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work on the dual nature of man, which puts him firmly in the camp of philosophers. But he also had a tremendous influence on psych...

from those of education- focused institutions, when the institution in question is a nursing school, there are similarities, as we...

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...

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...

done right and what potentially could go wrong, in the end one has to choose the model or models that most closely resemble ones o...

saying the above statement. The names change and the nature of the addiction changes with the substance, but the goal and reward ...

corporate, organized around a concept of ultimate reality" (9). The reality conjured by these beliefs, actions and experiences ca...

the post-Civil War period, which was one of unprecedented patronage for the arts from government and private sources, produced wor...

but in those areas where the student was lagging a remediation course was offered in-house for the student. This seems logical, si...

identifies Schopenhauers most distinctive contribution to philosophy as his "insistence that Will is more basic than thought to bo...

of that century, the French philosopher, Nicolas Malebranche (1638-1715) developed his metaphysical theories known as "occasionali...

on actions, then the argument would end there. Utilitarianism, therefore, is their effect on society and the world at large. Actio...

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...

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...

Stuart Mill (1806-1873) Mill.htm). An advocate of this particular perspective, "Popper thought that both Mill and Comte were wrong...

Camus relates the substance of the Greek myth and how Sisyphus was condemned to endlessly roll a rock up a hill in the underworld,...

by Eastern religions. A "Master" discerns the attainment of religious enlightenment in his novices according to how a novice beh...

In five pages this paper discusses how the U.S. Civil War was the result of competing philosophies of states rights vs. a centrali...

expensive roadster, and momentarily loses control of the car, striking and killing a woman, Myrtle Wilson, whom readers later lear...

not merely things to be used to reach ones goal, but are sentient beings with worth beyond measure. The golden rule may be interp...

trial for treason and his thoughts prior to his execution. These are the Apology, the Crito and the Phaedo, which is an account of...

will a universal law" (Immanuel Kant). In ethics of choice, Kantian philosophy dictates that intention or consequences can ...

Descartes seemed to think that the way to find objectivity, from a subjective existence, would be to prove that a perfect God is t...

creation of Mark Twains The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. For some time now, as the student researching this topic may be aware...

Introduction The period of western civilization that we typically refer to as the Enlightenment spanned the...

In five pages this paper discusses the philosophies of Locke and Berkeley featured in The Matrix film as they pertain to the mater...