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Essays 271 - 300

Individuality and Liberty According to John Stuart Mill and Henry David Thoreau

respond to and voice his opinions regarding the political events and developments of his time in England, but with a vision for th...

1960s and 1980s Social Life in America

the Vietnam War is that which involves technology. Never before had people possessed televisions that brought a war into living ro...

Seeking Answers in the Cosmos with Sir Isaac Newton, Galileo, Tycho Brahe, Copernicus, Ptolemy, and Aristotle

In ten pages this paper examines the lives and astronomical contributions both literally and figuratively speaking as they relate ...

Comparing Theories of Thomas Hobbes and Polybius

to be held in such high esteem as to the exclusion of all other government. Yet, Hobbes did not have much faith in people and tho...

Life and Literary Art of James Joyce

is encapsulated in his writings. Indeed, autobiographical elements are characteristic of much of James Joyces work. This...

Justice in Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare

Claudio has officially erred, he truly loves Juliet and fully intends to marry her. His sin of fornication clearly does not warran...

Anti Innate Principle Argument of John Locke

that standard then the entire concept of innate knowledge cannot possibly be true. He further argues that those who say...

Philosophers Compared and Contrasted

The problem which arose was that if the mind generates all perception, then is our understanding of something "real", meaning of 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...

Duality in 'The Dead' by James Joyce

like Poes "The Casks of Amontillado," Joyces "The Dead" contains many "Gothic themes and motifs" (1). For one thing, the time of t...

Forms Philosophy of Plato

to the average man who does not embark on philosophical pursuits, and does not wonder how the world began but accepts the explanat...

False Identities

beliefs based on which country is most dominant in the globalized society. Therefore, the strongest determines which features are ...

Politics, Morality, Law, and Saint Thomas Aquinas

In five pages this report considers how Aquinas differentiated between eternal law and natural law in a discussion that also inclu...

James Boswell's Boswell's London Journal

In five pages this paper examines James Boswell's life lessons that are featured in Boswell's London Journal in five pages. There...

The Life and Times of Empedocles

This paper examines the life and teachings of ancient Greek philosopher, scientist, poet, and physician, Empedocies. This three p...

Playwright and Novelist James Michener

In five pages this paper examines the journeys physical and literary that James Michener traveled throughout the course of his lif...

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...

John Stuart Mill's 'Feminist' Side

In a paper consisting of 5 pages, Mill's 'The Subjection of Women' reveals the philosopher's feminist views particularly in terms ...

Second Meditation of Rene Descartes

In five pages Rene Descartes' Meditation II is examined in terms of the moral complexities of the philosopher's assertion 'I am, I...

Controversy and Kudos -- Samuel Taylor Coleridge

One of England's foremost poet and philosopher-critic during the Romantic Movement, Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote some of the grea...

John Locke's Political Theory

in their business. On the other side are those who want totalitarian rule, where the people have little say in what goes on. Betwe...

Liberty According to Jean Jacques Rousseau and John Locke

In five pages this paper contrasts and compares these philosophers' perspectives on liberty based upon Rousseau's First and Second...

Government and Morality Theories of John Locke, Thomas Hobbes, and Jean Jacques Rousseau

In five pages this paper contrasts and compares these philosophers' theories on government and morality. Six sources are cited in...

Contrasting Views Expressed by Edmund Burke in Reflections of the French Revolution and by Thomas Paine in Rights of Man

only sector to benefit from Burkes totalitarian stance is that of the feudal elite (Paine PG). And if one is to be informed and i...

Concepts of Julien Offray de La Mettrie and Immanuel Kant

de La Mettrie - Mental Activity In "Man a Machine" (1748), de La Mettrie says: "Let us start out then to discover not...

Life and Writings of James Baldwin

In six pages this paper celebrates the life and literary works of James Baldwin in a consideration of his writings' enduring impac...

Philebus by Plato and Pleasure

In five pages this paper discusses Philebus by Plato in terms of how it represents the philosopher's views on pleasure. Nine sour...

Ritual and Law in the Writings of Mencius, Han Fei, and Confucius

The ways in which Chinese philosophers' views of human nature influenced how the perceived the interrelationship of rituals and la...

Meditations on the First Philosophy by Rene Descartes and 'Freeing the Mind'

In five pages this paper examines the French philosopher's text as it explains his approaches to recognizing knowledge that is 'tr...

Nietzsche Philosophy Essays

In about fifteen pages Nietzsche's philosophies are analyzed in this collection of essays that discuss such concepts as nihilism, ...