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Essays 1441 - 1470

Justified True Belief as Knowledge A Philosophical Inquiry

develops his inquiry into the contention to see if it holds up to scrutiny: SOCRATES: And when a jury is rightly convinced of fact...

Taoism, Buddhism, and Zen's Basic Philosophical Differences

Taoism, or flowing with the Tao (Dao) is best translated into English as "The Way", "The Flow of Things", the "Course of Nature", ...

Subjectivist vs. Rationalist Philosophical Theories

here on Earth. This of course, did not go over well with the Church who was used to organizing everyones life on Earth. Reason, th...

Noble Enchaining the Soul as a Philosophical Proposition

human being from conception to death is encapsulated in a pod. In Platos Cave the only thing that they can see is...

Brave New World Philosophical Analysis

when they heard the ringing of the bells, for they would associate this with being fed. In Brave New World, behaviorism takes the...

Is Maria Teresa Tula's Thinking Still Relevant?

Cuba, sending Diego Vel?zquez to begin colonization in 1511. Vel?zquez founded Baracoa Vel?zquez first, followed by Santiago de C...

Philosophical Concepts

of the most important philosophers when talking about knowledge and where it comes from. His explanation suggests that there is a ...

Philosophical Comparison of Benjamin Franklin and Henry David Thoreau

challenged mankinds very conscience. He retreated to Walden Pond in order to refresh his own character and to effectively remove ...

Philosophical Problems of Cartesian Circle

It is in the Second Meditation, however, that the apparent flaw in his logic appears and gives rise to the Cartesian Circle. In th...

Changing Times and Unchanging Philosophical Themes

youth by by those who wanted to restore democracy to Athens (PG). While Socrates had much faith in people and believed that morali...

Literature and Philosophical Themes

education is still substantially elevated in contemporary culture. Aristotle, on the other hand, sees virtue as choice and so mora...

Social and Philosophical Aspects of Penjing or Bonsai

the supposedly modern invention of "stress. They dreamed of retreating to a simpler life in the countryside where they could be o...

Epistemology's Philosophical Definitions

knowledge by comparing the encoding of conceptually related co-occurrences with the encoding of conceptually unrelated co-occurren...

Enlightenment Philosophical Age

In five pages this paper examines the Age of Enlightenment, such events as the Industrial and French Revolutions, and the impacts ...

Saul Kripke's Philosophical Propositions

In five pages this paper examines the connections with 'a posteriori' and 'a priori' knowledge, contingent truth and necessary tru...

The Philosophical Theme of Gattaca by Andrew Niccol

25A). Human beings have been striving to achieve Utopian status ever since Adam and Eve were stricken from the Garden of Ed...

Philosophical Role of Saint Augustine

In five pages this paper examines the contributions of Saint Augustine to philosophy's history and development. Five sources are ...

Philosophical 'Argument from Design' Argument

In five pages this paper examines the 'Argument from Design' argument from both sides as considered by David Hume in Dialogues Con...

Philosophical Investigations of Wittgenstein and Their Contemporary Impact

In five pages this paper discusses the contemporary global impact of the philosophy of Wittgenstein. Four sources are listed in t...

John Rawls and Thomas Hobbes on Various Philosophical Issues

In ten pages this paper discusses the fool's argument, the personal contract, the prisoner's dilemma, and the assurance game as pe...

A Philosophical Take on Firestone's Tire Recall

Drawing from the ethical theories of Mill and Kant, this paper examines the tragedy caused by Firestone and Ford placing defective...

Philosophical Comparison of Adam Smith, John Maynard Keynes, and Thomas Malthus

towards a decrease; while the price of provisions would at the same time tend to rise" (Malthus PG). People of that time disagree...

Philosophical Empiricism and Rationalism

In two pages this report examines the Empiricism characterized by the philosophies of Thomas Hobbes and John Locke and the rationa...

Plato's Life and Philosophical Dialogues

in the Peloponnesian War, which ended in a resounding defeat for Athens in 404 B.C. (Levinson ix-x). While it can be assumed that...

Western and Eastern Philosophical Differences

In seven pages differences that exist between Eastern and Western philosophies are considered with references made to Zen and the ...

Causation and the Philosophical Differences Between David Hume and Immanuel Kant

In six pages this paper discusses causation and knowledge in a consideration of the differences between the philosophies of David ...

Philosophical Issues of Being and Becoming

In five pages this report examines the qualities of being human in terms of being and becoming in the individual and incorporates ...

Philosophical Issues' Examination

In five pages this paper considers philosophies of James Mills and Immanuel Kant in a discussion of how philosophy can develop iss...

2 Philosophical Questions Examined

the belief that God created all plants and animals, as well as the universe itself, as recounted in the Old Testament. Evolutioni...

Pre Socratic and Socratic Philosophical Differences

the soul. In understanding the influence the pre-Socratics had, it is beneficial to consider some of the major questions and the ...