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Hume was often at odds with other philosophers when it came to his personal perception of human nature and the ways of life....

or of material things. Berkeleys philosophical stance of immaterialism or idealism simply denied the existence of matter all toge...

deep down, but on the surface they are essentially chained and shackled. They are in the dark about a lot of things because they c...

being within society: "the proper excellence or virtue of man will be the habit or trained faculty that makes a man good and makes...

to hold property" (Child, 1990, p. 578). For him, it was an inherent and instinctive part of human nature. In Chapter 5, "Of Pro...

In a paper that consists of eight pages Plato's interpretation of the soul and its parts are explored along with a discussion of t...

important characteristics of Platos concept revolve around freedom of will and ones existence. People have the power to control t...

in which truth is believed to derive chiefly from experience" (Nichols, 2003, p. 20). In order to explore his general theory, it p...

because although God has given man great riches, he has limited it: "The same law of nature, that does by this means give us prop...

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

of the tragedy is that it is connected with the heros activities and it emphasizes human vulnerability (2005). To Aristotle, trage...

between ethics and religion.4 Because this seems whimsical at best and cumbersome, even nonsensical at worst, Im very glad to hea...

correct them by illustrating how values are an integral component of personhood. Indeed, it can readily be argued how the concept...

director of our own narrative, but we can never say for certain how the story will end. Although we make plans, and try to foresee...

Marx, the freedom was not in the ability to acquire wealth, or the opportunities, but rather in equality. It was the ability to li...

scholar Terrence Des Pres remarked that Jewish resistance might not have been a huge revolt; these movements were instead several ...

are relativist ones" (Putnam as cited in Geras, 1995, p. 108). At face value, it does appear that Rortys ideas are not objective....

to the average man who does not embark on philosophical pursuits, and does not wonder how the world began but accepts the explanat...

to be held in such high esteem as to the exclusion of all other government. Yet, Hobbes did not have much faith in people and tho...

soul has two principal parts. The first part of this argument is that nature inevitably follows a cyclical pattern. All vegetatio...

evolving to take its place (Terchek 583). Mill pictured as this new culture as giving rise to the "higher types" of culture and o...

existing moral standard. This fact should be kept in mind in understanding that for Aristotle whether a certain kind of behavior w...

independence of judgment marked him throughout his life (1998). While Lockes contribution to the ideas of education is quite sign...

that standard then the entire concept of innate knowledge cannot possibly be true. He further argues that those who say...

The problem which arose was that if the mind generates all perception, then is our understanding of something "real", meaning of t...

who are living the American Dream. What could BE more American than a hamburger, right? Who made that happen? McDonalds and their ...

circumstances or the surrounding empirical conditions (158). Kant goes on to elaborate on this point but concludes with an interes...

only from a scientific standpoint but from a philosophical and political standpoint as well. British philosopher John Lock...

or that their lives are even close to resembling those of the first disciples?" (as qtd. in Galli, 2002, p.62). He poses a good qu...

that people do have a duty to God, which is coupled with a duty to obey their ruler (Honderich, 1995). At the same time, Locke say...