Philosophy
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2,286 Essays on Philosophy. Documents 961 - 990
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Influenced by Republicanism, but Not a True Republican
Dan Blazo MC 271, Section 1 Stokes 23 March 2005 Influenced by Republicanism, but not a True Republican The philosophy of a republican form of government was certainly not a creation of James Madison and the Federalists. The idea of such a government has been around since the beginning of political philosophy. While the definition has changed over the centuries, certain constants continue to define a strictly republican regime. The goals and priorities of a
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Innate Knowledge Locke
The thought that humans are born with some sort of innate ideas has been a much debated topic for many years. It is impossible to say if it is true or not, but it is believed true by many people, including some religions. John Locke has several arguments against innate knowledge; among these, the argument that states that if we did in fact possess innate ideas, then everybody would agree on at least one idea.
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Innocence Vs Experience
Innocence and experience can both be interpreted to mean two similar yet opposite things. You can look at innocence as with relating to God, and you can look at experience as with relating to the Devil or anything evil. God is usually a symbol of good things in life as well as the young and innocent. Innocence can be taken as before you go through life and before you really know what to expect from
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Innovative Approaches to Corporate Management
Innovative approaches to Corporate Management Felipe Guadalupe Innovative approaches to Corporate Management A company is only as strong as its weakest link. In order for it to succeed in today's competitive market, the company will have to depend on the acquisition and application of good, relevant knowledge on which to base its decisions. For that to happen, good and sound decision making has to be a part of everyday business. Therefore, corporate managers have taken
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Insanity; Illness or Judgment?
Insanity; Illness or Judgment? The Book, Girl Interrupted, by Susan Kaysen, is an autobiographical piece about her two years at Mclean Mental Institution. Kaysen tells the story of the people and experiences she encountered at Mclean. She struggles with why she is there, how she got there, and if she is truly sick. The line between sane and insane, normal and deviant is a blurry one. More importantly, it is a distinction that, except in
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Institutionalized Lying and Propagada
Institutionalized lying and propaganda are branches of public relations that manipulate people's attitude toward events. Pro-war propaganda and anti-war propaganda are some of the largest forms of this manipulation. However, it comes up in a multitude of different issues in our society. This propaganda is built up using methods of media manipulation, misdirection, loaded vocabulary, and staged events. There has always been a natural tension between the secrecy of the government and the right of
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Intel-Costa Rica
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The purpose of this case study is to outline the issues which Intel faced, when it initiated assembly operations at its Costa Rica plant. Intel is the world’s largest manufacturer of semiconductors, which are used in computers. Intel’s mission is to be the pioneer building block supplier to the worldwide Internet economy. Intel’s core market segments are designing and manufacturing microprocessors for desktop, laptop and high performance servers; it also supports networking and
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Intellect, Not Imagination
Intellect, Not Imagination Descartes meditations are his way of trying to show what you can and cannot believe. He uses a melting candle to prove extension and the existence of bodies. By the end of the first meditation, Descartes has deemed himself completely without knowledge. By introducing various sceptical possibilities, he has done away with any certainty in his previous beliefs. He reasons the possibility of a deceptive God which means he can never be
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Interactivity, Plot, Free Will, Determinism, Quantum Mechanics, and Temporal Irreversibility
Interactivity, Plot, Free Will, Determinism, Quantum Mechanics, and Temporal Irreversibility Yes, believe it or not, these six things are all tied together. Moreover, they're tied together in a way that reveals some useful truths about designing interactive stories. In this essay, I'll trace those connections. The starting point of the discussion is the conflict between plot and interaction. There are theoretical reasons for this conflict. They are best seen from the point of view of
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Internal-External Relations
Bertrand Russell, during his undergraduate years, revolted against neo-Hegelian idealism and started to make transitions into his own philosophy. Hegel believed that all the separate pieces of the universe were like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle and that they all had to connect in some way. He did not go into detail as to exactly how they were supposed to fit, but merely that that was how things had to be. Russell found difficulty in
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Internalism Vs Externalism
Internalism vs. Externalism Knowledge can be achieved either through the justification of a true belief or for the substantive externalist, through a "natural or law like connection between the truth of what is believed and the person's belief" (P.135). Suppose a man named George was implanted with a chip at birth, which causes him to utter the time in a rare Russian dialect. His girlfriend Irina, who happens to speak the same Russian dialect, realizes
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Intro to Philosophy
Essay 1 Philosophy deals with the way which human beings analyze the world. In the beginning of the Greek Enlightenment, ancient philosophers contributed many works that set the foundations that enabled the development of modern philosophy. It all began when philosophers started to survey the natural world, and hence the physical universe, what caused it to looked the way it did. For example Thales in 6th B.C. argued that everything was made up of water.
