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Arguing Against Ritalin Use for ADD

these conditions of hyperactivity have been throughout history? These are two of the most important questions that are not often d...

Arguing Against Forced Military Vaccinations for Anthrax

In twenty two pages this paper argues against the U.S. Department of Defense's position that requires all armed forces personnel t...

Arguing Against Drug Legalization

In five pages this report supports illegal drug criminalization by examining various success U.S. programs targeting the problem. ...

Arguing Against Industry or Business Use of Polygraph Testing

In three pages this paper argues against polygraph testing in the corporate sector as an invasion of employee privacy. Four sourc...

Arguing Against Affirmative Action in America

suggesting that never before has a democratic governments policy so completely contradicted the core values of its citizenry. Cert...

Arguing Against the Legalization of Drugs

that drugs are a teen fad, and if they became mainstream they would lose their charm. Joseph Califano considers this simply ridicu...

Arguing Against the Censorship of Music

When something bad happens in society, one has to find someone or something to blame. One of the things that is...

Arguing Against Tabloid Press and Media Compromise

In sixteen pages this research paper charges the media with compromising its position with manipulating the public trust by reinfo...

Arguing Against the Death Penalty

An outline and proposal of one page is included in this opposition to the death penalty consisting of twelve pages total. Twelve ...

Arguing Against Capital Punishment

also recognized that the "overburdened public defense attorneys" who often represent the poor may be a part of the problem that ha...

Arguing Against Euthanasia

This paper consists of eight pages and considers this controversial topic from several angles but ultimately opposes the 'right to...

Arguing Against New Jersey Gun Control Laws

In five pages this paper cites several statistics and cases in this argument which opposes gun control legislation for the state o...

Arguing Against Increasing Dental Insurance Coverage

In five pages this argumentative paper expresses opposition to dental insurance coverage increases based upon out of pocket expens...

Arguing Against Adult Punishment for Children

In four pages this paper argues that children should not be legally punished as adults and confined to separate juvenile detention...

Arguing Against Involuntary Sterilization

In twelve pages involuntary sterilization is first evaluated in terms of pros and cons before the argument against the practice ba...

Dream Doubt in the First Meditation of Rene Descartes

In five pages the First Meditation of Rene Descartes is examined in terms of dream doubt and how perception examples fall short of...

Cartesian Thought and Gilbert Ryle

In five pages this research paper contrasts and compares 16th century mind concepts of Rene Descartes and 20th century counterpart...

'Descartes' Evil Genius' by O.K. Bouwsma

you either mistake it for something else, or you can easily understand how someone might come to do this" (89). In this way, Bouws...

Human Nature as Perceived by Rene Descartes

In six pages human nature is the focus in an overview that contrasts Descartes' philosophy with that of George Berkeley's with cri...

Knowledge and Philosophy

This paper examines how philosophers David Hume, Plato, and Rene Descartes define knowledge in three pages with the cave allegory ...

Descartes and the Mind-Body Problem

ideas and moods. Also, the desire for immortality may be attached to the brain. This idea paints the human being as nothing more t...

The Existence Of God and Descartes' Argument

simple to Descartes, so simple it needs no argument. He basically says that as long as one is thinking, one exists. To Descartes, ...

The Philosophies of David Hume and Rene Descartes Applied to the Abortion Issue

This, he asserted, was mans freedom of the will, in which people are able to determine their own choices, rather than be automatic...

Reason According to Descartes and Hume

This research report looks at Hume and Descartes and their ideas about reason. It is claimed that Hume minimized the use of reason...

Third Meditation of Rene Descartes

image, a form, or a judgement, and concludes that an image or what individuals perceive as form can never be false. However, erro...

Existence of God According to Rene Descartes

In six pages the proof Descartes offered that God exists is considered but other relevant issues such as why he would have been mo...

Rene Descartes/Proving God Exists

the fire next to him. Therefore, he reasons that the effect, the idea of God, must have a cause in reality. Descartes writes, "B...

Philosophical and Scientific Role of Rene Descartes

critics, his reputation and fame has never been truly compromised. He has added a great deal in terms of thought in a variety of d...

Past Preconceptions Rejected by the Scientific Revolution

In five pages this essay argues that ancient principles were rejected by seventeenth and eighteenth century scientific breakthroug...

'Self' and Existence

In six pages this research paper argues that essence is not preceded by existence with supporting philosophical arguments from Dav...