Comparing Atomist and Platonist Thinking and Philosophy
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This 10 page report discusses the differences between the Atomists and the Platonists of ancient Greece. According to the atomic theory of matter, all things are composed of minute, invisible, indestructible particles of pure matter (atoma, “indivisibles”), which move about eternally in infinite empty space (kenon, “the void”). Pleasure and happiness are the highest good for the atomists because when the body dies, the soul dissolves. Platonists are concerned with the nature of the soul and self-examination. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Comparing Augustinianism and Thomism in Facing a Moral Dilemma
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5 pages in length. Gives an example case of a moral dilemma and examines it using both the theology of Augustinianism and that of Thomism. In the moral dilemma examined here, these two theologies will help determine whether we are doing the right or wrong thing, whether we might be tempted to ‘play God’ and if that is the case, whether it is a right or wrong action to take based on the example theology. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Comparing Buddhism and Shinto in Japan
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This 7 page report discusses the fact that there are approximately 311 million Buddhists in the world and approximately four million people who define Shinto as their primary belief system. The point is made that, in Japan, many millions more participate in Shinto ceremonies or celebrations than those who profess it as a religion. Understanding that fact is an important aspect of understanding the differences and similarities between Shinto and Buddhism in contemporary Japan. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Comparing Classical Greek Approach to Education with that of The Enlightenment
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This 5 page report discusses perceptions of education and knowledge in terms of how it was viewed by Plato and John Locke. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Comparing Libertarian Theory with Social Responsibility Theory
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This 14 page report discusses Libertarian and social responsibility theories that are inherent in the development and political mindset of people throughout the world. At its core, libertarian theory holds that the rights of the individual are predominant over all else. The doctrine of libertarianism stresses the right to self-ownership and, by extension, the right to private ownership of material resources and property. The theory of social responsibility, aside and apart from its obvious meanings in terms of both the individual’s obligation to the state and society’s obligations to the individual, addresses issues related to receiving information that best serves the needs and interests of the individual in order to assure that he or she is able to attain their maximum degree of personal freedom and satisfaction. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Comparing Philosophies Of Life Through Classic Literature
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5 pages in length. There exist a great many philosophies by which people live their lives, which ultimately help maintain order and a sense of direction that otherwise would merely drift in subconscious thought. Examining these varied philosophies as they relate to Benjamin Franklin's attitude toward achieving material wealth and rising in the world; Henry David Thoreau's argument for a more spiritual way of life; Ralph Waldo Emerson's insistence on the need for self reliance and thinking for one self even to the point of separation from others; and Nathaniel Hawthorne's sad portrait of Young Goodman Brown, one finds that the separation between and among these philosophies reflects the distinct separations that also divide society. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Comparing Plato’s “Apology” and Aristotle’s “Poetics”
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This 5 page report compares two of the great classics of ancient Greece and considers the ways in which the two philosophers, Plato and Aristotle presented their points of view. Their different styles as well as their different messages are considered. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Comparison of the Radical Revolutionary and Liberal Democratic Schools of Political Thought in Regards to The Human Condition, Government and Society, The Rights of Man and Freedom
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This is a 7 page paper discussing the ideals of the radical revolutionary and the liberal democratic schools of thought. The ideals of the radical revolutionary schools of thought as seen in the writings of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Karl Marx and Frederick Engels contrast in the basic elements of individuals and society from the school of liberal democratic thought advocated by Thomas Hobbes, John Locke and America’s founding fathers. Within the radical revolutionary school of thought governments were given certain rights over individuals in return for the protection of their citizens and the allocation of justice and the products of labor. Liberal democratic thought on the other hand believed that men were born were certain natural rights which could not be taken away unless voluntarily. In addition, if governments did not promote the general will of the people, they could be withdrawn. The basic rights of life, liberty and happiness in addition to Locke’s private property were the most consistent features found in the liberal democratic school and which were promoted in America and France shortly after they were proposed. The theories of Marx and Engels however originated the ideals of socialism in its truest form. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
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Comparisons of East – West Political Ideologies
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An 8 page paper comparing Western liberalism to the Islamic philosophies of Sayyid Qutb and Yusuf al-Qaradawi. These two clerics have had immense influence in the formation of the political ideologies of Islam. Sayyid Qutb is said to have exerted great influence over Osama bin Laden. The purpose here is to compare and contrast the bases of this type of political ideology with that of Western liberalism, and the paper uses the philosophies of Rawls, Kant and Mill to accomplish that end. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Concept Of Justice
