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Cultural Determinism in the Songs of Tupac Shakur

has upon his fans, one must first understand the meaning behind the words. Perhaps the best definition of this particular type of...

Technological Determinism

of those who pursue technological determinism in its most extreme form believe that society is determined by technology -- that ne...

Fictional Literature, Determinism, and Free Will

the books noted above we find several themes which are common to much of the worlds greatest literature. Among these themes are h...

Determinism and Free Will

only capable of the action, but capable of free action. The man had control over the act; the dog did not. However, just the oppo...

3 Technology Questions

has strong a weak forms (Cross et al, 1974). Question 2 The open source software movement may be seen in relation to the way th...

Plays and Determinism

Carol is seeking help from her professor, but also knows how to manipulate the situation for her advantage. John provides Carol w...

Communications Theory and Media Change

but which are also "cumulative and significant" (Chandler, 1995). According to cultivation theory analysts, television viewing p...

Determinism v. Free Will

animals on the planet, that the arrogant assumption that because mankind has a brain, he is somehow above cause and effect is a fa...

Social Construction, Social Shaping, and Technological Determinism

the process of change, and that technology is an instrumental component in the transformation of organizational and social structu...

Karl Marx and Economic Determinism

angle. The nature of man is generally self-serving. However, economics is not the end all and be all of social life as it was for ...

Moral Responsibility, Determinism, and Free Will

and that is that it enables both freedom and necessity to coexist; it favors an ethical reliance on moral deterrence without brini...

William James' Free Will and Baron d'Holbach's Philosophy of Determinism

In four pages this paper contrasts these two very different philosophies. Four sources are cited in the bibliography....

Freedom Determinism More

Different theological philosophies attribute free will and freedom to different other theories. This paper explores libertarian fr...

Libertarianism and Hard Determinism

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

Free Will Or Determinism? Absolving Responsibility

the guidance of peripheral forces. When one looks more closely at the nature of these two arguments, it becomes easy to see how f...

Free Will and Determinism in Buddhism

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

How Specific Macro Systems Affect The Course Of One's Life

still harbor similar traits that reflect the inescapable impact of genetic tendency. As Harris (2002) points out, genes are respo...

Suggestibility In The Child Witness: Cognitive, Social, Motivational And Biological Factors

from the original version that it is wholly unrecognizable, a phenomenon of human nature that speaks to the differing perspectives...

The Biological Bases of Behavior

parents have a heightened probability of developing alcoholism than do children of nonalcoholic parents (Grucza and Bierut 172). ...

Homosexuality: Choice Or Biological Predisposition?

beliefs" (Foner et al, 1991). The act of ridiculing gays and lesbians even back then has made it difficult for them in todays wor...

Misunderstanding Homosexuality and Gay Relationships from Psychological, Biological, and Social Perspectives:

of development and socialization. For Freud, homosexuality in men appeared to be an example of a phenomenon he labeled as inversi...

The Psychological, Biological, and Social Science Obstacles in Understanding Bisexuality

was not the first theorist to draw this conclusion. His friend and mentor Wilhelm Fliess (1858-1928) developed the concept that b...

Biological And Humanistic Approaches Personality Assessment

follow in order to achieve the most productive and agreeable outcome. The very essence is to prepare the individual for a shared ...

The Biological, Psychological, and Social Obstacles to Understanding Transsexuality

the treatise Feminization of males and masculinization of females (Meyerowitz, 2002). Meyerowitz (2002) claims Steinachs research...

OCD: Biological Connection

Checking to make sure the light switch is turned off even though the light bulb is not illuminated, locking and unlocking doors se...

Two Issues - Biological Evolution And Air Pollution

to question data, it is a fruitless activity when the evidence is as overwhelming as it is with these theories. Heres what this sc...

Chemical And Biological Weapons: Dangers Posed To Human Existence

in 1984 with the implementation of its first agent. "Irans motives for seeking nuclear weapons stem from its rivalry with Iraq, f...

Biological Implications of H2O

(to prevent the spread of germs and to keep rivers and streams from harmful pollutants), can be harnessed to generate electricity,...

Biological and Chemical Significance of Water

Passage back and forth through these membranes and walls is the result of a complex chemical procedure not simply passive diffusio...

Stress from Psychological and Biological Perspectives

In these cases there are some very strong physiological changes observed in the body. The biochemical findings are recognised by a...