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Rousseau, Jefferson, Paine & The Enlightenment

the idea that the aristocracy was inherently better than other socioeconomic classes and, therefore, entitled by their superiority...

The ‘Philosophy’ of Massage Therapy

long and interesting historical evolution, and its origins are largely responsible for the reluctance of allopathic medical profes...

The Justin Ellsworth Case (Analysis)

in his account when he passed away. The email provider Yahoo claimed that due to a terms of service agreement, they could not allo...

Ethical Egoism

"the agent ought to promote the self above other values" (Moseley, 2006). This is not as ugly as it sounds: it goes all the way ba...

Monism and Pluralism

by the theory of monism (Turner). The greatest strength of monism appears to be its simplicity: it admits of only one underlying c...

Reunification of Korea

of Korea and World Affairs makes a very persuasive case, for instance. His article which is entitled "Korea and the Myth of Cloni...

Faith of Dante Alighieri in Divine Comedy

In five pages this paper discuses how within the poetic narrative Dante reinforces the Christian faith attitudes and also embraces...

Heaven and Chinese Humanism

In seven pages the various Chinese philosophical approaches to heaven are considered in an examination of Confucius, Mo Zi, Zhuang...

Augustine, Plato, and Anthropology

In five pages the ways in which anthropology is reflected in the philosophical works of Augustine and Plato are examined. Five so...

Rostand, Hesse, Camus on Free Will v. Determinism

In 5 pages determinism is defined and its philosophical interpretations are examined within the contexts of Rostand's Cyrano de Be...

American Poverty and Philosophy

The poor in America are considered in a paper consisting of five pages in which various ethical philosophical perspectives includi...

2000 U.S. Presidential Election

In seventeen pages this paper examines how the media portrayed candidates George W. Bush and Al Gore with an illustration of philo...

19th Century and Science's Triumph

probably the concept most applicable here. This concept is essentially the philosophy of history according to Marx. Historical mat...

Philosophy and Literature's Importance

In five pages this paper discusses how important literature is in philosophical study. Eight sources are cited in the bibliograph...

Themes in The Analects by Confucius

In six pages the Confucian Analects are examined in terms of the themes ths ancient Chinese philosophical work presents. There ar...

Philosophers on International Relations

donor for their present child in need of a transplant (1990). To Kant, that was wrong and while other segments of society would be...

Panama Unity and Diversity

In five pages Panama is examined in terms of philosophical multiplicity and resource diversity with the argument that it directly ...

Meno and Socrates in Meno by Plato

In five pages this paper examines the philosophical questions resulting from the dialogue between Meno and Socrates as presented i...

Religious Autobiographies The Life of St. Teresa of Jesus, The Confessions of Augustine and the Uses of Rhetoric

In four pages this paper examines the philosophical rhetoric associated with these 2 religious autobiographies. Five sources are ...

A Philosophy Basic Overview

In this paper consisting of twenty pages questions regarding such influential philosophers as Robert Nozick, Mary Daly, the Stoics...

Thomas Hobbes and Aristotle on Human Nature

the civilization that had sprung up, flourished for centuries, and now stood on the brink of massive change in his native land of ...

U.S., China, and Development of Industrialization

trade. Barbaric pursuits held no interest, and the Chinese certainly knew their medicine and culture were vastly superior. ...

Cloning and the Philosophy of Immanuel Kant

manner in order to attain end-E" (Honderich, 1995, p. 436). For example, a person might resolve to pay a bill as soon as it is rec...

Philosophy and False Relativism

of veracity. This is because each segment of humanity is its own little universe and what is held to be truth in one section of th...

American Life Duality and the Tradition of John Locke

to living their lives at the mercy of their rulers. The vote for colonial democracy was a vote for the freedoms that are intrinsi...

Bertrand Russell on the Arguments of John Locke and Rene Descartes

In six pages this report assess which philosophical argument Bertrand Russell would support in an examination of Russell's Problem...

John Stuart Mill's Utilitarianism Chapter 4

He and a group of utilitarians formed a small Utilitarian Society based on many of the writings of Bentham. His many works appeare...

Pros and Cons of Abortion

the fetus. Pro-choice individuals often argue that the fetus is nothing more than a part of the womans body, with no more signific...

Socratic Philosophy and Plato

is good (Frost 84). For Socrates, "a life which is always inquiring and trying to discover what is good is the best kind of life, ...

Music Philosophy

well-being but our physical well-being also. For instance, Terry (54) tells us that music has been widely recommended as a techni...