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Capitalism The Unknown Ideal by Ayn Rand

1986). Rands "Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal" (1986) was first published in 1962 and exemplified many of her philosophies of...

Siddhartha and Descartes

and space-- the factual historical figure and the imaginary Eastern mystic. Descartes criticism of Siddhartha One can imagine t...

American Cinema, Historical and Education Ideology

In seven pages historical comparisons are made between the ways in which education is depicted in such films as Stand and Deliver,...

Utopia by Thomas More and Humanism

during Mores era. Characteristic of Mores concern for the worlds evils, Ames believed that Utopia was a means by which the author...

Philosophical Problem of Evil

In five pages this paper examines the problem of moral, natural, and physical evil in philosophy and assesses the validity of argu...

Life and its Meaning

In five pages this paper examines life's meaning in a consideration of such philosophies as Albert Camus' French existentialism, s...

Elenchos According to Socrates

always employs the dialogue not only as a didactic device, but as a technique for the actual discovery of opinions amongst men, th...

Philosophies on Community Policing

In six pages this paper presents two philosophies on community policing and also compares the differences between general policing...

Albert Camus' The Plague, Rats, and Fascism

In eight pages this paper comprised of 3 sections discusses how Camus' work is an indictment aganst fascist totalitarianism with t...

Psychology and Its Philosophical Foundations

In five pages psychology and the foundations laid by philosophy are examined in a discussion of Herodotus, Socrates, Aquinas, Lock...

A Philosophical Approach to Animal Rights

In five pages the categorical imperative of Immanuel Kant and utilitarian philosophy of John Stuart Mill are contrasted with the c...

Pan Africanism and Kwame Nkrumah

In six pages independent Ghana's first President Kwame Nkrumah's life and political philosophy are discussed. Five sources are ci...

Guatemala and Political Freedom

In six pages political freedom in Guatemala is analyzed with the assistance of the philosophy of Jean Jacques Rousseau and the wri...

Art, Philosophy, and History of the Renaissance

also equated with humanism, a movement that put man at the center of the universe, as opposed to God (Honderich 375). While the hu...

How Culture and History Influenced the Philosophical Perspectives of William James and Rene Descartes

In two pages this paper examines how the philosophies of these two theorists were influenced by history and their respective cultu...

Machiavelli and Socrates and the Notion 'All Men Should Act Justly'

In a paper consisting of three pages Socrates' philosophy that men should always act justly is in stark contrast to Machiavelli's ...

The Meaning of Life According to Leo Tolstoy

This 10 page paper examines Leo Tolstoy's literary works and personal philosophy, and argues that he sought simplicity and spiritu...

Stephen Crane's The Red Badge of Courage and Existentialism

In 12 pages the ways in which Crane's novel reflects the principles that would later become known as the philosophy existentialism...

Life Philosophy of John Steinbeck in Travels with Charley

In 5 pages this paper discusses how this travelogue represents the life philosophy of its author, novelist John Steinbeck. There ...

Enchiridion by Epictetus

In a paper consisting of 6 pages the beliefs of Stoic philosopher Epictetus are analyzed along with a discussion of how contempora...

Education and John Dewey

a social reformer. In his writings, these areas are explored. He inherited his theory of pragmatic tradition form Charles Sander...

Romans as Doers and Greeks as Thinkers

In four pages this paper examines how Greek thought propelled Roman action in a consideration of the influences of Greek art and p...

Mind and Body Dualist Philosophy and Rene Descartes' Psychology

considering them in De homine, and proposing that there was some kind of interaction between the two, Descartes provided a more cl...

Different Historical Periods and Philosophical Perspectives

In thirteen pages philosophy throughout history is the focus of this paper that assesses the views of Ancient Egypt, Hebrews, Indi...

Education Role of Martin Luther

In five pages this paper examines how the Protestant church was shaped by Martin Luther's philosophies and the educational retribu...

Kaizen, Quality Assurance, and the Philosophy of Masaaki Imai

In seven pages this research paper discusses the 'kaizen' business philosophy and discusses its contributions to quality assurance...

Christian Schools and Their Philosophy According to Kienel et al

In three pages the text The Philosophy of Christian Schools by Drs. Paul A. Kienel, Ollie E. Gibbs, and Sharon R. Berry is summari...

Marxist v. Christian Views on Divorce

Christianity. More specifically, the essay will argue that the Christian theory is the better one to use to resolve the conflict s...

Four Questions on God, Man, Life and Death and Religious Philosophy

In six pages this research paper examines the philosophies of the world's most influential religions and how each answers these 4 ...

Property and Justice According to David Hume and Jean Jacques Rousseau

nature and follow it. It will not be discovered in a rational, intellectualized society. Hume The foundation of Humes think...