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Liberal Democratic and Radical Political Schools of Thought Compared

of his better known works "The Social Contract", he discusses issues involved in radical or republican thought regarding the human...

Skeptical Human Understanding of David Hume

that the object of thought is capable of being. Hume understands that, quite simplistically, the soul is simply . . . the soul. ...

Lewis Mumford, A Life by Donald Miller

gave the commencement speech at his daughters graduation from Radcliffe, he concisely summed up the essence of what he found to be...

Art According to Plato and Aristotle

However, Allen also makes the point that Platos attitude was at least partially due to his respect and fear of the powers of art o...

Man's Greatest Good and Values

philosophical thought begs to differ. In the pre-Plato period, for example, the prevailing belief was that pleasure was immediate ...

The Communist Manifesto by Engels and Marx and The Social Contract by Rousseau

is of utmost importance. When ones religious practices are not allowed to be chosen but are instead dictated, the inherent faith ...

A Common Humanity of Raimond Gaita

Recovering "Serious" Morality Because of Gaitas clear willingness to address what most would refer to as the "hard issues," it sh...

Physician Drug Freebies and Ethics

first place and eschewing the monetary aspect so often clouding ones ethical perspective. "Looking back now on all previous attem...

Land Mine Marketing and Ethics

area where the mines were laid" (14). Only the most determined and profit-oriented marketer or the one with no sense of moral scru...

Liberalism and the Perspectives of John Locke and John Rawls

In five pages this paper contrasts and compares the philosophies of John Rawls and John Locke regarding liberalism. Seven sources...

Plato's Views on the Ethics of Healthcare

living" (Plato Crito 18-19). II. ABORTION To reach true happiness, Plato believed people must strive for a contentment tha...

True Love in Symposium by Plato

senate dinner, or basically a drinking party after the meal. Though it is certain that Plato took literary license with the dialog...

Digital Resistance and Electronic Disobedience of Critical Art Ensemble

Throughout their publishing efforts, CAE has continued to present numerous multimedia events throughout the United States and Eur...

Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson

the natural world. Nature, he asserts, is secretive, but at the same time it is human beings who will eventually be able to unlock...

An Ethical Exploration

come forth (Honderich, 1995). The Epicureans and Stoics had played an important role in the philosophical tradition (1995). Epicur...

Capitalism The Unknown Ideal by Ayn Rand

1986). Rands "Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal" (1986) was first published in 1962 and exemplified many of her philosophies of...

Free Market, Private Property, and Freedom of the Press

paper is to explore that complex relationship as it falls under the liberal philosophy, that great tradition epitomized by such ph...

Race Concept and its History

that their individual styles of approach are based in part upon significantly different gender perspectives. Like Merchant (1989)...

John Locke and Liberalism

Within a short time however, Locke was relieved of his public duties, and left England due to the ill effects of the climate on hi...

Analyzing Domestic and International Terrorism from a U.S. Perspective

perfected the art of terrorism. The Arab/Israeli conflict, gives a great example of this. Both groups of people are bound to disli...

Analysis of 'The Wife of Bath's Tale' by Geoffrey Chaucer and 'Tenth Tale' by Giovanni Boccaccio

Virginity is fine but wives are not condemned; the Apostle said that my husband would be my debtor, and I have power over his body...

Capitalism and Freedom by Milton Friedman

not be separated. Friedmans implication is that when a state fails to act in a morally acceptable fashion, it ceases to function ...

Discourses on Livy by Niccolo Machiavelli

In five pages this report considers this little known 1531 work by Machiavelli and argues that it presents a complete picture of t...

Immanuel Kant and John Locke on the Concept of Government

In five pages this paper contrasts and compares the views of Immanuel Kant and John Locke on the concept of government as represen...

Rimbaud and Verlaine as Symbolist Poets

In six pages this paper analyzes Rimbaud's 'The Sleeper in the Valley' and Verlaine's 'The Art of Poetry' in terms of how each rep...

Nominalism and Realism Perspectives on Niches, Genes, and Species

Durkheim believed that although society had come a long way in its progression, there was still a great deal of room for improveme...

The Accomplishments and Importance of Emperor Justinian

This paper outlines the contributions and impact Justinian I had on later societies. The author addresses famine, hardships, poli...

Society, Deviance, and Differences

In five pages deviance in society is examined in a discussion of the labeling theory along with the philosophies of Emile Durkheim...

Enterprise Monopoly Concept of Milton Friedman

that political power was a corrupting influence which would negate even the best ethical intentions of individuals granted too muc...

Hume, Kant, and Aristotle

In five pages this essay discusses David Hume, Immanuel Kant, and Aristotle by contrasting and comparing their philosophies regard...