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the topic of education. He says, "Next, said I, compare our nature in respect of education and its lack to such an experience as t...

it will occur; which leads to the Conclusion: "no action is free" (Cahn, 1971, 39). Hard determinism argues that these two premi...

holds that terms such as "good" and "right" are defined on the basis of which behavior provides the greatest benefit to the larges...

what was passing in the world around them, to the realm of re-presentative intellect. An external phenomenon is thus translated i...

power to enforce decisions (Lloyd, 2002). Hobbes also believed that an absolute monarchy was prefereable to other forms of govern...

administration that is tied to a clandestine love affair. Forbes prints a small article regarding another type of conflict of inte...

in Modern Thought points to two cataclysmic moments in history that were responsible for altering the contemporary perceptions of ...

the standards movement. This "default" philosophy emerges from a behaviorist, positivists background that places great emphasis...

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...

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

what he actually did. At the same time, it is not as if this philosopher threw out the basic tenets of reasoning. He did find it n...

difference plays a part in substance use and abuse. In other words, females are more inclined to be judged by their peers and pare...

involves a critical evaluation of values and desires, and to act in accordance with them after careful reflection. Valuing a pers...

the public quite often. Yet, behind some of these more popular concepts are theoretical models that could prove important as well....

sense of direction that otherwise would merely drift in subconscious thought, which also helps to apply a modicum of understanding...

of wildlife and marine life are being endangered as well. Business must make a better effort to solve pollution problems not simp...

possible fat man in that doorway; and again, the possible bald man in that doorway. Are they the same possible men, or two possibl...

with the profits generated from their production of greater importance than the care and welfare of the animals (505). During the...

Hobbes believed that people, when left to their own governance, that is, without official laws and government, live in continual...

problems in the industry. Yet, while it is arguable as to the degree of safety problems inherent in the industry, it is safe to sa...

knowledge has long been purported as the only viable means by which mankind truly knows how and if something exists; without empir...

philosophers and playwrights, addressed themselves to the reality of the absurdity of life and argued that that its reality should...

one may see it as quasi-scientific determinism. Yet, from a Western point of view, Buddhism is considered to be indeterministic (A...

and had been released some months earlier (Biodrowski). The novel, which has the subtitle of "The Modern Prometheus," is "a sort o...

can help to guide the decision making and create a firm foundations that will help to ensure that the outcomes are the best possib...

long and interesting historical evolution, and its origins are largely responsible for the reluctance of allopathic medical profes...

in his account when he passed away. The email provider Yahoo claimed that due to a terms of service agreement, they could not allo...

once again began drawing air into his lungs illustrates how this is not necessarily a definitive component of being dead. As such...

he defends himself well, Socrates is still found guilty and stoically accepts his fate, indicating that since only the gods are aw...

interaction with the world, ourselves, and others. Our perceptual capacities are not fixed; they are not static or one-dimensiona...