150 Philosophy Essays, Term Papers and Book Reports
Physics (history)
Physics began when man first started to study his surroundings. Early applications of physics include the invention of the wheel and of primitive weapons. The people who built Stone Henge had knowledge of physical mechanics in order to move the rocks and place them on top of each other. It was not u....
A Comparison of Traditional Western and Eastern Religions
Ross 1
Christopher Quinn Ross
Garry L. Picket
Introduction to Religion
23 October 2006
A Comparison of Traditional Western and Eastern Religions
There are many types of religions practiced on the earth today. In religious studies they typically divide t....
A Difference in Principle - Rawls and the Difference Principle
Samuel Furner
Philosophy 3730
September 21, 2007
A Difference in Principle
Throughout history people have found themselves set in a certain economic position. The family we were born into dictates our economic class, and the benefits or burdens associated with our class were seen as set or fix....
A Glimpse at Becoming an Initial Public Offering Company
A Glimpse at Becoming an Initial Public Offering Company
The following is a synopsis contrasting the value of publicly owned companies verses privately owned companies. The profile of one company will show some details that must be undertaken when converting from privately owned to publicly owned ....
A Successful College Student
Philosophy is the love, study, or pursuit of wisdom, knowledge, and truth. It's what you value, what you believe in and what is important to you personally. In my life so far, my personal philosophy has changed more times than I can count. As I develop and change as a person, and move further and f....
Abortion
A couple decades ago, when abortion was illegal, thousands of women died because they did not want to bear an infant and attempted to terminate the child's life by themselves or with an unprofessional approach. After 1973's Supreme Court decision, which allowed women to have the choice to abortion, ....
Abortion
Abortion should be a person's choice and not be judged by it. There are several reasons why abortion should be a person's choice. First, reason why I think abortion should be a person's choice is because of the Roe v. Wade. Second, reason why I think abortion should be a person's choice is bec....
Affirmative Action
Many upcoming high school graduates have aspirations of continuing his or her education at a major university. In order to become accepted into a college of oneÂ’s choice, he or she must dedicate time and efforts to obtain the grades required. People have been taught that through ....
Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great, a patient and often devious man; had never struck without careful planning. The youthful, headstrong Alexander liked to settle problems by immediate action. Making decisions with great speed, he took extraordinary risks; his success was achieved by the amount of sheer force and ....
An Empire for Slavery: The Peculiar Institution
Randolph B. CampbellÂ’s book An Empire for Slavery The Peculiar Institution shows how slavery affected antebellum Texas and itÂ’s future. It shows that without slavery in antebellum Texas, it is likely that Texas would not have flourished the way that it did. It also tells of how the slaves were....
An Issue of the Past and Future: Abortion
Abortion 2
An Issue of the Past and Future: Abortion
Roe vs. Wade was a very controversial issue for its time, and today. Roe vs. Wade was a landmark case for womenÂ’s rights. RoeÂ’s case required states to allow women to have an abortion during the first six months of pregnancy. This all....
Ancient philosophers: Aristotle, Socates, Plato
Humanism
Throughout history, people can notice as the generations go on, ideas are improved based on those who proceeded. Those before us set the basis, while we take those ideas and change them to fit out society. In philosophy, you can see a noticeable trend which dates back to BCE. Philosophers....
Andy Warhol Bio
Andy Warhol was born in 1928 in Pittsburgh. His mother was Julia Warhol and his father was Andrej Warhol. He was the youngest of the three sons. His original name was Andrew Warhola. His father worked as a construction worker, he unfortanetly died when Andy was only 13 years old, and his mother drew....
Animal Rights
For Bettor or For Food
In todayÂ’s society there is an outstanding issue that has yet to receive the necessary attention it deserves: animalsÂ’ place in the typical American diet. All over the world, different groups of individuals take different stands on this issue ranging from extreme forms of ....
ANIMAL RIGHTS
The 20th-century debate about animal rights can be traced back to the earliest philosophers. [6] In the 6th century BC, Pythagoras, the Greek philosopher and mathematician — who has been called the first animal rights philosopher [16]— urged respect for animals because he believed in the transmigr....
AnselmÂ’s Philosophy
Anselm=s definition of AGod@ starts by saying that God is the greatest being we can possibly think of. When Anselm states this, it essentially means that it is not possible to think of a being greater than God. Anselm also states that if God is the greatest thinkable being, he is referring to the....
