“The Good Samaritan” in Old- and Present-Day English
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A 3 page listing of 15 differences between the parable of “The Good Samaritan” in Old English and its translation into middle English. The paper provides three differences between Old- and Present-Day English in each of five categories: phonology, morphology, graphics, syntax and taxes. No sources listed.
Filename: KSlangOESam.rtf

“The Grand Inquisitor”
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This 3 page paper discusses the meaning of the kiss in “The Grand Inquisitor,” a “digression” within the novel “The Brothers Karamazov” by Dostoyevsky. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: HVGrInqs.rtf

“The myth of Sisyphus”
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A paper which looks in detail at the philosophical elements of Albert Camus’ The Myth of Sisyphus, and considers the way in which Camus relates the mythical tale to the human condition, in terms of Sisyphus’ perception of the absurdity of his situation and the way in which he has defeated the gods through his self-awareness. Bibliography lists 1 source
Filename: JLCamus.rtf

“THE STRANGER,” CAMUS, KANT AND MARX
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This paper compares Camus' philosophy, as demonstrated in "The Stranger," with the philosophies of Karl Marx and Immanuel Kant. Also included in this paper is a plot description and an explation of what the title means. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: MTcamuss.rtf

“Utilitarianism and Organ Donation”
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A five page paper which considers organ donation and transplantation from a utilitarian perspective, and looks at whether the enforcement of donation does in fact serve the greater good of the community as a whole from a long-term viewpoint. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: JLtransplants.wps

"Circles" by Ralph Waldo Emerson
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A 5 page paper which discusses Ralph Waldo Emerson's "Circles" as it involves its historical and socio-political context. The paper discusses Emerson's use of imagery, tone, form, and symbolism as it involves these contexts. Bibliography lists 2 additional sources.
Filename: RAcircles.wps

"Communist Manifesto" and "Candide"
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A 5 page paper which compares Marx and Engels' "Communist Manifesto" and Voltaire's "Candide." Bibliography lists 3 additional sources.
Filename: RAcandid.rtf

"Cosmopolis" by Stephen Toulmin
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A 10 page paper which provides a basic book report on Stephen Toulmin's "Cosmopolis." Bibliography lists 1 additional source.
Filename: RAcsmpolis.wps

"Death Of A Salesman": Tragedy As Defined By Aristotle
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8 pages in length. To label Arthur Miller's poignant play Death of a Salesman a tragedy is to acknowledge the human condition and all its inherent shortcomings, where the main character believes he is worth more dead than alive. Considered to be one of the major accomplishments of modern American theater, Death of a Salesman taps into the nothingness many people experience in their lives, a far too common attribute readily applicable to Aristotle's perception of tragedy. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: TLCDthSl.rtf

"Ferris Bueller" and Four Ethical Traditions
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This 11 page paper examines the film "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" from the perspective of the four great philosophical traditions: Greek, Utilitarian, Deontological and Biblical. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: HVFerisB.rtf

"Human Knowledge: Classical And Contemporary Approaches"
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5 pages in length. Paul K Moser's "Human Knowledge : Classical and Contemporary Approaches" comprehensively addresses the major areas of concern raised and points made by the traditional philosophers of knowledge as they relate to learning and gaining knowledge. As compared to modern day leadership principals and beliefs, one can readily perceive of the vast differences that exist with regard to the manner by which contemporary leadership is approached. Among the myriad philosophers Moser discusses in his book, Locke, Kant, Berkeley and Aristotle are addressed in this paper. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TLCknowl.wps

"I Think" According To Kant And Descartes
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5 pages in length. What happens when one says "I think"? According to Kant (1999), reason and contemplation take actual experience - the very nature of understanding - as its point of origin. To Descartes (1960), the concept of being in touch with one's intrinsic sense of consciousness equates to the notion of thought and understanding. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: TLCI_Think.rtf

