30 Metaphysic Essays, Term Papers and Book Reports
Are reason and emotion equally necessary in justifying moral decisions?
A question that has long troubled moral philosophers is whether moral judgements are primarily the fruits of reason or of emotion. One tradition believes that moral judgements are largely the output of our emotional system. A competing tradition holds that while emotions are often heavily involved i....
Aristotle
was born in 384 BC and lived until 322 BC. He was a Greek philosopher and scientist, who shares with Plato being considered the most famous of ancient philosophers. He was born at Stagira, in Macedonia, the son of a physician to the royal court. When he was 17, he went to Athens to study at Plato's ....
Aristotle VS Plate
I believe Aristotle and Plato are both great thinkers. Aristotle and Plato both give good evidence to what they believe. There are some things that Plato says that I may or may not agree on, and same goes with Aristotle. In this essay I am going to prove why Aristotle and Plato both have an influe....
Aristotle's astronomy
To the modern reader, Aristotle's views on astronomy, as presented in Metaphysics, Physics, De Caelo (On the Heavens) and Simplicius' Commentary, will most likely seem very bizarre, as they are based more on a priori philosophical speculation than empirical observation. Although Aristotle acknowle....
Center for Ethics and Business
Outline
1. Philosophical ethics
2. Teleological (results oriented) ethics
a. Jeremy Bentham: quantifying pleasure
b. John Stuart Mill: types of pleasure
3. Deontological (act oriented) ethics ....
Defining Philosophy
Philosophy is the love of knowledge; invented by the Greeks, anyone who seeks knowledge in any field is considered a philosopher (Moore & Bruder, 2005). Philosophy is the use of wisdom in recognizing such things as the nature of reality, the benefits and boundaries of knowledge and the philoso....
Essential Concepts to Society
Essential Concepts to Society
Sociology
Online Class
5 May 2006
Every individual, unless one experienced chaotic problems at birth, is born knowing their sex. Ones sexual and gender identity tends to come with development over....
Ethical Dilemas Concering Education
At the dawn of human consciousness, mankind was struck upon the head with a double edged sword. One half of the blade cursed us with having to make difficult choices, the other gracing us with the ability to distinguish what is morally correct. Every day people are faced with difficult choices to ma....
Ethics and Slavery in the United States
An era of tension began in America ever since the newly formed cluster of states gained independence from Great Britain. Slavery was an integral part of the society and the economy in the United States up until the end of the Civil War, but it existed with great controversy. People back in that tim....
evolution of english literature
Literature is as diversified as the people who created it. Throughout history, literature has been a extraordinarily influential aspect of English life, just as English life has been extraordinarily influential on its literature. It has been the foundation of expression and communication from the ....
evolution of english literature
Literature is as diversified as the people who created it. Throughout history, literature has been a extraordinarily influential aspect of English life, just as English life has been extraordinarily influential on its literature. It has been the foundation of expression and communication from the ....
Gender and communication
Introduction
A catalog which recently arrived at my house advertises T-
shirts and bumperstickers popularizing the words of feminist
scholars Cheris Kramarae & Paula Treichler: "Feminism is the
radical notion that women are people."(1) Indeed, sometimes I
think we've spent the last two millenn....
Hindu religious traditions
Todays paper will address the Hinduism. This essay will go in depth outlining the strengths and weaknesses of the Hindu religion. This paper will cover everything from sacred texts to the four paths of yoga.
There are several sacred elements in the Hindu religion. The elements are ....
How Can It Be?
What is it? Where is it? When and how can it be? Are questions that get asked everyday about everyday situations. These situations range from what is the meaning of life to is there a god? Philosophers have been doing their best to shine some light on these subjects since before Christ. I am sure....
How is Metaphysics used today
There are several issues today, which date back to the origins of philosophy and that still baffle men from all walks of life; questions like: What is reality? Are we truly free? And, what happens to us after death? These questions have troubled me as well at different points of my life. Although th....
