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donor for their present child in need of a transplant (1990). To Kant, that was wrong and while other segments of society would be...
In a paper that contains four pages Aristotle's logic and employment of syllogism are heralded as being not only philosophically b...
In four pages this report examines subjective and objective morality from the perspective of David Hume. Two sources are cited in...
In ten pages capital punishment is examined in terms of ethical acceptability with an attempt to arrive at a consensus through a c...
In five pages this essay considers right and wrong from Hobbes' 17th century perspectives and Ross's 20th century vantage point. ...
this pint he is, in essence, pleading for his life and states, "I dare say that you may feel irritated at being suddenly awakened ...
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...
of these seemingly paradoxical perspectives on the nature of society and the role of the individual in society. Plato appears to ...
for, but for which there were certainly problems. People too easily give up on it. In his work entitled The History of the Pelopon...
a desire to find out something that is known for sure. It is of course hard to know anything is certain. Some people today questio...
In eight pages O'Gorman's impact upon the thought of Latin America is examined. Five sources are cited in the bibliography....
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 ten pages this paper examines William James' works as they pertain to life and ethics with suffering among the topics discussed...
actually been a supporter of revolution in the American colonies. Burke certainly believed in individual rights, but he stressed t...
all, but rather only the world (Burnet ch2bii). Modern terminology used by those sharing Xenophanes views would be that there lik...
see the usefulness of your food donation, insofar as eating food will improve his health." And there is still yet another agreeabl...
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 ...
considerable empirical consideration but one which has yet to be either proved or refuted. Such as statement, therefore is not a ...
Hence, it is not unexpected that philosophers throughout the ages have also had different thoughts on freedom. While many people,...
philosophers and artists, and included figures such as Rousseau, Goethe, Hegel and Kant. One of the major elements of Romanticism ...
with the absolute. Nagarjuna disagreed with this sense of absolutism. Nagarjuna philosophy can also be distinguished from mainst...
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 ...
universe as heartily to assent to the evil that seems inherent in its details?" (Thought & Character, Volume I, Perry, 322) (Shull...
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...
In five pages this paper discusses Berkeley's notion that beyond perception nothing exists. There is 1 source listed in the bibli...
if it is taken outside of the context of societal situations. For Nozick, justice is more clearly a function of societal roles a...
This paper consists of eight pages and considers the injustice of the trial Socrates received in an attempt to determine whether o...