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Life, Moral Judgments, and 'The Death of Ivan Ilych' by Leo Tolstoy

In five pages this report examines whether or not Ivan's death represents a moral judgment resulting from his life in this classic...

Influence of Emotion in Aesthetic and Ethical Judgments

In five pages the ways in which emotions impact or influence ethical and aesthetic judgments are examined. Four sources are liste...

Comparative Analysis of Pontormo's Descent from the Cross and Michelangelo's Last Judgment

the rule during the Renaissance, but this concept changed with the period of Mannerism (Fichner-Rathus 3-530). The two painti...

Moral Judgment, Sentiment, and Reason According to David Hume

In nine pages this research paper examines Hume's philosophical conclusions regarding moral judgments and the roles sentiment and ...

Edgar Allan Poe, September 11, 2001, Revenge, and Judgment

that "justice" was being defined since 9/11 appears to equate it with vengeance. A headline in the November 16th edition of the ...

Royal Bank of Scotland plc v Etridge and Ashworth Frazer v Gloucester CC Judgments

the interests of the assignee, Ashworth Frazer Ltd., who would have interpreted the relevant subclauses in a reasonable manner bas...

Ramifications of Social Judgment Theory

level of "ego-involvement" impacts the size of latitudes, in other words, how flexible people are in listening to persuasion (Boot...

Synthetic A Priori Knowledge and Aesthetic Taste Judgments According to Immanuel Kant

acquainted with the roots of their philosophical knowledge when, one might surmise, it came to postulating the myriad circumstance...

Inquiry, Evidence, Judgments and 3 Pertinent Questions

Children play an entertaining game of telephone operator, where one child whispers a short story to the next child in line, who th...

Juvenile Crime Approaches and Restorative Judgment Value

groups, prison reformers, and other activists" Restorative justice restores rather than punishes (Dzur, 2003)....

Reflective and Determinate Judgment

In three pages these concepts are defined and then the concept of pleasure is examined through an application of Immanuel Kant's c...

Electrical Product Quality Judgment

greater propensity to breaking. The feel of the material usually plastic, and its finish, will also be important, as this will al...

Oresteia, Epic of Gilgamesh, Human Guilt, and Divine Judgment

source of motivation for all life. Her dedication to him surpasses no other, whether it plays a part in family rituals or just th...

Paintings Crucifixion and The Last Judgment by Jan van Eyck

In eight pages these fifteenth century paintings by Jan van Eyck are analyzed in terms of their iconographic, historical, and reli...

Aesthetic Judgment as Interpreted by Immanuel Kant

to what is art often comes up. Can the medium, or materials used-be it urine or elephant dung which modern artists have been known...

International Law and the Use of Nuclear Weapons

Since the International Court could be considered as the ultimate authority where international law is concerned, it is therefore ...

Informed Consent and British Medical Law

upper house has, in fact, been in a state of suspended reform for almost a century - ever since the unelected Tory landowners who...

'America's Tribes' Critique

the Bay of Pigs incident reveals his position on issues and his actions in reality to be far more closely aligned with the Republi...

Gene Therapy and Shaywitz and Ausiello's Back To The Future

the care of humanity. "As stewards of God, "made in Gods image and likeness... we are not simulating a divine role ... we are car...

Achilles' Perspective in 'The Iliad' by Homer

how all true tragic heroes apply the same principle: by purging his sins in exchange for forgiveness from nature and the gods. He...

An Overview of the Theme of Intimidation in A Rose for Emily and Big Black Good Man

This 5 page essay explores Faulkner's and Wright's choices of characters and their common burden of intimidation. Interrelationsh...

Sublime Concept of Immanuel Kant

In five pages the Critique of Judgment by Immanuel Kant is discussed in a consideration of the philosopher's sublime concept. Fou...

Article Review on Ethics in Business

A 5 page analysis of the question Can Ethical Behavior Really Exist In Business? Sound business judgment necessitates ethics but ...

Alexander Hamilton and Judicial Review

alternative of force, in an organized society. It is the right, conservative of all other rights, and lies at the foundation of or...

Matthew's Gospel

of the Sower in Matthew 13:3-23. This parable talks of a farmer sowing the seed is not to be taken literally. The farmer is an ana...

Systems of Performance Appraisal

Performance standards and appeals must be communicated (Sullivan, 2002). The main points of this paper include examining Herzber...

Scientific Revolutions and the Perspectives of Thomas S. Kuhn

of practitioners" (Davidson, 1997, p. 13). The existing paradigms of the science community, according to Kuhn, are established vi...

Cinematic Examples of the Model of Due Process and the Roles Played by Community and the Law

however, such as "The Verdict" try to show the benefits of due process within the legal system. [The concept of the "role of law"...

Interpersonal Liking and Psychology Research

Storr and Tedeschi, 1993; p. 237). This statement is enough to invoke caution on the part of the reader, serving as a sign that t...

Jean Piaget's Theories on Moral Development

In five pages this essay examines Moral Judgment of the Child by Jean Piaget in a consideration of his concepts of child moral dev...