a society where multifetal pregnancy reduction was a socially acceptable alternative to the numerous fetuses produced by ...

Critiquing Epictetus's Philosophy

what one wants, and visualizing it, that one will eventually be free from the gnawing desire. This is true either through attainme...

A Plato Philosophy and Applied Logic Argument Example

or sight) was subjected to each individuals standards of judgment. Whereas concrete facts were not changeable or subject to ones i...

Justice, Philosophy, and Ethics of Health Care Rationing

dilemma of a single woman who is part of what the politicians and social scientists refer to as a member of the "working poor" soc...

Philosophy, Ethics, and 'Doing the Right Thing'

agree with Aristotles ideas, and see morality as a living concept, and something that should not be tampered with. What might Aris...

Goodness and Philosophy

of subjective satisfaction (Seifert, 2003). Moral goodness just is. One looks at a baby or a puppy and thinks that these living th...

19th and 20th Century Philosophies of John Dewey, Bertrand Russell, and Richard Rorty

Each criticized the foundationalist approach advocated by Russell. Rorty (1989, 87), for example, insisted:...

US Modern Culture and the Pragmatic Philosophy of John Dewey

learning, which was the current philosophy of his day (American Philosopher John Dewey). Since the inception of Deweys e...

Happiness as Viewed by the Philosophy of Aristotle

In five pages Aristotle's concept of happiness with an emphasis upon a life of contemplation is discussed. Five sources are cited...

Victorian England and the Rural Life Philosophy of Richard Jeffries

an almost detached amusement. He describes them rushing about, in a hurry to get to work and to work as hard as they can. However,...

Overview of Meditations on First Philosophy by Rene Descartes

doubt and thought. If he thinks, then he exists: at least, his mind exists, since what he knows of his body is dependent, again, o...

History and the Philosophy of Karl Marx

It is further rather specific in that it notes particular parts of history which ultimately culminates in a state of communism (19...

Property Rights and the Political Philosophy of John Locke

In order to explore his general theory, it pays to look at his Second Treatise of Civil Government. It is rather compelling and ...

'Unexamined Life' Philosophy of Socrates

In six pages this paper analyzes the contention of Socrates that an 'unexamined life is not worth living' as this view is represen...

Examining Debates Among Competing Philosophies

We can better understand this by invoking a comparison. A generalist would demand sameness in terms of how something functions ca...

Complexities of Self Philosophy, Language, and Consciousness

must recognize that the consciousness (cit) is a separate phenomena which is present regardless of the presence or absence of stim...

Text Analysis of 'Evil in Modern Thought An Alternative History of Philosophy' by Susan Neiman

in Modern Thought points to two cataclysmic moments in history that were responsible for altering the contemporary perceptions of ...

Philosophy of Wellness and Personal Relationships

institution of marriage, and the influence that family structures, including relationship triangles, have on individuals. Because...

Western Philosophy and the Middle Ages

human understanding. He saw the concept as being equated with something that exceeds any individual persons comprehension. Transce...

Philosophy and Barker's The Ghost Road and Du Maurier's Rebecca

In five pages this paper examines the Bourdieu and Kant philosophical views represented in these texts by Barker and Du Maurier. ...

Honesty and Ethics in Philosophy

commandment "thou shalt not kill", for example, are forced to re-examine their views in the light of military service in wartime, ...

Socrates' Life and Contributions to Philosophy

(Kemerling, 2002). Lacking professional teacher training, Socrates elected to do some "free-wheeling" by partaking of spirited di...

A Personal System of Philosophy

Even in the absence of hard and fast codes of ethics such as those that exist for some professions, there are certain basic guidel...

Educational Philosophy of John Dewey

gear pedagogy accordingly, politicians, policymakers and the public at-large are still "stuck" in the old paradigm, which states t...