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simple to Descartes, so simple it needs no argument. He basically says that as long as one is thinking, one exists. To Descartes, ...

right or correct, or is there something about that action itself that God recognizes, and for this reason declares the action corr...

of that century, the French philosopher, Nicolas Malebranche (1638-1715) developed his metaphysical theories known as "occasionali...

Plato emphasizes the importance of maintaining self control in the face of eros, the importance of purging the passions of the fle...

2002, p.PG). The author explains that the things Occidentalists hate about the West are not just the ones that inspire hatred ; so...

that when things were fully developed, and had naturally reached their conclusion - or ending - they were simply following their n...

of all, it establishes his character as a nobility in his own right, as he is descended from royalty. Furthermore, Othellos simple...

attempt to free themselves. What he has realized is that what they had seen all along on the wall of the cave were mere representa...

with pleasure, which is why they "love the life of enjoyment" (Aristotle). Considering this stance, the next development in the m...

also believed in one realm. Spinoza writes: "By God, I mean a Being absolutely infinite -- that is, a substance consisting in inf...

parallels between the relationship of the monarch to his people and the statesmen to the free citizen. Similarly, Aristotle also...

for example, would exist even if there were no human beings there to see it, but not that colour was an independent spiritual form...

as the original Greek legal process aspired to achieve such status, it can readily be said that its integrity has been severely co...

84). However, Socrates is willing to concede that an individual can desire an evil thing if he mistakenly first evaluates it as go...

and it was on this that Plato based his philosophical oeuvre (1994). He was not only a disciple of Socrates but a diehard adversar...

education is still substantially elevated in contemporary culture. Aristotle, on the other hand, sees virtue as choice and so mora...

who will eventually hold office and decide what to pursue in respect to issues like abortion, stem cell research and capital punis...

human being for a short span of time. The cave allegory is quite well known and has been used by many to interpret Platos philosop...

of politics, it is important to provide contemporary and recognizable examples. With that in mind, one can say that politics has n...

In ten pages this tutorial paper imagines a lively dialogue between political philosophers including St. Thomas Aquinas, Aristotle...

as an imitation of reality, "it holds a mirror up to nature" (Durant, 1961, p. 59). Aristotle notes that human beings find pleasur...

This itself is also likely to have been influenced by the long Peloponnesian war in which Plato himself was involved. Different me...

In fact, he suggests that work is done for the "sake of leisure" (267). More completely, Aristotle believed that it is important ...

is counterfeit and he gets into trouble for using the cash. He gives it away freely and frequently and makes himself appear quite ...

Ulman, 2005, PG). In order to construct a successful argument for a particular position, therefore, one has to first amass th...

In seven pages whether or not moral claims can be justified is examined philosophically with an integration of views from Foucault...

write off or simply looking good in front of others. Rather, the helper feels better about themselves. Helping feeds the ego. Howe...

In six pages Hamlet, his mother Gertrude and stepfather Claudius are analyzed within the criteria Aristotle established regarding ...

In 5 pages this paper discusses how Hamlet's characterization was influenced by the philosophies of Saint Augustine of Hippo, Plat...

In 5 pages this novel is examined in terms of the classical allusions of the Arthurian Grail cycle, Aristotle, Homer, and Dante it...