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B.F. Skinner and Erik Erikson on Personality

In five pages this paper examines Skinner's operant conditioning theory and his views on stimulus and response along with Erikson'...

The Fluidity of Identity and Consumerism

is a stable concept; shares with a social group and influenced mainly by two variables; nationality and class, but more recent the...

Life and Works of Scottish Philosopher David Hume

In ten pages Hume's life, works, and writings are considered including his Treatise of Human Nature, with an assessment of his inf...

Presidential Campaigning, the Toulmin Argument, Jeremy Bentham, and David Hume

In five pages this report contrasts and compares the conservative Bentham with the liberal Hume and then applies their concepts to...

White and Black Culture in Beloved by Toni Morrison

This 6 page paper argues that Toni Morrison's book Beloved exposes the way in which white culture dictates black identity....

Identity, Maturity and David Copperfield

This essay offers discussion of the issues maturity and identity in regards to "David Copperfield," the classic novel by Charles D...

Euthyphro by Plato and the Reactions of David Hume and Immanuel Kant

In six pages this paper discusses how Plato's Euthyphro would be received by Hume and Kant in a consideration of family duty, love...

Material Substance According to David Hume, George Berkeley, and John Locke

In five pages material substance concepts are considered in this contrasting and comparison of three philosophical perspectives wi...

Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals by David Hume

In five pages Hume's views on morality are discussed in terms of their origins and arguments against limiting self serving actions...

Philosophical Look at David Hume and Plato

In six pages this paper denotes similarities and differences in the philosophies of Plato and Hume regarding God, morality, and hu...

Justice Concept of Young Challenging the Views of David Hume, Thomas Aquinas, and Aristotle

men for the society in which they develop. Youngs concepts of justice and mans role in society appear to challenge those prese...

Moral Judgment, Sentiment, and Reason According to David Hume

In nine pages this research paper examines Hume's philosophical conclusions regarding moral judgments and the roles sentiment and ...

Miracles and David Hume

In twelve pages the impact of Hume's arguments regarding miracles on religious thought is assessed in terms of whether or not God ...

Reality Perspectives of George Berkeley and David Hume

made consistent"; meaning that its hard to believe we can draw the wrong conclusions if we have true premises to begin with (Berke...

Processes of Gay Identity Development

has returned home for a visit with his mother and to reintroduce her to his lover, Wayne, who joins him at his childhood home. Nei...

Section IX of An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding by David Hume

his own observation and experience" (Hume). In other words, an old dog, due to his experience, knows the rabbit will double back. ...

Identity Theft

number, your telephone calling card number, and other valuable identifying data ? can be used, if they fall into the wrong hands, ...

Language and Identity

types of Spanish people. There is proper Spanish, slang Spanish, Tex-Mex Spanish, and ultimately she indicates that there are 7-8 ...

Rene Descartes and David Hume on Knowledge

is real? Again, the Cartesian Cogito is something that resolves the problem for some. Still, this is a problem that many philosoph...

'On the Immortality of the Soul' by David Hume

the immortality of the soul. The main points are as follows. First of all, Hume points out that the soul is said to be immaterial,...

Rationalism and the Concepts of Rene Descartes and David Hume

In eight pages this paper examines these philosophers' views regarding knowledge in a consideration of experience and reason with ...

Personal Perspective on Social Stratification

old stereotype that the only way to get out of the ghetto is through basketball or rap has some truth. People are born into a cert...

John Locke and David Hume on Knowledge

One will of course possess an impression from the sight, and supposes that there is a causal relationship between the flames and t...

Reality Struggles of Rene Descartes, George Berkeley, and David Hume

even more challenging. He takes dualism to its logical end by insisting that we not only cannot prove that the matter exists, but ...

Good Taste and Art According to David Hume

In eleven pages this report discusses how Hume's skeptical views shaped his perceptions regarding good taste and art with the writ...

'Obligation of Promises' According to David Hume

It is here that the concept of utility arises. Hume asserts that qualities are valued either for their agreeableness, either to t...

Human Understanding According to David Hume

determines that moral decisions are established as a result of moral sentiment rather than understanding. In the first section o...

Love According to Immanuel Kant and David Hume

rather selfish but perhaps it is true. Hume further believes that that the house also produces pleasure, which in turn produces pr...

Ethical Theories of David Hume

for others, such as Bentham and Mill. One of the positions for which Hume is famous is that we cannot derive ought from is, in oth...

Identity in The Maids by Jean Genet

The identity concept is explored in this analysis of The Maids, a play by Jean Genet in a paper consisting of seven pages....