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Human Kind's Place In The Universe And How The Nature Of Drama Changes In "Tartuffe"

between tragic drama and comedic drama that had heretofore not been portrayed through theatrical productions. Indeed, tragedy con...

Media Bias

are impressive or incredibly important when it really only speaks of a 2% increase, while at the same time indicating it matches p...

The Pre-Socratic Philosophers and Their Search for Explanation

why so many people had to suffer. No matter the cause, the gods were not looked on with the reverence they had once enjoyed, and t...

MacIntyre, Dependent Rational Animals

the fact that humanity discounts its relationship to the natural world, but then MacIntyre shows how "even someone as perceptive a...

Capra's "The Hidden Connections"

of sustainability reflects the focal point of Capras (2002) perspective. The extent to which this seemingly beneficial concept fo...

Supermassive Black Holes

2005). Black holes are thought to have originated from the collapse of very large stars, but it is also hypothesized that mini bla...

Hume's Ideas about the Distinct and Continued Existence of Objects

it is also the case that in general terms, people seem to believe what they see. They do not see atoms and they do see a solid mas...

'Good Life' According to Socrates

interaction with the world, ourselves, and others. Our perceptual capacities are not fixed; they are not static or one-dimensiona...

Two Examples of Madness in Literature

loves to write, and obviously sneaks off to do because we are reading about it. Writing is her passion and while it is seen as an ...

Universe, Justice, and Martin Luther King Jr.

any sense of justice. But, the universe, in terms of the cosmic and God does have a concern for justice. As such the future, if th...

Creation of the Universe and the Big Bang Theory

just enough energy to take off. It inflated wildly out of control-one moment infinitesimally small, moments later light-years acro...

Big Bang Theory, Gravity, and the Universe

the infinite density that comprised all universal matter during the Big Bang were said to "break down irretrievably" (A Brief Hist...

The Mathematical Contributions of Albert Einstein

the relationship between energy and mass, more specifically, "rest energy (E) equals mass (m) times the speed of light (c) squared...

James S. Trefil's Theories on The End of the Universe

of generalities. We know, for example, that a train will leave the station but we do now know precisely what route it will take t...

Epictetus and Aquinas on Nature, the Universe, and God

needs of the spirit, which were outlined through divine law (Pierce, 2002). The law of nature, Epictetus believed, was that the be...

Western Religion - Trends

faith, new scientific discoveries and theories appear to be offering support for many traditional religious views, particularly in...

Two Narratives on Autonomy and Fate

men see as hostility is in fact only the normal progression of the natural world. At first, they assume that that it is some consc...

Hubble Constant Size and the Hubble Space Telescope

clinch the final size of the constant and, thus, use that constant as an accurate framework for making final calculations. The fol...

Universe Understanding of Sir Isaac Newton

forces which acted on objects on the Earth were the same for heavenly bodies, then it would explain mathematically Keplers theorie...

The Brain and Foreign Language: Acquisition

which memory is responsible for structuring learning foreign language is both grand and far-reaching; that certain components of r...

Sex Addiction: Not Scientifically Supported

is a concept that seems to serve no other purpose than to relegate sexual expression to the level of shameful acts, except within ...

Virginia Held on defining "Human" and "Natural"

a woman gives her child is "incorporated into the framework of the natural," rather than thought of as a matter of choice, which w...

Stress And Change At Work

to all sorts of illnesses, such as heart attacks. This type of stress continues to release different hormones which results in the...

Reflections on Homer’s Odyssey

he rolls a huge boulder across the opening to the cave. Polyphemus eats two of Odysseuss men and it is clear that he plans to make...

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...

Disney Theme Parks - International

be courteous, friendly and helpful (Naversen, n.d.). This may seem extreme but it is all part of the hospitality philosophy of exc...

Remembrance of Repasts (Book Review)

that is consumed and purchased perhaps more than anything else, as it is something that people need to live. Yet, food is also att...

The Ethics of Medical Experimentation

This same view, of course, has been used even more extensively to excuse our use of animals in medical experimentation. While thi...

Kate Chopin/The Storm

A neighbor, Alcee Laballiere, rides up to her home. He asks if he can wait on her porch till the storm abates, but the storm is so...

Kant’s Categorical Imperative

right. Kant felt that right actions had moral value in of themselves, not simply because of their consequences. Therefore, he wrot...