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D.H. Lawrence/The Piano

"sex-obsessed," but Frieda argues that Lawrence was "simply pro-human" and that because D.H. Lawrence wrote what he did, "...the y...

Skepticism of David Hume Answered by Immanuel Kant

Therefore, Kant reasons, perception of this permanent is possible only through a thing outside me" (Kant 245, B275). What makes K...

Personal Identity According to Swinburne

of these issues is apt, Olson provides an explanation that is easier to comprehend for the average reader. Swinburnes first issu...

A John and Joan Case Ethical Analysis

into a girl had been followed by intensive social, hormonal and mental conditioning (54). This was the first case of sex reassig...

Property from a Philosophical Perspective

but philosophers also argue that private property rights are necessary (even when they seem unfair) "for the ethical development o...

Re-careering: From Commercial Property Manager to Real Estate Attorney

one is often "on call" so it impedes on ones free time. The commercial property manager job is not a glamorous position by any me...

Free Will and the Future

determine their own choices, as opposed to being automatically programmed for response. The concept of a rational society, in whi...

God's Existence and the Ontological Argument

is Anselms primary opponent in his argument regarding the existence of God. Kants separation between the analytic and the synthet...

'The Stranger' by Albert Camus and the Character of Meursault and 'Siddhartha' by Hermann Hesse

In six pages these characters are philosophically analyzed from Stoic, Sophist, Cynic, Epicurean, and Cyreniac perspectives and ex...

The Greatest Philosopher Aristotle

In a paper that contains four pages Aristotle's logic and employment of syllogism are heralded as being not only philosophically b...

The Unexpected Universe by Loren Eiseley

In six pages nature as it is philosophically considered in 2 essays in this text by Loren Eiseley is examined. There are no other...

Lisbon Earthquake of 1755 Explained by Philosophy and Science

mans attention. After running in fear from Jezebel, the Lord attracted Elijahs attention by using an earthquake. (1 Kings 19:11,...

David Hume's Critique of Rene Descartes' Existence of God 'Proof'

In nine pages this paper discusses how Rene Descartes philosophically attempted to prove God exists in his Meditations on First Ph...

Happiness and Wisdom in Philosophy

of the same) is "reason" rather than the self-conscious "I." One may then extend the concept from ethical ideas to morality, whic...

Man Philosophically Defined

going to equal seven. He states in his Mediations on First Philosophy: "SEVERAL years have now elapsed since I first became awar...

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. ...

Setting of Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House

himself as child was to give puppet performances, for his siblings as well as for other children in the town. Think of how a pupp...

Rise of Modern Art

(Modern Art Movements, 2008). Impressionist painters, such as Manet, Claude Monet and Edgar Degas, preferred to paint outside, w...

Twenty First Century and the Competitive Advantage Model of Michael Porter

In five pages this report examines 1990's The Competitive Advantage of Nations written by Harvard Business School Professor Michae...

Rhoads' The Economist's View of the World

flexibility in economics, and again, he includes a blend of other social sciences, demonstrating that economics is inextricable wi...

Physical World View of Dante

Aristotle. The sky is of course something that perhaps is significant in esoteric matters. After all, the sky is quite provocativ...

Othello and Iago's Views of the World

discussing Othello, Roderigo blatantly refers to Othello in derogatory terms by calling him "the thick lips" which directly single...

A World View and Personal Faith

14). Consequently, Barth began to formulate a personal theology based solely on scripture, virtually ignoring the theological prin...

World View of Native Americans

In five pages this essay examines Native American conservatism and society in a discussion of various world view issues. There ar...

Three Views on Objective Understanding of the Social World

This research paper/essay pertain to how positivism, feminism and critical realism interpret objectivity in regards to understandi...

World View of Human Nature

This 4 page paper gives an overview of human nature as it relates to religions of the world. This paper includes a discussion of h...

"The Medieval World View" - A Critical Review

culture is a Western culture, is always problematic because of the inherent violence in cultural history. As Benjamin has stated, ...

Two Views on Development and World Poverty

to oil is erroneous and how one looks on oil is all a matter of perspective. At one time, i.e., prior to when science discovered t...

Don Quixote, Hamlet and Their View of the World

Gertrude, Claudius, Laertes, Ophelia, Polonius, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern all dead. This is a bleak, tragic world, which is why...

Condoleezza v. Barack Obama World View

America In the wake of 9/11 and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, Rice begins her speech by summarizing the current dynamic...