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"I easily understand that, if some body exists, with which my mind is so conjoined and united as to be able, as it were, to consid...
who waste time believing or fearing that which is untrue could not possibly be calm or contemplative; as such, they could change t...
power to enforce decisions (Lloyd, 2002). Hobbes also believed that an absolute monarchy was prefereable to other forms of govern...
a certain set of circumstances, and that would not be acceptable as a moral guide. B) Consider a new law that requires people wit...
not money" (Collings, 1997; p. 52). The sentiment was true long before the 1980 survey, and its persistence over time likely woul...
an emphasis on more practical learning in higher education (Boyce, 2003). Du Bois would focus on the importance of knowledge inclu...
most general - or universal - aspect of things" (Definition of Philosophy). These studies, the definition continues, are not carri...
Power is behind all that we perceive, then the Higher Power would be a deceitful one. Descartes arrives at this conclusion becaus...
being destroyed, ironically enough, by the very systems designed to preserve them. In his book, he manages to leave no one in th...
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...
by Eastern religions. A "Master" discerns the attainment of religious enlightenment in his novices according to how a novice beh...
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...
the old mans money to the poor. While he fears being found out, when he is, the people not only forgive him, but elect him their n...
(2000) presents his argument, his thesis, in stating that "I want to raise and examine the possibility that, however much we came ...
well-being but our physical well-being also. For instance, Terry (54) tells us that music has been widely recommended as a techni...
standing and he is awarded a full scholarship to a prestigious black college. This of course doesnt last long, as through a serie...
from a state of freedom to a willingness to submit to the states authority? This is the underlying question in the majority of hi...
(Nietzsche, 1974). It does seem to be true that when someone supports old institutions and mainstays they are applauded by the lar...
do not assert any observation sentences (Yancy, 1995). And in fact, science and philosophy truly have a lot in common. Both scient...
that is good. The sun is going down, and it is cold, so that is bad. Evil is something much worse than bad. Obviously, a setting s...
In five pages this paper discusses how presidential candidates can each be connected in some way with the philosophies of Jean Jac...
In this paper consisting of twenty pages questions regarding such influential philosophers as Robert Nozick, Mary Daly, the Stoics...
This research report looks at how Descartes would feel about Plato's ideas. Would he agree with Plato in his ideas about death? Th...
In eleven pages this paper discussed athletic coaching and the application of various philosophical ideas. Two sources are cited ...
In six pages this paper presents the arguments of Karl Rahner regarding philosophies on the individual according to Aquinas and Lo...
In seven pages this paper discuses Socrates' philosophy in an overview that includes his soul concept, what constitutes 'true' kno...
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,...