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The writer looks at how the concept of the truth is perceived and the role of the truth in research. The concept of the truth is e...

relational dyads, and the part of a larger social collective. Family values, individual culture and social constructs all impact ...

with one another and with figures of authority in order to maximize the best interests of each individual. When left without a cen...

involves a critical evaluation of values and desires, and to act in accordance with them after careful reflection. Valuing a pers...

contrast, lacks a culture that is belligerently opposed to institutional transparency, but instead engages in a more traditionally...

In seven pages MacIntyre's perspectives on these men and their philosophies are discussed as presented in After Virtue. Four sour...

In eight pages this paper considers Karl Popper's thoughts on Galileo's theories, who himself had been critical of Ptolemy and Ari...

believe in absolutes. Much of what the philosopher contends seems to provide support for that view. Aristotle says, in line with t...

that the story being told is one that has been re-told so often that it is little more than hearsay, and it is from this "story of...

"what is justice?" and after a definition is provided, Socrates gets the interlocutor to make a statement that would obviously con...

the individual and a definition of justice. There are three classes for the state to function properly: artisans, who are skilled ...

Even in the absence of hard and fast codes of ethics such as those that exist for some professions, there are certain basic guidel...

some sort of graft then the government will also. Socrates, if one reads any of Platos works, seems to be a...

Crises arise that usher in change, systems achieve equilibrium for a time and then begin to change again, leading to another round...

wine and pleasure, and rejecting the cold and structured nature of Apollonian society. For them, to be human is to follow ones bas...

In a paper consisting of eight pages the existence of God is predicated on philosophical as opposed to religious supporting argume...

In three pages this paper discusses 'the pursuit of excellence' deemed by Socrates as life's goal. There are no other sources lis...

In five pages this paper examines the perspectives on justice expressed by Plato in The Republic and in the Bible's Book of Luke. ...

between the citizen and the government? Throughout the ages many great men have spouted views on politics regarding the role of ...

the Buddhist worldview and the goal of detaching oneself from the material world and the body. "Thought is an attribute that rea...

book by Scott Soames; he asks what 20th century analytic philosophy comes to, and reveals that "Soames thinks its two most importa...

of the play supports the concept of Willy as someone who is "stuck" emotionally at an immature level. Conclusion : As this indica...

of Willys character shows him to be a highly flawed man, who makes innumerable mistakes and brings about his own tragic demise by ...

truth that transcends the traditional means of understanding or knowing. For Aquinas, reason does have limitations. He writes: "N...

within the play. CHARACTER - the personality or the part an actor represents in a play; a role played by an actor in a play" (Aris...

todays society, but the search for contentment goes back centuries. For many searchers, happiness comes and goes, but it is a popu...

in membership in many different kinds of social and civil organizations over the last two generations (Putnam, 1995). The decline ...

not have a voice, but it is also true that there are provisions for the people to participate in government. For Aristotle (1996...

in the audience, because the audience members can see themselves as part of this chain of cause-and-effect (McManus). Lets very b...

audience" (66). The reversal refers to a reversal in fortune, which Aristotle believed was classically represented in a fall from...