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Why Socrates 'Did' Philosophy According to J.S. Mill

In four pages John Stuart Mill's views on why philosophy was 'done' by Socrates are examined in a consideration of the ancient Gre...

Politics by Aristotle and On Liberty by J.S. Mill

In eight pages this tutorial compares these philosophers' views on liberty and character within the context of their writings with...

Analysis of Philebus by Plato

In five pages this paper analyzes Plato's Philebus in terms of the writing style and the philosopher's message. There are no othe...

Tyranny in The Republic by Plato

for an impartial judge; one who would not be swayed by public opinion and "hype" to pre-judge the tyrant. With themselves a...

Justice, Democracy, Equality, and Freedom According to Friedrich Engels, Karl Marx, Jean Jacques Rousseau, John Locke, and Plato

In eight pages this report contrasts and compares these philosophers' views regarding important philosophical concepts. Two sourc...

Naturalistic Realism as Defended by Aristotle

In four pages Book I of Aristotle's Politics is used as the philosopher's 'natural' realism defense especially pertaining to the n...

Socrates' Trial and a Juror's Fictitious Report

In five pages this paper explores an Athenian juror's perspective of Socrates with 'Spirulinus' presenting his trial observations ...

The Soul According to Plato and Aristotle

inseparable from its body, or at any rate that certain parts of it are" (Aristotle "On the Soul" 21). Aristotles view of the soul...

Ethics According to Thomas Aquinas and Aristotle

In five pages these philosophers' views on ethics are contrasted and compared as represented by Aristotle in Nicomachean Ethics an...

David Hume and Immanuel Kant

In five pages this paper considers these two philosophers' views regarding empiricism and the origin of reason in a comparative ex...

Cause and Effect Attacked by David Hume II

In eight pages Hume's Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding serves as a springboard to a discussion regarding the Scottish philos...

Perspectives of Robert Nozick and John Rawls on Justice

In ten pages these two Harvard philosophers' views on justice are compared in a consideration of human socialization and an assess...

Nietzsche Philosophy Essays

In about fifteen pages Nietzsche's philosophies are analyzed in this collection of essays that discuss such concepts as nihilism, ...

Self Realization Perspectives of Karl Marx and Francis H. Bradley

In nine pages the perspectives of self realization as reflected in German philosopher Karl Marx's The Communist Manifesto and Brit...

The 'Elemental' Difference in the Views of Plato and Aristotle

In five pages these philosophers' views on the physical elements of fire, water, earth, and air are contrasted and compared. Five...

Meditations on the First Philosophy by Rene Descartes and 'Freeing the Mind'

In five pages this paper examines the French philosopher's text as it explains his approaches to recognizing knowledge that is 'tr...

Ritual and Law in the Writings of Mencius, Han Fei, and Confucius

The ways in which Chinese philosophers' views of human nature influenced how the perceived the interrelationship of rituals and la...

Philebus by Plato and Pleasure

In five pages this paper discusses Philebus by Plato in terms of how it represents the philosopher's views on pleasure. Nine sour...

Concepts of Julien Offray de La Mettrie and Immanuel Kant

de La Mettrie - Mental Activity In "Man a Machine" (1748), de La Mettrie says: "Let us start out then to discover not...

The Concept of Forms According to Plato and Aristotle

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...

Peirce and Hume on Skepticism

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...

Alexis de Tocqueville and Karl Marx on Equality and Liberty

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

Aristotle's Concepts of Excellence and Happiness

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

Evaluating the Paradox of John Locke

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...

Comparative Analysis of David Hume and John Locke

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

Does Meditations Represent a Contradictory Rene Descartes?

that can render a thought or a concept wrong. One can do a study one day to prove that cholesterol is bad, and then another day, a...

Kierkegaard on Human Nature

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...

Apperception Principle of Immanuel Kant

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

Education and John Locke

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

Comparing Theories of Thomas Hobbes and Polybius

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...