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ruled by others, even those who do not have their best interests at heart (Kant, 1970). Essentially, he contends that this situat...

the intrusion of evil in the form of the Counts illicit desires for Susanna (Till 141). This loss of innocence, which is equated w...

light that does not deceive us" (Whelan, 2002, p. 1). This "natural light," in his estimation enables human beings to arrive at "...

speeches in his position of Secretary of the Paris Academy of Sciences, in which he did a great deal to enhance both the cultural ...

and war, which he portrays as contrary to all reason. In the eighteenth century, war was presented to the ordinary citizens as an ...

workers actions. If he performed for himself, the worker would not feel alienated by his efforts. According to Marx, a great deal ...

in Modern Thought points to two cataclysmic moments in history that were responsible for altering the contemporary perceptions of ...

exaggeration. Voltaire (1947) is in fact sarcastic and while the author is indirect in the way in which he writes, it seems that t...

nature. De Gouges (2003) looks at the same natural world and challenges Enlightenment philosophers to give her an example in natur...

It seems ludicrous to picture a womans toilette as dangerous, yet the humor, in part, derives from the fact that men of this era a...

it from a cavalry captain," etc. (Voltaire, 1995, p. 9). This "genealogy," also subtly parodies the numerous "beget" clauses of t...

A 5 page discusion of the differences between the movie rendition of the book The Heart of Darkness and the movie Apocolypse Now. ...

out to apply the critical method to the problem of government in The Spirit of Laws (1748). The result was a complex comparative s...

Jonathan Edwards succeeded in defining both his physical and spiritual universes through sense and affection, an entirely new conc...

In eight pages this paper discusses the Ages of Reason and Enlightenment in a consideration of how God was viewed by the Jewish an...

In seven pages this paper considers the seemingly opposing views of romantic emotion, reason principles, and the Enlightenment, wh...

In five pages this text is examined in a discussion of enlightenment philosophy as represented by Rousseau, Hume, and Locke. Ther...

In five pages Mark Twain's novel is examined in terms of the argument that the death of youth is represented as the demise of thre...

science fiction, the reality is that the problem of labeling and drugging children in the world is growing. Of course, Freud wrote...

from one epoch to another. The title symbolized customs of the past, but it could also be adapted to whatever future social or ec...

Roman feel to Michelangelos "Creation of Adam" that almost speaks of ancient Roman statues. In Medieval times such a piece of art ...

twenty-first century women have today. The matriarch after all has played a very different role in society over the past centuries...

life, whereas before there was no tolerance of any other culture or lifestyle other than that of the Euro-centric Christian model....

freedom of speech as well as to be able to use reason publicly in all matters without fear of retribution, is very important. It i...

is he doesnt necessarily find much of anything on the final journey. Though he finally adapts himself back to humanity following h...

the society has been "dumbed down." It does seem true that the masses rarely think for themselves. They vote by sound bite and for...

Indeed, it seems that within the context of philosophy, there is a wrestling with religious thought, because it is from the rejec...

to have this freedom of religion; when ones religious practices are not allowed by choice but are instead dictated by an omnipoten...

a very different civil war, which ended in liberty. It was this event alone that may be seen as most significant by Voltaire. He...

scientific theories emerge, develop and demise over time, the student will want to discuss two critical points to Kuhns philosophy...