Anthem by Ayn Rand
In the novel Anthem, written by Ayn Rand, a born and raised collectivist, collectivism is shown to be a vividly bitter society. As Ayn rand moved to the United States fleeing from collectivism, she realized the power that the individual holds. She realized people can do well and get credit for their....
architectural definition
An architecture can be defined simply as the portion of a system that provides and manages the primitive resources of an agent. For a cognitive architecture, these resources define the substrate upon which a physical symbol system is realized. The many issues surrounding the choice, definiti....
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 ....
Asian Philosophies of Critical Thinking
The research question of this extended essay came across at a very early stage in my life. Having been born and developed from a family with all its members being University instructors and professors, I was often involved in arguments related to the lack of critical thinking in Asian cultures. As I....
Baruch Spinoza
The task of simply just surviving is for most of us a handful in itself in this life. However, only a few in a life time choose not to be satisfied with only just survival rather they assume the yoke of redefining life for themselves and for others. In philosophy of religion, pantheism is usually in....
Benazir bhutto and her return
Kyle Huynh 10/13/07
Current events/Pakistan, Bhutto
PakistanÂ’s former Prime Minister, Benazir Bhutto, was nearly killed by two bombs. Benazir Bhutto went into hiding about eight years ago. As she was welcomed back, the truck carrying her suddenly shook and rattled violently; tw....
Benjamin Franklin-Scientist and Inventor
Benjamin Franklin has influenced American technology, and indirectly, lifestyles by using his proficiencies and intelligence to conduct numerous experiments, arrive at theories, and produce several inventions. Franklin's scientific and analytical mind enabled him to generate many long lasting achie....
biography of mary shelley
Mary Shelley
July of 1816, aside from being historically significant, was probably the most important single month in literary history. Mary Shelley traveled with her stepsister Claire Clairmont and her soon to be husband Percy Shelley to stay with Lord Byron and his young physician John Polidor....
Capital Punishment and the perspectives of law
Capital punishment in regards to Canadian society is largely apart of our past but is also an ongoing controversial issue. It is connected to our society today through ethical, sociological, psychological and moral perspectives as well as legal concepts. Both sides of the issue are discussed in this....
Capital Punishment in Review
Capital Punishment in Review
Introduction
The issue of the death penalty and capital punishment has long been one of the most controversial issues debated in the history of the United States. It is an important issue because it deals with life, the value of life, and personal liberties. The death....
Catharsis
Definition
Catharsis is a Greek word meaning “purification” or “cleansing” derived from the ancient Greek gerund (transliterated as) kathairein “to purify, purge”, and adjective katharos “pure or clean”.
Catharsis can be interpreted as purification or purgation of the emotions (a....
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 ....
Cicero
Cicero, was truly a man of the state. His writings also show us he was equally a man of philosophical temperament and affluence. Yet at times these two forces within Cicero clash and contradict with the early stoic teachings. Cicero gradually adopted the stoic lifestyle but not altogether entirel....
Cicero
Born Marcus Tullius Cicero in Arpinum (Italy) in 106 BC, he became a writer, statesman, orator and philosopher. He loved politics and he wrote only when he could not participate in government. He had a motto which he constantly strived for: to always be the best and over top the rest.Cicero had a hi....
civil disobedience
American philosopher, Henry David Thoreau expressed a strong belief in a theory known as “Civil Disobedience.” This theory states that if a person knows intuitively that a law is unfair, they are enjoined to contravene that law. I firmly agree with Thoreau’s ideas, due to the necessity of transgr....
Classical Social Theory: Karl Marx
Classical Social Theory
Karl Marx
I have chosen to write my essay on Karl Marx because his theory is very interesting. Karl Marx strove to put into sensible effect the humanitarian....
Clive Staples author,scholar and then some....
Clive Staples “Jack” Lewis (also widely know as C. S. Lewis); writer, scholar, a man. Today I am writing about, as you have probably guessed C. S. Lewis. The man whose books have been translated into 30 different languages, and are still selling an average of a million copies every year, his books....
coaching philosphy
Coaching Philosophy
Philosophy is a discipline regarding some logic and ethics, a discipline in regards to a set of ideas or beliefs that relate to a particular field or activity, an underlying theory or a system of values by which ones lives by. Everyone lives by their own philosophy whether re....
Comparing Kant, Mill and Neitzsche
Philosophy Essay: Kant, Mill & Nietzsche
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Consider the moral issue of employment in third world countries as a result of globalization. Our economy suffers job losses by employing people in third world countries to work in factories and make what we desire. If we kept thos....
