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In five pages Aristotle's concept of happiness with an emphasis upon a life of contemplation is discussed. Five sources are cited...
philosophical thought begs to differ. In the pre-Plato period, for example, the prevailing belief was that pleasure was immediate ...
Woody Guthries and Henry Fondas careers, and many current land- and water-use policies in the western United States. Ideas, even b...
were distinguished in the nineteenth century with the "natural" sciences. To a great degree, James was attempting to create and/...
that the object of thought is capable of being. Hume understands that, quite simplistically, the soul is simply . . . the soul. ...
gave the commencement speech at his daughters graduation from Radcliffe, he concisely summed up the essence of what he found to be...
for existence in which the fittest members of a varying population survive, reproduce, and pass on their traits to the next genera...
However, Allen also makes the point that Platos attitude was at least partially due to his respect and fear of the powers of art o...
permission. Abraham Lincoln promoted the Platonic view in his Gettysburg Address in saying that the government should be "of the ...
agree with Aristotles ideas, and see morality as a living concept, and something that should not be tampered with. What might Aris...
individual who naturally believes in true equality and empowerment across the entire population. The reasons it becomes so confusi...
wrong; morality points to proper behavior that serves social needs. A number of philosophers have contributed to the debate which...
dilemma of a single woman who is part of what the politicians and social scientists refer to as a member of the "working poor" soc...
that created a chasm between the haves and the "have nots." With people working for the government, and each getting an equal stip...
modification, which dispels ignorance" (Mohanty, 2001). When we cognize we abate ignorance....
and "advisors" were, in many ways, far more powerful than the aristocrat holding office. Machiavelli himself was such a creature ...
and that is that it enables both freedom and necessity to coexist; it favors an ethical reliance on moral deterrence without brini...
between the patient and physician (technology, caring and values) are always present but may differ in balance. In addition, the r...
cause of the effect must possess as much reality as the effect. Furthermore, Descartes asserts that any cause must have as much p...
and non-rational elements. Of the non-rational, the autonomic responses (breathing, sleeping, digesting, and reproducing) is commo...
In the context of a greater philosophy perhaps, a philosopher says what he thinks. Yet, he is unwittingly part of a grand plan. Wh...
In six pages this paper analyzes the contention of Socrates that an 'unexamined life is not worth living' as this view is represen...
in the article "Key Iraqi weapons official held" in relation to topics studied in the roots of Western Culture deal primarily with...
and the production of goods and services enhanced, Greenspan contends that the first step in stimulating our economy should be to ...
Chief among notable theologians to undertake study of this matter is Jurgen Moltmann, and his philosophy is often referred to as t...
background, the points which Gray (2001) makes are surprising to say the least. Gray (2001) sees the war we as a society are wagi...
They are, instead, robot-like in that they do what they are told and do not question the validity of the teachings. Instead, peopl...
of poetry, since it is the expression of imagination that allows for emotional comprehension. Introduction Imagination i...
in front of me and a keyboard at my fingers. Is the movement of my fingers real as I type these words? The possibility that perh...
study, many infants actually died as a result because the women could not properly store the man-made food. Here, the moral dile...