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Philosophers on Being

In seven pages and 2 parts this paper firs considers the perspectives of Anaximenes, Anaximander, and Thales and then examines Par...

Philosophers and Their Weak and Strong Theories

In six pages this paper discusses the strengths and weaknesses of various philosophical theories with the utilitarianism of John S...

Clark's Philosophers Who Believe

In five pages this paper examines philosophy and the nature of religious faith as considered in Clark's 1997 text Philosophers Who...

Business Decisions and Philosophers

In nine pages a business dilemma is examined by consulting philosophers Rawls, Mill, and Kant on how to best handle the economic d...

Philosophers on Dualism

In five pages this paper considers what philosophers David Hume, Thomas Hobbes, Rene Descartes, and Plato have to say about the du...

Good and Evil According to Philosophers William James, Friedrich Nietzsche, St. Augustine of Hippo, and Aristotle

In six pages this paper discusses the modern and classical concepts of good and evil as conceptualized by these philosophers. Fiv...

The Legends of the Baal Shem, Hasidism and the Modern Man and Jewish Philosopher Martin Buber

In five pages this report examines the relationship between God and the individual within the context of these writings by Martin ...

Educational Pragmatist Philosopher John Dewey

his detractors?with an abandonment of standards within US classrooms in favor of a focus on growth and self-fulfillment (Berkowitz...

Ancient Greek Philosophers Empedocles and Parmenides

In twelve pages this paper examines these two classical philosophers in a comparative analysis of their thoughts and achievements....

Philosophers on Happiness

In five pages the views of Sartre, Hegel, Marx, and Plato on happiness are examined in a comparative analysis of their writings. ...

Philosophers on International Relations

donor for their present child in need of a transplant (1990). To Kant, that was wrong and while other segments of society would be...

Subjective and Objective Morality and Scottish Philosopher David Hume

In four pages this report examines subjective and objective morality from the perspective of David Hume. Two sources are cited in...

Right and Wrong According to Philosophers W. David Ross and Thomas Hobbes

In five pages this essay considers right and wrong from Hobbes' 17th century perspectives and Ross's 20th century vantage point. ...

Cinematic Portrayal of Greek Virtue and Philosophers

84). However, Socrates is willing to concede that an individual can desire an evil thing if he mistakenly first evaluates it as go...

Knowledge as Conceptualized by Philosophers

it comes to knowledge leads one to believe that people are much more likely to act out in such a manner that is motivated only by ...

Philosophers on Moral Theory

a store, and decides that he will not do it again but keeps the merchandise anyway to avoid prosecution, he is being reasonable. H...

Human Nature Approach of American Philosopher and Psychologist William James

In six pages this paper examines William James' philosophy of human nature with religion a primary focus. Four sources are cited ...

Paradoxes of the Philosopher Zeno

This paper examines space and time's inductive relativity as conceptualized by the paradoxes of Zeno in six pages. Four sources a...

7 Major Philosophers

discoveries of this philosopher? Has this person made a significant contribution that has led to the discovery or founding of some...

Philosophers on Life's Meaning

one looks at a variety of lifetimes via reincarnation, its purpose explained by knowledge. In other words, people are born and liv...

Early Greek Philosopher Parmenides

as a problem (Frost, 1962). However, later philosophers, as they pondered the nature of the universe, began to see the fact of cha...

Ethics of German Philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer

held the belief that morality was performed because of the will of an "other," rather than driven by the beast within (The Philoso...

Art According to Philosophers Descartes, Barthes, and Foucault

know as the scientific method, which is still used today for ascertaining reliable facts about the natural world. To accomplish hi...

Social Contributions of Philosophers

was changing in terms of philosophy. John Lockes The Second Treatise of Civil Government is rather compelling and in fact, free ch...

Philosophers on Religious Ethics

right or correct, or is there something about that action itself that God recognizes, and for this reason declares the action corr...

Forecasting for a Fast Food Outlet

and ice creams sold in the summer, this looks at the trends rather than just the past performance. Regression analysis takes th...

The Idea Of Love Between Nietzsche And Freud

compels one to draw all attention to this one object - to the preclusion of all else, which is most often intrinsically associated...

Virtue: A Comparison of the Views of Aristotle and Confucius

and Aristotle are philosophers who discuss virtue. Yet, Yu (1998) claims that when it comes to virtue, neither Aristotle or Confu...

Would Aristotle Label Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman as a Tragedy?

audience" (66). The reversal refers to a reversal in fortune, which Aristotle believed was classically represented in a fall from...

EPICTETUS AND NIETZSCHE: VIEWS AND EXPERIENCE

to combine rational and irrational, and accept it in ones life (Epictetus, 2004). Throughout his first published book Discourses, ...