Essays 631 - 660
education, Aquinas was exposed to the work of the ancient Greek philosophers. Throughout his writing , Aquinas worked out a relati...
the only way to arrive at this point, he seems to be saying, is to carefully examine anything that one believes with the yardstick...
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...
contradictory, which is why he is so controversial. One can take the meaning of Mills writings to suggest that individuality rules...
also be allowed to have their own private property. In Aristotles belief, man is inherently born sinful. Because of this ...
the time, today people are faced with decisions and can decide to be honest or face dire consequences. Journalists today sometimes...
This is found in Descartes work Meditations and is referred to as substance dualism, which is also known as Cartesian interactioni...
charges of impiety and corruption of youth by by those who wanted to restore democracy to Athens ("Socrates," 2003). While this ph...
well as] hard physical work and unhealthy lifestyle" and most donors are sent home after only five days (Tomiuc, 2003). While the ...
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...
our understanding of language, democracy, the individual (self), within both the public and private spheres. Rorty notes, for exa...
to treat everyone equally which may mean a policy of affirmative action. One has to recognize race, and then level the playing fie...
is a case for communism at least for the lower classes. The supporting premises for that conclusion have already been noted and ge...
with happiness, but the instant gratification achieved through immoral pleasure is not as good. It goes beyond that. Does one give...
while in society today, the concept is well accepted, Marx prompts one to question the ethics of capitalism. When all is said and ...
In six pages the philosophical and mathematical theories of Rene Descartes are discussed. Four sources are cited in the bibliogra...
considerable empirical consideration but one which has yet to be either proved or refuted. Such as statement, therefore is not a ...
We can better understand this by invoking a comparison. A generalist would demand sameness in terms of how something functions ca...
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...
childhood, during his early life, Socrates was a sculptor, following in the footsteps of his father, Sophroniscus (Wikpedia, 2003)...
Hume presented his arguments in a pair of treatises that are still considered required reading for any student of Western philosop...
who could argue with that idea? Of course, capital punishment is an ongoing debate and one that has been around for centuries. Als...
course of action is often jumbled. Is the patient cognizant enough to make the correct choices? Many issues come into play when a...
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...
conditions and development; contrarily, humanity may also perceive the world as a more direct understanding based upon their spiri...
In a paper of four pages, the writer looks at MLK and Gandhi. Philosophical differences are emphasized. Paper uses three sources....
In a paper of three pages, the writer looks at "Murders in the Rue Morgue". The story is analyzed for its philosophical stance on ...
In a paper of five pages, the writer looks at lawful explanations in archaeology. A philosophical counter-argument is developed. P...