"Molloy" And "Notes From Underground" - Critical Analysis
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6 pages in length. The writer discusses the existential perspective of each story. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: TLCNotesUndr.rtf

"Oration on the Dignity of Man" by Giovanni Pico Della Mirandola
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A 5 page paper which provides a summary and then reaction to Giovanni Pico Della Mirandola's "Oration on the Dignity of Man." No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAmirndl.rtf

"Psychological Egoism" by Joel Feinberg
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A 6 page paper which examines the essay "Psychological Egoism" by Joel Feinberg. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: RAjoel.rtf

"The Communist Manifesto"
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A 5 page paper which presents a brief review of Karl Marx' "The Communist Manifesto." The paper also presents three strength and three weaknesses. Bibliography lists 2 additional sources.
Filename: RAmrxman.wps

"The Dream of Descartes" by Jacques Maritain
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A 6 page review of Jacques Maritain's "The Dream of Descartes." No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAmaritn.rtf

"The Last Days Of Socrates" - Euthyphro's Actions
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5 pages in length. Euthyphro thinks it is right for him to prosecute his own father because he claims to be pious in the action. Merely because he believes himself to be an authority due to his piousness, he therefore justifies what transpires from such belief. Moreover, Euthyphro's involvement in religion by virtue of being some sort of clergyman coupled with his authority about the gods cast him into a self-proclaimed expert on holiness. This, therefore, calls for him to demonstrate what he claims in order for his reasoning to be accepted, an objective he attempts to achieve in three tries. No additional sources cited.
Filename: TLCSocLastDays.rtf

"The Presocratic Reader"
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This 3 page paper discusses the presocratic philosophers, and the way their lives and work are discussed in the book, "The Presocratic Reader." Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: HVPreSoc.rtf

"The State of Man" in the "State of Nature"
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This 3 page report discusses the political philosopher Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) and his greatest work Leviathan. In Leviathan, Hobbes presents the concept that Hobbes was convinced that the "state" existed as an artificial creation of man to protect and preserve the interests of the individual. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: BWhoblev.rtf

"Thin Red Line"/A Moral View
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An 8 page paper that looks at the movie "The Thin Red Line" and evaluates it according to several moral theories, including utilitarianism and Kantianism. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: khredlne.wps

"Utilitarian Ethics" by Mills and "Kantianism Ethics" by Kant
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A 5 page paper which summarizes, compares and contrasts, and analyzes, for weaknesses, the two forms of ethical thought as presented by Mills and Kant. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAmllknt.wps

10 Fallacies
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A 3 page research paper that lists and discusses 10 common fallacies, that is, errs in reasoning. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: kh10fal.rtf

10 Questions on Philosophy
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This 12 page paper consider 10 question regarding different philosophers views on reality, perception and God. The philosophers considered include John Lock, Stephen Cahn, Bertrand Russell, Albert Camus, David Hume, John Wisdom, Rene Descartes and George Berkeley. The bibliography cites 3 sources.
Filename: TE10quest.wps

2 Essays on The Meaning of Life
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A 5 page research paper that consists of 2 separate essays that each deal with philosophical questions about life. The first essay concerns Gaines' A Lesson Before Dying and Gomes' The Good Life. The second uses Albom's Tuesdays with Morrie and McFarland's The Music Room. No additional sources cited.
Filename: kh2esmol.rtf

A Biography of Socrates
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An 8 page paper which examines the life of Socrates in connection with his importance to philosophy and his contributions to society. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TGsocbio.rtf

A Case Study in Corporate Morality
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This 4 page paper examines several philosophical arguments regarding a case study submitted by a student. The problem is that three executives have to decide whether or not to accept a contract with a corrupt government. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: SA418mor.rtf

A Civic Project
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This 11 page paper discusses the decline of civic participation in the U.S. and what it means for our democracy. It also traces the development of democracy briefly from the ancient Greeks through the Romans and Europeans, to John Locke. It also touches on Aristotle’s belief that civic participation was necessary for a full life. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
Filename: HVCivPro.rtf

