Expected Utility and the Pseudoscience of Death: An Address of Two Essay Questions
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A 6 page paper, two pages of which are devoted to determining greater utility in a game of chance involving different colored marbles and three pages of which are devoted to analyzing the article “Overcoming the Power of Death” by Parker Scudder II in terms of its logic. The author uses the criteria outlined in Daisie and Michael Radner’s book “Science and Unreason” to expose Scudder’s article as pseudoscience. No additional sources are listed.
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Expressivism in Marxist Theories
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5 pages in length. Marxist theories regarding expressivism overflow into social and political theory and philosophy. While expressivism can be considered a freedom that we can all choose to enjoy, that expressivism can overrun its boundaries and turn into something negative, as though it had a life of its own. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Externalism And Self-Knowledge
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5 pages in length. If externalist theories of content are true, it seems as if one could be wrong about what one comes to believe. Upon examining externalist theories and methods some philosophers use to pose the externalist threat to self knowledge, as well as responses to them which claim that self-knowledge and externalism are compatible, the student will gain a significantly better understanding of how the latter is more convincing. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Faith
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A 5 page paper which examines personal aspects and perspectives concerning faith. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Faith, Religious Experience And Mysticism
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This 14 page paper discusses the relationships between and among faith, religious experience and mysticism. The essay begins by defining and describing each concept and at one point proposes that an individual must have faith to have faith. The writer then points to the relationships, explaining how each relates to the other. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
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Faith: St. Augustine and Kierkegaard
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A 7 page paper which compares and contrasts how St. Augustine, in "Confessions," and Kierkegaard, in "Fear and Trembling," regard faith. No additional sources cited.
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Fallacies & Critical Thinking
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A 6 page research paper that addresses fallacies and their relationship to critical thinking. Logical fallacies are errors in thinking that can be found in argumentative language (Haskins, 2005). This examination of several categories of fallacies, first of all, defines the fallacy and discusses its significant to the critical thinking process, as well as its general application to the decision making process. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Fallacies, Critical Thinking And Decision Making
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This 6 page paper begins with an overview of fallacious arguments, including explanations of deductive and inductive reasoning and common fallacies in syllogism and rhetoric. The writer then provides an example of three common fallacies in financial analysis methods. The writer then discusses how and why critical thinking processes must be used when making decisions. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Fallibilist Foundationalism: Valid Epistemological Point Of View
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7 pages in length. The philosophical quest to determine how and why man understands himself and the world around him has been explored from myriad perspectives, with two primary components serving as common denominators for any potentially unified answer: Man's beliefs are either perceptional or inferential in nature. When examining the extent to which fallibilist foundationalism can be considered a valid epistemological point of view, one can readily attribute the element of perception to its validity. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Fatalism
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This 5 page paper explores this subject through Richard Taylor's eyes. Fatalism and determinism are compared. The paper examines Taylor's position on fate and concludes that it is reasonable despite some seeming inconsistencies. The film Sliding Doors is used as an analogy. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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FATE AND FICTION
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This paper discusses the concept of fate and free will in literature and examines it through two books, The Alchemist and Dreaming with Einstein. After defining and exploring the concept of fate, the paper concludes that fate is something that helps drive a plot and provide color to characterization. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Favoring Ethical Egoism
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This 6 page paper explains the principles of ethical egoism, explore James Rachels’s objections to it, and defends it against this attack. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Fergus Kerr's "Stanley Cavell And The Truth Of Skepticism"
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3 pages in length. Analyzing Fergus Kerr's Stanley Cavell and the Truth of Skepticism finds that the very nature of philosophy is grounded within a foundation of postulation and skepticism; without the presence of uncertainty brought about by skepticism, the fundamental tenets of philosophy would have nothing upon which to be challenged. In essence, skepticism is the single-most important facet of philosophy by virtue of its intrinsic need to question reality. This system of checks and balances helps to equalize what man truly knows and that which he thinks he knows, serving as "forever an inherent aspiration of the thing we know as human" (Kerr, 1997, p. PG). No additional sources cited.
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Feurbach's Concept of Alienation:
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This 4 page paper examines Feurbach's concept of alienation and his solution to the problem. Furthermore, this paper examines why Marx believed that Feuerbach's answer contradicts his own analysis. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Fictional, Phil. Conversation Between A Materialist & Me
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A 6 page philosophical running dialogue between two individuals, one taking the viewpoint that nothing exists except that which can be proven by the senses, and the other taking the viewpoint that the essence of humanity is its relationship to God. No sources.
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Fields of Philosophy
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A 4 page essay that discusses which branch of philosophy is the most significant. Western philosophy is divided into three branches, which are metaphysics, axiology, and epistemology (What is Philosophy, 2005). To put it simply, metaphysics answers the question, “What’s what?” (that is, defines reality); axiology; “What’s good? (that is, what has value); and epistemology concerns “What do we know?” (that is, the nature of knowledge and what is true)(What is Philosophy, 2005). While all three branches are of vital importance to understanding human experience, axiology is the most important due to the fact that it is this area of philosophy that provides guidance to human beings concerning the social values, which are intrinsic to the survival of humanity. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Five Major Ethical Theories: Divine Will, Ethical Egoism, Categorical Imperativism, Rationalism And Utilitarianism
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5 pages in length. The writer provides brief descriptions of each theory. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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FOOTBALL, MINORITY COACHES AND JUSTICE
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This 10-page paper discusses whether it is just to fine professional football teams, under the "Rooney Rule," for not interviewing a black prospect for a potential head-coaching job. The paper examines the definition of justice from Plato's Republic, and basis a conclusion on that definition. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Formal and objective reality
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A paper which looks at Descartes' distinctions between formal and objective reality, the nature of sensory impression and intuition, and the way in which he uses these arguments to prove the existence of God. This paper has 4 sources listed in the bibliography.
