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They are, instead, robot-like in that they do what they are told and do not question the validity of the teachings. Instead, peopl...
In the context of a greater philosophy perhaps, a philosopher says what he thinks. Yet, he is unwittingly part of a grand plan. Wh...
modification, which dispels ignorance" (Mohanty, 2001). When we cognize we abate ignorance....
and non-rational elements. Of the non-rational, the autonomic responses (breathing, sleeping, digesting, and reproducing) is commo...
of subjective satisfaction (Seifert, 2003). Moral goodness just is. One looks at a baby or a puppy and thinks that these living th...
In five pages Aristotle's concept of happiness with an emphasis upon a life of contemplation is discussed. Five sources are cited...
the effects of "Original Sin" (Hundersmarck 133). While Machiavelli agreed with this stance, he did not do so because of theology....
dilemma of a single woman who is part of what the politicians and social scientists refer to as a member of the "working poor" soc...
permission. Abraham Lincoln promoted the Platonic view in his Gettysburg Address in saying that the government should be "of the ...
agree with Aristotles ideas, and see morality as a living concept, and something that should not be tampered with. What might Aris...
is contrasted with "conservative" or "right-wing" ideologies. Within the broader context of political theory. "liberalism" has a d...
Each criticized the foundationalist approach advocated by Russell. Rorty (1989, 87), for example, insisted:...
see the usefulness of your food donation, insofar as eating food will improve his health." And there is still yet another agreeabl...
Crises arise that usher in change, systems achieve equilibrium for a time and then begin to change again, leading to another round...
the mind" then "no physical thing exists outside the mind" (McGreal 252). Third, primary qualities such as solidity, extension, sh...
in earlier times it was regarded only as the poor relation of quantitative research that nearly always was less reliable and far l...
for existence in which the fittest members of a varying population survive, reproduce, and pass on their traits to the next genera...
were distinguished in the nineteenth century with the "natural" sciences. To a great degree, James was attempting to create and/...
In five pages a case study involving whether or not to have a baby or have an abortion is examined in an application of the theori...
their anxiety in significantly negative ways. Diversity in the type of sport is yet another critical consideration when it comes ...
truly fulfilled, and in fact he likens this fulfillment to a nearly spiritual ideal. On the other hand, there was...
stronger. The authors make no comment on whether any of the individuals were concerned about becoming dependent on their pa...
acknowledging it as the source from which the mind receives sensory information. However, Kant argued that the mind cannot know th...
This is particularly true for Jefferson verses Madison and Hobbes verses Locke. Despite their differences in philosophies, ...
world, one would find the "ideal tree of which all trees which we see are copies, the ideal house and ideas of all other objects i...
her actions as an individual and as a member of the military? Or is there a different moral principle at play? Only Hester can say...
to the average man who does not embark on philosophical pursuits, and does not wonder how the world began but accepts the explanat...
until midmorning began as a result of his ill health (Gaukroger, 1997). The education he received here, which lasted until 1612 se...
existence. Thus, he sees himself as something more than a victim. He simply has a less desirable fate than some of his peers. Yet,...
most general - or universal - aspect of things" (Definition of Philosophy). These studies, the definition continues, are not carri...