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of the two or the rule of the inferior is always hurtful" (NA). In this we see an incredibly humane approach, as well as a humane ...

close relationships over great distances and for a long period of time, indefinitely, even with separations and loss of contact" (...

here, but Platos position that it is necessary to experience a thing in order to have knowledge of it informs the reading of The R...

Stuart Mill (that is, if they had been contemporaries). Both men believed that the greatest threat posed by democratic rule was in...

influential thinkers of the ancient age. Despite their obvious inter-related lives, they still had significantly differing opinio...

injustice...have no place" (2001). Hobbes argued that during this period in human development it was common experience that each m...

perfect, despite what we observe. Forms are beyond this material world, for nothing that we can grasp in this world is perfect."3 ...

Athens up as the shining example of democracy saying: "Let me say that our system of government does not copy the institution of o...

did not invent the principle of utility (which goes back to Plato) however, he was the first to devise a comprehensive theory base...

Due to this orientation, not surprisingly, Locke saw education as extremely important. He felt that education should, ideally, be ...

the sense of with aristocratic soul" (Nietzsche, 2002). This development occurred simultaneously with its polar opposite, by whic...

In particular, Wikholm (2002) cites the work of Karl Ulrichs and his descriptions of "men with an inborn attraction to other men."...

core of humanitys lack of individualism and blind willingness to be part of what he referred to as "the herd." In Nietzsches opini...

force themselves upon their wives for sexual favors, and they are not allowed by faith to molest them. The Torah and Talmud both ...

receive a portion of the financial gains that result from their ideas (OToole, 1995). Also, at Herman Miller, 100 percent of all f...

past times are given (or as he put it more cautiously, "presupposed") in the present time. It is possible, according to Kant, tha...

shared roles and rules to make ourselves intelligible. In this sense self is a performance, and consciously or unconsciously we pr...

2002). His theory states that an individual inherits a tendency to respond to the environment in a certain manner; however,...

one true center of anything. Too many individuals, too much individualism created far too many "centers" for Marxs theories to ad...

about marriage within the community. He also talks about the weather and nature and how the tribe deals with its surroundings. The...

pleas, Socrates will not hear of any escape plans. He points out that, even though the sentence was unjust, it was perfectly legal...

the considerations surrounding his concepts of the mind and he supports his contentions with direct demonstrations of the applicab...

discover) the truth or falsity of propositions about past and present events, propositions about the future seem problematic. If a...

know as the scientific method, which is still used today for ascertaining reliable facts about the natural world. To accomplish hi...

the work of all the worlds peoples from the beginning of time. These truths may be presented in the cultural context in which they...

Academy, and reconcile contempt for study with respect for the truly learned?" (NA). In many ways we can see a certain amount of h...

the right objects, towards the right people, with the right motive and in the right way. He states in Book II, "The moral virtues,...

Augustine, himself, mentions his own difficulties in struggling to overcome his own lustful desires in Book III of Confessions. Du...

existing moral standard. This fact should be kept in mind in understanding that for Aristotle whether a certain kind of behavior w...

it is (L) that connects human behavior with the environment via "desires and beliefs" that the environment fosters in us (Rosenbe...