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Religion, Faith, and the Ontological Argument

In five pages this paper discusses the ontological argument and its impact upon faith and religion with scientific philosophical o...

Chapters Two and Four of Utilitarianism by John Stuart Mill

regarded as being little more than attempting to keep a pig satisfied. Because man has the intellectual capacity for reason, he s...

Mary Follett and Deming's Philosophies of Management

In ten pages this paper examines these two management theorists in a comparative analysis of philosophical differences and similar...

John Stuart Mill Arguing in Favor of Legalizing Marijuana

In five pages the philosophical concepts of John Stuart Mill are used to argue in support of U.S. marijuana legalization. Three s...

Philosophy of George Berkeley

it, these are all abstractions on the concept of the apple in the first place. These notions could not be made without the immedi...

An Othello Analysis

end. The tragic nature of the story does rely on the supposition that Othello is indeed propelled to do something because he is ...

Ruling Passions by Simon Blackburn and an Expressivism Analysis

therefore the foundation for human behavior and motivation. Expressivism as a moral philosophy is however flawed, as are m...

Epicurean Concepts of 'Ataraxia' and Aristotelian Concepts of 'Human Good,' 'The Best Good,' and 'Function Argument'

positive reinforcement, for the happiest people are also those who are feeling well and living prosperous lives. These are not me...

Is There Ever a Justification for Terrorism?

morning and be blown up on a bus or go to a discotheque and be killed in an explosion. These are not unusual scenarios there. For ...

Great Philosophers and Contemporary Leadership

of these seemingly paradoxical perspectives on the nature of society and the role of the individual in society. Plato appears to ...

First Person Narrative of a 'Bad' Day

certainty. I might as well take a shower. I hurried, in an effort to at least reduce the amount of time I would walk into the door...

Rene Descartes and David Hume on Knowledge

is real? Again, the Cartesian Cogito is something that resolves the problem for some. Still, this is a problem that many philosoph...

Analyzing Othello

a larger than life figure. He is perfect. He is a leader as well as a handsome and delightful mate for Desdemona. Because Othello ...

TV Viewing's Pros and Cons

and other shows have introduced a world of learning to toddlers and the preschool set. There are educational shows for adults and ...

David Hume's 'Miraculous' Philosophy

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

Overview of Meditations on First Philosophy by Rene Descartes

doubt and thought. If he thinks, then he exists: at least, his mind exists, since what he knows of his body is dependent, again, o...

The Ethics of Belief by W.K. Clifford

the only way to arrive at this point, he seems to be saying, is to carefully examine anything that one believes with the yardstick...

Aquinas by F.C. Copleston

education, Aquinas was exposed to the work of the ancient Greek philosophers. Throughout his writing , Aquinas worked out a relati...

Aristotle, Tragedy, and Oedipus Rex

serve as a compass for the character when facing great and insurmountable odds. Oedipus held staunchly to his moral codes, and whe...

Character and Good Reasoning

in the right way. In order to do this, however, one must be able to determine, using ones reason, what those right ways and right ...

Ancient Legal Codes

woman, then she was free to take back her dowry and return to her fathers house (Brians, 1998). While this sounds quite humanistic...

Shakespeare's Henry V as a Virtuous Hero

plot. There is little else that constitutes the plot other than Henry and his brilliant ability to dominate every situation. The...

Sun Tzu's The Art of War Analyzed

consider that if an entity, such as a nation, is to grow and become prosperous there will be enemies and as such perhaps war is es...

Global Changes and Cultural Diversity

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

Euthanasia and Ethics

behind such behavior it simply cannot be condoned, inasmuch as society cannot be defined as a scientific expression when it routin...

Karl Marx's 1844 Manuscripts Ideas

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

Abolishing the Patent Monopoly

biotechnology can easily run up to tens of thousands of pages, including text and diagrams (Malone, 2002). Each one must be read w...

Overview of Grounding for the Metaphysics of Morals by Immanuel Kant

worthy but they are not. This leads Kant to further defining what makes good will different from bad will: "A good will is good...

Christine Busalacchi and Euthanasia

that she was much more responsive and seemed to be improving. Still not fully conscious, at times she would be able to "communica...

Aristotle and Telos

were to consider what is most important in society, most would point to causation. One tries to get to the cause of ones drinking,...