Fate vs. Free Will
In traditional philosophy, free will is a concept referring to the belief that human behaviour or worldly order is not predestined, while fate is the predetermination of a course of events by a supreme power or agency. While the controversial issue of fate versus free will has always been open to d....

Is American democracy growing stronger or weaker since the year 1978?
Since 1978 America has moved from a modern society to a post-modern world. This has brought about many changes in the way the economy, government, educational system, and even our own family's function on an everyday level. Many of these changes have been accepted as good and proper, while others ha....

John Dewey and Ethics
The nature of ethicsa process of inquiry One of the most arresting aspects of pragmatism, at least as it is represented in the work of the American philosopher, John Dewey, is the fundamentally different nature of a pragmatist approach to ethics compared with more traditional approaches. Ethics i....

John Dewey and His Impact on Society
John Dewey was an American philosopher and teacher who, with Charles Peirce and William James, were the originators of the philosophy known as "pragmatism." Dewey had a long and distinguished career as a teacher, labor activist, and "public intellectual" who was not afraid to deal in his philosophic....

Life and Impact of Carl Rogers
On January 8, 1902, Carl Ransom Rogers was born in Oak Park, Illinois. Rogers was born to Walter and Julia Cushing Rogers as the fourth of six children. Early on, Rogers became closer to his mother since his father, as a civil engineer, was gone often working on projects, (Feist & Feist, 2009)....

Martin Luther King Jr.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a vital figure of the modern era. His lectures and dialogues stirred the concern and sparked the conscience of a generation. The movements and marches he led brought significant changes in the fabric of American life through his courage and selfless devotion. This dev....

Mind and Body
Much of the intellectual history of psychology hasinvolved the attempt to come to grips with the problemof mind and body and how they interact. While the philosophical distinction between mind andbody can be traced back to the Greeks, it is due tothe influential work of Ren Descartes, (writtenaround....

Philosophy of Education
Philosophy of Education Englishman John Lubbock said, The important thing is not so much that every child should be taught, as that every child should be given the wish to learn. I believe that a teacher should act as a guide to fostering knowledge in his/her students to give that wish to lear....

The life of Charles Wright
MILLS, CHARLES WRIGHT (1916-1962). Charles Wright Mills, sociologist, social critic, and cultural analyst, son of Charles Grover and Frances Ursula (Wright) Mills, was born at Waco on August 28, 1916. He was raised a Catholic but reacted permanently against Christianity in his late adolescence. H....

Upton Sinclair
Upton Sinclair was born in Baltimore on 20th September, 1878. His alcoholic father moved the family to New York City in 1888. Although his own family were extremely poor, he spent periods of time living with his wealthy grandparents. He later argued that witnessing these extremes turned him into a s....

Wartime Propaganda: World War I
The Drift Towards War"Lead this people into war, and they'll forget there was ever such athing as tolerance. To fight, you must be brutal and ruthless, andthe spirit of ruthless brutality will enter into the very fiber ofnational life, infecting the Congress, the courts, the policeman onthe beat, th....

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