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Essays 481 - 510
In twelve pages the life of political philosopher Niccolo Machiavelli and his important works are analyzed. Four sources are cite...
as the original Greek legal process aspired to achieve such status, it can readily be said that its integrity has been severely co...
and it was on this that Plato based his philosophical oeuvre (1994). He was not only a disciple of Socrates but a diehard adversar...
challenge to, the assertions of Jonathan Edwards. Ben Franklins autobiography is also characteristic of Enlightenment thought whi...
idea that concepts and forms had to begin somewhere. How does one know that they are looking at a pink, or a red, or a blue item? ...
is just one example, but he is still an example of a writer who characterized a generation. Swifts humor and sarcasm demonstrates ...
with most of the guests as a large part of his life had been shaped by political factors. When he was...
right to political participation and freedom of religion, became the motivating forces behind the English Revolution of 1640, whic...
own life? Not all philosophers would agree with the path he ultimately chose. First, it is important to keep in mind that practi...
and Kant. While both of these men had many critics, they raised points which even critics contended were worthy of the discussion...
from mans knowledge of truth; Aristotle believed that all men pursued happiness which came not from wealth but from contemplation ...
also saw mind and body as two separate substance. The Descartes position on the mind-body problem combines the idea of substance d...
contrary, that it will be lived all the better if it has no meaning." Albert Camus in The Myth of Sisyphus. * Life is a tragedy fo...
of itself, is not the end of the line in relation to the state of religious toleration, inasmuch as its very definition is that of...
are told, when will others in the same position known if they are being told the truth, or will they assume the worse, harming hum...
our understanding of language, democracy, the individual (self), within both the public and private spheres. Rorty notes, for exa...
Each criticized the foundationalist approach advocated by Russell. Rorty (1989, 87), for example, insisted:...
to the first two in that people have some former knowledge in order to "know" someone, or "know" how to do something (Hospers, 196...
thing" sets the stage for each of his subsequent steps. In Step 2 he delineates his completeness into one of its two parts, the b...
idea of self is more genuine and original, unique in its conception. Also, at the very foundation of this philosophy is that there...
Virtuous action was defined by Aristotle as what a person with practical wisdom would choose. The golden mean, as defined by Ari...
the war has a specific goal in mind. NON-CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT The problem, the non-Christian would say, is that these rules are ei...
that requires the transmission or transposition of the parts of those beings (1998). However, substances are simple unextended ent...
basically a war between Athens and Sparta (Thucydides, 1881). This came about as a result of the growth of the Athenian Empire, a...
doing whatever one wants, with no regard to law (Krause, 2000). If independence must be sacrificed in order to achieve political ...
(Locke: The Origin of Ideas, 2003). Locke, unlike many of his peers, denied that certain knowledge was innate for human...
would soon desire to take the car everywhere instead of walking, maintaining his own bodys requirements. Mans pursuit of the dolla...
beautiful. However, how can one make such judgments without purpose? Why is something wrong? If there is no purpose to life no one...
too saw that the people needed leadership. The general public was thought not quite capable of making the big decisions. While Mac...
They are, instead, robot-like in that they do what they are told and do not question the validity of the teachings. Instead, peopl...