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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...
of subjective satisfaction (Seifert, 2003). Moral goodness just is. One looks at a baby or a puppy and thinks that these living th...
the effects of "Original Sin" (Hundersmarck 133). While Machiavelli agreed with this stance, he did not do so because of theology....
an emphasis on more practical learning in higher education (Boyce, 2003). Du Bois would focus on the importance of knowledge inclu...
not money" (Collings, 1997; p. 52). The sentiment was true long before the 1980 survey, and its persistence over time likely woul...
in Modern Thought points to two cataclysmic moments in history that were responsible for altering the contemporary perceptions of ...
used to understand present and future situations. Interestingly, the author points out that when taking the models of socialism an...
"I easily understand that, if some body exists, with which my mind is so conjoined and united as to be able, as it were, to consid...
that this is wrong. They believe that there is an intrinsic morality and that women should not be executed for committing adultery...
people must strive for a knowledge that only comes from being true to ones own choice. According to Plato, men and women both hav...
who waste time believing or fearing that which is untrue could not possibly be calm or contemplative; as such, they could change t...
power to enforce decisions (Lloyd, 2002). Hobbes also believed that an absolute monarchy was prefereable to other forms of govern...
a certain set of circumstances, and that would not be acceptable as a moral guide. B) Consider a new law that requires people wit...
would come about as a natural consequence of romanticism ("Romanticism," 2005). For example, romantic music inspired nationalist t...
demonstrate that while the philosopher uses rather simple concepts, his method of production and use of language helps to propel t...
This paper discusses the 'realistic' value of realism in a theoretical comparison with nationalism, Marxism, and liberalism consis...
draw on the fundamental concepts espoused by the metaparadigms. Nevertheless, each branch of nursing theory approaches the subjec...
that Piagets theory of child development is "so simple that only a genius could have thought of it." Piaget, very simply, proposed...
however, is preliminary, a basic orientation, if you will, before settling down to discussing the books main argument, which conce...
1999, p. 104+) - believed children are not merely a collection of empty vessels waiting for information to fill the void, but rath...
therapeutic manner (Tourville and Ingalls, 2003). This relationship may refer to a single individual, or the "person" may be a sma...
what is not. Descartes method of systematic doubt is to "reject as if absolutely false anything as to which I could imagine t...
persuasive arguments, Aristotle mentions three techniques: pathos, ethos and logos (What is logos?) "Pathos" (from which we get th...
in a firm that specialized in antitrust lawsuits ("John Paul Stevens," 2006). In 1970, Stevens was appointed by President Nixon to...
universal laws? Clearly, they can sometimes, but other times they would not be thought of in such a manner. John Stuart Mill on th...
ability has improved considerably, inasmuch as the decisions I now make are more analytical and based upon a broader and more dive...
Even in the absence of hard and fast codes of ethics such as those that exist for some professions, there are certain basic guidel...
upon an instructor who cannot handle the task. However, those who are called in to substitute for the AWOL educators provide an e...
when it is expressed as a love of virtue, and justice when it is considered as one of many virtues. For Hobbes, self-interest "ta...