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of the same) is "reason" rather than the self-conscious "I." One may then extend the concept from ethical ideas to morality, whic...
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...
of that century, the French philosopher, Nicolas Malebranche (1638-1715) developed his metaphysical theories known as "occasionali...
strive for bigger and better opportunities, to reach beyond what has become comfortable and consistent in order to attain that whi...
(Nietzsche, 1974). It does seem to be true that when someone supports old institutions and mainstays they are applauded by the lar...
well-being but our physical well-being also. For instance, Terry (54) tells us that music has been widely recommended as a techni...
Camus relates the substance of the Greek myth and how Sisyphus was condemned to endlessly roll a rock up a hill in the underworld,...
the old mans money to the poor. While he fears being found out, when he is, the people not only forgive him, but elect him their n...
Power is behind all that we perceive, then the Higher Power would be a deceitful one. Descartes arrives at this conclusion becaus...
world, one would find the "ideal tree of which all trees which we see are copies, the ideal house and ideas of all other objects i...
In five pages this report contrasts and compares these scholars views on science and religion. Three sources are cited in the bib...
In five pages this paper applies the philosophical concepts of these thinkers to the works of performing artist Sinead O'Connor. ...
In twelve pages reincarnation is conceptually defined and then examined from philosophical and religious perspectives. There are ...
fine, but teaching them what counts is best." This quote, which includes a clever play on words, suggests a very practical approac...
persuasive arguments, Aristotle mentions three techniques: pathos, ethos and logos (What is logos?) "Pathos" (from which we get th...
that Piaget didnt recognize that children could learn from their environment, however. Indeed, Piagets work reinforced the common...
therapeutic manner (Tourville and Ingalls, 2003). This relationship may refer to a single individual, or the "person" may be a sma...
lived in a society where multifetal pregnancy reduction was a socially acceptable alternative to the numerous fetuses produced by ...
conclusions. Most logical claims can be refuted. Thus, logic in some way is not much better than perception. At least, one can say...
and their duty, and allowing them to share the advantages of education and government with man," which Wollstonecraft indicates wi...
considered his philosophy to be heresy. Abbey (2004) notes that the work which gained Diderot the charge of disseminating pornogr...
did the so-called "technostructure" - the idea that technology can have an impact on the economy (Landry, 1998). Furthermo...
Hume presented his arguments in a pair of treatises that are still considered required reading for any student of Western philosop...
childhood, during his early life, Socrates was a sculptor, following in the footsteps of his father, Sophroniscus (Wikpedia, 2003)...
what is real and what is perceived, and the one is not dependent on the other. Naturalism states that it is the laws of nature whi...
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,...
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...
It is further rather specific in that it notes particular parts of history which ultimately culminates in a state of communism (19...
believed that everything we had heard to the contrary from the Martin Luther Kings and the Roy Wilkinses and the Whiteny Youngs wa...
if the "future is set and cannot be altered or whether free will makes that future a possibility rather than a certainty" (Berardi...