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Ethics of the Epicureans

his letter to Men?ceus. In it, he tells Men?ceus that it "is right then for a man to consider the things which produce happiness,...

Knowledge and Personal Awareness in the 1999 Film The Matrix

Reality, knowledge, and personal awareness are considered in this analysis of The Matrix film in a report consisting of five pages...

Overview of Semantic Networks

the concept (see included example). Concepts may also have subclasses. Since a concept represents a set of instances, a subclass ...

Glenda Gilmore's 'Gender and Jim Crow'

In a paper consisting of 5 pages, the author's apology for her lack of knowledge pertaining to the African American women's strugg...

Negligent Defenses, Legal Obligation, Injury Risks, Tort Liability, and Knowledge

In ten pages tort law is considered in an overview of knowledge as it involves sports negligence defenses with risks of injury, le...

Aristotle, Aquinas, and Plato on a Man's Best Life

In nine pages this paper discusses how man's best life can be best pursued, concepts of good and evil, and divine knowledge accord...

Scientific Quest and Realism

In five pages this paper discusses the quest for scientific knowledge that began during the 17th century and considers the develop...

Time and A Priori Knowledge According to Immanuel Kant

In five pages this report examines the 'purest' intuition forms of time and a priori knowledge as defined within Critique of Pure ...

Human Resources and their Function in Mordern Organizations

This research paper addresses the ways in which the functions of the human resources (HR) departments has changed in recent decade...

Chance, Luck, Demonstrative Knowledge, Substance and Aristotle

In two pages this paper is formatted to answer three questions regarding Aristotle's ideas on causes and classifications through a...

Consumer Culture Creation and the Impact of the Advertising Industry

In 5 pages this paper discusses how a consumer culture is created by the advertising industry in a consideration of the human natu...

God, Knowledge, Wisdom, and Virtue According to Descartes and Aristotle

In nine pages specific questions are answered regarding Aristotle's position on happiness, virtue, knowledge, and wisdom, and then...

Researcher's Role, Collecting Data, and Qualitative Research

In fourteen pages this paper discusses the researcher's role in qualitative research in a consideration of subject knowledge, prep...

Plant Purification of Toxins

In five pages the process of plant cells' xenobiotics detoxification is examined in terms of how this purification knowledge could...

Close or General Corporations, Which is Best For You?

Two types of corporations which the student may encounter are close and general corporations. There are advantages and disadvantag...

James Burke's 'The Day the Universe Changed'

The first six chapters of the text are consideredi within this 5 page paper, which include events that changed the human race fore...

Bertrand Russell and 'A Priori Knowledge'

In one page this paper explains Russell's The Problems of Philosophy in which he discusses how a priori knowledge exists and emplo...

Counseling and an Eclectic Approach

all of us are enough complexes, minor neuroses, quirks, behavior patterns, beliefs, inadequacies and competencies to require at le...

Concepts of Julien Offray de La Mettrie and Immanuel Kant

de La Mettrie - Mental Activity In "Man a Machine" (1748), de La Mettrie says: "Let us start out then to discover not...

Theorists and Course Setting Management

the late 1950s and co-founded Scientific Methods, a consultancy business, in 1961 (Scientific Methods, 1998). Dr. Blake institute...

Teaching Strategies and Curriculum

In five pages specific curriculum effectiveness of such teaching strategies as Socratic dialogue, didactic instruction, and cooper...

Social Work and Human Relations

first level of human relations issues addressed here is the relevancy of compensation for emotional labor. "Four general dimensio...

Political Rule and The Republic by Plato

In five pages this paper examines political rule in a consideration of knowledge, wisdom, and morality in Plato's The Republic. T...

Biology and Dentistry

In five pages connections are made between biology and dentistry with the emphasis upon disease epidemiology understanding and a k...

An Analysis of The Lexus and the Olive Tree by Thomas Friedman

New York Times foreign affairs columnist Thomas Friedman expertly illuminates his knowledge of globalization in the captivating bo...

Oedipus and Gilgamesh Compared

The tragedies these leaders experience that lead them onto a path of self knowledge are the focus of this paper consisting of five...

Greek Philosophers and Myth v. Knowledge

he did not know the true cause of an action he would readily admit to not knowing. This should not be mistaken however for a will...

'Eye of Power' by Michel Foucault

In seven pages Michel Foucault addresses knowledge and power and the relationship that exists between them in his essay entitled '...

Letters of the Civil War

This research report looks at the American Civil War and how knowledge is acquired through letters written during the time period....

Changes at Sears

strategy to increase Sears bottom line. Sears has suffered with a declining market share for years even in their core product ca...