A Classical Greek Opinion of Imperialist Rome
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This 5 page report discusses what a person from ancient, classical Greece would have thought of the society and thinking of Imperialist Rome and the Romans. It is likely that the classical Greek would most likely think was that Rome was something of a pale imitation of what had been the classical society and erudition of Athens. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: BWgrerom.rtf

A Comparison Between Wollstonecraft and Mill's Ideas about the Emancipation of Women
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This 9 page paper examines the theories of Wollstonecraft and Mill and their ideas about society. There is a focus on how women are viewed in society and the context of the family. Ideas are compared and contrasted. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: SA347fe.rtf

A Comparison of Ideas: Nietzsche and Mill
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This 4 page paper examines the works of Friedrich Nietzsche and John Stuart Mill. Ideas focusing on freedom and government are discussed. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: SA430NaM.rtf

A Comparison of Kant's Enlightened Human Being with Nietzsche's Noble Human Being
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This 5 page paper examines Kant and Nietzsche's philosophies. Various aspects of their writings are discussed. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: SA718N.rtf

A Comparison of Movements: The Enlightenment and Modernism
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This 4 page paper examines the two movements and argues that modernism is more revolutionary. Two sources by Nietzsche are used in the analysis. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: SA549art.rtf

A Comparison of Plato and Aristotle’s Ideas on Society
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This 5 page paper compares Plato’s and Aristotle’s conceptions of the best kind of political society and critically examines the assumptions on which these views rest. The bibliography cites 6 sources.
Filename: TEaristp.rtf

A COMPARISON OF THE ATTITUDE OF PLATO AND ARISTOTLE TO POETRY
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This 15 page paper discusses the contrasting views of Plato and Aristotle on the purpose of poetry in a society. Numerous examples are quoted and given from both Aristotle's Poetics, and Plato's Republic. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: MBphilpoet.rtf

A Comparison of the Theories of Polybius and Hobbes
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This 5 page paper provides an overview of the theories of these two philosophers. Their ideas are compared and contrasted. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: SA245hob.rtf

A COMPARISON/CONTRAST OF LOCKE AND DESCARTES
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This 5 page paper discusses the philosophy of Locke's assumption of certainty without innate ideas and Descartes' philosophy. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: MBlocdes.rtf

A Critical Analysis of John Hospers’ “Argument Against Skepticism”
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This is a 5 page report analyzing John Hospers’ “Argument Against Skepticism”. John Hospers’ “Argument Against Skepticism” provides several requirements and conditions for “knowing”: propositions must be true, must be believed to be true and evidence must be available in support of the propositions. The question of evidence remains controversial for the most part as Hospers and critics submit that the degree of evidence must be good enough for those to believe it. “Knowing” is also considered by Hospers to have a “weak” and “strong” sense in which a “weak” sense is used by most people on a daily basis and is based on individuals’ having good reason to belief a proposition is true based on the evidence whereas a “strong” sense of knowing has absolutely conclusive evidence in support of it and is what interests philosophers the most. Hospers’ arguments differ from that of Descartes and also a great deal from the hypotheses presented by the skeptics; Descartes with the concept that knowledge itself proves existence and the skeptics presenting that nothing is known for certain. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: TJskept1.rtf

A Critical Analysis of the Positions of M. Scott Peck
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This 8 page paper examines several of the author's writings and points made by him. Risky arguments are noted and discussed in depth. Topics of discussion include religion, God, euthanasia and money. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: SA415Pck.rtf

A Critical Comparison of Aristotle and Plato on the Issue of Arete (Virtue):
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This 8 page paper discusses the philosophers Plato and Aristotle and compares and contrasts their ideas concerning virtue. This paper finds that there are many similarities as well as some notable differences between the philsophies of these two men. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: GSPhilos.rtf