Humans: A Clockwork Orange
Humans: A Clockwork Orange
Symbolism, characterization, and Burgesss stunning use of language are powerful tools Anthony Burgess utilizes within what most say to be his most famous novel, A Clockwork Orange. They are skillfully used to illustrate his views on how humans all fall into a recurr....
John Donne and the Tension in his Love Poetry
I sing not, Siren-like, to tempt, said John Donne to one of his friends. This is one of the most famous quotes and it characterizes John Donne as well as his poetry. John Donne was very special among all the other poets formed in a group called Metaphysical poets. Donnes life is characterize....
John Donne as a Metaphysical Poet
Towards the middle of the 17th century John Donne brought in a revolutionary change in the style of English poetry. He created a style entirely unconventional and marked by originality.The term 'Metaphysical',defines the peculiar quality of his poems.'Good Morrow'and 'Anniversarie',both poems of ha....
john donne's "a valadiction: forbidding mourning
John Donnes A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning is a poem from the speaker to a woman that he loves. The speaker must leave, while the woman that he loves must remain at home. This poem is written to provide the speakers lover with a type of reassurance that their love will remain strong. The....
Medicines and Treatments Provided by the Roman Army
Credit for great medical discoveries which led to the increase in life expectancy and survival rates among the brave soldiers in Ancient Rome can be given to historians and philosophers who went to great lengths to learn and record their remedies. Centuries ago, in a time of plague and bloodshed, ....
Metaphysics
Metaphysics can be defined in a few ways. One way to explain metaphysics is to break the word apart: meta means beyond and physics studies such things as matter, energy, force and motion. So, metaphysics literally means beyond matter. Knowing that, we can get the picture that metaphy....
PII
The Principle of the Identity of Indiscernibles (PII) is a tenet of analytic ontology, explicitly expressed for the first time by Wilhelm Leibniz in his Discourse on Metaphysics (Leibniz, 1991). Often referred to as Leibniz's Law, it is generally understood to mean that no two objects have exact....
Pythagoras and Thales
Pre-Socratic Thinkers.
Thales was one of the Greek philosophers predeceasing Socrates. He also served as one of the Seven Sages in
Greece at the time. He was the first philosopher of Greek tradition. Thales is also the father of science.
The most renowned place in philosophy held by Thales was....
Refuting Temporary Intrinsics - Metaphysics
To address the problem of temporary intrinsics, I will use the following example in which the girl called by the name Elizabeth before she walked into the hair salon will be referred to as Elizabeth A, and the girl called by the name Elizabeth after leaving the salon will be referred to ....
Sociological Perspective
The Sociological Perspective
Chapter One
Outline
I) Sociology is the systematic study of human society.
a) Sociological perspective is seeing the general in the particular.
i) Sociologist look for the general patterns in the behavior of particular people
ii) Emily Durkhei....
St. Thomas Aquinas political thought influenced by Aristotle?
QUESTION: To what extent was St. Thomas Aquinas political thought
influenced by Aristotle?
The Greek philosopher Aristotle (284 -322) was a student of Plato. In
335 BCE Aristotle formed his own school (known as the peripatetic
school) of philosophy in Athens as cited by Heywood (1999).....
The Value of Holding a Religious Belief
Religion is not only a significant influence to society, but also to individuals who hold religious beliefs. Religion is higher than morality, being more unified, more expressive of a perfect wholeness. As Iris Murdoch tries to explain the different perspectives of whether morality is merely con....
what is philosophy
What is Philosophy ? Philosophy is the branch of knowledge or academic study devoted to the systematic examination of basic concepts such as truth, existence, reality, causality, and freedom. Or simple the love of wisdom. There are four primary areas of philosophy, Metaphysics, Epistenmology, Ethic....
What is Philosophy?
Tesha Pittman
University of Phoenix
PHL/215 Philosophy: Methods and Application
Leon Hallingquest
November 14, 2007
The objective of philosophy is to consider the rational justification of logical inferences, human values, criteria for establishing the claims ....
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