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only from a scientific standpoint but from a philosophical and political standpoint as well. British philosopher John Lock...
that can render a thought or a concept wrong. One can do a study one day to prove that cholesterol is bad, and then another day, a...
that standard then the entire concept of innate knowledge cannot possibly be true. He further argues that those who say...
The problem which arose was that if the mind generates all perception, then is our understanding of something "real", meaning of t...
independence of judgment marked him throughout his life (1998). While Lockes contribution to the ideas of education is quite sign...
or that their lives are even close to resembling those of the first disciples?" (as qtd. in Galli, 2002, p.62). He poses a good qu...
director of our own narrative, but we can never say for certain how the story will end. Although we make plans, and try to foresee...
Marx, the freedom was not in the ability to acquire wealth, or the opportunities, but rather in equality. It was the ability to li...
being within society: "the proper excellence or virtue of man will be the habit or trained faculty that makes a man good and makes...
deep down, but on the surface they are essentially chained and shackled. They are in the dark about a lot of things because they c...
that people do have a duty to God, which is coupled with a duty to obey their ruler (Honderich, 1995). At the same time, Locke say...
are relativist ones" (Putnam as cited in Geras, 1995, p. 108). At face value, it does appear that Rortys ideas are not objective....
Professor Chisholm's argument and counterargument are presented in a paper of 6 pages that ultimately supports the philosopher's c...
evolving to take its place (Terchek 583). Mill pictured as this new culture as giving rise to the "higher types" of culture and o...
In six pages this paper examines Rousseau's The Social Contract and Discourses on Origins of Inequality in a consideration of the ...
In five pages the Critique of Judgment by Immanuel Kant is discussed in a consideration of the philosopher's sublime concept. Fou...
In five pages this research paper analyzes the theory of forms developed by Plato and then provides a defense of the philosopher's...
what it is that you "can do," and then doing that for the good of the group - in this case the city. The unification of the virtu...
he considered to be the most significant reason society is its own opposing force. According to Hobbes, subjects of the omnipoten...
respond to and voice his opinions regarding the political events and developments of his time in England, but with a vision for th...
existing moral standard. This fact should be kept in mind in understanding that for Aristotle whether a certain kind of behavior w...
soul has two principal parts. The first part of this argument is that nature inevitably follows a cyclical pattern. All vegetatio...
to the average man who does not embark on philosophical pursuits, and does not wonder how the world began but accepts the explanat...
In a paper that consists of eight pages Plato's interpretation of the soul and its parts are explored along with a discussion of t...
to hold property" (Child, 1990, p. 578). For him, it was an inherent and instinctive part of human nature. In Chapter 5, "Of Pro...
because although God has given man great riches, he has limited it: "The same law of nature, that does by this means give us prop...
In eight pages this paper examines these philosophers' views regarding knowledge in a consideration of experience and reason with ...
of the tragedy is that it is connected with the heros activities and it emphasizes human vulnerability (2005). To Aristotle, trage...
between ethics and religion.4 Because this seems whimsical at best and cumbersome, even nonsensical at worst, Im very glad to hea...
correct them by illustrating how values are an integral component of personhood. Indeed, it can readily be argued how the concept...