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involves a critical evaluation of values and desires, and to act in accordance with them after careful reflection. Valuing a pers...

with the heavens above have made astronomy the single most critical application with regard to his place in the universe. The ver...

As far as al-Ghazali was concerned, "God can do anything he wants, he can punish virtuous people and reward the wicked, he is unde...

Hume presented his arguments in a pair of treatises that are still considered required reading for any student of Western philosop...

with the profits generated from their production of greater importance than the care and welfare of the animals (505). During the...

In seven pages this paper provides an existential philosophical examination of the story and discusses how it reflects the time pe...

sense of direction that otherwise would merely drift in subconscious thought, which also helps to apply a modicum of understanding...

This five page essay reviews the book by John B. Cobb, Jr. Two different views of Cobb are pursued. These views are formed around...

problems in the industry. Yet, while it is arguable as to the degree of safety problems inherent in the industry, it is safe to sa...

Arjuna is distraught by the obvious power of the opponent which he is about to face. He is even more distraught by the fact that ...

prisoners there is a raised way; and you will see, if you look, a low wall built along the way, like the screen which marionette p...

the public quite often. Yet, behind some of these more popular concepts are theoretical models that could prove important as well....

difference plays a part in substance use and abuse. In other words, females are more inclined to be judged by their peers and pare...

the relationship of power structures (McGregor and Murnane, 2010). It is also an approach which is assumed to incorporate values a...

the most heavily debated political and ideological programs in the history of the world. Established by Mao Tse-Tung as a reaction...

contrast, lacks a culture that is belligerently opposed to institutional transparency, but instead engages in a more traditionally...

We can better understand this by invoking a comparison. A generalist would demand sameness in terms of how something functions ca...

charges of impiety and corruption of youth by by those who wanted to restore democracy to Athens ("Socrates," 2003). While this ph...

This is found in Descartes work Meditations and is referred to as substance dualism, which is also known as Cartesian interactioni...

should be used to silence the opinions of others makes the implied assumption that his opinions are infallible. Mill grants that i...

to treat everyone equally which may mean a policy of affirmative action. One has to recognize race, and then level the playing fie...

while in society today, the concept is well accepted, Marx prompts one to question the ethics of capitalism. When all is said and ...

is a case for communism at least for the lower classes. The supporting premises for that conclusion have already been noted and ge...

with happiness, but the instant gratification achieved through immoral pleasure is not as good. It goes beyond that. Does one give...

In six pages the philosophical and mathematical theories of Rene Descartes are discussed. Four sources are cited in the bibliogra...

considerable empirical consideration but one which has yet to be either proved or refuted. Such as statement, therefore is not a ...

other words, lets say that someone came along and said that the sky was falling and that it was a miracle! Basically what Hume is...

in order to protect society. Mill does advocate freedom to a great extent, but not to the extent that it hurts other members of th...

to shake off these social controls and become the master rather than the slave. This, he argues, is the true justice of nature: la...

the text should fit the music, not the other way around. His opera, La Nozza de Figaro, while following the parameters of the comi...