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universe as heartily to assent to the evil that seems inherent in its details?" (Thought & Character, Volume I, Perry, 322) (Shull...

In six pages this paper contrasts and compares the perspectives of these ancient Chinese philosophers on ethical behavior. Six so...

In five pages this paper discusses Berkeley's notion that beyond perception nothing exists. There is 1 source listed in the bibli...

This paper examines the writings and life of Wollstonecraft. The author discusses her philosophical treatise, A Vindication of th...

In eight pages justice and fairness as conceptualized by philosopher and theorist John Rawls are examined with the emphasis being ...

guidance that gives meaning for man. Rather, as he explains, mans actions and intellectual activity seem to provide meaning. This ...

an ends justify the means ideology. To Machiavelli, justice has to do with an end. One can take Machiavellis concept a bit furthe...

actually been a supporter of revolution in the American colonies. Burke certainly believed in individual rights, but he stressed t...

can compare this to how humans contemplate form. It is not easy. If one stretches the allegory and sees it as symbolic of humans o...

Nozicks Theory of Justice presents a strong argument for the libertarian view. This view honors property rights, that is, that in...

This paper examines space and time's inductive relativity as conceptualized by the paradoxes of Zeno in six pages. Four sources a...

Hobbes clearly addresses the notion of individualism and Social Contract Theory as they relate to the moral factor behind justice....

as a problem (Frost, 1962). However, later philosophers, as they pondered the nature of the universe, began to see the fact of cha...

held the belief that morality was performed because of the will of an "other," rather than driven by the beast within (The Philoso...

discoveries of this philosopher? Has this person made a significant contribution that has led to the discovery or founding of some...

one looks at a variety of lifetimes via reincarnation, its purpose explained by knowledge. In other words, people are born and liv...

was changing in terms of philosophy. John Lockes The Second Treatise of Civil Government is rather compelling and in fact, free ch...

on the development of an exploitative tourist industry in Antigua. Achebe takes a very different perspective than Kincaid in tha...

experiences were possible (Gogan, 2006). This author indicates this in the following: "Kant gets rid of the usual foundation for r...

Aristotles concrete, scientific theories are more relevant than Platos deductive and abstract ideology. Aristotle believed...

academy the first university of its type, he was able to influence minds of the next generation and proliferate his ideas and meth...

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

no matter how harsh - are based within the foundation being forced to cope with unmitigated stress, fear and anger. Another simil...

philosophers and artists, and included figures such as Rousseau, Goethe, Hegel and Kant. One of the major elements of Romanticism ...

see the usefulness of your food donation, insofar as eating food will improve his health." And there is still yet another agreeabl...

it comes to knowledge leads one to believe that people are much more likely to act out in such a manner that is motivated only by ...

right or correct, or is there something about that action itself that God recognizes, and for this reason declares the action corr...

know as the scientific method, which is still used today for ascertaining reliable facts about the natural world. To accomplish hi...

84). However, Socrates is willing to concede that an individual can desire an evil thing if he mistakenly first evaluates it as go...

a store, and decides that he will not do it again but keeps the merchandise anyway to avoid prosecution, he is being reasonable. H...