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Essays 241 - 270
as a problem (Frost, 1962). However, later philosophers, as they pondered the nature of the universe, began to see the fact of cha...
held the belief that morality was performed because of the will of an "other," rather than driven by the beast within (The Philoso...
one looks at a variety of lifetimes via reincarnation, its purpose explained by knowledge. In other words, people are born and liv...
of fire (The New York Times, 2008). He lived during the late fifth century BC (The New York Times, 2008). The Eleatic school for i...
it comes to knowledge leads one to believe that people are much more likely to act out in such a manner that is motivated only by ...
see the usefulness of your food donation, insofar as eating food will improve his health." And there is still yet another agreeabl...
of these seemingly paradoxical perspectives on the nature of society and the role of the individual in society. Plato appears to ...
can compare this to how humans contemplate form. It is not easy. If one stretches the allegory and sees it as symbolic of humans o...
actually been a supporter of revolution in the American colonies. Burke certainly believed in individual rights, but he stressed t...
an ends justify the means ideology. To Machiavelli, justice has to do with an end. One can take Machiavellis concept a bit furthe...
a desire to find out something that is known for sure. It is of course hard to know anything is certain. Some people today questio...
for, but for which there were certainly problems. People too easily give up on it. In his work entitled The History of the Pelopon...
with the absolute. Nagarjuna disagreed with this sense of absolutism. Nagarjuna philosophy can also be distinguished from mainst...
In eight pages O'Gorman's impact upon the thought of Latin America is examined. Five sources are cited in the bibliography....
a store, and decides that he will not do it again but keeps the merchandise anyway to avoid prosecution, he is being reasonable. H...
84). However, Socrates is willing to concede that an individual can desire an evil thing if he mistakenly first evaluates it as go...
all, but rather only the world (Burnet ch2bii). Modern terminology used by those sharing Xenophanes views would be that there lik...
he did not know the true cause of an action he would readily admit to not knowing. This should not be mistaken however for a will...
In ten pages this paper examines William James' works as they pertain to life and ethics with suffering among the topics discussed...
hearts of those he represented. It was Strauss ongoing quest to delve into the deepest recesses of German intellectuals and polit...
the context of a modern society. Certainly, today Maimonides instruction to beat wives who neglect their wifely "duties" would not...
This paper examines the writings and life of Wollstonecraft. The author discusses her philosophical treatise, A Vindication of th...
right or correct, or is there something about that action itself that God recognizes, and for this reason declares the action corr...
know as the scientific method, which is still used today for ascertaining reliable facts about the natural world. To accomplish hi...
In five pages this paper examines how Plato described Socrates' trial and death in his dialogues Phaedo, Crito, Apology, and Euthy...
In five pages this paper discusses Berkeley's notion that beyond perception nothing exists. There is 1 source listed in the bibli...
In six pages this paper contrasts and compares the perspectives of these ancient Chinese philosophers on ethical behavior. Six so...
In eight pages justice and fairness as conceptualized by philosopher and theorist John Rawls are examined with the emphasis being ...
In four pages this paper examines how Plato and Socrates were philosophically viewed by Nietzsche. Two sources are cited in the b...
In fifteen pages Pythagoras' life and his contributions to science, mathematics, and philosophy are discussed. There are 6 source...