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never having existed at all (Kant). He also points out that we have "nothing before us that could now teach us anything about our ...

any attempt to model understanding of God on the basis of a study of humanity is simply untenable. What is the soul of man? A mixt...

a philosopher, Philo a skeptic and Demea a theologian. Well see if this is correct and analyze one of the arguments. Cleanthes O...

distinguishes between the activities of the practical and intellectual virtues, with the activities of political virtue having a s...

In two pages this paper contrasts and compares the differences and similarities in the writings of these poets, essayists, and phi...

public opinion than when in opposition to it" (Mill 76). When assessing the notion of progress and how it related to Mills...

of a civilized community, against his will, is to prevent harm to others" (Mill). Thus, he does advocate freedom to a great extent...

day. There is no reason to speculate that it will not rise tomorrow. Hence, there is a quandary. There is logic that considers sci...

some strategy that starts from other beliefs that we have. Inference, for example, is such a strategy. One might infer that it is ...

live up to its promises. Mill realized that the male had practically unlimited power over the woman and that the institution of ...

He explains: "Men lose their high aspirations as they lose their intellectual tastes, because they have not time or opportunity fo...

of common sense, then any form of control that is promoted by Mills utilitarian belief comes not from the desire to better the wor...

with a wholly different sort of argument. He states that if the universe has an intelligent designer (i.e., the cosmological argum...

questions that are not answered by the phrase "I think. Therefore I am." What if one does not think? Does that prove that he or sh...

this chapter, the highest normative principle involves the idea that "actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happ...

which can possibly be doubtful, but think that some particular principle or doctrine should be forbidden to be questioned because ...

or observation. For example we can only argue that the mans eyes are blue by looking at his eyes. Here we have a statement that ne...

prevailing arguments these days is that one would not want a physician operating on one when the physician is using marijuana on h...

be a less sure guide than revelation; however, Aquinas did believe it possible to reach certain truths without the aid of revelati...

In five pages this essay discusses Mill's essay 'On Liberty' in a consideration of panhandling prohibition ordinances and freedom ...

Stuart Mill (that is, if they had been contemporaries). Both men believed that the greatest threat posed by democratic rule was in...

In five pages this paper discusses Aristotle and J.S. Mill in a contrast and comparison of their moral philosophies. Two sources ...

own time. It was that goal of establishing principles that formed his viewpoint regarding the character of a person and how a pers...

In five pages this paper examines David Hume's philosophy regarding knowledge and how it is based upon immediate perceptual experi...

The individuality concepts of Wilde and Mill are contrated and compated in a paper consisting of six pages....

keep order and lock up criminals and investigate injustices, but it is not governments job to tell the people how to live their li...

controversial writings on religion and morality (Hume, 2002). In fact, he continued to turn out essays and critical writings on ev...

thought and action are connected, bringing to mind the view of science and how it demonstrated the same evidence. Character...

In a report consisting of eight pages abortion is examined within the context of David Hume's utilitarian philosophy and Aristotle...

In five pages this report assesses David Hume's attitudes regarding jusice and examines why he labels it as an artificial virtue b...