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Sun Tzu's The Art of War Analyzed

consider that if an entity, such as a nation, is to grow and become prosperous there will be enemies and as such perhaps war is es...

The Argument from Queerness by John L. Mackie

avoids trying to force the same concept of right and wrong upon all of the worlds societies, objectivism believes there is conside...

David Hume's 'Miraculous' Philosophy

Hume presented his arguments in a pair of treatises that are still considered required reading for any student of Western philosop...

Evaluation of an Article on Plato's Republic and Communist Concepts

is a case for communism at least for the lower classes. The supporting premises for that conclusion have already been noted and ge...

Socrates' Influence

charges of impiety and corruption of youth by by those who wanted to restore democracy to Athens ("Socrates," 2003). While this ph...

Student Question on a Person's Obligation to Obey Community Law

support for the notion that people must obey the laws of the place in which they are born. How is this accomplished? Aristotle d...

Mozart's Don Giovanni and the Themes of Enlightenment and Class Conflict

the text should fit the music, not the other way around. His opera, La Nozza de Figaro, while following the parameters of the comi...

Plato's Answer to the Question 'Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road?:'

Republic, 2002). Therefore, according to this theory, knowledge of anything and understanding of anything comes from examination ...

Essence is Preceded by Existence

is characterized in a particular way; Sartre argues that "conflict is the original meaning of being-for- others." (Baron, 2002, PG...

Director James Cameron's 1998 Film Titanic

In three pages this paper discusses this blockbuster movie about the sinking of the Titanic in terms of plot outline and analyzes ...

Universal Natural Order

In three pages this paper argues in favor of a natural order to the universe from philosophical, social, and scientific viewpoints...

Material Substance According to David Hume, George Berkeley, and John Locke

In five pages material substance concepts are considered in this contrasting and comparison of three philosophical perspectives wi...

The Feminist Philosopher Mary Wollstonecraft

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

An Argument Against the God Existence Proof by Kierkegaard

In three pages the writer criticizes Kierkegaard's argument and counters the philosophical logic used in the contention that reaso...

Axiological, Ontological, and Epistemological Arguments Featured in The Republic by Plato

In ten pages this paper discusses how knowledge is considered via three types of philosophical arguments in The Republic by Plato....

The Social Contract and Autonomy

world, few governments would allow either situation to exist. Yet, it would be troubling for anyone to be completely dominated by ...

Euthanasia or PAS

himself, without mischief reaching at least to his near connexions, and often far beyond them"(Mills,9). John Stuart Mill seemed ...

Government According to John Locke, Karl Marx, and Jean Jacques Rousseau

In five pages the concept of government is discussed in a contrast and comparison of the philosophical views offered by Marx and R...

John Stuart Mill Arguing in Favor of Legalizing Marijuana

In five pages the philosophical concepts of John Stuart Mill are used to argue in support of U.S. marijuana legalization. Three s...

German Middle Ages and Philosopher Leo Strauss

hearts of those he represented. It was Strauss ongoing quest to delve into the deepest recesses of German intellectuals and polit...

Philosophers on Life's Meaning

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

Buddhism and Hinduism

Theravada Buddhism was the original form, which was based on lengthy meditation and required...

Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder and Philosophical Education

In nineteen pages this paper discusses the philosophical education of teenager Sophie Amundsen in Sophie's World, Jostein Gaarder'...

Dialogue Format of Plato

In five pages this report discusses Plato's dialogues in terms of how Socrates regarded his philosophical role and how he was pres...

The Philosophy, Meaning, and Value of Being Good

This paper examines the true meaning of the very vague word, good. The author points out that the word has two separate and unique...

Evolution of Evil in Christianity

How evil evolved in Christian beliefs is the focus of this paper consisting of ten pages and how evil has changed in terms of soci...

The Modern World Viewed Philosophically

In five pages a philosophical explanation of world events is attempted and the Pakistani position following the World Trade Center...

Perspectives on Time

Barbour, time is merely an illusion (Anonymous, 2000). In his ruminations on time, Augustine contemplates the subjectivity of tim...

Plato, Francis Crick, and Leibniz on the Existence of God

being" (Burnham, 2001). In order for our universe to have taken on the form that it has, it has been necessary, according t...

There is Never a Justification for Lying

lie to the police, and fabricate "evidence," in order to protect her daughter from possible harm? Or, should she allow her daughte...