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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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:...

Civil Disobedience and Philosophy

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

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...

Three Questions of Philosophy

This 7 page paper explores three different philosophical concents: the design theory, Kant's theories of knowledge and Plato's ide...

Philosophy and Ten Questions

This paper consists of 12 pages and concerns asking famous philosophers such as George Berkeley, Rene Descartes, John Wisdom, Davi...

Private Property and Philosophy

In seven pages this paper discusses private property in a discussion of social contract theory, the views of Rousseau, Hobbes, and...

Justice as Viewed by the Philosophies of Aristotle and Plato

and the things within it as mere shadows or reflections of a separate world of independently existing, eternal, and unchanging ent...

Knowledge and the Philosophies of Immanuel Kant, David Hume, Baruch Spinoza, and Rene Descartes

In six pages this paper examines how knowledge theories are philosophically conceptualized by Kant, Hume, Spinoza, and Descartes. ...

Wondering About the World in Meditations on First Philosophy by Rene Descartes

In five pages the sense of wonder Descartes conjures in his Third Meditation regarding the existence of God is examined. There ar...

Perception and Logic in Philosophy

conclusions. Most logical claims can be refuted. Thus, logic in some way is not much better than perception. At least, one can say...

Kantian Philosophy and Multifetal Pregnancy Reduction

lived in a society where multifetal pregnancy reduction was a socially acceptable alternative to the numerous fetuses produced by ...

Life and Philosophy of Denis Diderot

considered his philosophy to be heresy. Abbey (2004) notes that the work which gained Diderot the charge of disseminating pornogr...

A Philosophy on What it Takes to Live a Successful Life

of dressing appropriately for the formal work environment. What if you long for the outdoors and physical activity? It is a clich?...

Educational Philosophies of Jean Piaget

that Piaget didnt recognize that children could learn from their environment, however. Indeed, Piagets work reinforced the common...

Contemplation and Calmness in Philosophy According to Sebastian de Grazia and Aristotle

who waste time believing or fearing that which is untrue could not possibly be calm or contemplative; as such, they could change t...

Men's and Women's Education and the Philosophy of Plato

people must strive for a knowledge that only comes from being true to ones own choice. According to Plato, men and women both hav...

Thinking About Music, An Introduction to the Philosophy of Music by Lewis Rowell

however, is preliminary, a basic orientation, if you will, before settling down to discussing the books main argument, which conce...

Judaism Renewal in the Philosophies of Martin Buber and Franz Rosenzweig

Rosenzweig began to struggle with his beliefs regarding Judaism as a young adult. He serious...

Political Philosophy and 4 Essay Topics

would come about as a natural consequence of romanticism ("Romanticism," 2005). For example, romantic music inspired nationalist t...

Political Philosophy of Realism

This paper discusses the 'realistic' value of realism in a theoretical comparison with nationalism, Marxism, and liberalism consis...

A Plato Philosophy and Applied Logic Argument Example

or sight) was subjected to each individuals standards of judgment. Whereas concrete facts were not changeable or subject to ones i...

Roy Adaptation Model, Hospice Care, and Application of Zen Philosophy

In this way, Buddhism became accessible to all, and was able to develop the concept of community which...

Knowledge and Philosophy

This paper examines how philosophers David Hume, Plato, and Rene Descartes define knowledge in three pages with the cave allegory ...

Critiquing Epictetus's Philosophy

what one wants, and visualizing it, that one will eventually be free from the gnawing desire. This is true either through attainme...

Thoughts and Philosophies of Benjamin Franklin

In five pages Franklin's thoughts and beliefs regarding such topics as politics, religion, and business are discussed within the c...