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The Establishment Clause by Leonard Levy

In five pages the issues presented by Levy are explicated in order to present the argument that Congress frequently exceeds Consti...

Causality and David Hume

that the repetition of events in no way created "cause" and that there is not existing interdependence on actions that could be de...

Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals by David Hume

In five pages Hume's views on morality are discussed in terms of their origins and arguments against limiting self serving actions...

Property in Second Treatise on Government by John Locke

In five pages this paper discusses the social implications of property in John Locke's argument presented in his Second Treatise o...

Learning, Recollection and Plato's Phaedo and Meno

In three pages this paper considers whether or not learning is new information or simply recollection of past experience according...

Justice Theories of Plato in The Republic

In six pages this paper considers the self interest and justice arguments of Thrasymachus and Socrates in The Republic. One sourc...

Justice and Injustice in The Republic by Plato

means. The function of justice is to improve human nature, which is inherently constructive. Therefore, at a minimum, justice i...

Sun Significance in The Republic by Plato

of life, Socrates contends that reason is as well. Socrates considers the difference between those things that can be understood ...

Plato and Hegel Comparisons and Contrasts

In six pages the arguments of city vs. state, the individual, and soul and spirit that are raised in Hegel's Introduction to the P...

Nature of the Soul According to Plato and Sigmund Freud

In five pages this paper discusses the soul and its significance as conceptualized in the arguments of Plato and Sigmund Freud. F...

Rhetoric in Kenneth Burke and Quintilian Compared

In twelve pages the topic of rhetoric is examined in a comparison of Kenneth Burke and Quintilian's thoughts on the subject with a...

Meditations of Rene Descartes

In six pages this essay examines the preface and each of the Meditations in terms of its primary points, the relationship that exi...

Sociology of Religion and Emile Durkheim

In six pages Durkheim's sociological arguments regarding religion are considered and then opposes his social practice enactment th...

Eliade's Ritual and Mythology and Durkheim's Ritual Theory

In six pages Durkheim's ritual perspectives are examined in terms of their implications when applied to Eliade's arguments on ritu...

Mechanistic Mind Model in Phaedo by Plato

In three pages this paper discusses Plato's Phaedo in terms of the mechanistic mind model and Socrates' arguments designed against...

Virtue in Protagoras by Plato

In fifteen pages this paper considers the connection between wisdom, holiness, justice, courage, temperance and virtue as revealed...

Philosophy and Morality Rhetoric in Phaedrus and Gorgias by Plato

In five pages this paper analyzes truth in these works in a consideration of the axiological, ontological, and epistemological arg...

Comparing Two Early Greek Philosophers with Plato

The ancient Greek arche concept is compared with Plato's soul concept in an argument that contends Plato's conflict resolution of ...

G.W. Leibniz's Theory of Monads

This paper addresses Leibniz's Monad theory of a harmonious universe, constructed of infinite monads (units), ascending to the Sup...

God's Existence and Reason

In eight pages this paper examines God's existence in a consideration of philosophy's rational arguments. Four sources are cited ...

Questioning the Existence of God

from the known. Unless God is already known, logic is of no use. Having discredited all rational arguments for and against the ex...

Miracles and David Hume

In twelve pages the impact of Hume's arguments regarding miracles on religious thought is assessed in terms of whether or not God ...

Philospher David Hume

In five pages David Hume's contention that there is no God is countered by an opposing argument. Two sources are cited in the bib...

Hume and Descartes Compared and Contrasted

This research report compares and contrasts the ideas of these two philosophers. Linear deductive reasoning is examined along with...

'Young Goodman Brown' by Nathaniel Hawthorne and Puritan Beliefs

In five pages this essay presents the argument that Nathaniel Hawthorne uses this short story to reflect his New England Puritanis...

How Social Security Can be Reformed

In five pages this research paper discusses Social Security and how it can be reformed with privatization arguments for and agains...

'The Case for Materialism' by Richard Taylor and 'Why I Am a Dualist' by William S. Robinson Critically Analyzed

In nine and a half pages the relevant points of each article are considered in terms of arguments and pespectives with these findi...

Review of Globalization and Religious Fundamentalism by William H. Swatos, Jr.

located not only in individual sentiments, but also in many world institutions" (Swatos 288). That globalization, fundamentalism ...

Confusion and Theaetetus by Plato

In five pages this paper examines this work by Plato to determine whether or not author David Bostock was correct in his conclusio...

Seeing Rent Control from Both Sides

In five pages this paper examines the rent control argument from both sides and advocates a government agency to control high rent...