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Essays 451 - 480

'Good Life' According to Socrates

interaction with the world, ourselves, and others. Our perceptual capacities are not fixed; they are not static or one-dimensiona...

The Entry of the United States into World War II

support for joining the war. Although it seemed as if the U.S. might become involved, the Americans were quite happy with Europe f...

Biotechnology Will Not Necessarily Resolve the Hunger Problem

nation overly concerned and Prakash & Conko (2004) do examine that situation as follows: "President Mwanawasas public explanation ...

Choosing a Philosopher

quickly taking over the world, leaving no room for anything else" (Williams, Dustin and McKenney, 2004). In his view, we were leav...

Plato and Sophocles

very powerful and just individual, putting aside the fact she was a woman. While this speaks of men, and fighting for justice, one...

Aristotle/De Anima

possibly think?" (I.3). As this indicates, Aristotles perspective is grounded in observation and reality. He sees the mind as intr...

All Quiet on the Western Front & Iraq

by the reality of war. Their psyches have been reduced to the common denominator that is dictated by whatever has to be done in or...

Man, Trophic Level, and Environmental Impacts

of a particular ecosystem. The food chain, of course, starts with plants and those are eaten by herbivores and omnivores. Plants...

Galileo's Impact On The Scientific Revolution

connection between science and religion is not easily attained, inasmuch as science is based in a foundation of undeniable proof, ...

Terrorism: Impediments to International Cooperation

as acts that are committed by non governmental bodies or representatives. This definition, of course, varies significantly accord...

Terrorism: Impediments to International Cooperation

been developed on the international level. Acts of terrorism can be loosely defined as acts perpetrated against citizens to insti...

Sustainability, Economic Stability, and Regulation in International Fisheries

world society as though they were controlling the pieces on a chessboard, every individual in that great game of chess has the inn...

Plato's Apology/Capital Punishment & Academic Freedom

knew nothing and was far from wise, he sets upon a course of action to find someone wiser than himself to offer to the Oracle as r...

Charles Peirce's Account Of Truth And Reality In "How To Make Our Ideas Clear"

perception is that which we, as humans, have been trained to discern as a species, inasmuch as the certain quality of perception r...

The Influence of the Cave Allegory

distance. In some way one can compare this to how humans contemplate form. It is not easy. If one stretches the allegory and sees ...

Orwell/1984 Overview

and the public. Party slogans exemplify doublethink, as they proclaim that war is really peace, freedom is really slavery, etc. Wh...

Plato's "Gorgias" - Positions Of Socrates And Callicles

cast them as slaves of the elite. This action of stripping an individuals inherent rights as a human being can be nothing other t...

SWOT Analysis of Wal-Mart

Because of this, these pioneers end up entrenched in their markets, which makes it difficult for other competitors to shake them u...

Religions of the World

beliefs and the way in which such beliefs shape cultural practices and social infrastructures such as the law and the political sy...

Emergence The Connected Lives of Ants, Brains, Cities, and Software by Steven Johnson

in the dark, far underground, and has nothing to do with the foraging and fighting that is part of the colonys existence. A ant co...

Abortion and Morality

Introduction The issues surrounding abortion are complex to say the least. People are polarized on the issue...

The Central Reasons for the Onset of the First World War

history who have sought to elevate themselves by conquering others, including not only Napoleon, but also Hitler, Genghis Khan, Iv...

Understanding and Communication as Perceived by Socrates

manifestation that Gorgias was forever attempting to read between the lines of what Socrates had to say, perpetually wondering if ...

Evil Disease of Crime Cured in Gorgias by Plato

are afraid because ignorant, and perceive the pain and not the benefits; nor do they apprehend that a sick soul is worse than a si...

Self Examination and the Method of Socrates

a person even know if those opinions are really yours or the opinions of others which you have adopted as your own without testing...

Philosophy of Socrates

childhood, during his early life, Socrates was a sculptor, following in the footsteps of his father, Sophroniscus (Wikpedia, 2003)...

People Assisted by Social Sciences

that this huge nation requires a significant amount of energy just to maintain daily operation. As a result of Chinas overwhelmin...

Underdevelopment and Development Conceptual Explanation

nation states and they were interested in separating themselves from their colonial powers (1995). At first, the concept of the th...

World War I, Fascism, Nazism, and the Causes of World War II

Program; to be sure, traits such as intolerance and racism do not merely appear in ones life but rather have to be acquired. It i...

Concept of Bilateral Trade

alleviate the difficulties of third world nations ("WTO," 2001). The snippet of information is telling, but indicative of a broade...