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Pragmatic Philosophy of William James

of moral responsibility, freedom of action, individual effort and aspiration" (Frost, 1962, p. 50). While a pure empiricist wou...

Comparing Synoptic Gospels with Plato's The Republic A COMPARISON OF: THE REPUBLIC OF PLATO AND THE SYNOPTIC GOSPELS

knowledge which is only knowable and obtainable without the aide of the senses. Secondly, the Synoptic Gospels speak as Christ b...

Euthanasia and Medical Ethics

such morality, we render ourselves essentially useless. In other words, Lachs contends that it is one thing to expound about the ...

A Review of Staffing the World

are quite remarkable. The company was founded in Detroit in 1946 by William Russell Kelly (1905 - 1998) and was known as...

Knowledge, Sensation, Plato and Rene Descartes

also supported what was known as the Theory of Ideas, which mainly stated that archetypal ideas (which rest in the universal)(Plan...

False Advertising and Ethical Issues

(Romans & Kiernan, 2002). Of course, that is debatable. Opinion enters the picture, but if a claim can be proven false, then one c...

The Social Role of Women and Auguste Comte

the basis for an advanced society" (p. 229). She quotes from Comtes Cours de philosophie positive (published in 1855) and explains...

Finnish Architect Alvar Aalto

Nerdinger (1999) states that the fact that the Workers Club was modeled on the Doges Palace in Venice -- "albeit with Doris column...

Life and Philosophy of Immanuel Kant

first time Kant introduced the notion of the human mind as a creator of experience instead of merely a passive recipient (Immanuel...

Libertarianism's Pros and Cons

prompts. Of course, this is really not a good reason to outlaw the substance. The society also claims that pot is a gateway drug a...

Indian Philosophy and the Connection Between Suffering and Craving

Craving can also be related to karma, a karma consisting of bodily karma, vocal karma and mental karma, each defined below:...

Essay on Management Skills and Philosophies

numerous authors. They include organizing, coordinating, staffing, directing, leading, communicating, decision making and so on (S...

Overview of Existentialism

instructed to hold. Sartres "No Exit" Joseph Garcin grows closer to Inez and Estelle in telling them his story. Giving oth...

Life and Writings of Plato

his writings (Levinson x). Socrates would continue to dominate Platos personal and professional lives for years to come, and woul...

Special Education Teacher Philosophical Statement Sample

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

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...

Comparative Analysis of Spinoza's Dual Monism and Rene Descartes Mind and Body Interactionism

having been created by a supreme and ethereal being, whose own creation is inherent to that of all He created. Based upon his def...

Confucius and Aristotle Compared

and deficiency (McCartt, 2003). Moral virtue also follows this pattern, although in this regard Aristotle refers to it as the "Go...

Themes of Josef Pieper's In Defense of Philosophy as Reflected in Plato's Phaedo

that leads Socrates to the conclusion that he will not be exiled from his beloved home, but would rather die a martyr for his beli...

Iron Giant Cartoon, Humanity, Personal Choices, and the Philosophies of David Hume, William Blake, and John Locke

giant metal man falling into the sea. Hogarth is the only one that believes him and rushes away to search in likely places for the...

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...

Competition for Christianity

In a paper consisting of 5 pages works such as 'Notes from the Underground' by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, 'Brave New World' by Aldous Hux...

The Politics of Aristotle's Text

government- no one will say that this is a democracy" (Aristotle Book 4, Part IV, p.PG). He goes on to explain that if the poor w...

Overview of the Greek Acropolis

a reconstruction of the Acropolis as it appeared in the 5th century BCE During the Classical period of the 5th...

Philosophical Perspectives

In 9 pages and 2 parts this paper examines religion, myth, and philosophical contradictions and then also discusses the 4 elements...

Education and Plato

In five pages this paper examines youth and adult education according to Plato's philosophy. Three sources are listed in the bibl...

Issues in the Classroom

In six pages issues involving cultural prejudice in the classroom and how the educator should handle such an occurrence is conside...

3 Doubt Arguments in Meditations on First Philosophy by Rene Descartes

In four pages this text examines Meditations on First Philosophy in an analyzes of the three doubt arguments Rene Descartes presen...

Critical Philosophy of Immanuel Kant

what a human being can understand. God knows all and many can accept that concept. But Kant did not let it go at that. He did not ...

Why Utility Pleases by David Hume and Sympathy's Role

In three pages this report discusses the utilitarian philosophy of David Hume in a consideration of the role of sympathy in 'Why U...