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An 8 page paper. Defining justice is a difficult task, at best. It means different things based on one's perspective. It also means different things in different settings. The origin of the concept of justice is one of the topics in this paper and it is traced back to Cephalus. Ancient theories regarding justice through Plato are then discussed. The writer also discusses the concept of social justice as found in the Bible. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Concept Of Nature
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A 6 page paper that discusses the modern conceptualization of nature and compares this with Thoreau's concept of nature. An argument is made against Thoreau. Aristotle, Darwin, and Whitehead are also included in the discussion. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Concepts and Insights from Nietzsche's Beyond Good and Evil
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This 6 page paper examines Nietzsche's classic work. Concepts such as transvaluation and will to power are explored and defined. Some quotes are included. The philosophy of Karl Marx is compared and contrasted to the philosopher's. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Concepts in Dante's Inferno and Boccaccio's Decameron
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This 7 page paper looks at a variety of issues, but in particular fate and divine justice, and focuses on how they are conveyed through the two infamous works. Various issues of religion and philosophy are explored. Concepts of fate and divine justice are defined and discussed. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Concepts in Philosophy
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This 7 page paper addresses various issues in philosophy such as freedom versus determinism, knowledge, and the existence of God. Theorists explored are Descartes, Kant, Hume and Leibniz. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Concepts of Selfish and Selfless as Represented in Andrew Bernstein's "Heart of a Pagan" (Chapter 3)
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A 4 page paper which examines how the chapter, inspired by Ayn Rand's Objectivist novel, "The Fountainhead," defines Howard Roark as selfish because he refuses to budge or sell his soul while Peter Keating is selfless because he was willing to do anything to sell out anyone. No sources are used.
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Confucian Analects
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This 6 page paper explores the basic themes presented in The Analects of Confucius. No additional sources are listed.
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Confucius and Mo Tzu
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This 8 page paper compares and contrasts the philosophies of Confucius and Mo Tzu. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Confucius, Buddha, and Socrates: Contrasts and Similarities
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A 6 page overview of the ideological similarities and differences which exists between these philosophers. Contends that while these philosophers share many of the same ideological premises, Confucius and Socrates looked to government as the means to overcome man’s innate tendencies towards greed and corruption. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Conscience and Duty according to Kant
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A five page paper which looks at Kant's definition of conscience and duty in Religion Within the Boundaries of Mere Reason, particularly in terms of the way conscience and organised religion may come into conflict.
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Consequences of Locke’s Argument on Descartes Mind-Body Dualism
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This 5 page report discusses John Locke’s argument that there is not the capability of the human intellect to hold innate knowledge which then means that Rene Descartes’ foundationalist assumptions have to be re-evaluated. How the two ideas then relate to Leibniz’s philosophy is then presented. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Consequentialism within the Utilitarian and Kantian Positions
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This 3 page paper examines theories from both of these philosophers and finds common ground. Mill and Kant's positions are explored. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Considerations in Humanitarian Intervention
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A 4 page analysis of what factors might be in play in a particular culture that could make humanitarian aid have more of a negative impact than a positive one. This paper acknowledges that John Stewart Mill’s “greater good” must somehow be achieved but that this is sometimes easier said than done. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Considering the Notion of Signs
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This 3 page paper discusses the difference between Husserl's idea of sign and Saussure's idea of sign, and how Derrida would deconstruct the difference between them. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Constitutional Private Property Rights
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This 7 page paper considers the development of constitutional private property rights tracing these from the ideas Sparta and Ancient Greece to the Modern European Union and United States. The paper discusses the right to property in a number of the constitutions and/or other systems for protecting "rights". The bibliography cites 12 sources.
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Constructing a Valid Argument Regarding Cultural Relativism
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This 5 page report discusses Cultural Relativism and whether or not it serves as a truly valid argument in terms of philosophical argumentation. It is important to understand that in actually constructing a meaningful argument one must present the statement or the premise and then carefully substantiate how and why the conclusion is reached that leads to such an assertion. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Contingent Apriori Truths
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This 5 page paper considers the idea that it is possible for contingent a priori truths to exist. The writer looks at the meaning of this apparent oxymoron, and examines this, including the use of ideas by Kant and Hume. The bibliography cites 2 sources.
