Divine Command v. Ethical Egoism
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A 3 page essay that compares and contrasts the ethical system of divine command and ethical egoist. The writer argues that both concepts are seriously flawed. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: khdivee.rtf

Divisibility
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This 5 page paper looks at the divisibility thesis and presents views by Locke and Hobbes in its regard. Other philosophers are mentioned in a discussion that embraces both science and political philosophy. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: SA046div.wps

Do For Profit Businesses Have Moral Responsibilities?
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This is a 5 page paper which examines and dicusses the issue of non-legal moral responsibilities for businesses. There is not bibliography.
Filename: JHDofo.rtf

Do Natural Rights Exist?
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This paper examines the idea of natural rights and argues that the do exist and can be traced from the ideas of John Locke through to today’s society, manifesting in tools such as the International Bill of Rights, the European Convention on Human Rights and in the UK the Human Rights Act. The bibliography cite 4 sources.
Filename: TEnatrig

Do We Deserve What We Earn?
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A 3 page paper which examines Jois Pojman’s article Merit: Why Do We Value It? as it relates to virtues being rewarded. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: RApoj.rtf

Do We Feed the Poor?
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A 5 page paper discussing whether the rich countries of the world have a moral obligation to feed the poor ones. 'Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, feed him for a lifetime' applies, but there seem to be few who believe it. The views of Peter Singer and Garrett Hardin are compared in this paper, but both views are only in absolute terms. Neither author appears to be willing to consider alternatives that are any more cooperative than the passage of sentence in the Roman Coliseum. For them, it is either thumbs up or thumbs down on the hungry of the world, while actual solution is much more likely through the extended hand that also can grasp a shovel. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: Poorfood.wps

Does God Exist ?
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Approximately 80 pages (available in much smaller sections or chapters) containing thorough analyses and assessments of arguments for and against the existence of God. Excellent for studies in religion, philosophy etc; Please send e-mail for more details. Bibliographic references are available.
Filename: Exist.rtf

Does God Exist?
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This 5 page paper explores the question, using Descartes argument as a springboard for discussion. Lack of scientific evidence of God's existence is discussed. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: SA148God.rtf

Does God Exist?: A Dialogue
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A 6 page paper which examines a dialogue between two people arguing about God’s existence. The paper finds weaknesses in one side of the argument. No sources cited.
Filename: RAgodxst.rtf

Does History Tell the Truth?
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This 6 page paper considers the question of truth with regard to one historical incident, the Triangle Shirtwaist Company Fire of 1911. It also discusses ways in which an examination of this incident is relevant to our understanding of the present, and whether it illuminates any contemporary incident. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: HVHisTru.rtf

Does Machiavelli Practice What He Preaches?
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This 4 page paper evaluates Niccolo Machiavelli and his infamous work The Prince. His life is evaluated and analyzed in respect to what he had written. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: SA408NM.rtf

Does Motive Matter?
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This 4 page paper examines Mill's idea about motive. Several examples are provided in which to evaluate whether or not motive matters in respect to morality. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: SA727U.rtf

DOES PIETY HAVE VALUE?
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This 5 page paper discusses Plato's philosophy of piety through the dialogue between Euthyphro and Socrates. Examples given from the text and cited. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: MBeuthypro.rtf

Does Plato's Conception Of Love Allow For Love Between Two Individuals?
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6 pages in length. When the student examines whether or not Plato's conception of love allows for love between two individuals, it is important to first understand the very basic tenets of Platonic love. To develop and nurture a relationship between two people where no standard boundaries of limitation exist; to respect the need for personal individuality apart from the confining elements of traditional relationships; to create and atmosphere of spiritual trust and reverence, always remembering that the other person is not meant to be merely an extension of the relationship – is to comprehend the fundamental meaning behind Platonic love. Indeed, the student will want to assert that two people are allowed the deepest, most spiritual love based upon Plato's conception, inasmuch as the idiosyncratic requirements of typical love are conspicuously absent to provide for a more fulfilling interaction void of any possessiveness. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: TLCPlLov.rtf

DOES TECHNOLOGY TRULY PROMOTE PROGRESS?
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This 3 page paper discusses and gives the arguments of several well known modern philosophers: David Strong and Herbert Marcuse. Quotes cited from works. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: MBmcuse.rtf

