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own life? Not all philosophers would agree with the path he ultimately chose. First, it is important to keep in mind that practi...

that sensible things mean those items or realities that can be perceived by the senses of a human being. Philonous states the foll...

not apply. First, the tragic hero is supposed to be a combination of good and bad traits. Othello is a Moorish commander who has...

Rawls, these individuals have what he calls "two moral powers" and explains these in the following manner: (1) One such power is t...

taking a life to save two hardly ever arises. How can these outlandish case studies and extreme concepts be applied to administrat...

contributions to ethical and social theory" (Anonymous John Stuart Mill 1806-1873, 2002; MILL.HTM). In his work "Principles of ...

his or her own singular importance. "The ethical is the universal, and as such it is again the divine. One has therefore a right ...

Machiavelli had been imprisoned by the opposing Medici and he saw how the conflict between politicians can destroy what issues are...

of color to drawing (2002). The economy of statement had been seen to be in line with keeping with the new severity of taste (20...

may appear as a primary concept, it has been met with great hostility, with critics contending that dialogue apart from justice is...

Mad Love, Breton attempts to accomplish the impossible - to textually recreate the basic emotions of passion and desire, which mov...

the amount of knowledge that anyone has very little to do with doing things that are wrong. Now, understandably, we can see wher...

discover) the truth or falsity of propositions about past and present events, propositions about the future seem problematic. If a...

event has a cause; and, second, an immortal soul exists distinct from the body. Therefore, freedom of the human will serves as an ...

of that century, the French philosopher, Nicolas Malebranche (1638-1715) developed his metaphysical theories known as "occasionali...

reasons why Mill make this assertion at the close of his argument lie within the work itself. In chapter III, Mill puts worth two ...

from mans knowledge of truth; Aristotle believed that all men pursued happiness which came not from wealth but from contemplation ...

idea that concepts and forms had to begin somewhere. How does one know that they are looking at a pink, or a red, or a blue item? ...

In twelve pages the life of political philosopher Niccolo Machiavelli and his important works are analyzed. Four sources are cite...

as the original Greek legal process aspired to achieve such status, it can readily be said that its integrity has been severely co...

and it was on this that Plato based his philosophical oeuvre (1994). He was not only a disciple of Socrates but a diehard adversar...

challenge to, the assertions of Jonathan Edwards. Ben Franklins autobiography is also characteristic of Enlightenment thought whi...

on Edmund Burkes Philosophy, 2002). * The traditions therefore which evolve from the life of a nation have a real purpose and usef...

was born in Akron, Ohio and would one day be considered as "the most significant philosopher to have written in English in the sec...

the fomentation of rebellion, and to encourage individuals to occupy themselves with private rather than state matters. He saw it ...

idea of self is more genuine and original, unique in its conception. Also, at the very foundation of this philosophy is that there...

Virtuous action was defined by Aristotle as what a person with practical wisdom would choose. The golden mean, as defined by Ari...

the war has a specific goal in mind. NON-CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT The problem, the non-Christian would say, is that these rules are ei...

that requires the transmission or transposition of the parts of those beings (1998). However, substances are simple unextended ent...

to the first two in that people have some former knowledge in order to "know" someone, or "know" how to do something (Hospers, 196...