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What comes out of a courtroom is not necessarily truth, but which side argues best. The Sophists prided themselves on the use of p...

in order to establish a firm foundation of understanding in his or her life. In knowledge there is inherent value and wealth; dwe...

what he actually did. At the same time, it is not as if this philosopher threw out the basic tenets of reasoning. He did find it n...

The ancient Greek arche concept is compared with Plato's soul concept in an argument that contends Plato's conflict resolution of ...

In seven pages this chapter is discussed in terms of how the author portrayed the philosophical influences of such theorists as Hu...

This essay pertains to The Cave by Jose Saramago and presents the interpretation that the author stresses the similarities between...

would be literally nothing but the shadows of the images" (Plato, 1969. p. 409). He then likens the philosopher to a prisoner who ...

In five pages this paper examines The Matrix and Blade Runner films in a discussion of how the philosophical concepts of Berkeley ...

for which they are talented. Here, it is thought that the rulers who are willing to rule, who go into the cave, who are vocal, are...

Clouds by Aristophanes. Reasonably, Socrates points out that the character in the play speaks nonsense and should not be confused...

"...no man will benefit from his profession unless he is paid as well" (Plato, 2003, p.28). One can easily see that Plato does not...

distance. In some way one can compare this to how humans contemplate form. It is not easy. If one stretches the allegory and sees ...

One will of course possess an impression from the sight, and supposes that there is a causal relationship between the flames and t...

(2002) argument is based on his experiences as first a federal prosecutor, then a trial judge, and finally a California Superior C...

In seven pages this report examines Utilitarianism and the ethics of Immanuel Kant in a comparison of the rational and moral views...

that their greater goal on this earth was to remain dedicated to God in everything they did. Winthrop instructs his listeners to ...

The writer examines the opinions of St. John's Wort, a herb commonly used to treat depression, from the point of view of tradition...

This five page essay reviews the book by John B. Cobb, Jr. Two different views of Cobb are pursued. These views are formed around...

in their fathers footsteps. Like Jesus, John began preaching at the age of 30 (Catholic Online, 2007). His location was the banks...

as well as create government programs (i.e., national park maintenance) while forcing employers to offer health care benefits to e...

judge himself harshly. However, from this premise, he points out that "absolute monarchs are but men" (Sect. 13, chapter 2) (Locke...

This researech paper offers a comprehensive examination of the ideas that preceded the American Revolution, such as the concepts p...

deemed it so. In any event, it appears that there is justification for others to rule, despite the inherent encroachment on the ...

what is real and what is perceived, and the one is not dependent on the other. Naturalism states that it is the laws of nature whi...

a world that demands integration and uniformity with fast music, fast computers, and fast food (Barber). Of course, while one wo...

many years, but started to become less open during the dark ages. It was at this time that the Christian church took control. The ...

a social contract. In other words, how is it that man is born free but must obey the law? Locke was by no means a theorist who tho...

(Locke: The Origin of Ideas, 2003). Locke, unlike many of his peers, denied that certain knowledge was innate for human...

antiquity of places and names, or of the pomp of their outward worship; others, of the reformation of their discipline; all, of th...

philosophy and political theory has been incalculable. Substance In the "Essay Concerning Human Understanding," Locke carefully ...