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Second Treatise of John Locke

judge himself harshly. However, from this premise, he points out that "absolute monarchs are but men" (Sect. 13, chapter 2) (Locke...

Concepts of Thomas Hobbes and John Locke

is the part of a wise man to believe them no further than right reason makes that which they say appear credible." In other words...

France of the 18th and 19th Centuries, Radicalism, and Liberalism

deemed it so. In any event, it appears that there is justification for others to rule, despite the inherent encroachment on the ...

Self Identity Problems

2002) . Rene Descartes on the other hand delved into the idea of immediate conscious thinking (2002). Locke viewed identity as be...

Justifying the Iraq War Philosophically

culpable. It is true that many other nations, such as France, opposed the war effort in Iraq. Did the U.S. overstep its bounds? Wh...

Jean Jacques Rousseau and John Locke on Individual Rights

make it legitimate? That question I think I can answer" (Rousseau, 1762). The philosophers answer is in fact the social contract....

Society and Freedom According to Jean Jacques Rousseau and Karl Marx

There would be less alienation, according to Marx. For Marx, Communism would be equated with freedom, despite the fact that for mo...

Liberalism Compared with the Theories of Jean Jacques Rousseau and Karl Marx

body, the weakest has strength enough to kill the strongest, either by secret machination, or by confederacy with others, that are...

Jean Jacques Rousseau and John Locke on America's Problems

fix the problems of the world unless they have no problems of their own. One problem that is quite prevalent in the...

Executive Power and Liberty According to Second Treatise of Government by John Locke

does not have to reside in the United States. They do so by choice and so, what is a concern is that the people obey the law while...

Phillips/Socrates Cafe

pundits or the mainstream media happen to be handing out at the moment. This is a process that rekindles a "child-like--but by no ...

Which Have Been More Influential in the West - Japanese Management As A Philosophy Or Set Of Discrete Practices?

Japanese practices, their values and culture in development and the actual practices need to be examined. After this evidence indi...

Comparing the Philosophies of Buddhism and Aristotle

by way of recognition toward such shortcomings that humanity could overcome this "profound error" (Nehamas, 1994, p. 40), diligent...

Analyzing the Orientalism of Edward Said

their own power and superiority. There was no real learning about the culture on the part of the Westerners, but rather a sense o...

Western Concepts on Imagination and Its Origins

of poetry, since it is the expression of imagination that allows for emotional comprehension. Introduction Imagination i...

Western Society's Elements Compared with Legalism, Buddhism, Daoism, and Confucianism

a loved one, we turn inward and find we are more appreciative of the people in our lives. This is not something necessarily taught...

The Cultural Heritage of the West and Its Ancient Roots

in the article "Key Iraqi weapons official held" in relation to topics studied in the roots of Western Culture deal primarily with...

Political Philosophy of Socialism

In five pages this paper examines the economic impact of the political philosophy socialism on Eastern and Western Europe. Four s...

Essay Writing Problems for International Pupils

In five pages this argumentative essay considers 3 reasons why essay writing is often disliked by international pupils such as Eng...

Aristotle's Life and Contributions to Western Civilization

negative effects. His father was named Nichomachus and he belonged to the clan or guild of the Asclepiadae (Ross 1; Randall 12)...

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

This tale by Charles Dickens and its Christmas philosophy representation in Western culture are discussed in 5 pages. There are 7...

Purpose and Meanings of Western Philosophy

This research essay considers Western philosophy in an overview of purpose and meanings consisting of five pages and includes an a...

Western and Eastern Philosophical Differences

In seven pages differences that exist between Eastern and Western philosophies are considered with references made to Zen and the ...

Thoreau, Pieper, and Plato on What Philosophy Is

when I came to die, discover that I had not lived." And, for 20th century Catholic theologian Josef Pieper (1904-97), Gods role in...

Vladimir Lenin vs. John Maynard Keynes

In five pages this research paper examines how Russia continues to languish under Leninism's consequences while Western Europe has...

John Woo's Film The Killer

In five pages this paper reviews the 1989 film by director John Woo entitled The Killer and considers the influence of Western mav...

Western Expansion and John Jacob Astor

In eight pages this paper discusses how Western expansion resulted in large part due to the fur trading efforts of John Jacob Asto...

Themes of Death and Disease in John Donne, Thom Jones, and Margaret Edson

Edson shows how Vivian uses her poetry as a means for tenaciously clinging to her identity as a person. However, it also becomes c...

Western Civilizations's Pivotal Event

to a calling more suited to their socioeconomic status. In other words, if one were poor, one would be placed on the vocational tr...

Directing Style of John Ford

This essay pertains to the directing style of John Ford. Classic Westerns such as "Stagecoach," "Liberty Valance," and "The Search...