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Analysis of Alesdair MacIntyre's Marxism and Christianity

philosopher considering religion must approach the subject open minded and willing to develop ideas and attract much criticism, fo...

School Prayer and the Perspectives of Socrates, Henry David Thoreau, and Martin Luther King Jr.

In 5 pages this paper examines the reactions to public school prayer by this trio of social philosophers and what advice each woul...

Mexican Philosopher Edmundo O'Gorman

In eight pages O'Gorman's impact upon the thought of Latin America is examined. Five sources are cited in the bibliography....

Debates During the Eighteenth Century Age of Enlightenment

with the fall of man and the origin of sin was metaphorical rather than literal. Not surprisingly, such thinking was considered b...

Falsification Theories of Karl Popper

In fifteen pages Karl Popper's 1934 The Logic of Scientific Theory is examined in terms of the proof and falsification theories de...

Happiness and the Existentialism of Friedrich Nietzsche

In five pages this paper examines what conditions the German philosopher established pertaining to the human need for happiness as...

Philosopher and Mathematician Pythagoras

In fifteen pages Pythagoras' life and his contributions to science, mathematics, and philosophy are discussed. There are 6 source...

Philosophical Perspectives on Passion and Human Happiness

In fourteen pages this paper examines how passion and human happiness were perceived from various philosophers spanning the sixtee...

Ethics From Teleological and Deontological Philosophical Perspectives

taking a life to save two hardly ever arises. How can these outlandish case studies and extreme concepts be applied to administrat...

Social Philosophy, Distribution, and Production According to John Stuart Mill

contributions to ethical and social theory" (Anonymous John Stuart Mill 1806-1873, 2002; MILL.HTM). In his work "Principles of ...

Thoreau, Pieper, and Plato on What Philosophy Is

when I came to die, discover that I had not lived." And, for 20th century Catholic theologian Josef Pieper (1904-97), Gods role in...

Art According to Philosophers Descartes, Barthes, and Foucault

know as the scientific method, which is still used today for ascertaining reliable facts about the natural world. To accomplish hi...

Mad Love by Andre Breton

Mad Love, Breton attempts to accomplish the impossible - to textually recreate the basic emotions of passion and desire, which mov...

Philosophers on Religious Ethics

right or correct, or is there something about that action itself that God recognizes, and for this reason declares the action corr...

Philosophy and the Relationship Between the Body and the Mind

of that century, the French philosopher, Nicolas Malebranche (1638-1715) developed his metaphysical theories known as "occasionali...

Cultural Impact of Television

reasons why Mill make this assertion at the close of his argument lie within the work itself. In chapter III, Mill puts worth two ...

Contemporary Application of the Ideal Leadership Theory of Niccolo Machiavelli

Machiavelli had been imprisoned by the opposing Medici and he saw how the conflict between politicians can destroy what issues are...

Artistic Similarities Jean Jacques Rousseau and Jacques Louis David

of color to drawing (2002). The economy of statement had been seen to be in line with keeping with the new severity of taste (20...

Similarities and Contrasts Between Socrates, Buddha, and Confucius

being proper, of conforming to contemporary uses and customs. These rules extend to practically every aspect of our lives. There...

Intelligence Theories and Philosophy

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...

Three Dialogues of George Berkeley

that sensible things mean those items or realities that can be perceived by the senses of a human being. Philonous states the foll...

Philosophers on Moral Theory

a store, and decides that he will not do it again but keeps the merchandise anyway to avoid prosecution, he is being reasonable. H...

'Justice as Fairness' and the Theories of John Rawls

Rawls, these individuals have what he calls "two moral powers" and explains these in the following manner: (1) One such power is t...

Philosophy and On Independent Thought Q and A

They are, instead, robot-like in that they do what they are told and do not question the validity of the teachings. Instead, peopl...

Role of Educational Philosophy Papers by Kieran Egan, George S. Counts, and John Locke and Classroom Experience by Teachers

upon them. For Egan, the teachers role is to allow the students to learn through abstract thought, previously thought too cognitiv...

Great Philosophers on Freedom

Hence, it is not unexpected that philosophers throughout the ages have also had different thoughts on freedom. While many people,...

Philosopher David Hume's Ideologies

considerable empirical consideration but one which has yet to be either proved or refuted. Such as statement, therefore is not a ...

Immanuel Kant on the World's Purpose

beautiful. However, how can one make such judgments without purpose? Why is something wrong? If there is no purpose to life no one...

Analysis of Niccolo Machiavelli's Life and Works

In twelve pages the life of political philosopher Niccolo Machiavelli and his important works are analyzed. Four sources are cite...

A Card Game and Dinner Party with Guests Locke, Sartre, Nietzsche, Descartes, Maimonides, and Averroes

with most of the guests as a large part of his life had been shaped by political factors. When he was...