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This paper examines the writings and life of Wollstonecraft. The author discusses her philosophical treatise, A Vindication of th...
universe as heartily to assent to the evil that seems inherent in its details?" (Thought & Character, Volume I, Perry, 322) (Shull...
In six pages this paper contrasts and compares the perspectives of these ancient Chinese philosophers on ethical behavior. Six so...
In nine pages this paper examines the social utopia presided over by a philosopher king as described by Plato in The Republic. Th...
the context of a modern society. Certainly, today Maimonides instruction to beat wives who neglect their wifely "duties" would not...
In eight pages O'Gorman's impact upon the thought of Latin America is examined. Five sources are cited in the bibliography....
In ten pages this paper examines William James' works as they pertain to life and ethics with suffering among the topics discussed...
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...
In five pages this report examines the relationship between God and the individual within the context of these writings by Martin ...
In five pages the views of Sartre, Hegel, Marx, and Plato on happiness are examined in a comparative analysis of their writings. ...
all, but rather only the world (Burnet ch2bii). Modern terminology used by those sharing Xenophanes views would be that there lik...
In this six page consideration of life after death various philosophical arguments are examined in an attempt to draw a definitive...
Aristotles concrete, scientific theories are more relevant than Platos deductive and abstract ideology. Aristotle believed...
academy the first university of its type, he was able to influence minds of the next generation and proliferate his ideas and meth...
In six pages this paper examines morality as represented by utilitarianism and as conceptualized by philosophers including Carol G...
In ten pages this paper discusses how contrary to popular opinion Nietzsche actually supports rather than rejects the man's need f...
This text is analyzed in a paper consisting of five pages which considers how in economics capitalism prevailed over communism. T...
someone unfamiliar with the field of economics. The works which are introduced range from the earliest economic thought found in...
In eight pages Jean Jacques Rousseau's life and times are examined. Seven sources are cited in the bibliography....
Nozicks Theory of Justice presents a strong argument for the libertarian view. This view honors property rights, that is, that in...
guidance that gives meaning for man. Rather, as he explains, mans actions and intellectual activity seem to provide meaning. This ...
experiences were possible (Gogan, 2006). This author indicates this in the following: "Kant gets rid of the usual foundation for r...
an ends justify the means ideology. To Machiavelli, justice has to do with an end. One can take Machiavellis concept a bit furthe...
know as the scientific method, which is still used today for ascertaining reliable facts about the natural world. To accomplish hi...
right or correct, or is there something about that action itself that God recognizes, and for this reason declares the action corr...
discoveries of this philosopher? Has this person made a significant contribution that has led to the discovery or founding of some...
one looks at a variety of lifetimes via reincarnation, its purpose explained by knowledge. In other words, people are born and liv...
as a problem (Frost, 1962). However, later philosophers, as they pondered the nature of the universe, began to see the fact of cha...
held the belief that morality was performed because of the will of an "other," rather than driven by the beast within (The Philoso...
was changing in terms of philosophy. John Lockes The Second Treatise of Civil Government is rather compelling and in fact, free ch...