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later. In each, she focuses on what she regards as the two most significant values that must be preserved if social justice is to...

cosmological argument. As mentioned above, an ontological approach uses a deductive argument which "claims that its premises can b...

As far as al-Ghazali was concerned, "God can do anything he wants, he can punish virtuous people and reward the wicked, he is unde...

come into the picture or they leave home early. There is a lack of creativity and production. Perhaps the wife wants to add an add...

In seven pages this paper provides an existential philosophical examination of the story and discusses how it reflects the time pe...

asks whether pluralism "is a philosophy for wimps," that is, "for those whose beliefs are too saturated with uncertain and ambival...

the very nerve of human existence, both good and bad. Writers like Izzo attempt to reach out to their audiences by way of specifi...

there a time when an individuals interests supersede those of the masses? These are ethical questions posed each and everyday thr...

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

(Saxonhouse, 1998). This is something thought not to lead to violence, but rather to a profound gentleness (Saxonhouse, 1998). In ...

the meditations is not to prove what they establish, but rather to show how the world of physics could be mapped reliably and inde...

a prison takeover (Burke, 1995). Though unusual, if something like that were to happen, officials would be at an extreme disadvant...

exactly? Wikipedia defines it as follows: " Extortion is a criminal offense, which occurs when a person obtains money, behaviour, ...

like the male philosophers of the day. She was the exception. While by and large, the people saw women as having a subservient pla...

in turn functions to accentuate the bodys passage through time. Myriad philosophers, psychologists and sociologists have at...

problem is that in 1970, it was suggested that Nestle was profiting at the expense of third world mothers. While breast-feeding is...

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

It is in the Second Meditation, however, that the apparent flaw in his logic appears and gives rise to the Cartesian Circle. In th...

guessing his parents. An eight year old may argue that it is proper for him to go to a particular event by himself, but his parent...

youth by by those who wanted to restore democracy to Athens (PG). While Socrates had much faith in people and believed that morali...

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

attacks were largely carried out by those fighting for their freedom from a corrupt system (the Russian Revolution) or for the fre...

Indeed, it seems that within the context of philosophy, there is a wrestling with religious thought, because it is from the rejec...

have been utilized in both historical and contemporary politics: (a) The use of diplomacy and the formation of coalitions; (b) Vio...

can one know what is beautiful or what is ugly? There must be some sort of shared experience. Plato uses a cave allegory--somethi...

correct them by illustrating how values are an integral component of personhood. Indeed, it can readily be argued how the concept...

Irish bishop, feared that the philosophies and science of his era were constituting a threat to Christian faith, due to their prom...

In twenty pages the relationship that exists between natural law ans sovereignty is examined through such philosophical perspectiv...

In four pages this report considers Plato and Thomas Hobbes in a philosophical discussion of the connection between society and th...

Sixteen brief essays that consist of thirty three pages and eight essays on Kant and or Bentham and eight on Aristotle. There is ...