Comparison of Plato and Aristotle
Comparison of Plato and Aristotle
Throughout time changes in epistemology have varied significantly. An Important turning point in epistemology was when PlatoÂ’s view of the world was revised by Aristotle. Plato was a student of Socrates and was one of the greatest philosophers who ever live....
Comparison of Quality Indicators of Two Childcare Centres
Introduction
A visit was made to two childcare centres in Singapore with the objective to observe and evaluate the quality indicators of the two centres for the purpose of comparing their strengths and weakness. The two childcare centres visited by us were Alpha Childcare Centre and Omega Child ....
Consciousness Sets Human Beings Apart from Others
Have you ever heard the news that a robot said “I love you” to a girl? How about an animal that saved his master’s life? Do you think these non humans had really the thought of loving and saving somebody else? Or it is simply the software’s programmed response or conditioned response of a traine....
Continental Philosophy
Within the nineteenth and twentieth centuries there were many differences stated and felt when it came to the development of Continental philosophy and the workings of existentialism and phenomenology.
In the realm of existentialism there were two main proprietors in the nineteenth century, e....
Continental Philosophy Essay
Continental Philosophy
Idealism was brought to us by Hegel and it has had a big impact on our society. This type of philosophy formed the basis for the later developments of Marxism, which is the economic and political thought that was developed by Karl Marx. The desire that Hegel has was to presen....
Continental Philosophy Essay
Continental Philosophy Essay
Introduction
Philosophy is the study of life in general. It is the basic doctrine of conduct, thought, and the nature of the universe. To understand Continental philosophyÂ’s existentialism and phenomenology as a response to Hegelian Idealism, we need to understan....
continial philosophy
Back in the nineteenth century we have two philosophers’ that influenced the schools of existentialism and phenomenology. They are Martin Heidegger (1889-1976) and Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980). These two philosophers’ were important figures in both movements. “All though Heidegger is primarily a ....
Corporate Governance Benchmarking
The scope of corporate responsibilities has raised questions that go to the heart of the purposes and roles of the modern corporation. Such debates include whether corporations exist simply to maximize the value of its shareholders investments, or should a corporation recognize the interests of stak....
Corporate Personhood Defined by the 14th Amendment
Corporate Personhood Controversy
There has been a long standing controversy over the issue of corporate personhood. The corporate personhood debate is based on questioning whether the subset of rights provided under the law to biological people should also be given to corporations as legal persons....
Creative Activities Philosophy Statement
Creativity is a beautiful thing! I believe that it is the act of using materials to express what you are feeling on the inside to the world. It can be as simple as a stroke of paint on a paper or a scribble. It can be as intricate as Picaso. As long as the person creating the art is able to expres....
Criminals are born, not made
What makes someone a criminal?
To begin it is impossible to put down one cause of criminal behaviour. The result of any kind of behaviour is the interaction of genetics, social and environmental causes.
To cover any of these issues the question should be raised; ‘what is criminal behaviour?’ ....
Darwin (A painting of the man who gave us the pigment)
Darwin (A painting of the man that discovered the pigment)
Spiraling back and forth from observation to generalization, the story of Darwin is a story of an inductive premises functioning in a deductive mind. From his grandfather Erasmus, to his years at Edinburgh and Cambridge, to his trip on th....
Defining Philosophy
What Is Philosophy?
Philosophy, as defined in the chapter 1 reading is the “to love knowledge or wisdom.” This is a simplistic definition of philosophy, even though many subdivisions exist within the field of philosophy. The pursuit of knowledge and wisdom is the foundation upon which philoso....
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....
Defining the word philosophy - It's up to you
Everyone has their own way of describing and defining the word philosophy. To me philosophy is a reflection on the varieties of human experience, or as the rational, logical, and systematic consideration of the topics that are of greatest concern to people. I live by two major philosophies in my lif....
Descartes and Rationalism
1.Introduction to Descartes and Rationalism
Rene Descartes was born at La Haye, France, in 1596. He attended a Jesuit college and took a doctorate in low form the University of Poitiers in 1616. Two years later in 1618 he traveled to Holland, where he joined the army of Prince Maurice....
Descartes: True belief and Knowledge
Descartes: True belief and Knowledge
Descartes overall objective in the Meditations was to develop a system of true belief and knowledge. He starts with the assumption that the senses were false and anything interpreted by them was also false. This one statement disbands all the knowledge that we h....
descrates
For centuries, there has always been the debate of where we came from. The greatest arguments in this fight is the debate between Darwin and God. But centuries before Darwin, the God debate was always present, especially in philosophy. One philosopher who thought greatly on the debate of God was De....
