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solution. Rousseau was an individual who attempted to incorporate civil religion as that solution. One author tells us that "Rouss...

develops his inquiry into the contention to see if it holds up to scrutiny: SOCRATES: And when a jury is rightly convinced of fact...

of the world (1993). Yet, one can see this in action in smaller ways. Another way to look at the world is through the model called...

It is in the Second Meditation, however, that the apparent flaw in his logic appears and gives rise to the Cartesian Circle. In th...

human being from conception to death is encapsulated in a pod. In Platos Cave the only thing that they can see is...

here on Earth. This of course, did not go over well with the Church who was used to organizing everyones life on Earth. Reason, th...

contradictory, which is why he is so controversial. One can take the meaning of Mills writings to suggest that individuality rules...

who could argue with that idea? Of course, capital punishment is an ongoing debate and one that has been around for centuries. Als...

course of action is often jumbled. Is the patient cognizant enough to make the correct choices? Many issues come into play when a...

normal children do. However, these tasks that ordinary children dont think twice about, offer sincere and daunting challenges to t...

horrible situations such as one that would deem them a "vegetable" do have some thinking capacity perhaps. Yet, is a disembodied m...

of knowledge through experience, and so is the basis for synthetic statements that are linked to a postiori knowledge. Kant used ...

correct them by illustrating how values are an integral component of personhood. Indeed, it can readily be argued how the concept...

attacks were largely carried out by those fighting for their freedom from a corrupt system (the Russian Revolution) or for the fre...

can one know what is beautiful or what is ugly? There must be some sort of shared experience. Plato uses a cave allegory--somethi...

in such a case: 1. They can tell the child what happened. 2. They can pretend that they dont know what happened. 3. They...

critics, his reputation and fame has never been truly compromised. He has added a great deal in terms of thought in a variety of d...

Indeed, it seems that within the context of philosophy, there is a wrestling with religious thought, because it is from the rejec...

have been utilized in both historical and contemporary politics: (a) The use of diplomacy and the formation of coalitions; (b) Vio...

exactly? Wikipedia defines it as follows: " Extortion is a criminal offense, which occurs when a person obtains money, behaviour, ...

like the male philosophers of the day. She was the exception. While by and large, the people saw women as having a subservient pla...

in turn functions to accentuate the bodys passage through time. Myriad philosophers, psychologists and sociologists have at...

(Saxonhouse, 1998). This is something thought not to lead to violence, but rather to a profound gentleness (Saxonhouse, 1998). In ...

the meditations is not to prove what they establish, but rather to show how the world of physics could be mapped reliably and inde...

a prison takeover (Burke, 1995). Though unusual, if something like that were to happen, officials would be at an extreme disadvant...

but philosophers also argue that private property rights are necessary (even when they seem unfair) "for the ethical development o...

there a time when an individuals interests supersede those of the masses? These are ethical questions posed each and everyday thr...

problem is that in 1970, it was suggested that Nestle was profiting at the expense of third world mothers. While breast-feeding is...

when they heard the ringing of the bells, for they would associate this with being fed. In Brave New World, behaviorism takes the...

taking a life to save two hardly ever arises. How can these outlandish case studies and extreme concepts be applied to administrat...