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Thomas Aquinas' Theology and Philosophy

Thomas Aquinas' distinctive theology and philosophy and how it differed from the ancient Greek thinkers are examined in seven page...

One-To-One Computing

recent literature. However, in order to appreciate the significance of the one-to-one midwifery model, which the McCourt, et al, s...

Aristotle and St. Thomas Aquinas on Religion and Philosophy

truth that transcends the traditional means of understanding or knowing. For Aquinas, reason does have limitations. He writes: "N...

“Frankenstein” and the Idea of Responsibility for One’s Actions

abrogated his personal responsibility on two levels. First, he has given up his responsibility to educate, nurture and care for th...

How Specific Macro Systems Affect The Course Of One's Life

still harbor similar traits that reflect the inescapable impact of genetic tendency. As Harris (2002) points out, genes are respo...

God’s Purpose for One’s Life

second question is "what is your sphere of influence in the society according to your purpose?" The answer to this involves the ow...

Is Personality Fixed Throughout One’s Lifetime?

difference between these two statements may seem subtle, but Herbert notes that "to the developing mind the two messages are night...

Augustine, Aquinas and Luther/Role of Government

those who would do evil. Augustine couched his ideas on government within his concept of two cities, an earthly city and a city o...

'Just War' Concept

In eighteen pages this paper examines how St. Thomas Aquinas and St. Augustine of Hippo developed the 'just war' concept and theor...

Existence of God According to Saint Thomas Aquinas

In three pages this paper discusses how God's existence was argued by Saint Thomas Aquinas. There is no bibliography included....

Aristotelian Philosophy and Saint Thomas Aquinas

In eight pages this paper discusses how Aristotelian philosophy is refuted by St. Thomas Aquinas and also discusses the Summa Theo...

Dreams and Whether or Not They Are Meaningful

Using the concepts of Thomas Aquinas this essay consisting of three pages discusses why dream symbolism is meaningful in terms of ...

Analysis of the Happiness Concept of Saint Thomas Aquinas

wrote, "The very fact that the human being is rational necessitates its being characterized by free decision [liberum arbitrium]" ...

Materialism is Not Preferred Over Hylemorphism

Hylemorphism's preference over materialism in philosophy is examined from the metaphysical perspectives of Thomas Aquinas and Aris...

The King as Seen by Aristotle and Aquinas

The duties of a king to his subjects and their duties to him were viewed somewhat differently by St. Thomas Aquinas and Aristotle....

Responsibility for One's Actions and 'Prometheus Bound' by Aeschylus

In five pages this paper analyzes whether Aeschylus's title character is in some way responsible for his dilemma and argues that h...

One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

In five pages these works are contrasted and compared with similar themes of man's goodness and the conflict between freedom and c...

Theology of the IRA

In ten pages this paper discusses the IRA in a consideration of oppression, the movement of the Seventies and Eighties and the the...

Overview of the Christian Sacraments and How They Originated

In twenty two pages this paper defines sacrament in this overview of the origins of the Christian Sacraments and considers theolog...

Humor Throughout One's Life Span

In four pages this essay ponders 'applied' humor development in children and throughout life when trials and tribulations begin to...

Materialism, Hylemorphism, and Philosophy

The views of Thomas Aquinas and Aristotle are examined in this consideration of the preference for hylemorphism over materialism i...

Virginia Woolf's A Room of One's Own and To The Lighthouse and Their Freudian Implications

In fifteen pages this paper examines how the worth of Sigmund Freud's theories can be measured in these works by Virginia Woolf. ...

Parental Approach One Parent, One Language

In ten pages this paper discusses the bilingual home education of students by parents called one parent, one language in an assess...

Life and Works of Saint Thomas Aquinas

In eight pages Saint Thomas Aquinas is the focus of this overview of his life and writings including Summa Theologica, The Three G...

Concept of Rights

In ten pages this paper discusses the evolution of the concept of rights in a consideration of ideals and the interpretations of T...

Kant, Aquinas, and Others on the Existence of God

In six pages philosophers such as Immanuel Kant and Thomas Aquinas are incorporated into a series of student submitted questions a...

Thomas Aquinas' Global Perspectives on the Hierarchy Concept

In 5 pages this paper examines social order within the context of the hierarchical cosmology concept of Thomas Aquinas. Four sour...

Objectivism v. Ethical Relativism

I want to do? Are there really any obligations which reach me from outside the realm of my own desire? To put it into a more pithy...

Concepts of Saint Thomas Aquinas

has likely already noted that . Bracken (1996) suggests that what is missing from Aquinass argument is a distinction between per...

Was Thomas Aquinas a Direct Realist?

This paper consists of six pages and evaluates whether or not Thomas Aquinas can be considered a direct realist and argues that he...