Development, Understanding, and Application of Ethics
What is ethics?
Ethics is a huge field of moral philosophy in which ancient philosophers; like Plato felt human well-being, was the highest aim in which virtues, the requisite skills and character-traits to attain eudaimonia. Such ethics require the constant vigilance of analyzing and diss....
Dewey Decimal System
The Dewey Decimal System is a system used to organize books on the shelves of libraries everywhere. The Dewey Decimal System is the common way of saying the Dewey Decimal Classification or the DDC. The DDC makes it easy to look up book's place in a library, whether it is in a catalog in filing cabin....
Dystopia is merely a utopia from another point of view? - Brave New World
Dystopia is merely a utopia from a different point of view. Discuss this statement in relation to two pertinent literary or filmic examples.
The following essay proposes to consider the concepts of dystopia and utopia, analysing the ways in which they can be deemed to constitute the same phenomen....
Education in Mexico vs. United States
The education in Mexico is very different from the education in the United States. They use different grade level systems and different national budgets for education. Both of these countries have successful educational programs, and have high standards.
Mexico uses are very different grade level ....
Education Philosophy
What Philosophy Do I Use When I Approach My Education?
The philosophy with which I approach my education are that all institutions of learning are somewhat like a factory assembly line, where students are placed in a community, where they are molded and are expected to meet certain specific standa....
Education Philosophy Paper
Education is vitally important for a positive future. Education enables people to reach their fullest potential and help others later on reach their fullest potential I think specifically the teachers' role in the classroom is to teach students not only the curriculum, but also moral standards that....
Educational Theories
Introduction
According to our textbook, there are three theories that apply to the expectations or purposes in education (Webb, Metha, & Jordan, 2007). The three perspectives are functionalist, conflict, and interactionist. These theories are important to understand when developing an individualïÂ....
Emotion vs. Reason
Emotion versus Reason
Reason and emotion are two totally different ways to make decisions. We as humans often think that there is a struggle between reason and emotion. Many argue that the main reason there tend to be so many problems in the world today, is that we have allowed our emotions to g....
Enlightened and Emancipated
He who knows himself knows his God (Prophet Mohammed S.A.W.W)
People hardly find time for themselves in this effervescent world where tyranny and oppression of body and mind leave their checks on daily basis. The question of “Knowing thyself” barely stands a chance. What are we, where we are and ....
Enron Scandal
Enron Scandal:
Bad Business Practices
EnronÂ’s corporate scandal had reportedly housed one of the largest accounting frauds in history. Enron was a once viable, working in diverse areas of business, until it began to employ bad business practices. EnronÂ’s demise was a result of bad ethical busin....
Environmental Analysis of The Home Depot
In this paper the author will be conducting and environmental scan and economic analysis of the worlds largest home improvement retailer The Home Depot. The author will concentrate on the upcoming five to ten years and the changes that loom on the horizon. The author will also be conducting a SWO....
Era of Comics
"Era of Comics"
Superman, Batman, Spiderman, The Hulk, comic book superheroes have thrilled and inspired generations of readers. While critics have dismissed them a....
Essay on Galileo Galilei
As a hero of science, Galileo Galilei long ago achieved secular sainthood. A finger is preserved like a holy relic in the museum of science in Florence, a vertebra at the University of Padua. His lavish tomb in Florence's magnificent basilica of Santa Croce has been newly buffed and polished by an o....
Ethics: Whomsoever Much Is Given, Of Him Shall Be Much Required
Ethics: “Whomsoever Much Is Given, Of Him Shall Be Much Required”
In Luke chapter 12, verse 48, of the Spirit-Filled Life Bible, I found the follow passage, “for unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more” (Ne....
euthenasia
Euthanasia:
Humane and Dignified
Advances in modern medical technology have served to deny people the right to die, and euthanasia, it may be argued, has emerged with the purpose of reclaiming that right. Euthanasia, which is defined as “granting painless death to a hopelessly ill patient ....
FINAL FANTASY VIDEO GAME AND PHILOSOPHY THE ULTIMATE WALK THROUGH
Final Fantasy is one of the greatest video game franchises of all time. But has anybody ever stopped to think about what the significance of the game really is? For example, does Cloud really exist? Or does the end of the game justify the means? Final Fantasy isn't just a video game you play for fu....