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Continuity of Personal Identity
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This 5 page report discusses the “continuity of personal identity” and the ways by which such a term may be defined and explained in the context of an individual person’s development. It is essential to consider the philosophical nature of the question “What makes you you?” and move forward from that point. Life allows for both continuity and discontinuity. Consider the example of a seed and a plant. Once the seed becomes a plant, it is an entirely different entity but does that mean it has no continuity of any kind with the former seed and its body? These are the types of questions that also apply to human beings. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Contradiction and Inconsistency: Emerson
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A 3 page paper which examines Ralph Waldo Emerson’s justification of contradiction and inconsistency. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Contrasted Assessments of Job
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This is a 3 page paper with compares the assessments of Job in Bertrand Russell's "A Free Man's Worship" and Richard A Wright's "The Outsider". The bibliography has 3 sources.
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Control
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This 3 page paper explores The Enchiridion by Epictetus and Deliverance from Error by al-Ghazali, not to summarize them, but to use them as a springboard for thinking about what sort of control we can exercise over others and over ourselves.
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Copleston/Aquinas
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A 3 page essay that analyzes F.C. Copleston's Aquinas, An Introduction to the life and work of the Great Medieval Thinker (1955). The writer argues that Copleston offers a balanced and well-written account of Aquinas' life and his contributions to theology and philosophy. This examination of Copleston's text shows that his interpretation of Aquinas' work is enlightening and insightful, particularly in regards to Aquinas' cosmological argument on the existence of God. No additional sources cited.
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Cosmological Argument/Existence of God
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A 10 page research paper on the cosmological arguments for the existence of God as formulated by Thomas Aquinas. The writer discusses Aquinas first three proofs of God's existence and then briefly summarizes Hume's skeptic argument against the classical proofs, before offering a personal take on cosmology and how it fits with modern science. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
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Crime and Society; The Increasing Crime Rate in Eighteenth – Nineteenth Century England
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This 11 page paper considers discusses the reasons behind the rising wave of crime in 18th and 19th century England and how the thinkers of the Enlightenment sought improve and reduce the crime rate. The bibliography cites 2 sources.
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Criteria Determining Quality of Life
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A 3 page consideration of the factors that affect quality of life. This paper discusses literacy, longevity, and per capita consumption of electricity as it pertains to Germany, Japan, Ethiopia, and Brazil. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Critical Analysis Of Hume's "Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion" - Evil
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6 pages in length. Quite a solid debate raged within the literary confines of Hume's Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion as to which principle was truly the supreme representational factor of why God would permit so much evil to exist in the world, with Philo taking center stage with his probing accusations of God's morality. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Critical Analysis of Immanuel Kant's Categorical Imperative, in Terms of Lying to Protect a Potential Murder Victim
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A 4 page paper which critically assesses the validity of Immanuel Kant's categorical imperative, which states that lying is wrong in all circumstances, including to protect a person whose whereabouts are being sought by a murderer. Specifically considered are arguments by Barbara Herman who defends Kant's position, and Christine M. Korsgaard who asserts that lying to a murderer does not violate Kant's first or second Categorical Imperative formulations. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Critical Analysis of W.V. Quine’s “Epistemology Naturalized”
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A 2.5 page paper which examines and explains the author’s view in depth and considers the arguments and questions the article poses. No additional sources are used.
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Critical Analysis: "Casuistry, Virtue and the Slippery Slope"
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This 4 page paper analyzes the article "Casuistry, Virtue and the Slippery Slope" by James Kennan, SJ. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Critical Thinking & Persuasion
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A 3 page research paper that discusses the relationship between critical thinking and persuasion. The writer argues that critical thinking skills aid a discerning listener/reader in discerning whether or not a persuasive argument contains a fallacy. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Critical Thinking And Intellectuals In Contemporary Society
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5 pages in length. In Plato's Allegory of the Cave, the author advocates the presence of philosopher-kings; in fact, he claims public service is the duty of those who have (metaphorically) ascended to the sunlight, admonishing those intellectuals of his time not to turn their backs upon those who still reside within the darkness, inasmuch as their responsibility is to teach and to lead. The type of critical thinking Shaw describes clearly corresponds to Plato's Allegory, which is to get back to the very basics of human interaction. The role that critical thinking plays within contemporary American society is one that is quickly dwindling in social importance; indeed, the role it should play is one that is as integral to human survival as breathing is. In American popular culture today, the past thirty years has demonstrated an anti-intellectual tendency that appeared to have reached its peak approximately ten to fifteen years ago. When one considers the reason(s) for this drastic change and the impact anti-intellectualism has had upon government and public institutions, one can easily surmise that technology has played a significant role. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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