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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...

Naturalistic Realism as Defended by Aristotle

In four pages Book I of Aristotle's Politics is used as the philosopher's 'natural' realism defense especially pertaining to the n...

Cause and Effect Attacked by David Hume II

In eight pages Hume's Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding serves as a springboard to a discussion regarding the Scottish philos...

Self Realization Perspectives of Karl Marx and Francis H. Bradley

In nine pages the perspectives of self realization as reflected in German philosopher Karl Marx's The Communist Manifesto and Brit...

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...

Analysis of Philebus by Plato

In five pages this paper analyzes Plato's Philebus in terms of the writing style and the philosopher's message. There are no othe...

Death as Viewed by Plato

In seven pages this paper examines Plato's Phaedo and The Republic in terms of how it portrays the philosopher's perspectives on d...

Socrates' Trial and a Juror's Fictitious Report

In five pages this paper explores an Athenian juror's perspective of Socrates with 'Spirulinus' presenting his trial observations ...

The Soul According to Plato and Aristotle

inseparable from its body, or at any rate that certain parts of it are" (Aristotle "On the Soul" 21). Aristotles view of the soul...

Tyranny in The Republic by Plato

for an impartial judge; one who would not be swayed by public opinion and "hype" to pre-judge the tyrant. With themselves a...

Comparative Analysis of the Philosophical Views of Thomas Aquinas and Augustine of Hippo

In ten pages this paper contrasts and compares each religious philosopher's arguments regarding man being separate from goodness a...

Socrates' Arguments in Phaedo by Plato

soul has two principal parts. The first part of this argument is that nature inevitably follows a cyclical pattern. All vegetatio...

Investigating and Defending Plato's Theory of Forms

In five pages this research paper analyzes the theory of forms developed by Plato and then provides a defense of the philosopher's...

Book 4 of Plato's Republic, 'Justice of the City'

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...

Bertrand Russell's The Problems of Philosophy

In five pages this tutorial examines The Problems of Philosophy by Bertrand Russell in a discussion of the philosopher's employmen...

Common Good and General Will According to Jean Jacques Rousseau

In six pages this paper examines Rousseau's The Social Contract and Discourses on Origins of Inequality in a consideration of the ...

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...

Chapter Overview of On Liberty by J.S. Mill

evolving to take its place (Terchek 583). Mill pictured as this new culture as giving rise to the "higher types" of culture and o...

Education and John Locke

independence of judgment marked him throughout his life (1998). While Lockes contribution to the ideas of education is quite sign...

Does Meditations Represent a Contradictory Rene Descartes?

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...

Apperception Principle of Immanuel Kant

circumstances or the surrounding empirical conditions (158). Kant goes on to elaborate on this point but concludes with an interes...

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...

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...

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...

Animal Consciousness, Physicalism, and Personal Identity According to Nagel and Locke

the only species that truly does not understand the depth and intensity that animals possess in their special consciousness. When...

Aristotle's Concepts of Excellence and Happiness

being within society: "the proper excellence or virtue of man will be the habit or trained faculty that makes a man good and makes...

Plato's Examination of the Soul

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...

The Transformation of Attitudes about Death and Dying

11 pages and 11 sources. This paper provides an overview of the transformation of views on death and dying in the 20th century. ...

The Culture, History and Artistry of Black America

vision, no true identity, and certainly does not connect with his African American culture. His mother, however, changes some o...