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Science, Philosophy, and God's Existence

Descartes seemed to think that the way to find objectivity, from a subjective existence, would be to prove that a perfect God is t...

Buddhism and Hinduism

Theravada Buddhism was the original form, which was based on lengthy meditation and required...

Self Identity and Doug Coupland's Shampoo Planet

the environment and is torn by the pollution that has almost destroyed Lancaster. On top of it all, he doesnt understand his pare...

Identity Search in Hamlet by William Shakespeare

his true intellect becomes completely clouded over and his ability to understand who and what he is becomes an even more distant p...

David Henry Hwang's M. Butterfly

was dark...and she was very modest! the trio break into laughter Man 1: So-what? He never touched her with his hands? Man 2: Perha...

Humanist Philosophies of Immanuel Kant in Metaphysics Of Morals

not merely things to be used to reach ones goal, but are sentient beings with worth beyond measure. The golden rule may be interp...

Social Contributions of Philosophers

was changing in terms of philosophy. John Lockes The Second Treatise of Civil Government is rather compelling and in fact, free ch...

Identity and Gender Reflections in Edith Wharton's The House of Mirth and Kate Chopin's The Awakening

it threatened who she was as a member of the white race and the upper classes. Therefore, it can be seen that Ednas desire to pa...

Knowledge Analysis by David Hume

personal desire to do so, rather than depending upon automatic reaction or stimulation. "The skeptic, therefore, had better keep ...

A Comparison between the Puritans and the Cavaliers

and Cavaliers differ somewhat from those that are associated with Europe. What we most often remember in America is the differenc...

Trilogy of J.R.R. Tolkien and Identity

be a journey towards finding himself once again. Now, this is not to say that he will ever become what he once was, for this is im...

European Cinema and Culture

movie. One of the major concerns, one might derive from the ECCs findings, is that older films might be lost or not preserved or t...

Contemporary Society and Classical Theory

tendencies within society and the fact that people are far too concerned with their own well being to fend for those who cannot fe...

Comparison of Gould and Bacon

Many contend that while God is all good, man has free will and brings the suffering on himself. At the same time, animals cannot r...

Philosophy and Pessimism

In five pages this paper examines pessimism and whether or not optimism exists in this philosophical consideration of Voltaire, Sc...

A Comparison of A Man For All Seasons and Antigone

enemies, and what to the encroachments of those he loved.... At length he was asked to retreat from that final area where he locat...

EU and Cultural Identity Issues

this exemplifies the common purpose and historical links which unite the countries of Europe and demonstrates that there are more ...

A Review of Dreaming in Cuba

A 5 page overview of Christina Garcia's novel. This paper focuses on the character Celia, detailing her family relationships and ...

Opposite Characters Zorba and the Narrator in Zorba the Greek by Nikos Kazantzakis The Antithetical Characters, the Narrator and Zorba in ' “Zorba the Greek”

as action vs. inaction, doer vs. writer and philosopher, and primitivism vs. modernism. The erudite English narrator of Zorba the...

The Philosophy, Meaning, and Value of Being Good

This paper examines the true meaning of the very vague word, good. The author points out that the word has two separate and unique...

Evolution of Evil in Christianity

How evil evolved in Christian beliefs is the focus of this paper consisting of ten pages and how evil has changed in terms of soci...

'The Pardoner's Tale' by Geoffrey Chaucer

In seven pages this paper examines the Pardoner's actions within the context of Christianity in a pro and con assessment that conc...

Middle East and the Precedence of Religious Minorities

In five pages this paper discusses the political and cultural identities of the Sudan, Saudi Arabia, and Iran and the policy impac...

Basic Element Ideologies of Philosophy

and Anaximenes (Is Philosophy Possible?). However, there were a great many others who contributed to the mainstream of postulate...

Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion by David Hume

In five pages this research paper considers Hume's philosophical text in an overview of its structure and main points. Six source...

Dialogue Format of Plato

In five pages this report discusses Plato's dialogues in terms of how Socrates regarded his philosophical role and how he was pres...

Overview of Cybersquatting

without her permission, some wonder why others make a big deal about domain names that are only similar to a particular company na...

An Analysis of The Blood Knot

A 22 page analysis of the play by Athol Fugard. The emphasis is one the various aspects of identity that permeate the play. The ...

Early 20th Century African and American Dual Identity

In six pages this paper considers the dual consciousness that plagued African Americans in terms of identity during the early 20th...

Death, Resurrection, and Eternal Life

In seven pages the texts Eternal Life? Life After Death As a Medical, Philosophical, and Theological Problem by Hans Hung and The...