Finding Knowledge
If someone were to ask to define the "Examined Life", how would you reply? Would you be able to know what he is actually asking behind the question being asked to you? What about your virtue? Do you think that this could have any meaning in your reply? With these questions being asked, one....
FoucaultÂ’s View on Sex and Power
Power has been a concept with which political scientists, philosophers, sociologists, psychologists and others have been concerned at the very heart of their disciplines. It a reality which in this century has been used and abused to what Foucault calls ‘pathological’ extremes, but the unders....
Freedom is an Illusion
Freedom is an illusion, conditioning has removed it. This paper will prove this by showing that there are always other factors influencing decisions, conditioning from things such as society has made freedom unreal, even the feeling of freedom is not real, and that even if people are sure their in ....
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....
Global Communication Benchmarking: Federal Express in Global Wireless Networking
Individual Global Communications Benchmarking: Federal Express in Global Wireless NetworkingGlobal Communication (GC) includes technology, information technology, the speed of communication, reduction in trade barriers, transportation systems and other effects on multinational corporations. The GC p....
god philosophy
Aquinas, Anselm, Paley and Kant all famous philosophers, have proven that god exists; yet people still question GodÂ’s existence.
As Anselm said, “We are like students who, unable to solve a mathematical problem, are given the answer to it and then discover they can reason out why that answer i....
Google Case Analysis
Google to date has been able to generate favourable returns due to their scalable business model and by leveraging its highly skilled human resources capacity. Management has in turn reached its objectives of dominating search based advertising on the internet and mobile devices. Google's desire to....
Greek Life and Its Origin
The Greeks were one the most important societies in history due to their influences on the future and their importance to us today. However, it is also significant to know that they were preceded by the Minoans and Mycenaeans. Another interesting thing to think about is how different history would....
Hideki Yukawa - Nobel prize in physics
Hideki Yukawa (1949)
There have been many scientists that have the Nobel prize in physics. Many of them have been have from many countries including Japan. But the one Japanese that started it all was Hideki Yukawa. Hideki Yukawa was the first Japanese to win a Nobel prize. He won the Nobel Prize f....
Hindu Religious Practices
Hinduism is an incorporation of a variety of beliefs and customs and is also called Sanatana Dharma or the “eternal religion” (Fisher, 2002). The Hindu faith is believed to have begun over 4000 years ago and is one of the oldest religions in the modern world. Although the founder of the religion ....
hinduism
It would be difficult to completely list all the sacred elements that make up the Hindu religious traditions because of the sheer vastness and depth of the Hindu culture and traditions that have evolved through thousands of years. The Hindu religion is strongly dependent on the Hindu philosophy and ....
History Journals
The library I selected to conduct my search for History journals was at the University of Buffalo, Amherst Campus. Having made trips there on two separate occasions and having skimmed quickly through perhaps twenty or so different journals I eventually selected a handful that I felt were a good ....
History of Physics
Physics began when man first started to study his surroundings. Early applications of physics include the invention of the wheel and of primitive weapons. The people who built Stone Henge had knowledge of physical mechanics in order to move the rocks and place them on top of each other. It was not u....
History of Psychology
Philosophers that historically relate to the beginnings of psychology as a formal discipline.
Aristotle, Plato, is credited with developing the doctrine of idealism, Socrates, made the statement that one should "know thy self", it is a cornerstone for psychology 2400 years later, and De....
Hitlers final solution
The Germans murdered more than eleven million innocent people, not only Jews, but also millions of others deemed "subhuman" by their leader Adolf Hitler, such as Gypsies, Russians, and Poles, during World War II. This infamous event has been called the "Holocaust." The horror of the Holocaust made i....
How did Descartes propose to defeat scepticism? Was his attempt successful?
In the first half of this essay I will outline and explain hoe Descartes proposed to defeat scepticism. Then in the last half, I will discus if his attempt to defeat scepticism was successful or not.
Descartes was, amongst other things, a noted French scientist who became obsessed with protecti....
Human Rights Universalism
Universalism to Human Rights, is like Chocolate Topping to Roast Chicken, it sounds tempting, only because chocolate is amazing and everyone who loves chocolate would love to have it on anything and everything, yet in practice, when the first bite is taken we realize that it just not what we had hop....
