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In twenty pages this paper discusses the failed efforts of Plato to sufficiently train Dionysus the Younger to become a philosophe...
The ancient Greek arche concept is compared with Plato's soul concept in an argument that contends Plato's conflict resolution of ...
Differences in points of view in ancient times are carefully explained and examined. Examples are provided. This five page paper...
In five pages this report examines whether or not the world would be a better place if people followed Socrates' philosophical exa...
all, but rather only the world (Burnet ch2bii). Modern terminology used by those sharing Xenophanes views would be that there lik...
the context of a modern society. Certainly, today Maimonides instruction to beat wives who neglect their wifely "duties" would not...
hearts of those he represented. It was Strauss ongoing quest to delve into the deepest recesses of German intellectuals and polit...
In eight pages justice and fairness as conceptualized by philosopher and theorist John Rawls are examined with the emphasis being ...
In four pages this paper examines how Plato and Socrates were philosophically viewed by Nietzsche. Two sources are cited in the b...
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 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 this six page consideration of life after death various philosophical arguments are examined in an attempt to draw a definitive...
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 ...
an ends justify the means ideology. To Machiavelli, justice has to do with an end. One can take Machiavellis concept a bit furthe...
can compare this to how humans contemplate form. It is not easy. If one stretches the allegory and sees it as symbolic of humans o...
actually been a supporter of revolution in the American colonies. Burke certainly believed in individual rights, but he stressed t...
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...
of these seemingly paradoxical perspectives on the nature of society and the role of the individual in society. Plato appears to ...
This paper examines space and time's inductive relativity as conceptualized by the paradoxes of Zeno in six pages. Four sources a...
was changing in terms of philosophy. John Lockes The Second Treatise of Civil Government is rather compelling and in fact, free ch...
In nine pages a business dilemma is examined by consulting philosophers Rawls, Mill, and Kant on how to best handle the economic d...
In six pages this paper examines William James' philosophy of human nature with religion a primary focus. Four sources are cited ...