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In five pages this paper discusses the grounds for believing in God's existence by discussing philosophical interpretations of fou...

In nine pages this paper provides an analysis of Hegel's philosophical masterwork in a consideration of its purpose and structure....

In seven pages differences that exist between Eastern and Western philosophies are considered with references made to Zen and the ...

In five pages this group and its political, philosophical, and religious concepts past and present are compared and contrasted. F...

In six pages this paper discusses the strengths and weaknesses of various philosophical theories with the utilitarianism of John S...

In five pages this paper considers parental rights from philosophical and ethical vantage points. Four sources are cited in the b...

In six pages this paper considers historical materialism according to Engels and Marx in this philosophical overview. Eight sourc...

then, where does one go? Which way is correct? Going back to ancient times, Aristotle had a lot to say about virtue. In the Nicoma...

in the Peloponnesian War, which ended in a resounding defeat for Athens in 404 B.C. (Levinson ix-x). While it can be assumed that...

human being from conception to death is encapsulated in a pod. In Platos Cave the only thing that they can see is...

defines pornography, which is that they do not know what it is, but they know it when they see it (11). Similarly, it is not out o...

of knowledge through experience, and so is the basis for synthetic statements that are linked to a postiori knowledge. Kant used ...

it, these are all abstractions on the concept of the apple in the first place. These notions could not be made without the immedi...

horrible situations such as one that would deem them a "vegetable" do have some thinking capacity perhaps. Yet, is a disembodied m...

life fulfillment and that a disabled individual should be allowed to die because their quality of life will not allow them to find...

of the world (1993). Yet, one can see this in action in smaller ways. Another way to look at the world is through the model called...

Hume presented his arguments in a pair of treatises that are still considered required reading for any student of Western philosop...

course of action is often jumbled. Is the patient cognizant enough to make the correct choices? Many issues come into play when a...

who could argue with that idea? Of course, capital punishment is an ongoing debate and one that has been around for centuries. Als...

contradictory, which is why he is so controversial. One can take the meaning of Mills writings to suggest that individuality rules...

education, Aquinas was exposed to the work of the ancient Greek philosophers. Throughout his writing , Aquinas worked out a relati...

normal children do. However, these tasks that ordinary children dont think twice about, offer sincere and daunting challenges to t...

doubt and thought. If he thinks, then he exists: at least, his mind exists, since what he knows of his body is dependent, again, o...

here on Earth. This of course, did not go over well with the Church who was used to organizing everyones life on Earth. Reason, th...

also be allowed to have their own private property. In Aristotles belief, man is inherently born sinful. Because of this ...

the only way to arrive at this point, he seems to be saying, is to carefully examine anything that one believes with the yardstick...

consider that if an entity, such as a nation, is to grow and become prosperous there will be enemies and as such perhaps war is es...

social order and how it was best managed. The founder of this school of though; Confucius, also known as Kong Zi or Master Kong, l...

2002). It is the dominant religion in India and Nepal Dating back to prehistoric times, it is no surprise that Hinduism has had a...

simple to Descartes, so simple it needs no argument. He basically says that as long as one is thinking, one exists. To Descartes, ...