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unusual for a theologian (St. Thomas Aquinas, 2002). Aquinas made many significant contributions to philosophy and specifically i...
true of actions as well as other events, not in order to argue that determinism is compatible with actions being freely performed ...
on actions, then the argument would end there. Utilitarianism, therefore, is their effect on society and the world at large. Actio...
If we accept the premise, therefore, that science is capable of defining physiological death then we must ask ourselves how do we ...
He sought not to try to make people feel any better about themselves or the world in which they lived aside from empowering them t...
being" (Burnham, 2001). In order for our universe to have taken on the form that it has, it has been necessary, according t...
the post-Civil War period, which was one of unprecedented patronage for the arts from government and private sources, produced wor...
through a consideration not of personal benefit but simply on the basis that the choices are the only rational ones. Kant argues ...
to properly identify herself surely saved lives. In the hypothetical situation at hand, there is no heroism, so it would be diffic...
North and the more rural, ante-bellum Old South. Most historians agree that, in addition to the concept of slavery, vast d...
his own mind is anarchy. "The churches are closed, or opened only for the noisy discussions and drunken revels of a frenzied peopl...
done right and what potentially could go wrong, in the end one has to choose the model or models that most closely resemble ones o...
saying the above statement. The names change and the nature of the addiction changes with the substance, but the goal and reward ...
of achieving either on his own, with the aid of a teacher, or with the help of another more accomplished peer.(Zone, 2002). The st...
usually associated with the Roman Catholic Pope, his presence does not seem to effect the laws of the government as women in Ital...
advent of history. When women were allowed to work in the factories during World War II, it was found that the women were actually...
philosophy" was intent on raising philosophical debate above the aesthetic and theological interests which had held it captive for...
the reader into the oppressive world of slavery. Indeed, it was the authors desire to bring attention to the injustices faced by ...
that can be grasped with the human mind, but not with human senses (Gill, 1996,p. 1). The first part of the Parmenides, Plato has...
to Grotius more humane perspective was that of Jacques-Benigne Bossuets, who "reinforced medieval notions of kingship in his theor...
it is (L) that connects human behavior with the environment via "desires and beliefs" that the environment fosters in us (Rosenbe...
This paper contrasts and compares the political philosophies of theorists John Locke and Niccolo Machiavelli in 5 pages. Two sour...
In five pages this paper offers a comparative analysis of the moral philosophies of Immanuel Kant and John Stuart Mill. Four sour...
a toxic substance. When corporations repeatedly break the rules regarding environmental protection, it says in a very loud voice ...
In five pages this paper discusses the philosophies of Locke and Berkeley featured in The Matrix film as they pertain to the mater...
determines that moral decisions are established as a result of moral sentiment rather than understanding. In the first section o...
are intellectuals. There is an eclectic group and this sets the stage for many ideas to be broached. There are several external al...
the difference between being able to browse in a bookstore, with no restraint, and being told what one can read or say or think. ...
In six pages the media coverage of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks is evaluated in terms of ethics and then applies the p...
might Descartes for example deal with the problem? A student writing on this subject will want to point out that the primary dilem...