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Identity Perception and Thought According to Thomas Reid and John Locke

identity in An Essay Concerning Human Understanding (Section 9 Book II, Chapter XXVII). Yet, Locke gathered his ideas from talkin...

Individualism, Society, and Political Ideology According to Alexis de Tocqueville, Edmund Burke, and Jean Jacques Rousseau

In six pages this paper examines how individualism, society, and political ideology are perceived by this trio of sociopolitical p...

Life and Works of William Blake : Philosopher, Creator, or Mystic ?

William Blake is the focus of this paper consisting of seven pages in which his classification as mystic, creator, or philosopher ...

Nature of the Mind According to David Armstrong

In three pages the mind's nature as perceived by philosopher and theorist David Armstrong is examined. One source is cited in the...

Life and Man Viewed Across the Cultural Divide

Aristotle, Native Indian and Hindu philosophers had varying philosophies of life and the nature of man. This essay compares Aristo...

Original Position and Difference Principle of John Rawls

principles are finally agreed to" (145). He argues that people who possess a "sense of justice" would have a desire to live accor...

Property as Defined by John Locke

In two pages this paper discusses Locke's Essay on Civil Government in terms of how the English political philosopher defined prop...

Government Views of Thomas Hobbes and Niccolo Machiavelli Compared

In twenty pages this report compares the views of government espoused by each of these influential pollitical philosophers. Nine ...

Max Weber and Karl Marx on Capitalism

have much to do with capitalism but each theorist treats the subject differently. Weber expressed that capitalism did not just ...

Jean Jacques Rousseau's Political Writings

In eight pages this paper considers 4 political writings by French philosopher Jean Jacques Rousseau. Three sources are cited in ...

Postmodern World, Modern, and Classical Philosophy

In eight pages classical and modern philosophers are consulted regarding their thoughts on the postmodern world in order to determ...

Nature of Mental States by Hillary Putnam

In three pages this paper examines the theories of philosopher Hillary Putnam as represented in the text. There are 3 sources cit...

Cause and Effect Attacks of David Hume

In eight pages Hume's counter philosophical arguments to causality are examined with supporting evidence offered by Immanuel Kant ...

Do Matter, Time, and Space Coexist?

In fourteen pages this essay examines the perspectives of theorists and philosophers including Albert Einstein, Aristotle, and Ren...

Religion and the Principles of Immanuel Kant

In twelve pages the moral doctrines articulated by German philosopher Immanuel Kant are related to principles of Catholicism and U...

Property According to Edmund Burke and Jean Jacques Rousseau

In seven pages this paper discusses how property was viewed by philosophers Edmund Burke in Reflections on the Revolution in Franc...

Locke, Rousseau and Authority To Punish

In five pages authority regarding criminal behavior punishment is considered within the contexts of philosophers Jean Jacques Rous...

Human Perception, Hume, Descartes, and Berkeley

In five pages human perception and the theories connected with it are examined and then the perception theories of this trio of ph...

Three Essays on Descartes

This research report is divided into three sections to explore ideas on this important philosopher. Various issues examined includ...

Sarte and Descartes Compared

approaches to subjectivity have been characterized by an overwhelming modern anxiety not to be Descartes (206). Descartes pictur...

Dream Demon of Rene Descartes and the Response by Jean Jacques Rousseau

In four pages this paper examines how the 'dream demon' of Rene Descartes was perceived by philosopher Jean Jacques Rousseau. The...

Virtue as Perceived by Epictetus and Aristotle

In five pages this essay contrasts and compares the views of these ancient philosophers regarding the patience virtue. There are ...

Defining Philosophy With the Help of Stephen Clark

In a paper consisting of five pages truth and reality are two of the components factored into a definition of philosophy as well a...

Historical Context Regarding Philosophy's Intent

In fifteen pages this paper examines the intention of philosophy from a historical perspective that includes consideration of phil...

Life and Works of Emile Durkheim

In eight pages the life and works of social philosopher Emile Durkheim are analyzed. Four sources are cited in the bibliography....

Art Defined by Heidegger, Nietzsche, Hegel, and Kant

In twelve pages this essay considers the art definitions of these philosophers in a comparison and contrast of their similarities ...

Society of Canada

In nine pages the influence of various philosophers on the society of Canada are considered and include Max Weber, Friedrich Hegel...

Teaching Police Ethics

In thirty five pages various philosophers such as Pythagoras, Plato, John Stuart Mill, and Immanuel Kant are incorporated into an ...

Theoretical Application of John Stuart Mill and Immanuel Kant's Philosophies

In six pages this paper examines how the morality theories of these philosophers can be practically applied. Two sources are cite...

Immanuel Kant, Support for Tort Reform and Stella Liebeck's Case

In five pages this paper discusses the tort reform laws of Congress, the case of Stella Liebeck, and how each would be supported b...