Ignaz Semmelweis
Ignaz Semmelweis is not a well-known name in the modern medical community but his discovery greatly affects the current practice of medicine. Ignaz Semmelweis could be considered the father of hand washing and sanitation. Semmelweis was the first to propose a sanitation method to prevent the transf....
Impact of business scandals on auditing profession - Adelphia scandal
INTRODUCTION
Code of ethics and professional conduct of auditors are major principles that have been directed by guidelines of independence, integrity, disinterest, objectivity and by a fear not to do anything that might cause ill repute of auditing as a profession (Flint, 1988). Even though ....
Injustice Everywhere
It seems as though the general public has been conditioned or at least distracted to accept the slow demolition of democracy in the United States. For instance, a recent law, the John Warner Government Defense Act of 2007, takes a hard-fought right, the right to assemble, away in the United States,....
Is winning everything?
Is winning everything? Coach Vince Lombardi and Philosophy
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Winning isn't everything it's the only thing" is a harsh reality in today's dog eat dog society. Vince....
Jackson vs. McClellan
General Lee said, to be a good soldier you must love the army, to be a good general you must be prepared to order the death of the thing you love, and therein lies the great trap of soldiering. When you attack you must hold nothing back." Thomas J. Jackson was both a good soldier and a good general.....
James Watt
James Watt was born 19th January 1736 at Greenock and at this time no one would have even imagined his effect on the Industrial Revolution that was to occur within that century. When James was fifteen he had read books about and become accustomed to Philosophy (similar to modern physics). He had als....
John Dalton
Atomic theory is used in chemistry and physics. This is a theory of the nature of matter, which states that matter is composed of separate units called atoms, while opposite to outdated views that matter could be divided into random small amounts. The atomic theory sis not just appears out of thin a....
John Dewey and Ethics
The nature of ethics—a 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....
John Locke and Thomas Hobbes - State Of Nature
To think of life without a government and exactly how it would present itself is almost impossible. To rely on nature for our societal structure and values over some order of government is quite difficult to picture for anybody within a governmental system. People may fear this mode of thought most ....
John Locke Theory - THeory of Justice
Theory of Justice is about philosophy and ethics that was developed by John Rawls entailing the conception of justice as
fairness. Theory of Justice encompasses both Kantian and utilitarian philosophy. When talking about everyday life it is felt
that reality and conception dont mesh well. When ....
Kantianism - Ethics in Business
In Kantianism reason is the sole authority for determining what is ethical and what is ethical must be based on a principle or rule that that must apply to every human being universally, without exception. The rule is based on what Kant calls the Categorical Imperative- they base morality on uni....
keep abortion legal
PART I: NARRATIVE DEFENSE
Abortion is one of the most controversial topics in contemporary culture. It concerns biological, legal, social, and moral issues that lead many people to take strong convictions regarding the topic. Many people feel strongly about abortion, where they usually take sides....
Laws and Ethics in Nursing
Law and Ethics in Nursing
In every nurse's career, the nurse is faced with many legal or ethical dilemmas. One of the professional competencies for nursing states that nurses should " integrate knowledge of ethical and legal aspects of health care and professional values into nursing practice....
Machiavelli's Mirror of Princes
Machiavelli provided a blue print for republicanism far more compelling than earlier writers who stuck to the premise that rulers and their subjects should be governed by the precepts of Christianity. One of the reasons that Machiavelli proposed a republic devoid of religious rule was due to his di....
MachiavelliÂ’s The Prince
There are many parallels that can be drawn between MachiavelliÂ’s The Prince and the philosophy of the modern world. In this essay I will discuss the way the main concepts used by Machiavelli are relevant to the modern political system, leadership, and distribution of power. Machiavelli discusses in....
MANAGEMENT THEORY & APPLIED OPERATIONS MGT.
MANAGEMENT THEORY &
APPLIED OPERATIONS MGT.
*This Section Contains All Papers On Business (General), Business Management,
Operations Management, Training, Management Science Theory, Business Industry & Issues
(Case Studies & Article Reviews Listed at Bottom)
*See also subcategory entit....
Marcus Aurelius: Philosopher King
In Plato's Republic, Plato discusses at length the concept of a perfect state. This state, a cognizant reconstruction of the soul as Plato saw it, is in perfect balance and dedicated to a certain philosophical ideal. The ruler of this perfect state must be near perfect himself, skilled in war, mat....
Martin Luther King
“Human rights are the foundation upon which our entire democracy is based.” This was written by Frederick and Patricia McKissack. (McKissack 10)
The Civil Rights Movement was the nonviolent protest, broke the pattern of racial segregation and achieved The National Equal Rights Movement for r....
