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Flare Path by Terence Rattigan and Mrs. Warren's Profession by George Bernard Shaw Compared

the romantic featured true-life situations but preferred a more sentimental or whimsical interpretation of the subject matter. Bu...

Conservation v. Preservation in Ecosystem Maintenance

had more of an anthropomophic approach to them than a strictly preservationist approach. Thus enters the argument ecologists have...

Lies My Teacher Told Me by Loewen and A People's History of the US by Zinn

by such elements as patriotism and mindless optimism rather than a desire to set out the facts and analyse them with any degree of...

Comparative Analysis of Colombia and Turkey

The similarities and differences between these countries are contrasted and compared in ten pages....

Meso American Civilizations of the Aztec, Maya, and Inca

In six pages this essay contrasts and compares these early Meso American civilizations in terms of organizational, agricultural, r...

Class Struggles, and the Value Labor Theory of Karl Marx

workers, meaning wages begin to decline. Also inherent in such a scenario involves promotion of cheap-wage goods (imports) to furt...

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....

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...

Life and Ethics According to Philosopher William James

In ten pages this paper examines William James' works as they pertain to life and ethics with suffering among the topics discussed...

God According to the Ancient Greek Philosopher Xenophanes

all, but rather only the world (Burnet ch2bii). Modern terminology used by those sharing Xenophanes views would be that there lik...

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...

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

Aristotles concrete, scientific theories are more relevant than Platos deductive and abstract ideology. Aristotle believed...

Plato's Contribution to Understanding Philosophy and Philosophers

academy the first university of its type, he was able to influence minds of the next generation and proliferate his ideas and meth...

Political Theory of Jewish Philosopher Moses Maimonides

the context of a modern society. Certainly, today Maimonides instruction to beat wives who neglect their wifely "duties" would not...

German Middle Ages and Philosopher Leo Strauss

hearts of those he represented. It was Strauss ongoing quest to delve into the deepest recesses of German intellectuals and polit...

Philosophers on God's Existence

experiences were possible (Gogan, 2006). This author indicates this in the following: "Kant gets rid of the usual foundation for r...

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 ...

Philosopher and Mathematician Pythagoras

In fifteen pages Pythagoras' life and his contributions to science, mathematics, and philosophy are discussed. There are 6 source...

Debating the Innocence or Guilt of Greek Philosopher Socrates

This paper consists of eight pages and considers the injustice of the trial Socrates received in an attempt to determine whether o...

Being More Like the Greek Philosopher Socrates

In five pages this report examines whether or not the world would be a better place if people followed Socrates' philosophical exa...

Analysis of Socrates' Trial and the Death of the Philosopher

In five pages this paper examines how Plato described Socrates' trial and death in his dialogues Phaedo, Crito, Apology, and Euthy...

Training Dion II of Syracuse to be a Philosopher King in The Republic by Plato

In twenty pages this paper discusses the failed efforts of Plato to sufficiently train Dionysus the Younger to become a philosophe...

Philosopher King, Utopia, and The Republic by Plato

In nine pages this paper examines the social utopia presided over by a philosopher king as described by Plato in The Republic. Th...

Perception and Philosopher George Berkeley

In five pages this paper discusses Berkeley's notion that beyond perception nothing exists. There is 1 source listed in the bibli...

Contributions of Philosopher William James

universe as heartily to assent to the evil that seems inherent in its details?" (Thought & Character, Volume I, Perry, 322) (Shull...

Original Position of Philosopher John Rawls

In eight pages justice and fairness as conceptualized by philosopher and theorist John Rawls are examined with the emphasis being ...

The Feminist Philosopher Mary Wollstonecraft

This paper examines the writings and life of Wollstonecraft. The author discusses her philosophical treatise, A Vindication of th...

Philosophers as Viewed by Friedrich Nietzsche

In four pages this paper examines how Plato and Socrates were philosophically viewed by Nietzsche. Two sources are cited in the b...

Life and Works of Scottish Philosopher David Hume

In ten pages Hume's life, works, and writings are considered including his Treatise of Human Nature, with an assessment of his inf...