Does the Cartesian Cogito Dissolve Skepticism?
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This 3 page paper focuses on Descartes' famous statement "I think. Therefore, I am." Skepticism is explored. Hume's ideas are also incorporated. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: SA343RD.rtf

Does The Human Brain Make Us Unique?
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An 8 page paper discussing aspects of both the philosophical and physiological arguments in the continuing debate. In the naturalistic world view of humanism, the annihilation of other species is a crime against life. Though each side has its own purpose and own agenda, it appears that neither would disagree with the humanists' statement—even those who disagree with their general philosophy. There is indeed something that sets us apart from the rest of the earth's animals, likely centered in the brain but as yet undiscovered. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
Filename: BrainGen.wps

Doing the Right Thing
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This 5 page paper looks at Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics, Hampshire's criticism of it, and Kant's Deontological ethics to determine what is the right thing to do in various circumstances. An example is used to illustrate the concepts. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: SA313eth.rtf

Dostoevsky's "Underground Man" and Nietzsche: The Collapse of Western Metaphysics in the Areas of Reason, Morality, and Religion
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A 5 page contention that we are currently experiencing the retributions of a general crisis in Western Thought, a crisis that has resulted from the collapse of western metaphysics in the areas of reason, morality, and religion. This crisis has serious implications for culture and the image of man alike. The author of this paper illustrates it with an examination of the views of the so-called "underground man" and Nietzsche. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PPundMan.rtf

Dostoyevsky, Ibsen, Nietzsche, and Freud: Differing Views of Morality and Religion
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An 8 page discussion of the influence of factors like religion and belief in God, as opposed to factors such as greed, lust, jealousy, and regret in the characters presented in Dostoyevsky’s “Demons” and Ibsen’s “Enemy of the People”. Contrasts these author’s ideologies with those of Freud and Nietzsche. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PPdostoy.wps

Dr. Martin Luther King and the Ideology of Nonviolence: Applications to the World Address of Terrorism
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A 6 page analysis of the applicability of Dr. King's teachings in contemporary times. Although many blacks continue to adhere to the ideology of nonviolence, others feel that the end justifies the means. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PPterMLK.rtf

Drug Companies Supplying Physicians With Incentives To Push Sales Of A Particular Drug: The Ethical Nature According To Kant
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7 pages in length. To delve into the concepts of morality and knowledge in relation to drug companies supplying physicians with incentives to persuade them to prescribe high-cost drugs to their patients is to re-examine the wide and varying societal rules that bind one to one's cultural existence. Due in large part to Kant's (1948) enlightened writings, humanity constantly works hard to fend off inherent materialistic tendencies it harbors in exchange for acting upon the tenets of social responsibility; however, this particular situation throws humanity's efforts toward being a civilized being back by hundreds of years. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: TLCDrgsK.rtf

Dual Nature of Justice
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A 3 page argumentative essay that argues that justice is socially constructed. Historically, justice has been conceptualized in two distinctly different manners. First of all, it has been viewed as an eternal "true" idea that is independent of humanity and, secondly, it has been thought of as a "temporal man-made social ideal" (Justice). In other words, some philosophers have argued that justice exists separately from humanity and stems from a higher source. While human intelligence can seek to understand the nature of justice, and draw inspiration from it, there is an innate justice that exists independently of human intervention. The opposing viewpoint is that justice is defined and dependent on human perception for its inception and practice. This examination of these two positions demonstrates that concepts of justice are human inventions and, therefore, vary according to human societies, experience and perception. Rather than being innate and unchangeable, concepts of justice are constantly evolving along with the societies that create them. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: khjusdul.rtf

Dualism
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A 5 page essay that examines the way that various philosophers have regarded the dualistic aspects of mind and body. The writer briefly looks at how Plato, Descartes, Hobbes, and Hume regarded this topic. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: khdual.wps

Dualism
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This 6 page paper defines dualism according to Descartes, what it is and how it works and then considers the interaction between mind and body problem. The development of the philosophy are considered, with the solutions provided by parallelism discussed other modern approaches are also discussed. The bibliography cites 5 sources.
Filename: TEdualsm.rtf

