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Thomas Nagel/”Moral Luck”

that are beyond their control. In other words, there are factors that affect the way in which an event is evaluated morally that a...

Ten of History’s Greatest Mathematicians

1585 The beginning rudiments of mathematics began practically at the beginning of mans reign on the earth. The first indiv...

Aristotle and Rene Descartes Define Philosophy

what is not. Descartes method of systematic doubt is to "reject as if absolutely false anything as to which I could imagine t...

Rene Descartes' Dualism of Mind and Body

"wears" but has nothing to do with the actual internal identity of the individual. The British philosopher Gilbert Rye referred to...

Body and Mind Distinction

Smarts philosophies regarding the correlation between brain and mind are supported by a number of historic philosophers and scient...

Cartesian Rationalism from a Critical Viewpoint

experience, will readily be admitted with regard to such objects, as we remember to have once been altogether unknown to us..." (A...

Sensory Perceptions and Descartes' Argument

is an objective reality, people are basically defining what is real and what is not. Life becomes confusing. Loeb (1986) explains...

First Meditation of Rene Descartes

be deceiving. This is his first error, but we can guard against it be not placing "absolute confidence in that by which we have e...

PHILOSPHY AND THE CONCEPT OF REALITY

Some (not Descartes) focused on the fact that reality is mainly material - these are the materialists (What is Philosophy?). Other...

Rene Descartes' 'Dreaming Argument' in Meditations

really know anything. People take things for granted in their daily lives and this is wrong. In any event, the dreaming argument i...

The Theory and Difficulties of Cartesian Dualism

which he uses to argue that the senses are not based in the physical world. This is also supported by his argument that madmen may...

Rene Descartes, Philosophy and Psychology

work on the dual nature of man, which puts him firmly in the camp of philosophers. But he also had a tremendous influence on psych...

Bell Hooks and Feminist Thinking

black women, from their perspective, was racism, not sexism. Hooks relates that her students often asked her such questions as "Ha...

Disabled Veteran, Personal Essay

This essay provides an example for the student that can be used to pattern his own essay describing his personal experience. Three...

Hypertension, a General Overview

This essay provides a newspaper-style article that describes the basic facts of hypertension. The writer addresses what hypertensi...

Ideas for Disabilities

This essay discusses a book's ideas and tips for individuals who have certain disabilities, such as language disorders, intellectu...

"Genius" Award, The MacArthur Foundation Fellowships

This essay is founded on the premise that the writer is applying to be part of the committee that selects individuals to receive M...

How to Preach Better

There are many suggestions one can find in articles and books about being a more effective preacher. One expert that has stood the...

An Analysis of The God That Sucked by Thomas Frank" – Impact Upon Understanding Of Or Concern About The Unequal Distribution Of Wealth

whenever a civilized society is involved. Indeed, the very notion of social justice often leads directly to social injustice, ina...

The Effect of War

Another loss of life associated with war is the loss of wildlife and the destruction of nature. War creates battlefields that rese...

The Need for Mandatory Sex Ed

source for information in some ways, also contains sources that are highly inaccurate, out-of-date, etc. Children need reliable in...

Understanding Memento

the protagonist, Leonard, is very confusing, since his memory of recent actions fades roughly every twenty minutes, taking him bac...

Global Corporate Citizenship

and education services, corporate activities affect everything from air and water quality to the "availability of life-saving drug...

Peer Review Selecting Team

training guidance so that each organization is able to plan its training out while ensuring that it is properly nested with the ne...

Educational Futures in Australia

the other nations of the world. Of all the scenarios discussed, that of continued globalization is the one of greatest impo...

Comparison of Futurism and Cubism

palette of muted greens, grays, browns, and even ochers. And yet despite this radical method of painting, the subject matter of Pi...

Philosophical Essays Application 2

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

Biographies of Charles Dickens

Several biographies are compared and contrasted in this essay that focuses on two books. An additional book is also reviewed in th...

Marijuana Legalization Argument and Criticism

and on, with each person having the slightest bit different perspective, a different variation on the theme. Any proposal, any "s...

Essays on Education - A Comparison

and Streshly back up their assertions by quoting studies and surveys (2000). They assert that not only is this myth wrong, that tw...