YOU WERE LOOKING FOR :John Ortbergs Philosophy
Essays 451 - 480
a choice if deciding which way the world is swinging today, or always has. There is somewhat of a misconception that the world has...
They are, instead, robot-like in that they do what they are told and do not question the validity of the teachings. Instead, peopl...
believed that everything we had heard to the contrary from the Martin Luther Kings and the Roy Wilkinses and the Whiteny Youngs wa...
childhood, during his early life, Socrates was a sculptor, following in the footsteps of his father, Sophroniscus (Wikpedia, 2003)...
that leads Socrates to the conclusion that he will not be exiled from his beloved home, but would rather die a martyr for his beli...
doubt and thought. If he thinks, then he exists: at least, his mind exists, since what he knows of his body is dependent, again, o...
most fledgling state prior to stamping them from reality. Many theories have been presented to explain Hitlers actions but ...
numerous authors. They include organizing, coordinating, staffing, directing, leading, communicating, decision making and so on (S...
it, these are all abstractions on the concept of the apple in the first place. These notions could not be made without the immedi...
an almost detached amusement. He describes them rushing about, in a hurry to get to work and to work as hard as they can. However,...
their social philosophies interact with Austens novel. Sense and Sensibility "In an age which extolled the virtues of expressi...
It is further rather specific in that it notes particular parts of history which ultimately culminates in a state of communism (19...
from disease to non-disease to health. She argues that "This synthesized view incorporates disease as meaningful aspect of health...
nursing is based significantly more within the psychological components of the patient/caregiver relationship than most people rea...
must recognize that the consciousness (cit) is a separate phenomena which is present regardless of the presence or absence of stim...
science or subjects in the humanities do not. Both classic philosophy and modern philosophy seem to make political philosophy a qu...
reason (Kants Ethics, 2003). In his famous, Critique of Pure Reason, Kant "sought to answer the skepticism of empiricists like Hu...
(4.4.5-6) details how the law of karma determines the birth of the reincarnated soul (Pravrajika, 2001). Vedanta Hinduism views de...
do not assert any observation sentences (Yancy, 1995). And in fact, science and philosophy truly have a lot in common. Both scient...
that is good. The sun is going down, and it is cold, so that is bad. Evil is something much worse than bad. Obviously, a setting s...
well-being but our physical well-being also. For instance, Terry (54) tells us that music has been widely recommended as a techni...
standing and he is awarded a full scholarship to a prestigious black college. This of course doesnt last long, as through a serie...
from a state of freedom to a willingness to submit to the states authority? This is the underlying question in the majority of hi...
(Nietzsche, 1974). It does seem to be true that when someone supports old institutions and mainstays they are applauded by the lar...
being destroyed, ironically enough, by the very systems designed to preserve them. In his book, he manages to leave no one in th...
(2000) presents his argument, his thesis, in stating that "I want to raise and examine the possibility that, however much we came ...
Power is behind all that we perceive, then the Higher Power would be a deceitful one. Descartes arrives at this conclusion becaus...
the old mans money to the poor. While he fears being found out, when he is, the people not only forgive him, but elect him their n...
most general - or universal - aspect of things" (Definition of Philosophy). These studies, the definition continues, are not carri...
of that century, the French philosopher, Nicolas Malebranche (1638-1715) developed his metaphysical theories known as "occasionali...