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Racism and David Hume

In five pages the argument that Scottish philosopher David Hume was a racist is considered. Four sources are cited in the bibliog...

Connection Between Politics and Art in the Philosophies of Walter Benjamin and Martin Heidegger

particular essay, we are told that, "art lets truth originate." According to Kiefte (1997), what Heidegger is wondering about is...

Language and Myth by Ernst Cassirer

Language (1946) According to Cassirer, "myth, art, language and science appear as symbols. . . in the sense of forces, each of wh...

Exercise in Making an Ethical Decision

the cracks of indigent health care. The hospital quite naturally is concerned about the cost of continuing to provide care for Mr...

Film Sliding Doors, Determinism, and Free Will

is, there is both free will and determinism. The idea that free will and determinism are one in the same is rare, but it seems ...

Soren Kierkegaard and Friedrich Nietzsche on Joy, Will, and Knowledge

knowledge is not as important as faith. That is a significant difference between the two. At the same time, neither admits that hu...

Karl Marx and the Criticism of Karl Popper

with the use of a random sample, one can say that a conclusion may be drawn. If it is found that children will think like their pa...

Differences Between Teacher Plato and Student Aristotle

In 5 pages these 2 Greek philosophers are contrasted in terms of their teaching differences. There are 4 sources cited in the bib...

Life and Economic Theories of John Maynard Keynes

In three pages The Worldly Philosophers by Heilbroner is considered in a discussion of John Maynard Keynes' life and economic theo...

Plato's Republic - The Recurring Themes

student introduce and summarize Platos "allegory of the cave". The allegory of the cave, as it is commonly known, is a dialogue be...

Nietzsche And Kierkegaard: Compare/Contrast

- while a religious man himself - strongly believed to reflect mankinds futile passion toward Gods plan and the failure to realize...

Morals, Morality and Ethics

The writer discusses the moral and ethical positions of several philosophers including Ayer, Smith, Mackie, Socrates and Glaucon. ...

Beethoven, Life, Music and Romanticism

not attached to any one court or one prince. Rather, he received income in various ways, such as in giving music lessons to aristo...

Social Problems of Homosexual Behavior

Because societal expectations are formed to a large degree on religions, society has historically shunned any behavior that is not...

Music of Guide D’Arezzo

1036 (Otten). It was after Guido arrived at Arrezo that he invented his new system of notation, which "brought such order and cl...

Roman Republic v. Hellenistic Greece

In three pages the contributions of Hellenistic Greece are contrasted and compared with those of the Republic of Rome. Two source...

Progressive or Revolutionary Elizabeth Cady Stanton

This paper consists of five pages and concludes the the feminist contributions of Elizabeth Cady Stanton were progressive. Four s...

Making Social Change Through Comedy

_Comedy in particular can be a window on social mores and history. This paper looks at the 1960s play A Funny Thing Happened on th...

Ancient Rome's Leadership Contributions

In five pages this paper discusses the Roman Empire's contributions that were considerable despite emperors' defective personaliti...

Mental Illness and Social Theory

In five pages this paper discusses mentally ill individuals in a consideration of social perceptions and their impact upon treatme...

Sociological Contributions of Herbert Spencer

In three pages this essay discusses Spencer's sociological contributions and examines the roles played by morality and war in part...

Progressive Age Work of Reformers

In six pages this paper discusses the positive contributions of the Progressive period reformers to America's working class. Seve...

Experimental Avant Garde Cinema and Theater

In five pages the post First World War avant garde genre and its influence upon theater and cinema are examined in a consideration...

'Retrovirus' Research and its Impact

In six pages the 1970s' cancer research studies and their effects are examined in a consideration of the contributions of Temin, R...

Benoit Mandelbrot's Mathematical Term Fractals

In five pages the fractals concept is examined with Gaston Julia and Helge von Koch's contributions also discussed. Six sources a...

U.S. Democracy Questions

In three pages this paper answers questions on James Madison's contributions to The Federalist Papers, tyranny, and the Madisonian...

Robert F. Wagner's Wagner Act of 1935

This paper examines the Labor Relations Act and the contributions of Robert F. Wagner, which were later recognized by the name by ...

Medieval India and China Contributions

In three pages the Middle Ages' contributions of these two nations are considered and include India's system of Arabic numerals. ...

Life and Contributions of B.F. Skinner

the head of behavioristic psychology. It is a scientific approach. In Skinners view, it is not individual decision-making that s...

Horror Film Industry Impact of Alfred Hitchcock

In six pages the horror film industry contributions of the cinematic 'Master of Suspense' and their impact are examined. Seven so...