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in which truth is believed to derive chiefly from experience" (Nichols, 2003, p. 20). In order to explore his general theory, it p...

like alcohol. Alcoholism and Prescription Drug Abuse The elderly population is the fastest growing demographic group in the Un...

only thing that is known is what is presently occurring. In other words, if something is out of ones eyesight and experience, it i...

that within a group there exists "the possibility for a contagion of emotional and irrational thoughts and behavior which causes a...

(Flores, 2005). Mechanism of Action A THC receptor in the brain receives the THC compound to create either or both "halluci...

injustice" (Cudd, 2006, p. 23). This means that oppression is perpetuated through some sort of social institution or through the p...

over whether or not SSRIs increase suicidality since 1990, when a paper appeared discussing "6 cases in which intense suicidal pre...

will continue as being one of the top consumer concerns. It can be argued that marketing strategies within the pharmaceutical ind...

point that relatively few paid attention to it at all. In many respects, the same has occurred in the discussion of anythin...

are not connected by the bonds of being anything but themselves" (Babyak, 1995). His contention was that inasmuch as words were v...

being within society: "the proper excellence or virtue of man will be the habit or trained faculty that makes a man good and makes...

According to Aristotle (1997), "Reasoning is demonstration when it proceeds from premises which are true and primary or of such a ...

("Introduction"). An example of this might be the concept of the senseless murder. Some suggest that this is an oxymoron. After al...

achieve this level of human excellence by adhering to the fourteen axioms acts of Nicomachean Ethics, which included gentility, ho...

had erred so completely, even though he did so unknowingly, his only recourse was to take his own life. In Fight Club, then, th...

should also be noted that persuasion is not synonymous with dogmatism: the speaker must acknowledge that opposing viewpoints exist...

(2005) notes, if the audience considers that the source is speaking from an objective standpoint or from motives of altruism, then...

only one who is not happy. It is not as if the reader has to identify with him in order to understand the point, which is that no ...

explains that most men identify good, or happiness, with mere pleasure and that is the first type of life. Many are familiar with ...

philosopher, would aid in curtailing discord while broadening the trust that must exist between peoples. Using the Myth of ...

does seem that Aristotle aligned his thought about political order with the spiritual more than the practical. His ideas about the...

that school. He points out that the insight that Aristotle provides in "On the Soul" and "On the Generation of Animals" serves as...

In seven pages the cave allegory featured in Plato's Republic is applied to contemporary U.S. political leadership. Four sources ...

In six pages this essay evaluates Miller's play based upon Aristotle's tragic components to conclude that Death of a Salesman is i...

be regarded as involuntary because it is not externally rooted in another person; but it is irrational and therefore not represent...

a context that is relative to his life. Aristotle believed that "happiness is an activity of soul in accordance with virtue." Ar...

Indeed, one might readily surmise that Plato believed man was a product of how "own imperfect understanding of nature, of our igno...

too saw that the people needed leadership. The general public was thought not quite capable of making the big decisions. While Mac...

law, and politics" (Anonymous, 2001). According to Aristotelian conjecture, those who compromise their political morality do so i...

it" (Aristotle, 350 B.C.E., p. PG). Here he brings up the subject of lying, a principle in society that seems to be upheld. Certai...