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Foucauldian Analysis of Social Policy
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A 7 page paper which discusses the main arguments for and against a Foucauldian analysis of social policy. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Foucault And Feminism
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This 10 page paper argues that the French philosopher, Michel Foucault, is a modern representation of the ways in which women are viewed, especially from the perspective of the twentieth century when post modernism and post structuralism took form, by examining Michel Foucault's Discipline and Punish: The Birth of The Prison; Caroline Ramazanoglu's collection of essays in Up Against Foucault: Explorations of Some of the Tensions Between Foucault and Feminism and Madan Sarup's treatise on Post-Structuralism and Postmodernism. No additional sources are listed.
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Foucault And Goffman: Similarities To Each Other And Contrasts to Weber
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3 pages in length. The notion of power has long separated some of the world's most prolific theorists when their postulations may otherwise complement one another's. The extent to which power relates to a number of social, political, religious and economic factors is both grand and far-reaching; that Goffman and Foucault's perspective of power is different from Weber's illustrates the magnitude of interpretation associated with the concept. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Foucault's Views on Self-Transformation
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This 4 page paper examines self-transformation with a focus on Foucault's perspective. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Foucault/Discipline & Punish
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A 3 page essay that analyzes the later part of Foucault's landmark text. The writer argues that when Foucault arrives at the transition from the classical to the modern period in the nineteenth century, he argues persuasively that the modern prison system evolved out of a modern concern for the soul of deviant citizens, as well as control over their bodies. In other words, the focus of power now takes on a disciplinary quality designed to normalize the inmate, as well as provide punishment. No additional sources cited.
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Foundations of Scientific Knowledge
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This 4 page paper examines the credibility of scientific knowledge. Some thoughts from Aquinas and Aristotle are discussed. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Four Topic Essay in Political Philosophy
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This 6 page paper examines four topics: romanticism, Edmund Burke, John Stuart Mill and revolution. The paper is divided into four distinct parts. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Francis Bacon's Idol Model
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This 3 page paper examines the model created by Francis Bacon in describing man's shortcomings through four types of idols. The four types are named and contemporary examples ar given to illustrate man's shortcomings. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Francis Bacon/Obstacles to Knowledge
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A 14 page research paper that examines the points made by Francis Bacon concerning the obtainment of accurate knowledge. This examination of Bacon's epistemology focuses principally on what Bacon describes as the "first step" in his The New Organon, which is to rid the mind of perceptual illusions or "Idols." The writer also discusses how the work of Karl Popper carries on Bacon's legacy. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Francis Bacon/The Four Idols
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A 5 page essay that examines the "four idols" proposed by the seventeenth century philosopher Francis Bacon. In this work, Bacon described the intellectual fallacies of his era under four headings, which he referred to as "idols." An idol is understood to be an image, in this case held in the mind, which receives veneration, but is without any substance in itself – a "false god." The writer argues that while Bacon was writing for his own time, his genius for analytical observation of human behavior makes his comments still relevant to modern behavior. No additional sources cited.
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Frankfurt: "On Bullshit"
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This 3 page paper discusses Harry Frankfurt's essay "On Bullshit," explaining how Frankfurt defines it and giving two examples of BS, one from the media and one from politics. Bibliography lists
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FRANKL’S MEANING OF LIFE
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This 3 page paper discusses the discovery of concentration camp survivor, Victor Frankl. This paper concerns itself with the 'meaning of life' which he explores in his work: Man's Search for Meaning. Quotes cited from text. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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FRANKL, CONCENTRATION CAMPS AND FREE WILL
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This 3-page paper, examining Frank's work "Man's Search for Meaning" discusses the implication that concentration camp victims did have free will, or choice. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Franklin, Emerson and Whitman
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This 5 page paper discusses this great Americans with regard to Native Americans, Ralph Waldo Emerson's essay on Self-Reliance and how it applies to Louisiana politicians, and the contrast between Whitman, Emerson and Thoreau. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Frederick Douglass's Narrative and Enlightenment Philosophy
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This 5 page paper provides an overview of the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. The autobiography is evaluated and compared and contrasted with Enlightenment thought such as what emanates from Hobbes, Rousseau and Locke's works. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Free Will and Determinism
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A 4 page paper which examines free will and determinism. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Free Will and Determinism in Buddhism
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This 8 page paper examines these philosophical concepts. How Buddhists view free will is at the crux of the exploration. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Free Will and Sin
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This 4 page paper contemplates these topics through the eyes of Jean Paul Sartre. Kant as well as St. Augustine's ideas are also discussed. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Free Will and Soul Making: The Views of Hicks, Plantinga and Johnson
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This 12 page paper provides an overview of the views of Hicks, Plantinga and Johnson regarding the nature of free will and soul-making. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Free Will In Society
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The argument surrounding free will and determinism is as old as intellectual discourse, however, the implications of such a discussion within the confines of society brings the argument into the realm of productive citizenship. This 3 page paper argues that the extent of social determinism is limited by the individual's responsibility to just action based on articles by Martin Luther King, Jr. and Walter Stace in the book, Current Issues And Enduring Questions by Sylvan Barnet and Hugo Bedau. No additional sources are listed.
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Free Will Or Determinism? Absolving Responsibility
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7 pages in length. Taking responsibility for one's actions is not considered to be one of man's most admirable traits, a reality clearly illustrated by the preponderance of frivolous law suits clogging up the justice system. The extent to which responsibility comes from a place of moral accountability is both grand and far-reaching; that humanity has long attempted to impugn determinism as the sole reason why people behave as they do speaks to a species whose capacity for higher-thinking fails to accept the fact that people are governed by free will and fully culpable for their actions. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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