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Introduction to 10 Bulls
Preface I found this reading of Zen to be very awakening and educational. Previously I always thought of Zen and Buddhism as one in the same. I myself am very much a Christian so I never wanted to study Zen. I now see that Zen can live on its own and is not anti-Christian in its teachings. In fact my opinion is that it teaches many of the same things Christ himself proposed (i.e. Material
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Introduction to Ethics - What Are We Like, and What Should We Do?
Ethics "What are we like, and what should we do?" As humans we are faced with many decisions in life, which in and of itself, distinguishes us from the animal kingdom. I'm sure other animals make decisions, but as humans we take into account our values and morals. In choosing which path to take with some of life's decisions, ethics, are often at the center; heavily influencing our choices between what is right and what
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Introduction to Philosophy
Introduction to Philosophy Psychological egoism is the idea that there is no such thing as a selfless act, so all human activity is performed out of one's own self interest. Whether one is thinking of another human being or not, the root of the activity is to better themselves in ways that are pleasing physically or emotionally. I do believe that this is a realistic view of human beings, for no matter what seemingly unselfish
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Invisibile Cities Paper
Trading Cities Caecilia is the most beautiful city, where only happy, attractive, and heathly people who control their own lives exist. The people of Caecilia are able to live life anyway they wish, except free. You know you arrived in the city of Caecilia because all of the roads lead you to the downtown area. When you arrive downtown in the daytime, you will notice the sidewalks are so clean that they shine. There are
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Invisible Man
Invisible Man What makes us visible to others? How is it that sometimes society is completely blind to our exisitance? Either we are invisible because we are not being noticed or we are invisible because others can not see our true identity due to expectations relating to race, gender or class. Of course the term invisible was not intended to be taken literally. The meaning of invisible in Ellison's Invisible Man is essentially metaphorical. Ralph
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Is Active Euthanasia Ever Justified?
AUTHOR: Norm Edwards Whilst the issue of active euthanasia (or assisted suicide) raises a number of arguments, for and against, the dilemma faced by doctors, parents, the individuals themselves and lawmakers is, should active euthanasia be allowed or ever justified? To answer this, justification of good cause requires analysis in terms of the pro's and con's as well as the role that moral consideration plays in terms of how we value life, and to what
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Is Anyone Home?
Is anyone home? Drawing from the three pieces that we have read by Daniel Dennett an interesting idea of what the self is starts to emerge. In the first of three papers read, Dennett tackles the problem of where the self is and can lead a reader to believe he is implying that it is located in your brain. In the second paper, Dennett talks about viewing people from a third person perspective to predict
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Is Cloning Acceptable?
Paper # 3 Cloning Introduction to Philosophy As the entire world continues to see substantial gains in science each year, many moral decisions must be made. Today more than ever individuals must decide whether or not to cross moral boundaries to pursue science that could potentially put an end to many problems facing our world. For years these boundaries have been broken with cultural advances including equal rights for all and interracial marriage. In the
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Is Cloning Moraly Permissible
Cloning is not new; experiments with frogs and toads go back to the 1970' with the experiments concerning animal and plant embryos have been preformed for many years. But experiments relating to humans have never been tried or considered possible, until "Dolly" (the first fully grown mammal to be cloned). A "human clone" is an identical twin of another human being but only at a younger age. Scientist use cloning techniques in their laboratory to
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Is Destiny a Matter of Chance or Choice?
