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The Absurd

philosophers and playwrights, addressed themselves to the reality of the absurdity of life and argued that that its reality should...

Truth, Absolute or Relative

In five pages this report discusses philosophy in a consideration of whether or not truth can be regarded as absolute or relative....

EPICTETUS AND NIETZSCHE: VIEWS AND EXPERIENCE

to combine rational and irrational, and accept it in ones life (Epictetus, 2004). Throughout his first published book Discourses, ...

Renaissance Humanism and “The School of Athens”

being a "practical" discipline. It provides outstanding mental exercise, but its difficult to see how debates about the nature of ...

Leadership and Mahatma Gandhi

human tendencies that fall alongside the more admirable qualities. These qualities, in fact, can be credited with the less praise...

Three Philosophies: Utilitarianism, Libertarianism and Rawlsianism—Which Makes the Most Sense?

society, he would most likely act simply to benefit himself, but if he worked from behind a "veil of ignorance," in which he did n...

Motivation at GE

within the company and motivate it so it was targeted towards company goals. GE was criticized in the 1980s for having an unrespon...

Motivation at Starbucks

the lower order needs. Higher order needs are motivators such as the desire to belong, recognition, development and self actualiz...

Analysis of 'The Wife of Bath's Tale' by Geoffrey Chaucer and 'Tenth Tale' by Giovanni Boccaccio

Virginity is fine but wives are not condemned; the Apostle said that my husband would be my debtor, and I have power over his body...

Hume, Kant, and Aristotle

In five pages this essay discusses David Hume, Immanuel Kant, and Aristotle by contrasting and comparing their philosophies regard...

The Accomplishments and Importance of Emperor Justinian

This paper outlines the contributions and impact Justinian I had on later societies. The author addresses famine, hardships, poli...

Rimbaud and Verlaine as Symbolist Poets

In six pages this paper analyzes Rimbaud's 'The Sleeper in the Valley' and Verlaine's 'The Art of Poetry' in terms of how each rep...

Comparing Theories of Karl Marx, John Stuart Mill, and Adam Smith

This paper contains five pages and discusses the similarities and differences between Marx's theory of the law of value, Mill's gr...

Nominalism and Realism Perspectives on Niches, Genes, and Species

Durkheim believed that although society had come a long way in its progression, there was still a great deal of room for improveme...

Kant's 'Kantianism Ethics' and Mill's 'Utilitarian Ethics'

This paper offers summary, contrasts, comparisons, and weakness analyses of these ethical philosophies. No additional sources are...

Moral Philosophy of Immanuel Kant

to consider the fact that when one stretches his ethical judgment and attempts to justify an immoral act, it can be argued that th...

Moral Permissibility of an Educator Raising the Grade of a Student

In five pages the philosophies of Immanuel Kant and John Rawls are applied to a consideration of whether or not it is ethically ac...

Epic of Gilgamesh and Philosophy

In six pages this report discusses how the beliefs and philosophies of the ancient culture of Mesopotamia are reflected in The Epi...

Determinism, Free Will, and James Cagney

In five pages the determinism and free will philosophies of Richard Taylor, Walter T. Stace, and Baron D'Holbach are applied to th...

Contemporary Race Relations' Philosophies

In five pages this paper contrasts the contemporary philosophies regarding U.S. race relations between Frederick Douglass, W.E.B. ...

The Amsterdam Stock Exchange by H.P. Berlage

In five pages Berlage's architectural marvel the Amsterdam Stock Exchange is considered in terms of its spatial and material maste...

Philosophies of John Kenneth Galbraith and Seymour Martin Lipset

In three pages this report compares and contrasts Galbraith's and Lipset's philosophies in terms of Galbraith's emphasis upon econ...

Life and Philosophy of Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

In five pages this research paper explores the early 19th century philosopher's life and approach to philosophy with emphasis bein...

Peter Singer, William Baxter, and Environmental Ethics

In 4 pages the differences and similarities in these theorists' environmental philosophies are analyzed. There are 3 sources cite...

Order and Man in Hobbes, a Critique

and man, is not so considerable, as that one man can thereupon claim to himselfe any benefit, to which another may not pretend, as...

Methodology Development of IS

In seventeen pages with the inclusion of an outline this paper discusses various methodologies that can be utilized in the develop...

Overview of the Greek Acropolis

a reconstruction of the Acropolis as it appeared in the 5th century BCE During the Classical period of the 5th...

Economic Philosophy and Theories of Thomas Malthus

A slight acquaintance with numbers will show the immensity of the first power compared to the second" (Anonymous, 2000). Malthus ...

Divisibility, John Locke, and Thomas Hobbes

In five pages this paper discusses divisibility in a comparative analysis of the philosophies of Thomas Hobbes and John Locke. Fo...

Analysis of the Debates Between 2000 Presidential Candidates George W. Bush and Al Gore

In five pages this paper analyzes the debates in terms of candidate philosophy, style, and stances on gun control and health care ...