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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...

Freedom According to Tacitus

This paper will also analyze whether Tacitus was correct in his belief that judiciary freedom was ruined in the presence of the em...

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...

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...

Truth According to David Hume, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Aristotle

discover) the truth or falsity of propositions about past and present events, propositions about the future seem problematic. If a...

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...

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...

Chuang Tzu and Socrates on State Obedience versus Self Interest

own life? Not all philosophers would agree with the path he ultimately chose. First, it is important to keep in mind that practi...

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...

An 18th Century Authors' Overview

is just one example, but he is still an example of a writer who characterized a generation. Swifts humor and sarcasm demonstrates ...

Early America, England and Rights of the Individual

right to political participation and freedom of religion, became the motivating forces behind the English Revolution of 1640, whic...

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...

'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...

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...

Government and the State, Good and Evil, and the Individual According to Philosophers Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle

from mans knowledge of truth; Aristotle believed that all men pursued happiness which came not from wealth but from contemplation ...

Rene Descartes and Thomas Aquinas on the Body and Mind

the body dies (Island of Freedom, 2003). Although Descartes saw the mind and body as two separate substances and also having diff...

Absolute Sovereign Power According to Thomas Hobbes

as this being the basis of the way than man will then behave as a result of the toughs Hobbes attention turns to human nature. C...

3 Questions on Philosophical Thought and its Effects

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

Induction Problem and David Hume

Hume was often at odds with other philosophers when it came to his personal perception of human nature and the ways of life....

Kant, Aquinas, and Others on the Existence of God

In six pages philosophers such as Immanuel Kant and Thomas Aquinas are incorporated into a series of student submitted questions a...

Pleasure According to Aristotle

In six pages Aristotle's view of pleasure in terms of where it resides within the context of a happy life is examined with the ass...

Analogy Relationship Between Plato and Jean Jacques Rousseau

In five pages analogy is defined and then related to these two philosophers as they are used in Rousseau's The Social Contract and...

Sage Path of Chuang Tzu and Mencius

him come, And guides the Eastern sages." Milton. One is not born a sage, but rather seeks knowledge or lives in a particular way ...

Human Emotions and Existentialism

In four pages existentialism and human emotions are examined within the context of Jean Paul Sartre and among other topics discuss...

Intellectuals and the Use of Critical Thinking

The role of critical thinking in American society has taken on greater importance in the 21st century. This paper relates the conc...

Justice Concept According to John Stuart Mill and Aristotle

In six pages this report considers the concept of justice as perceived by philosophers John Stuart Mill and Aristotle. Four sourc...

Sophocles' Observation 'Truth is the Strongest Argument'

In five pages the truth of this statement is argued with supporting evidence from various philosophers. Four sources are cited in...

Influence of David Hume on Immanuel Kant

contends that Humes definition of "cause" (using reason to infer existence), as "a bastard of the imagination, impregnated by expe...

Dialogue Between Aristotle, Plato, and Socrates on Virtue and Vice in Daily Life

In five pages this paper examines a hypothetical contemporary dialogue between these 3 philosophers on how daily life features vir...