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Duty, Morality, and Immanuel Kant

critics contending that dialogue apart from justice is nothing more than a veiled continuation of social domination. Distin...

Human Experience and Heroism

is used to inspire generations such as the inspirational messages found in Rainer Maria Rilkes "Letters to a Young Poet" in which ...

Divine Justice and Fate Reflected in The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio and Inferno by Dante Alighieri

poem makes it clear that the human soul can only enjoy a happy eternity by pledging complete faith and allegiance in God, Boccacci...

Henry Sidgwick's Theories and Arguments

to that of Egoism which is based on the premise that mans concern with his own good is the basis of mans morality. Sidgwick in his...

Changing Times and Unchanging Philosophical Themes

youth by by those who wanted to restore democracy to Athens (PG). While Socrates had much faith in people and believed that morali...

Proof of God's Existence in the Meditations of Rene Descartes

that he be deceived since God is supremely good. Nevertheless, it does appear to Descartes that there is a good possibility that G...

Beauty, the Sublime, Immanuel Kant, and Edmund Burke

and Kant. While both of these men had many critics, they raised points which even critics contended were worthy of the discussion...

Free Market, Private Property, and Freedom of the Press

paper is to explore that complex relationship as it falls under the liberal philosophy, that great tradition epitomized by such ph...

Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson

the natural world. Nature, he asserts, is secretive, but at the same time it is human beings who will eventually be able to unlock...

Race Concept and its History

that their individual styles of approach are based in part upon significantly different gender perspectives. Like Merchant (1989)...

John Locke and Liberalism

Within a short time however, Locke was relieved of his public duties, and left England due to the ill effects of the climate on hi...

Medicalization

the degree to which homosexuality may be a medical condition. The medical profession has since moved on from this approach and the...

Narcissism

24). Soon, his youth was gone and in his devastation over this unrequited love, Narcissus plunged a dagger deep within his aching...

Bertrand Russell: The Value Of Philosophy

third wife and third child come a year apart between 1936 and 1937, while his next publication - A History of Western Philosophy -...

Durkheim and the Concept of Anomie

the same group-oriented goals" (Durkheims anomie). However, when societies become more complex, work also becomes more complex; pe...

Why Deviance is Relative

kitchen, I realized that he had cases of beer stacked to the ceiling. I asked Ricky why there was so much beer in the kitchen, and...

Developmental Psychology: Theories

who is considered one of the ten leading educators in American history for setting a significant precedence with regard to human b...

Autonomy and Immanuel Kant

In eight pages this paper discusses the concept of autonomy within the context of Immanuel Kant's philosophy and in the text Angel...

Overview of Hospice Care

In twelve pages this research paper presents an overview of hospice care in an examination of program history, basic concept defin...

A Realistic Case Study on Alcoholism

In a narrative consisting of ten pages the writer's experiences with an alcoholic friend are discussed with an analysis based upon...

3 Readings on Active Education

In six pages the active education experience is celebrated in essays 'The Banking Concept of Education' by Paulo Freire, 'The Loss...

Philosophical Concepts Regarding Capital Punishment

In four pages the death penalty is analyzed within the concept of various philosophies such as 'an eye for an eye' and provides an...

A Mathematical Instruction Through Nature Classroom Case Study

of Theory Cognitive learning is the process in which knowledge is acquired. It involves an individual being cognizant of h...

College Students and Dating Norms

In six pages dating concepts in modern society are considered within the context of the college experience. Seven sources are cit...

Metaphysics As a Guide to Morals by Iris Murdoch

looked at in the context of history and of the study of philosophy. II. Metaphysics Metaphysics is an abstract part of philos...

Theories of Henrik Ibsen and Soren Kierkegaard

This paper examines concepts of paradox and passion, women's social position, and individual autonomy in the philosophy of Soren K...

W.E.B. Du Bois Evaluated

Indeed Du Bois has inspired many members of the "Talented Tenths". William H. Ferris writes in 1913:...

Philosophy Topics

"Happiness is not mans greatest good. There are important realizations every man must make. The aim of man is the will to power, n...

Niccolo Machiavelli and Plato

In nine pages this report compares the philosophies on human nature as conceptualized by Niccolo Machiavelli and Plato with Plato'...

Survey on Dating Expectations

In eight pages a proposed survey on dating is examined in terms of fictional results of attitudes and experiences of college stude...