YOU WERE LOOKING FOR :The Relevance of the History of Philosophy
Essays 1741 - 1770
In this paper consisting of seven pages a better understanding of such abuses as Amadou Diallo's murder by NYPD officers is provid...
In five pages the statement 'Democracy is not a mechanical device, it is, rather, a living organism that can only flourish in cert...
This paper provides a summary and discussion of the text in 5 pages. There are no other sources listed in the bibliography....
world, one would find the "ideal tree of which all trees which we see are copies, the ideal house and ideas of all other objects i...
humans, it is not necessarily the best thing to do. Kant also supports a categorical imperative principle which suggests that some...
belief, but at the "priests and their stupid or hypocritical instruments . . we shall think of them only to pity their victims and...
class conflict and the role of counter revolutionary forces. Georges Jacques Danton had great significance in the French Re...
the Buddhist worldview and the goal of detaching oneself from the material world and the body. "Thought is an attribute that rea...
But, it also refers to the fact that nurses "shape and transform the environment" as well as offer care within the context of an e...
have an otherwise broad range and potentiality; however, these aspects were often squelched by a need for systematic control. ...
the Republic. Take pornography as an example. Plato argued that objectionable ideas can upset the understanding (Johnston). Femini...
strive for bigger and better opportunities, to reach beyond what has become comfortable and consistent in order to attain that whi...
In five pages this paper contrasts and compares Socrates' views on morality with those of Friedrich Nietzsche as expressed in Birt...
In five pages business ethics are examined through applications of theories by philosophers David Hume, Immanuel Kant, and John St...
reason (Anonymous, 2001, April 16). Utilitarianism Utilitarianism, on the other hand, is an approach to morality that was devel...
have groomed themselves for heaven. They have made sure to live clean lives so their souls will be saved. Agnostics and atheists e...
This research paper addresses eight specific quetions, offering answers, concerning issues that pertain to Kant, Mill and Aristotl...
the many delights of civilization, and thus showing Enkidu this type of pleasure is important (PG). Enkidu himself however sees i...
In eight pages this paper defends Plato's assertion regarding the immortality of the human soul with references made to his text P...
and the natural rights that inherently accompany such ownership. Within the realm of life exists inherent elements to ones existe...
In seven pages this research paper examines the ethical theory of Immanuel Kant in a consideration of his lying stance. Four sour...
While Hume appears down to Earth and logical, he is, in a very general sense, a skeptic. He notes that there is a battle between r...
Camus relates the substance of the Greek myth and how Sisyphus was condemned to endlessly roll a rock up a hill in the underworld,...
of that century, the French philosopher, Nicolas Malebranche (1638-1715) developed his metaphysical theories known as "occasionali...
(Nietzsche, 1974). It does seem to be true that when someone supports old institutions and mainstays they are applauded by the lar...
well-being but our physical well-being also. For instance, Terry (54) tells us that music has been widely recommended as a techni...
Power is behind all that we perceive, then the Higher Power would be a deceitful one. Descartes arrives at this conclusion becaus...
contributions to ethical and social theory" (Anonymous John Stuart Mill 1806-1873, 2002; MILL.HTM). In his work "Principles of ...
of the same) is "reason" rather than the self-conscious "I." One may then extend the concept from ethical ideas to morality, whic...
the old mans money to the poor. While he fears being found out, when he is, the people not only forgive him, but elect him their n...