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in earlier times it was regarded only as the poor relation of quantitative research that nearly always was less reliable and far l...
acknowledging it as the source from which the mind receives sensory information. However, Kant argued that the mind cannot know th...
In five pages a case study involving whether or not to have a baby or have an abortion is examined in an application of the theori...
Crises arise that usher in change, systems achieve equilibrium for a time and then begin to change again, leading to another round...
Each criticized the foundationalist approach advocated by Russell. Rorty (1989, 87), for example, insisted:...
agree with Aristotles ideas, and see morality as a living concept, and something that should not be tampered with. What might Aris...
permission. Abraham Lincoln promoted the Platonic view in his Gettysburg Address in saying that the government should be "of the ...
In this way, Buddhism became accessible to all, and was able to develop the concept of community which...
of subjective satisfaction (Seifert, 2003). Moral goodness just is. One looks at a baby or a puppy and thinks that these living th...
what one wants, and visualizing it, that one will eventually be free from the gnawing desire. This is true either through attainme...
This paper examines how philosophers David Hume, Plato, and Rene Descartes define knowledge in three pages with the cave allegory ...
however, is preliminary, a basic orientation, if you will, before settling down to discussing the books main argument, which conce...
Rosenzweig began to struggle with his beliefs regarding Judaism as a young adult. He serious...
which he writes that he was able to formulate only after his extensive observations that led to The Origin of Species. He came to...
The views of Thomas Aquinas and Aristotle are examined in this consideration of the preference for hylemorphism over materialism i...
In five pages William Paley's teleological argument, St. Anselm's ontological argument, and St. Thomas Aquinas' cosmological argum...
In five pages this paper examines the French philosopher's text as it explains his approaches to recognizing knowledge that is 'tr...
In five pages the transcendence theory of Martin Heidegger is discussed and compared with those of Friedrich Nietzsche. Four sour...
institution of marriage, and the influence that family structures, including relationship triangles, have on individuals. Because...
an emphasis on more practical learning in higher education (Boyce, 2003). Du Bois would focus on the importance of knowledge inclu...
in Modern Thought points to two cataclysmic moments in history that were responsible for altering the contemporary perceptions of ...
who waste time believing or fearing that which is untrue could not possibly be calm or contemplative; as such, they could change t...
a certain set of circumstances, and that would not be acceptable as a moral guide. B) Consider a new law that requires people wit...
This paper discusses the 'realistic' value of realism in a theoretical comparison with nationalism, Marxism, and liberalism consis...
people must strive for a knowledge that only comes from being true to ones own choice. According to Plato, men and women both hav...
In six pages this paper discusses evil in the world in a consideration of philosophical perspectives offered in the Bible, Night b...
simplest gift of God" (Ortberg 67). In other words, celebration is when we stop to appreciate Gods wondrous gift of life, such as ...
for the student of psychology to develop a well-rounded and complete understanding of the discipline, it is necessary to study bot...
if the "future is set and cannot be altered or whether free will makes that future a possibility rather than a certainty" (Berardi...
history. This paper describes his life, how he formed his beliefs, and what his contemporaries thought of him. It also discusses h...