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manner in order to attain end-E" (Honderich, 1995, p. 436). For example, a person might resolve to pay a bill as soon as it is rec...

of veracity. This is because each segment of humanity is its own little universe and what is held to be truth in one section of th...

is good (Frost 84). For Socrates, "a life which is always inquiring and trying to discover what is good is the best kind of life, ...

"hoppers" and "superpredators" (Wagner, 2001). And during one week in California, youth committed heinous crimes including one 15-...

political ends, one should do so through peace and peaceful activism, and not through violence. There were many other philosophica...

keep it alive" (Christian Answers to Moral Problems, 2002). Furthermore, in their article entitled "Letting Handicapped ...

who consistently place the needs of others above their own. The individuals who do this seemingly so naturally often can be diffi...

an even bigger issue with critics. In 2007, Watson made the worst statement hes ever made. Watson told the London Sunday Times t...

The writer looks at how the concept of the truth is perceived and the role of the truth in research. The concept of the truth is e...

Americans like history, they dislike their history classes with a passion. Too much of what is considered "fact" in histor...

with one another and with figures of authority in order to maximize the best interests of each individual. When left without a cen...

relational dyads, and the part of a larger social collective. Family values, individual culture and social constructs all impact ...

possible fat man in that doorway; and again, the possible bald man in that doorway. Are they the same possible men, or two possibl...

that rules, in and of themselves, are not sacred or absolute (Crain, 2009). For example, if a child hears a scenario in which one ...

involves a critical evaluation of values and desires, and to act in accordance with them after careful reflection. Valuing a pers...

childhood, during his early life, Socrates was a sculptor, following in the footsteps of his father, Sophroniscus (Wikpedia, 2003)...

conditions and development; contrarily, humanity may also perceive the world as a more direct understanding based upon their spiri...

Essentially, the allegory likens those who remain unaware of forms to prisoners chained in a cave, and they cannot turn their head...

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

the time, today people are faced with decisions and can decide to be honest or face dire consequences. Journalists today sometimes...

for social control and the exercise of power, on the other. All government, indeed, all institutions of society, exist along this ...

the universe, in which human beings are pictured a being at the top of the pyramid to one that sees life as an expanding circle th...

that is often referred to with awe and reverence. The framers are still held high in esteem. In fact, they are called "framers" wi...

What comes out of a courtroom is not necessarily truth, but which side argues best. The Sophists prided themselves on the use of p...

ideas. As we shall soon see, through these speeches Plato seems to have reasoned out how it is that mankind make their way from th...

Introduction The issues surrounding abortion are complex to say the least. People are polarized on the issue...

book is that the author has primarily been a fiction writer. Why, all of a sudden, does a fiction writer attempt to write a non-fi...

had been annexed before Polks inauguration. Wishing to acquire California and New Mexico also, Polk seized on a skirmish between M...

the needs of the people as paramount. To derive this point, and other theories related to government, Hobbes paid a great deal of ...

was receiving a congratulatory gift for his academic achievements, specifically, his 3.5 grade point average (Kansas City Star, 20...