The scientists, like Isaac Newton, believed that there was a universal law and everything was ordered in line with this universal law. Since everything in an order, the future can be predicted because it was already arranged by the universal law. This is also called destiny or fate and it means that people believe their role in this world is given and they cannot change it. However, people’s life is not destined by a universal
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Is Faith Rational or Irrational
"Faith is believing what you know ain't so. (Mark Twain, Following the Equator, "Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar)" Faith is a belief that does not rest on logical proof or material evidence and is often associated with religion. Because faith is not supported by proof or evidence, it is an irrational belief, irrational meaning not governed by reason. This essay will make no statement as to the rationality of religion or the existence of God, but it
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Is Fear Based Faith Real?
Is Fear Based Faith Real? Pascal’s Wager acts as an attempt to prove God’s existence through way of self-interest and blind faith. The Wager is included in 17th-century French philosopher Blaise Pascal’s work, titled Pensées, and the premise of Pascal’s Wager is that it is of the best interest of humans to believe in God. Pascal argues that this interest makes the belief justified and rational. The argument is that humans need to assume that
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Is Freud Correct?
What is human nature? This question continues to baffle some of the greatest thinkers of all time. Countless theories of the true nature of human beings have been created. Sigmund Freud made many significant contributions to the understanding of human thought. Freud developed an extremely complex view of the various activities of the human brain. Through his "structural theory," Freud sorted human psychological processes into three major categories; the Id, the Ego, and the Super-Ego.
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Is It Better to Have Loved and Lost?
Although times have changed and centuries have passed by, some parts of life will always remain the same. The relationship between a man and a woman is complicated . Count Baldasarre Castiglione described the difficulties of these in his book, The Courtier, where he describes the perfect courtier. The book, at some point, describes the benefits of Platonic relationships over sensual ones. One recurring theme that sensual relationships often bear is pain. During the Sixteenth
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Is Justified True Belief Really Knowledge?
Is Justified True Belief Really Knowledge? So, you think you found some truth in the traditional concepts that knowledge is true belief? Well, I just might have to burst your bubble and join up with Edmond L. Gettier's famous counterexample's to these particular beliefs. Gettier, published these ambitious counterexamples in a June 1963 article entitled, "Is Justified Knowledge True Belief." The traditional concepts of knowledge seem to hold that the following three stipulations are jointly
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Is My Future Really Mine?: A Study of Free Will
Victoria Miller Intro to Philosophy Lehocky 8 July 2016 Is My Future Really Mine?: A Study of Free Will Most people believe in either fate or free will. How are our futures propelled? Philosophers like Baron d’Holbach believe that humans’ futures are completely determined by a supreme being. Philosophers like Sartre believe in complete free will. Then there are philosophers like Stace and Bender that believe these ideas can coexist. Everyone has a future but
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Is the Death Penalty Cruel and Unusual Punishment?
Is the Death Penalty Cruel and Unusual Punishment? Essay written by Anonymous In order to determine whether the death penalty is to be considered cruel and unusual punishment, it is necessary to first define each word in order to get full understanding of the issue being assessed. According to the Merriam-Webster collegiate dictionary, cruel is defined as: "disposed to inflict pain or suffering devoid of humane feelings." Unusual is defined as: "not usual, uncommon, or
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Is the Death Penalty Moral
The death penalty is the only punishment for a crime that is permanent and cannot be undone once the chemicals flow down the needle into the flesh the deed is done it doesn’t matter anymore if the person did the crime or not because that person is dead. Now saying that you may notice that I said person twice the death penalty kills human life. Taking a human life is wrong, but let us look
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