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A Look Back at Tiananmen Square

This 6 page paper discusses the events that occurred in the six weeks leading up to the massacre of students in Tiananmen Square. ...

Modern Conservativism Founders Edmund Burke and Thomas Hobbes

In eight pages this paper discusses the views of Burke and Hobbes on government, man, and human nature with a comparison of their ...

'Dream Demon' of Descartes, and Russell's Reaction

In four pages this paper discusses how Russell reacted to the 'dream demon' notion of Descartes, contrasting his perspective that ...

Historical Context Regarding Philosophy's Intent

In fifteen pages this paper examines the intention of philosophy from a historical perspective that includes consideration of phil...

Philosophy of the Enlightenment and Postmodernism and the Self Concept

that had to be made without conclusively knowing what the correct choices might be (Stack 162). Thus, it can be seen that the Enl...

Do Matter, Time, and Space Coexist?

In fourteen pages this essay examines the perspectives of theorists and philosophers including Albert Einstein, Aristotle, and Ren...

Humanist Moral Philosophy During the Renaissance

In nine pages this paper examines human nature and morality issues from the perspective of the Renaissance. Three sources are cit...

Social Solidarity and Emile Durkheim

In three pages this essay defines the concept of social solidarity as glimpsed from Emile Durkheim's perspective and then applied ...

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...

Contemporary Problems and the Theories of Emile Durkheim

In five pages this paper considers 3 contemporary problems from the theoretical perspectives of Emile Durkheim including infant ab...

Chinese Philosophers Hsun Tzu, Mencius, and Confucius on Ethical Behavior

In six pages this paper contrasts and compares the perspectives of these ancient Chinese philosophers on ethical behavior. Six so...

Moral Obligations and Feeding the Impoverished

In five pages Garrett Hardin's and Peter Singer's perspectives are included in an examination of whether or not wealthy countries ...

Hegelian Dialect and Historical Materialism

In five pages the theories of Hegel and Marx are contrasted and compared in a consideration of the absolute idealism dialect of He...

Aristotle, Machiavelli, and Freud on Morality Imposed by the State

In eight pages this research paper discusses whether or not morality can be reinforced in citizens by the state in a comparative a...

Politics, Science, and Freedom According to Friedrich Nietzsche

In five pages this paper discusses Friedrich Nietzsche's philosophy with an examination of his perspectives regarding political sh...

Sigmund Freud versus Friedrich Nietzsche

In five pages this paper contrasts the perspectives of Freud and Nietzsche regarding how human lives are impacted by instincts tha...

Marx's Capitalism Concepts and Plato's Dialogues on Democracy

In five pages this paper compares Plato's perspectives on democracy with Marx's concepts of capitalism. There are 4 other sources...

Things and Their True Essence in The Republic by Plato

as its model. Things are intellectually and emotionally captured by the understanding, not by the senses. The "Forms" of Things ...

Tyranny in The Republic by Plato

for an impartial judge; one who would not be swayed by public opinion and "hype" to pre-judge the tyrant. With themselves a...

Leadership View of Plato in The Republic

In five pages this report examines Plato's perspectives on leadership as they are reflected in The Republic. One source is cited ...

Socrates on Life and its Meaning

In five pages this paper evaluates Socrates' perspectives on what life means. Two sources are cited in the bibliography....

Socrates' Trial and a Juror's Fictitious Report

In five pages this paper explores an Athenian juror's perspective of Socrates with 'Spirulinus' presenting his trial observations ...

Acquiring Virtue According to Aristotle

In four pages the ways in which Aristotle believes virtue is acquired within the perspective of prudence as discussed in his treat...

Materialism is Not Preferred Over Hylemorphism

Hylemorphism's preference over materialism in philosophy is examined from the metaphysical perspectives of Thomas Aquinas and Aris...

Religion and Its Problems

In nine pages this paper discusses the perspectives on religion and the individual according to Sigmund Freud, Friedrich Nietzsche...

Death as Viewed by Plato

In seven pages this paper examines Plato's Phaedo and The Republic in terms of how it portrays the philosopher's perspectives on d...

God and Nature According to Baruch Spinoza

In seven pages this paper examines the perspectives of this seventeenth century philosopher in terms of man's natural existence an...

The character of St John as portrayed in Jane Eyre

This paper looks at the role of the mysterious St John in Bronte's Jane Eyre. The two characters are presented as having lives whi...

Marxist View of A Journal of the Plague Year by Daniel Defoe

In five pages a Marxist perspective is applied to this text in a discussion of how the plague could be manipulated for economic re...

Religion and Science in Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes and Paradise Lost by John Milton

In six pages this research paper examines the religious and scientific perspectives offered by John Milton's Paradise Lost and Tho...