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Saint Thomas Aquinas and Socrates

teaching, in which he pretended not to know the answers to questions, so that students would come to understanding on their own. ...

8 Significant Anglo Americans Who Lived Between the Years 1607 and 1763

metaphor to rule on cases concerning separation of church and state (1998). Daniel Boone is a legend. Like Jefferson, he was bor...

Utopia of Socialism

theory could exist, if only individuals would work for the good of society instead of placing selfish aims above all else. Wells ...

John Stuart Mill's Utilitarianism and Immanuel Kant's Ethics

this principle, Kant directly addresses the topic of lying by posing the question: "When I am in distress, may I may a promise wit...

Growth of America from the U.S. Contribution to the 1812 War

people as it respects the rights of individual states and the federal government. To that end, the rivalry between Thomas Jefferso...

Policies on Dating in the Workplace

times, one person is pursued by another, but the advances are unwanted. This too can result in a suit. Finally, uncomfortable situ...

Thomas Leonard's Interpretation of Fidel Castro

in the introduction, wanted nothing to do with Castro and as such did not desire to know anything about him that was normal or per...

Change and Negotiation of Participant Contracts

get back in school. The issue is what Thomas wants, however. Discussion with Thomas revealed he is afraid his symptoms will cause ...

Determination, Free Will, and Incompatibilism

system and ones desires, but there must still be an element of freedom if one is to turn those desires into action. Compati...

Law, Power, and Politics According to Saint Thomas Aquinas

belief at the time (The Radical Academy, 2004). God gives this power to the people as a whole, not to individuals (The Radical Aca...

Virtue Critiques in Billy Budd, Sailor and 'Bartleby, the Scrivener' by Herman Melville

- he refuses to take nourishment or leave his place of business. Instead of taking a sympathetic view of his employee, the narrat...

Trading Floor Conflict Harvard Case Study

be able to live with himself if he follows orders and faxes information that is at best misleading. Another ethical dilemma for ...

Applying Stephen Covey's Principle Centered Leadership

Deming (1986) admonished American business to adopt a democratic management style with small doses of authoritative measures only ...

Concepts of Thomas Hobbes and John Locke

is the part of a wise man to believe them no further than right reason makes that which they say appear credible." In other words...

Thomas Cahill's Sailing the Wine Dark Sea

world. There was nothing that did not deserve serious inquiry. Not only did the Greek society have a curious nature, but they had ...

Various Views on Revolution Causes and Impacts

in our government and our policies. His role extended through the years preceding the American Revolution and on into the early y...

Thomas Hobbes' 'Fool Argument'

he is good and honest, the covenant will be kept. If not, then it is more likely than not that it will be broken. Hobbes (1651) ...

Abortion, Government, and Morality

what necessarily constitutes morality for another. In light of this the government has no ultimate control over an individuals own...

Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes and the Fool's Role

Man has a natural propensity for conflict and human beings form societies not out of their desire for complicit, but out of a fear...

Thomas Jefferson's Life and Contributions

still the most important piece of history that the U.S. embraces. Jefferson married in 1772 and owned both land and slaves ("Jef...

Who am I? Self Concept Consideration

who one is, murder is deemed to be wrong. It is ones duty to find other means of solving ones problems than to simply murder the o...

Utopian Literature's Similarities and Differences

be attacked as while many analysts will agree that Plato clearly states this in The Republic, his other works suggest other ideas....

Morality Theory of Immanuel Kant

physical body to be sold, for the enjoyment of others, is tantamount to transforming the human body into a physical object. Kant...

What Would Have Happened in America if William Bradford Had Not Prevailed and Thomas Morton Had?

thus arrived in a good harbor and brought safe to land, they fell upon their knees and blessed the God of heaven, who had brought ...

5 Ways of St. Thomas Aquinas

be the first cause (Philosophy Online, n.d.). 3. Everything that exists at one time did not and may not at some time in the future...

Addiction and Kohlberg and Adler

and their attempts to fulfill their desires (Boeree, 1997). This leads to a lack of social interest or concern (Boeree, 1997). On...

The Radical Nature of the American Revolution

This researech paper offers a comprehensive examination of the ideas that preceded the American Revolution, such as the concepts p...

Church and State Views of Thomas Jefferson

believe in freeing slaves, and he was "stuck" with their decision. The student may consider the fact that President Jeffer...

Examining Suicide from a Fresh Perspective

suicide ideation is often aligned with a lack of clear thinking. Thus, suicide should not be prohibited or encouraged, but rather ...

Philosophy and Metaphysics

human nature is bound by the weakness of mans character? In short, Platos (1979) freed prisoner is himself, the cave reflects the...