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to do with whether or not the act increased or decreased overall happiness or whether they have utility. Acts are evaluated based ...

the expense of so many others? Indeed not, inasmuch as Sarahs mistake cannot be expected to cost one hundred innocent lives over ...

deem as acceptable. The concept of a rational society, in which the entire community is greatly influenced by principles its mem...

rules (Honderich, 1995). Act-consequentialism evaluates righteousness in respect to consequences. There is a significant different...

pundits or the mainstream media happen to be handing out at the moment. This is a process that rekindles a "child-like--but by no ...

philosophy itself has changed" (#47) over the centuries (47). This field no longer seeks universal truth and wisdom, it is little ...

like the male philosophers of the day. She was the exception. While by and large, the people saw women as having a subservient pla...

concerning change in the world. Although the methods of reasoning they used were not those of the modern scientific method, it is ...

my tendency , would be to ask her what she gains for herself, by hanging on to this hurtfulness, Was she at some level repeating ...

a "benign indifference of the universe." This discussion will examine how the narrator, Meursault, aka Camus, gets that message a...

In four pages this essay analyzes Emerson's quote and the philosophies that inspired this outlook....

Most people like an ordered existence. It makes them feel comfortable with the real uncertainty of life. Descartes made "doubt" a ...

In five pages this paper contrasts and compares the philosophies of Socrates and Aristotle with virtue concepts being the primary ...

of education is determined by the many forces struggling against each other during any given era, forces such as political, religi...

In eight pages this paper discusses social reformation in a contrast and comparison of the philosophies of Plato and Confucius....

In five pages this paper examines the book by Jeremy Rifkin in an assessment of the author's assertions. There are no other sourc...

In three pages this paper discusses special needs children and includes the personal philosophy of the writer regarding educationa...

or love of their subject matter and a desire to motivate students. Problematic Behaviors Problematic behaviors are actions by s...

the name of Jeremy Collier (1650-1726) embarked upon his own personal crusade to censor these works on religious grounds. The pub...

who indicates that Lee possessed "Philosophical notions of action and inaction, self and not-self, voidness and wholeness, spontan...

she werent sincere, she simply wouldnt do it. This is an advantage of having the control she does - she can choose what she wants ...

explain why this is so. Descartes also questioned the ability of a dreamer to know whether or not he is dreaming. Many people do a...

would enhance any educational environment. For example, I have learned the importance of both teaching and learning, and believe ...

to the Indians in South America. This paper summarizes and analyzes the film. Discussion Summary: The story is set in 1750 in Sou...

This essay offers an overview of Religion and Culture by Michel Foucault, edited by Jeremy Carette. While the writer cites from Ca...

to discern between what is true and what is opinion has led humanity toward incredible advances in knowledge over the last several...

ended at the boundaries of the Catholic church which was barely recognized by Anglicans. Not until the mid-18th century was...

She is right in this evaluation. During the Second World War, the U.S. supported Japanese internment camps. It was something that ...

Categorical Imperative and states that before we act we consider what the effect of that action would be if it became a universal ...

Sixteen brief essays that consist of thirty three pages and eight essays on Kant and or Bentham and eight on Aristotle. There is ...