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that the object of thought is capable of being. Hume understands that, quite simplistically, the soul is simply . . . the soul. ...

gave the commencement speech at his daughters graduation from Radcliffe, he concisely summed up the essence of what he found to be...

for existence in which the fittest members of a varying population survive, reproduce, and pass on their traits to the next genera...

address the problems of individualism in our contemporary society. While Wests "Race Matters" makes a frontal attack on these pro...

arguments these days is that one would not want a physician operating on one when the physician is using marijuana on his off hour...

the work goes on to Part II and is headed Metaphysical first principles of the doctrine of virtue. This is also further subdivided...

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

challenged mankinds very conscience. He retreated to Walden Pond in order to refresh his own character and to effectively remove ...

the effects of "Original Sin" (Hundersmarck 133). While Machiavelli agreed with this stance, he did not do so because of theology....

that the morality of choice is based on the greater good. The saying, "the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few" arise...

and that is that it enables both freedom and necessity to coexist; it favors an ethical reliance on moral deterrence without brini...

between the patient and physician (technology, caring and values) are always present but may differ in balance. In addition, the r...

cause of the effect must possess as much reality as the effect. Furthermore, Descartes asserts that any cause must have as much p...

philosophical thought begs to differ. In the pre-Plato period, for example, the prevailing belief was that pleasure was immediate ...

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

and non-rational elements. Of the non-rational, the autonomic responses (breathing, sleeping, digesting, and reproducing) is commo...

In the context of a greater philosophy perhaps, a philosopher says what he thinks. Yet, he is unwittingly part of a grand plan. Wh...

that created a chasm between the haves and the "have nots." With people working for the government, and each getting an equal stip...

Throughout their publishing efforts, CAE has continued to present numerous multimedia events throughout the United States and Eur...

senate dinner, or basically a drinking party after the meal. Though it is certain that Plato took literary license with the dialog...

the natural world. Nature, he asserts, is secretive, but at the same time it is human beings who will eventually be able to unlock...

is of utmost importance. When ones religious practices are not allowed to be chosen but are instead dictated, the inherent faith ...

Recovering "Serious" Morality Because of Gaitas clear willingness to address what most would refer to as the "hard issues," it sh...

first place and eschewing the monetary aspect so often clouding ones ethical perspective. "Looking back now on all previous attem...

area where the mines were laid" (14). Only the most determined and profit-oriented marketer or the one with no sense of moral scru...

In five pages this paper contrasts and compares the philosophies of John Rawls and John Locke regarding liberalism. Seven sources...

living" (Plato Crito 18-19). II. ABORTION To reach true happiness, Plato believed people must strive for a contentment tha...

In three pages this report discusses the utilitarian philosophy of David Hume in a consideration of the role of sympathy in 'Why U...

Interpreting the U.S. Constitution is something that many jurists spend their lives trying to accomplish. This paper examines how ...

Philadelphia, Cleveland, Richmond, Atlanta, Chicago, Minneapolis, Dallas, San Francisco, St. Louis, and Kansas City (50). Each of ...