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if cats and dogs and other animals are pets and viewed as members of the family, how can people experiment on them and then put th...

but philosophers also argue that private property rights are necessary (even when they seem unfair) "for the ethical development o...

there a time when an individuals interests supersede those of the masses? These are ethical questions posed each and everyday thr...

the meditations is not to prove what they establish, but rather to show how the world of physics could be mapped reliably and inde...

a prison takeover (Burke, 1995). Though unusual, if something like that were to happen, officials would be at an extreme disadvant...

can one know what is beautiful or what is ugly? There must be some sort of shared experience. Plato uses a cave allegory--somethi...

problem is that in 1970, it was suggested that Nestle was profiting at the expense of third world mothers. While breast-feeding is...

in turn functions to accentuate the bodys passage through time. Myriad philosophers, psychologists and sociologists have at...

exactly? Wikipedia defines it as follows: " Extortion is a criminal offense, which occurs when a person obtains money, behaviour, ...

(Saxonhouse, 1998). This is something thought not to lead to violence, but rather to a profound gentleness (Saxonhouse, 1998). In ...

correct them by illustrating how values are an integral component of personhood. Indeed, it can readily be argued how the concept...

Indeed, it seems that within the context of philosophy, there is a wrestling with religious thought, because it is from the rejec...

have been utilized in both historical and contemporary politics: (a) The use of diplomacy and the formation of coalitions; (b) Vio...

attacks were largely carried out by those fighting for their freedom from a corrupt system (the Russian Revolution) or for the fre...

points which are "1) God is defined as the being in which none greater is possible; 2) It is true that the notion of God exists i...

solution. Rousseau was an individual who attempted to incorporate civil religion as that solution. One author tells us that "Rouss...

teachers beliefs, principles, convictions and interpretation of reality are all pertinent. They influence the students and so it i...

ethical, philosophical, and moral issues that characterize the one delivery mechanism also characterize the other. A particular c...

in such a case: 1. They can tell the child what happened. 2. They can pretend that they dont know what happened. 3. They...

critics, his reputation and fame has never been truly compromised. He has added a great deal in terms of thought in a variety of d...

here on Earth. This of course, did not go over well with the Church who was used to organizing everyones life on Earth. Reason, th...

human being from conception to death is encapsulated in a pod. In Platos Cave the only thing that they can see is...

Taoism, or flowing with the Tao (Dao) is best translated into English as "The Way", "The Flow of Things", the "Course of Nature", ...

philosophical movement that appeared in Great Britain and suggested that all knowledge is experiential ("British," 2004). In other...

develops his inquiry into the contention to see if it holds up to scrutiny: SOCRATES: And when a jury is rightly convinced of fact...

who could argue with that idea? Of course, capital punishment is an ongoing debate and one that has been around for centuries. Als...

course of action is often jumbled. Is the patient cognizant enough to make the correct choices? Many issues come into play when a...

normal children do. However, these tasks that ordinary children dont think twice about, offer sincere and daunting challenges to t...

contradictory, which is why he is so controversial. One can take the meaning of Mills writings to suggest that individuality rules...

horrible situations such as one that would deem them a "vegetable" do have some thinking capacity perhaps. Yet, is a disembodied m...