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Essays 1921 - 1950

Happiness as Viewed by the Philosophy of Aristotle

In five pages Aristotle's concept of happiness with an emphasis upon a life of contemplation is discussed. Five sources are cited...

Goodness and Philosophy

of subjective satisfaction (Seifert, 2003). Moral goodness just is. One looks at a baby or a puppy and thinks that these living th...

Scientific Method Philosophy

in earlier times it was regarded only as the poor relation of quantitative research that nearly always was less reliable and far l...

Case Study Analysis and the Philosophies of John Stuart Mill and Immanuel Kant

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...

Questions on Personal Philosophies Answered

Crises arise that usher in change, systems achieve equilibrium for a time and then begin to change again, leading to another round...

Philosophy, Ethics, and 'Doing the Right Thing'

agree with Aristotles ideas, and see morality as a living concept, and something that should not be tampered with. What might Aris...

Justice, Philosophy, and Ethics of Health Care Rationing

dilemma of a single woman who is part of what the politicians and social scientists refer to as a member of the "working poor" soc...

Civil Disobedience and Philosophy

permission. Abraham Lincoln promoted the Platonic view in his Gettysburg Address in saying that the government should be "of the ...

US Modern Culture and the Pragmatic Philosophy of John Dewey

learning, which was the current philosophy of his day (American Philosopher John Dewey). Since the inception of Deweys e...

'Unexamined Life' Philosophy of Socrates

In six pages this paper analyzes the contention of Socrates that an 'unexamined life is not worth living' as this view is represen...

Examining Debates Among Competing Philosophies

We can better understand this by invoking a comparison. A generalist would demand sameness in terms of how something functions ca...

19th and 20th Century Philosophies of John Dewey, Bertrand Russell, and Richard Rorty

Each criticized the foundationalist approach advocated by Russell. Rorty (1989, 87), for example, insisted:...

Complexities of Self Philosophy, Language, and Consciousness

must recognize that the consciousness (cit) is a separate phenomena which is present regardless of the presence or absence of stim...

Philosophy And Skepticism

including moral evil. Epicurus, by contrast, believed just the opposite and openly asserted how the gods have no sway over anyone...

Kierkegaard and Sartre: Philosophies

is a body, "more numerous than the people which compose it," but it can "never be shown" because it is simply an abstraction (Kier...

W.D. Ross and the Philosophy of Pleasure and Pain

a world in which there is much pleasure but the people are vicious, unless they derive pleasure from viciousness, which seems to b...

Theodore Roosevelt: Philosophy And Programs

president, he had as much of an ardent following as he did a collection of adversaries; however, this diverse constituency reflect...

Relationship Between Baconian And Cartesian Philosophy During The Scientific Revolution

his theory of mind/body separation. His desire to achieve such an all-encompassing objective was meant to start at the beginning ...

Philosophy Shapes Research, Research Shapes Practice

serving as common denominators for any potentially unified answer: Mans beliefs are either perceptional or inferential in nature (...

The ‘Philosophy’ of Massage Therapy

long and interesting historical evolution, and its origins are largely responsible for the reluctance of allopathic medical profes...

German Philosophy: Family, Society and Government

family, and how the state gets into the picture. II. German Political Theory When it comes to German political theory, there...

Themes in the Philosophy of Aquinas

as it moves form lower life forms towards more perfect higher forms that are capable of varying degrees of intelligence and ration...

The Little Philosophy Book (Review)

book may be considered very light reading and perhaps this was the authors intent. After all, he has made a career of trying to re...

John Stuart Mill and Immanuel Kant's Philosophies

In five pages this paper contrasts the philosophical perspectives of Immanuel Kant with John Stuart Mill's Utilitarianism. There ...

Theoretical Application of John Stuart Mill and Immanuel Kant's Philosophies

In six pages this paper examines how the morality theories of these philosophers can be practically applied. Two sources are cite...

Educational Philosophy of John Dewey

This paper consisting of six pages considers the influence John Dewey continues to exert on the system of public schools and on th...

Jeremy Bentham's Utilitarianism Philosophy

further support would be shown for the concept as not only are the immunizations used to insure health for the greater number of p...

Education and Philosophy

In eight pages this paper discusses reconstructionism, progressivism, essentialism, and perennialism philosophical approaches to p...

Evil and Philosophy II

In six pages this paper discusses evil in the world in a consideration of philosophical perspectives offered in the Bible, Night b...

Allegory, Philosophy, and Faith in Perelandra by C.S. Lewis

In four pages Lewis's text is examined in terms of its religious purpose with the argument presented that the Garden of Eden serve...