Dualism and Descartes
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A 5 page paper which discusses how Descartes differentiated between mind or soul and body, a theory referred to as dualism. Arguments for and against dualism are provided in brief. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: RAdualism.doc

Durkheim and Dawkins
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This 4 page paper looks at the major theoretical points and issues that Dawkins and Durkheim agree and areas where they disagree. The paper includes issues such as religion and the use of scientific approaches and biological models to examine society and its evolution. The bibliography cites 4 sources.
Filename: TEdawkins.rtf

Durkheim: Anomy
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This 4 page paper argues that Durkheim's argument in "The Meaning of Anomy and of Anomic Suicide" is acceptable in part, but cannot be accepted completely. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: HVDurAno.rtf

DUTY TO COUNTRY
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This 5 page paper deals with the writings and philosophies of Plato (Socrates) and Pericles in regard to personal duty toward one's country. Examples from the Crito and the Funeral Oration are given and cited. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: MBplato1.rtf

Duty to the State -- the Philosophy of Jean-Jacques Rousseau and the Painting of Jacques-Louis David
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This 6 page report discusses the political philosophy of Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) in comparison with the French Neo-classicism of painter Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825) in the context of duty to the state. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: BWdutyst.rtf

Dylan Lyrics & Greek Philosophy
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A 3 page essay that relates lyrics from Bob Dylan's song "Jokerman" to the beliefs of ancient Greek philosophers on censorship and freedom of information. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: khdyngk.rtf

Economic and Social Relations: Aristotle and Adam Smith
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6 pages. Compares some views of Adam Smith and Aristotle concerning economics, nature, God's will and expansion. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: JAasmith.rtf

Economic Compared to Human Well-Being and Growth -- Views of Plato, Aristotle, and Aquinas
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This 6 page report discusses the ways that three of the world’s great philosophers have defined the meaning of both economic growth and well-being. Both Aristotle and Thomas Aquinas were deeply interested in human nature. Aristotle, of course, developed his thinking from the philosophical viewpoint and the means by which human nature is responsible for an individual’s actions, beliefs, and state of being. Plato’s views were related more to a realm in which philosophy meant the pursuit of the wisdom that allows a man to truly assess the value of all things which humans desire. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: BWhugrow.wps

Edmund Burke and Conservatism:
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This 5 page paper discusses the ideas of Edmund Burke and his significant contributions to conservatism. This paper highlights his philosophies and his impact on politics. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: GSConser.rtf

Edmund Burke and Kant on the Sublime and Notions of Beauty:
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This 14 page paper discusses the ideas of philosophers Edmund Burke and Immanuel Kant in relation to their ideas about the sublime and about beauty. Furthermore, this paper underlines how their theories on this subject influenced the fields of psychology and philosophy. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: GSEnquir.rtf

Education And Knowledge: Plato, Socrates, Sparta and Athens
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6 pages in length. The manner by which both liberal and mechanical education still defines today's educational systems is established at very simplistic level within the overall academic community; one's own pursuit of education merely for its intrinsic knowledge has not held fast through the passage of time. The word 'education' has many definitions; not only does it represent academic knowledge, but it also reflects an inner understanding about the world in which one lives. A list of 40 questions follows the 3 pages of text in Part I. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: TLCEducKnowl.rtf

EDUCATION FROM SOCRATES TO DEWEY
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This 8 page paper discusses the educational philosophies of Socrates,Plato,Dewey, Kant, and Freire. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: MBhised.rtf

EDWARD O. WILSON: Consilience (1998)
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Edward O. Wilson: Consilience (1998) (9pp) BBwilcon.rtf
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Edward Taylor and Benjamin Franklin: Man and Religion
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A 5 page paper which discusses how Edward Taylor, in his Meditation 8, and Benjamin Franklin, in his autobiography, see man's relationship to religion and the world. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAbenfrk.wps

Egoism and The Golden Rule
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This 6 page paper evaluates morality. What is personal morality versus universal morality? These ideas are discussed in light of views from two theorists in opposition. Is hedonism man's highest good, or something more? Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: SA337ego.rtf