Martin Luther King Jr.
“The question is no longer between violence and non-violence;
It is between non-violence and non-existence.”
~Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. was born at noon on January 15, 1929, at the family home, 501 Auburn Avenue, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia, to Alberta Williams an....
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. was born at noon Tuesday, January 15, 1929, at the family home, 501 Auburn Avenue, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Charles Johnson was the attending physician. Martin Luther King, Jr., was the first son and second child born to the Reverend Martin Luther King, Sr., and Alberta Wi....
Merit
Mankind needs cause and effect, action and results in their lifestyle. It seems to be a typical procedure within our thoughts; so likewise, civilization should embrace the same circumstance. We assume to be penalized when we do something inappropriate and we desire for overflowing bonuses when we ac....
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....
Mildred Pierce
Question 4) Mildred Pierce is considered both a film noir and a women’s melodrama. Discuss how the film fulfills the conventions for both of these genres. If you think one genre is more dominant than the other, discuss how and why this is the case.
Mildred Pierce is a film noir but not a con....
MODERN BUSINESS LEADER
The Modern Business Leader Analysis Project
J.W Marriott
The Spirit to Serve MarriottÂ’s Way
Organizational Leadership and Behavior
Dr. Beugre
February 27, 2006
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Moral, Social and Political Philosophy Comparison
Moral, Social and Political Philosophy Comparison
Moral, Social and Political Philosophy Comparison
Moral, social and political philosophies have different technical definitions, yet each field thrives off of the other in a relationship that can compare to one of first cousins. Mora....
My Philosophy of Education
The education system has changed drastically from 40 years ago. This is due to the change in society, advancements in technology and the people themselves. Because of the progression showed by this country, educators must adjust to the children of today. I feel that the experience that I have had w....
Myth and Modernity in the Novels of R. K Narayan
Myth and Modernity in the Novels of R. K Narayan
The study of myth began with the publication of FrazerÂ’s The Golden Baough. Ernst Cassirer in his Philosophy of Symbolic Forms (1923-29) writes that the symbols are shaped by manÂ’s needs and purposes. In the symbol there is a thorough going iden....
Myth of Hercules
Hercules is one of the most famous Greek heroes of the ancient times, well-known for his heroic achievements and his unbelievable strength. Although his courageous personal traits make him famous, he was not perfect in all aspects.
Hercules was born to a woman by the name of Alcmene and fathered ....
Native American Culture Differs from Anglo-Saxon Culture
Native American Indian Culture Differs from Anglo-Saxon Culture
In the process of researching the differences of Native American Indian Culture and Anglo-Saxon Culture; the Native American Indian's history must first be understood. For many generations, Native American Indians lived off the ....
Objectivist Philosophy
Objectivist Philosophy
A philosophic system is an integrated view of existence. As a human being, you have no choice about the fact that you need a philosophy.
Your only choice is whether you define your philosophy by a conscious, rational, disciplined process of thought and scrupulously logic....
OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT
Running head: OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT
Operational Management
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Operations Management at Kudler Fine Foods
Kudler Fine Foods is an upscale specialty store, with three locations in the San Diego, California metropolitan area. Kathy Kud....
paralanguage and kinesics
ESSAY SAMPLE ON "PARALANGUE AND KINESICS"
Use of Paralanguage and Kinesics
The use of kinesics and paralanguage in everyday life is the most prominent use of persuasion we use subconsciously. They are used subconsciously because you may not know what they mean. Which can cause cultural tension ....
Philosophy
Theories of Connectivity paints a picture of our tomorrow. It names some of the advancements that we have made in technological areas. Everyday computer companies and universities are devising ways to insert computer systems into every facet of our lives. They have made GPS systems for our cars, ....
Philosophy - The Dialectical Method
There are a lot many descriptions for the word dialectic. By viewing all of them what I have ended up concluding in the given context, i.e. Socrates’ Dialectical Method, is that:Dialectic is a variety of languages, conceivably a sort of a composition of the languages in this variety. The word ....
Philosophy And Ethics
Philosophy is full of seeming contradictions. There is no one right explanation or meaning of philosophy. There are many philosophers with many philosophies.
Some philosopherÂ’s viewpoints have clear systematic reasoning; they tell it how it is. Their philosophies essentially tell us philosoph....
