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2004 Presidential Election

preferred candidate for African-Americans at eighty-eight percent. In fact, other than the White vote, Kerry won out over Bush in...

Morality and Religion According to Immanuel Kant

what no republic may dare" (1784). Interestingly, about five years after the writing of this piece the French would take the heads...

Democracy and Human Nature

dispose of their possessions and persons, as they think fit, within the bounds of the law of nature, without asking leave, or depe...

Philosophical Similarities of Aristotle, Plato, and Socrates

(Saxonhouse, 1998). This is something thought not to lead to violence, but rather to a profound gentleness (Saxonhouse, 1998). In ...

Plato, Socrates, Aristotle, and Thucydides on Government, Human Development, and the Soul

In eight pages the philosophies of these great ancient Greek thinkers on these topics are examined with terms including peitho, ag...

Man's Intellectual Reasoning Development an the Contributions of Aristotle, Socrates, and Plato

is often called the father of Western philosophy, reinforces a legal system that survives to this day in the United States, and in...

Imaginary Dialogue Between Socrates and Sen. Jesse Helms

an imaginary podium, and is steadily building volume when Socrates interrupts.) Socrates: Oh, I see. Then the nude statuary that s...

Philosophical Perspectives of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle

In ten pages this trio of philosophers and their philosophies are contrasted and compared. Ten sources are cited in the bibliogra...

Aristotle, Plato, and Socrates

In eight pages this paper examines these 3 primary Greek philosophers in a contrast and comparison of their similarities and diffe...

School Prayer and the Perspectives of Socrates, Henry David Thoreau, and Martin Luther King Jr.

In 5 pages this paper examines the reactions to public school prayer by this trio of social philosophers and what advice each woul...

Socrates: Horses In "Apology"

as horses - he points out - teach each other how to be the species of animal they are hardwired to be, which is in direct oppositi...

Socrates and Machiavelli on Leadership

character of the leader nor of his ability to lead. The book is essentially about how a leader can be at his best. While it is tru...

Ideologies of Machiavelli, Plato, Socrates, and Aristotle on Democratic Rule

of the United States. Without the philosophies of those that lived in the centuries prior to the U.S. Declaration of Independence...

The Trial of Socrates by I.F. Stone

after a lifetime devoted to the pursuit of truth and virtue, Socrates, at age 70, was put on trial in Athens and charged with dish...

Socrates and Machiavelli Compared

do not justify the means. It is what a person does-his actual acts-that is most relevant. For example, in Crito, Socrates argues t...

Comparison of Socrates, Alexander the Great, and Confucius

assignment to the highest post in the state which could be obtained by a commoner such as himself (Owen, 1997). In...

Socrates

would have meant he was born in 469 B.C. (Taylor 4). According to Socrates trial indictment, he was born in Alopeke, which was lo...

Similarities and Contrasts Between Socrates, Buddha, and Confucius

being proper, of conforming to contemporary uses and customs. These rules extend to practically every aspect of our lives. There...

Freud And Socrates: Response

persons subconscious thoughts. Dreams harbor the repression of ones unconscious personality characteristics, a theory many ...

"The Last Days Of Socrates" - Euthyphro's Actions

consternation. Firstly, Socrates cares not how pious Euthyphro has been, explaining how the number of pious acts has absolutely n...

"The Life Of An Amorous Woman" - Dirty Profession, Pure Heart

out the way one may have originally intended; as such, a life perceived as less enlightened still encourages - and even requires -...

Zhang, Lahiri/Memoir and Short Story

was arrested by the cultural revolutionary forces and tortured for several months (Zhang 14). Otherwise, there was "usually enough...

Levinson's "The Seasons Of A Man's Life" - Summary, Personal Event And Adult Development

on, whether a lesson was learned, a new perspective was created or an emotional wound was made. Levinson (1986) illustrates how e...

Patrick Henry and Statesmanship

This research paper/essay pertains to the life of Patrick Henry and how this Founding Father consistently exemplified the qualitie...

"The Life of Pi" and Meaningful Narratives

In a paper of three pages, the writer looks at "Life of Pi". The value of narrative and story in providing comfort from the horror...

William Wilberforce and the Definition of Statesmanship

This paper concludes that the life story of Wilberforce might prompt one to examine personal motivation and the need for objectivi...

Colin Powell, An Overview of his Life

This research paper presents a biography of the life of Colin Powell, focusing on his early life, accomplishments and perceived fa...

Life of Pi, an Overview

This paper pertains to Yann Martel's "Life of Pi" and discusses the ways in which Pi's ordeal of survival affected his perspective...

John Ortberg's Philosophy

simplest gift of God" (Ortberg 67). In other words, celebration is when we stop to appreciate Gods wondrous gift of life, such as ...

A Proposal of Strategies to Improve Employee Work Life Balance

The writer looks at the way a firm may adopt some specific strategies to help employee improve their home life by addressing the w...