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Detailed Analysis of Plato's Cave Allegory

(Washington State University, 2004). Plato asserts that our perceptions are essentially "shadows" of real objects. In ot...

Unity, Being, and Becoming According to the Philosophers

can compare this to how humans contemplate form. It is not easy. If one stretches the allegory and sees it as symbolic of humans o...

Moral Conduct and the Philosophy of Immanuel Kant

nature of human thought. Kants stance is extremely rational. However, some of his maxims prove to be unworkable in regards to ce...

The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir

womens lives were a measurement in comparison to these male priorities and values. The life of a woman, in other words, was that ...

Politics Institutionalization, Expert and Non Expert Roles

by viewing the history of "political thought and practice through the lens of what he called the American tradition of empirical c...

Philosophy Defined by Philosphers

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...

The Radical Nature of the American Revolution

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

Mr. V and a Nursing Ethics Case Study

is on a morphine drip to which there is attached only one instruction: decrease the drip when respirations reach four per minute....

Corporations and Self Limiting of Size

after his death would become the worlds largest retailer. In principle and on paper at least, Wal-Mart still operates on th...

Skepticism and Knowledge According to John Locke

their Doubts, and to confirm them at last in a perfect Skepticism" (47). Locke...

Wartime and Ethical Considerations

the solider represents the state and the people are merely innocent bystanders. At the same time, during a draft, one could also a...

Political Ideologies of East and West Compared

of yourself and your natural abilities, or your position in society. You know nothing of your sex, race, nationality, or individua...

Marijuana Legality and the Views of John Locke and Plato

In eight pages this paper discusses whether or not the government is justified in legally regulating marijuana use according to th...

First Meditation of Rene Descartes

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

Socrates, Aristotle, and Their Philosophies

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

Duty, Morality, and Immanuel Kant

critics contending that dialogue apart from justice is nothing more than a veiled continuation of social domination. Distin...

Reality and Knowledge and Descartes and Berkeley

think, therefore I am" (Frost 2550. From this Descartes reasoned a body of ideas that he did not believe could be disputed, as th...

'On Liberty' by John Stuart Mill and Theory

In four pages this paper discusses the rationale, argument, and philosophy of the theories presented by John Stuart Mill in 'On Li...

Teacher Issues, Change, and Multiculturalism

In five pages this paper examines the impacts of multiculturalism and change upon the educational profession and philosophy with H...

Children with Special Needs and Education

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

Why Socrates 'Did' Philosophy According to J.S. Mill

In four pages John Stuart Mill's views on why philosophy was 'done' by Socrates are examined in a consideration of the ancient Gre...

State v. Nonstate Societies and Conflict Resolution

In seven pages the nation state is traced back to is anthropological roots and how social conflict is dealt with by nonstates and ...

Nullification Crisis and John C. Calhoun

In eleven pages this paper discusses the nullification crisis in a consideration of John C. Calhoun's role and philosophies. Ther...

Child Pornography on the Web

criminals - the children? While we might guess that a child would develop a sensitivity around his own sexuality, what often seem...

Material Things' Existence and Proof from John Locke and Rene Descartes

In ten pages An Essay Concerning Human Understanding by John Locke and Meditations on First Philosophy by Rene Descartes are asses...

A Philosophical Approach to Animal Rights

In five pages the categorical imperative of Immanuel Kant and utilitarian philosophy of John Stuart Mill are contrasted with the c...

Education and John Dewey

a social reformer. In his writings, these areas are explored. He inherited his theory of pragmatic tradition form Charles Sander...

Deontology and Utilitarianism

direct encounter with value occurs in the experience of pleasure. Delight or felt satisfaction was, according to his official vie...

John Locke Sources Plus an Annotated Bibliography

and not just as a theorist. Krueckeberg, Donald A. "The difficult character of property to whom do things belong?". Journal of t...

John Searle and the Nature of Consciousness

In nine pages this paper discusses the philosophy behind the nature of consciousness in a consideration of John Searle's research....