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Socrates' Life and Contributions to Philosophy

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

Democracy Defined

for a third alternative to what he sees as the two ways of looking at democracy, either as a having "negative rights" or "positive...

The Political Thought of Machiavelli

that what is done is not as important as the character of the leader nor of his ability to lead. At the same time, unlike a preach...

Professional Context of Lifelong Learning

may not be enough to spark motivation or improve performance. Lifelong learning has been viewed as one way of defining motivation...

Overview of Jungian Psychology

brought to mind and also repressed memories (Boeree, 2002). It can be argued that part of the problem in Jungs recognition or the...

2 Articles on Systems Thinking

pieces of what is being studied . . . . Systems thinking, in contrast, focuses on how the thing being studied interacts with the o...

Reflection and Logic

lifetime of treasures and family "heirlooms" as special things, but things nonetheless. Though losing irreplaceable items is regr...

Specific and General Deterrence Criminological Theories

other citizens from committing the same behavior (Renteln 192). General deterrence operates under the assumption that no matter h...

Steady State Economy According to Rene Girard and Beyond Growth by Herman Daly

Sustainable Development A. Chapter 4, "Operationalizing Sustainable Development by Investing in Natural Capital" - defines incom...

Case Solving, Critical Thinking, and Rum Punch by Elmore Leonard

work in tandem with and in spite of each other; only with the aspect of critical thinking can such a case be solved in the manner ...

It's Not Luck by Eli Goldratt

processes and also shows their practicality in hypothetical real-life situations. The following examination looks at Goldratts t...

Rene Descartes and Thomas Aquinas on the Body and Mind

the body dies (Island of Freedom, 2003). Although Descartes saw the mind and body as two separate substances and also having diff...

Letters from an American Farmer and the Writings of J. Hector St. John de Crevecoeur

Once the American Revolution ended, Cr?vecoeur was appointed French counsel at New York, where he remained for a long time. While...

Critical Thinking and Logic

is reasonable for us to believe and disbelieve" (Cline). As this indicates, critical thinking utilizes the tools of science and lo...

Philosophy and Logos

persuasive arguments, Aristotle mentions three techniques: pathos, ethos and logos (What is logos?) "Pathos" (from which we get th...

Strategic Thinking and Fit and Stretch Concept

its linkage and interaction with the functional level strategies has significant performance effects. In other words, the competi...

Energy At The Crossroads by Vaclav Smil

of coal, gas, renewable energy sources and nuclear power. By contrast, however, one who is aware of the damaging impact these res...

Discourses and The Prince Compared

the day and time in which they were written. Of course, no true political analyst can be excused simply for that reason. Still, it...

Is Global Warming a Reality?

warming is valid. Indeed, articles appear almost daily in major publications around the world. The electronic media devotes its ...

Behavioral and Cognitive Schools of Psychology

of mind" (Wilder Dom, 2003). Boeree (2000) reports the roots of the cognitive movement began in the mid-1900s: "the advent of th...

Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale and Self Improvement

tense experience by his not being proactive. Indeed, the challenge of being stuck in traffic will most certainly make him late fo...

3 Lessons in 6 Areas of Strategic Planning

reengineering fame promoted rapid organization-wide change, effectively "blowing up" existing processes and plans in favor of desi...

Education, Arete or Virtue, and Plato

like knowledge itself, is secure. Indeed, according to Plato correct opinion is a guide to knowledge. To be correct, opinions th...

The Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

goals and limitations. The greenhouse effect, that natural regulator of the earths climate, has been altered by the additio...

Leon Trotsky's Thinking on Nazi Rituals

for himself..." (Trotsky, 1933, p. 399). He says that a leader is "the individual supply to meet a collective demand" (Trotsky, 19...

Practices in Buddhism

wily, and often capitalize on the religions popularity. "For example, seats of power are often located near stupas (commemorative ...

Eyewitness Testimony Admissibility

Time Estimates: eyewitnesses typically overestimate how long an event took to unfold; 4. Cross-race Bias: eyewitnesses are more ac...

Nursing Profession and Men

degree (CBS News). Where 4.1 percent of new female nurses leave the profession after four years, 7.5 percent of new male nurses lo...

Imperialism in Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Dafoe

and threatens the other into a role of servitude to him, clearly reflective of the imperial mind that believes all other cultures ...

HHH, Change Management, and Systems Thinking

Connected to the larger system, the hand is an integral part; separated from the system it quite literally is dead and fills none ...