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Rene Descartes and Thomas Aquinas on Knowledge

we note that it "covers what we can know by Gods special revelation to us (which comes through the Bible and Christian Tradition)....

Kantian Concepts of Morality

other words, it must be a universal law. For instance, killing is wrong. That would have universality. If the woman decides she sh...

Philosophy, Ethics, and 'Doing the Right Thing'

agree with Aristotles ideas, and see morality as a living concept, and something that should not be tampered with. What might Aris...

Thomas Aquinas' Work

the Summa that "St. Thomas, following Aristotle, gives a perfect description and a wonderfully keen analysis of the movements of m...

Globalization and Global Practices

1970s, long before globalization was considered a buzz word in business, is almost spooky in its prescience; as his belief that mo...

U.S. Political Representation

of liberty" (Shanker PG). It was imperative to the signers of the Constitution that everyone becomes involved with the political ...

What It Is Like to Grow Up as a Mormon

up at 5:00 in the morning and stop working at 9:00 p. m" (Gardner, 2002; gardner-con1.html). He illustrates that this is where he ...

Natural Law and Saint Thomas Aquinas

unusual for a theologian (St. Thomas Aquinas, 2002). Aquinas made many significant contributions to philosophy and specifically i...

Comparing Putnam and Volgy

general are a group of hardworking and honest people with our good in mind. The focus of Volgys book is local government since it...

Biographical Profile of Thomas Edison

pulled him from school, teaching him at home. "She and Als father read books out loud to him" (Anonymous Thomas Alva Edison, inven...

Epictetus and Aquinas on Nature, the Universe, and God

needs of the spirit, which were outlined through divine law (Pierce, 2002). The law of nature, Epictetus believed, was that the be...

Various Aspects of Globalization in Thomas L. Friedman's The Lexus and the Olive Tree

occurred before, is on the verge of discovery in many ways. But, at the root of its existence, its definition still remains the sa...

Events and Characters in Hard Times by Charles Dickens and Past and Present by Thomas Carlyle

the growth of slums and a lack of social welfare which led Carlyle to criticise the leaders of society for their obsession with ma...

Johnson and Kaplan's Relevance Lost The Rise and Fall of Management Accounting Reviewed

basis for understanding management accounting and its role within the global industrial community. Background and Review In this...

John Paul II's The Gospel of Life Evangelium vitae

have been discussed in the past and are relatively well known are based on the worst instincts of human nature which seem to defy ...

The Lexus and the Olive Tree

the world is concentrating on "building a better Lexus," and is dedicated to "modernizing, streamlining, and privatizing their eco...

David Hume and Thomas Aquinas on God's Existence

that any passage outside our sensitive impressions was not possible and as such "there is no metaphysics: we know nothing of God, ...

Carol Gilligan's In a Different Voice

Gilligan summarizes this by saying that male morality has a "justice orientation", and that female morality has a "responsibility ...

Natural Law and Jeremy Bentham

it was necessary to develop an account of human nature....

Metaphors and Themes in Works of Louis De Bernieres and Primo Levi

make an appearance in the book until nearly mid-way through. However, it is quickly understood, once he appears, that he and his m...

US Sexuality and the Media

up, an idea that is still being felt in many rape cases where women are asked if they were acting seductively, wearing revealing c...

Comparative Analysis of Notable Americans of the Past

contributions that people are better able to understand politics and better able to base future decision. Fortunately, there is a...

The Mayor of Casterbridge and Character Destiny

While he, his wife, and their child are traveling, they stop at a fair. Henchard becomes so drunk that he sells his wife and child...

Animals and Their Value

These questions are and should be posed in a significantly introspective light with regard to the typically uncaring attitude that...

Barriers to Intimate Care

profession barrier that gives the confidence in the carers, so that the person being cared for feels that they are safe, both phys...

Florida and the Death Penalty

capital punishment can be applied to the three capital offences of first degree murder, felony murder, and capital drug trafficki...

Thomas Jefferson, Slavery, the Civil War, and 'the American Dilemma'

of effecting what is right" (The American Dilemma). There are many factors that can be cited as the cause for the Civil...

Canadian Storyteller Thomas King

a story about Jimmy who runs the store near Two Bridges, or the one about Billy Frank and the dead-river pig, but Napiao assures t...

Synoptic Gospels and Soteriology

Aquinas goes on to explain Christs sacrifice through suffering in that it came out of Christs love and obedience for mankind. This...

Sufficient Reason Principle and St. Thomas Aquinas

supported this argument in support of Gods existence, contending that the external world is the ruling force behind the presence o...