Philosophy of Art and Beauty
Within the aesthetic contemplations of both Augustine and Schopenhauer, the concept of detachment, or denial of the outside world is addressed. In comparing and contrasting these two views, we see that both philosophers have conceptualized and brought heavy importance to beauty through detachment.
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philosophy of death
IMMORTALITY
We, humans live in such a way that is immortally or mortally. We can choose whether we are going to focus on aspects which will end and/ or to those aspects which focuses much on eternal possibilities of life. The way we are living life is greatly affected by the emergence of both dea....
Philosophy of Economics
Philosophy of Economics
The philosophy of economics concerns itself with conceptual, methodological, and
ethical issues that arise within the scientific discipline of economics.1 The primary focus is on issues of methodology and epistemology—the methods, concepts, and theories through which econo....
Philosophy of Education
A teacher's personal philosophy of education is a critical element in his or her approach to guiding children along the path of enlightenment. Hence, there are five key educational philosophies recognized in the field of education. These include, Essentialism, Perennialism, Progressivism, Existentia....
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....
Philosophy of History
The first era of history is the pre-modern era, which basically means the ancient and the medieval periods of history. The term “modern” didn’t come into effect until after the Scientific Revolution and the Age of Enlightenment. In the pre-modern era, historians tried to portray history as meani....
Philosophy of Learning
Philosophy of Learning
“Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those the art of living well”.
Aristotle, (340 B.C.)
It is without question that the ability to learn is the most important virtue that any ....
Philosophy of Life
Philosophy of Life
Life is a very hard obstacle to live by. Everyone has his or her own life to live. The things they choose to do will determine the way they will live their life. If they want something, they will have to work hard for it like everyone else. Some are born with luck for which ....
Philosophy of Visual Disability
Preamble:
The greatest expression of the ultimate timeless civilisation of mankind, is the embodiment of unfeigned, absolute, active altruistic reverence for the universal equality, dignity and sanctity of humanity; the inability to perceive the declivity from behind an acclivity, or rat....
philosophy on teaching
I find it kind of difficult to have a philosophy on teaching before I have actually done any teaching. Its real easy to say what one would like to have happen in the classroom but it is completely unexpected.
In order to establish a framework within which to consider the importance of music in....
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....
Progress and Power: The Barbarism of Modern Civilization
Slovenian psychoanalyst Slavoj Žižek says that philosophy is not a discipline where answers are to be sought. Rather, philosophy is a byproduct of millennia of intellectual ferment, where problems are redefined (Zizek 2006, p.137). Thus, Herbert Spencer redefines “progress” as the increase in he....
Psychological Egoism (Philosophy Paper)
Psychological egoism is the view that people are always selfish. When was the last time you did a good deed? Did you do it for its own sake, or for your own? The egoist says that all of us are necessarily self-regarding. I shall argue that this view is incorrect.First we should ask, what kind of....
Rape - Violence and the Remaking of the Self
Rape is a critical issue that many have faced in society. The sad thing about the matter is that, it is also a rare issue that is dealt with. Some who have faced the tragedy of a rape are afraid to speak out about, while others will never get over it. Inadvertently, rape is a matter that needs to....
Raphaels School of Athens: A Piece that Illustrates the Renaissance
Talent is not the only attribute that distinguishes a painter from an artist. An artist understands the zeitgeist of an era; whereas, a painter relies more so upon intuition and estimation. As a result, the work of an artist can appeal to society as a whole and transcend the barriers of time. For ex....
Reason and Emotion in justifying moral decisions
Reason and emotion are equally necessary in justifying moral decisions. Sometimes, they can work together, or they cannot. Other times, it can depend on if the person making the decision is an emotionalist, or a reasonable person. Reason and emotion mostly contradict each other. How....
Rediscoveries - The Renaissance period
The Renaissance period was a very interesting one you could say, it had many ways of which it changed and caused our world to be the way it is today. If not for this particular time frame, there would have been very little doubt towards the Christian Religion, as well as, the liking of a new found ....
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 ....
Religion
Others have tried to do what Diogenes Allen, Professor of Philosophy at Princeton Theological Seminary, does in his book but none with his breadth or effectiveness. That is, others have attempted to exploit for theism's benefit the hard times now befalling the modern world's emphasis on scientific r....
Religious Paths
While examining different religious paths within Hinduism from the perspective of four patterns of transcendence (ancestral, cultural, mythical and experiential) it is interesting to see how each pattern found its dominance over four segments of Hinduism: Vedic sacrifice, the way of action, the way ....
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