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  • God and Philosophy

    God and Philosophy

    God and Philosophy There are many traditional views on religion and the existence of God. Some people believe there is a God and some do not, some think there is one God and some think there are many. There are also others who do not believe in God but a higher power that created us and the universe and everything in it. They cannot explain why or how but for some it's just a feeling

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    Essay Length: 1,362 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: November 18, 2009 By: Artur
  • Hilosophical Essays Represent Your Chance to Do Philosophy in Its Purest Form

    Hilosophical Essays Represent Your Chance to Do Philosophy in Its Purest Form

    hilosophical essays represent your chance to DO philosophy in its purest form. All too often we'll be working so hard just to understand what other philosophers have said that we won't have as much time to construct our own thought and arguments about the questions we'll consider. The papers are the exception to this rule, because in those papers, you will be encouraged to not only tell me what philosopher X said about issue S,

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    Essay Length: 1,414 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: November 19, 2009 By: Stenly
  • The Philosophies of Georg Hegel and Herbert Spencer

    The Philosophies of Georg Hegel and Herbert Spencer

    The Philosophies of Georg Hegel and Herbert Spencer The Philosophy of Georg Wilhelm Hegel (1770-1801) Metaphysics Georg Wilhelm Hegel aspired to find a philosophy that would embody all human experiences with the integration of not only science, but also religion, history, art, politics and beyond. Hegel's metaphysical theory of absolute idealism claimed that reality was the absolute truth of all logic, spirit, and rational ideas encompassing all human experience and knowledge. He believed that in

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    Essay Length: 1,292 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: November 19, 2009 By: Mikki
  • Philosophy of Education

    Philosophy of Education

    My best days as a teacher are those in which I have managed to see every student as an individual, provided lessons guided by a world-based view and are applicable to the lives of my students, where I have made learning an active process, when I have stressed respect for all things and all people, where I have developed and executed authentic tasks, when I maximized opportunities for critical thinking and problem solving, and lastly,

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    Essay Length: 835 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: November 20, 2009 By: Andrew
  • Defining Marketing

    Defining Marketing

    Defining Marketing Paper What exactly Marketing is and why is it so very important for the success of organizations? This paper will define this writer’s perception of marketing as well as discuss some well established definitions of marketing. This paper will also explain the importance of marketing has to organizational success. Personal Definition of Marketing My understanding of marketing is primarily about the advertising and promotional side of the goods or services for the company’s

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    Submitted: November 20, 2009 By: Mike
  • Meditations on First Philosophy: Descartes

    Meditations on First Philosophy: Descartes

    Meditations on First Philosophy By Rene Descartes In Meditation One Descartes doubts the existence of external objects because he has come to realize that many of the things he believed to be true in his youth are in fact false opinions. He doubts the existence of objects because he has used his false opinions as foundations for everything else in life that he perceives to be true. He searches for certainty by doubting the foundations

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    Submitted: November 21, 2009 By: Monika
  • Socrates - Philosophy in Ancient Greece

    Socrates - Philosophy in Ancient Greece

    Philosophy in ancient Greece was merely a type of argument, until a pioneer named Socrates showed the world a new way of thinking. Socrates was born in 469 BC in Athens (where he lived all his life) as the son of Sophroniscus, a stonemason, and Phaenarete. In his life, Socrates changed common philosophy, which was a study of why the way things are, into a consideration of the virtue and health of the human soul.

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    Submitted: November 21, 2009 By: Andrew
  • Defining Public Relations

    Defining Public Relations

    Defining Public Relations My personal definition of public relations is a function used to make organizations, people, products, services or places etc. that are despicable (in a general way) and useless appear somewhat decent and useful to others whose opinions matter. Public relations basically sugar-coats the truth and might go so far as to blatantly lie about something for a means to an end. The end may be higher sales in business or even to

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    Essay Length: 593 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 22, 2009 By: Jessica
  • My Educational Philosophy

    My Educational Philosophy

    My Educational Philosophy Education is the foundation of human interaction. School is where students take in knowledge that will determine what they do with the rest of their lives. Students are offered great opportunities through education. Many times these opportunities are largely affected by how the material is presented to them. As an educator one is given the opportunity to facilitate the learning of these students and affect their lives in hopes that they use

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    Essay Length: 530 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 22, 2009 By: Vika
  • History Defined

    History Defined

    History Defined History is the explanation of change over time. A constant characteristic of history is that it is grounded in fact and actuality. However, the re-telling of concrete events must be perfectly crafted to provide meaning and efficiently relay experiences. Such crafting requires a number of various artistic literary aspects. History is not so much glorious as it is concrete and faithful- if a given event has occurred than it is possible, but if

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    Submitted: November 23, 2009 By: Fonta
  • The Philosophy of Atheism

    The Philosophy of Atheism

    The Philosophy of Atheism by Joseph Lewis (Address Delivered February 20, 1960, Over Radio Station WIME, Miami, Florida) Good evening ladies and gentlemen. This is Joseph Lewis speaking. Although as a child I was instructed in the religion of my parents, I never came under the spell of religious training long enough to so warp my mentality as not to be able to see any other viewpoint. I was never trained to espouse the cause

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    Submitted: November 23, 2009 By: Mike
  • The Philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche

    The Philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche

    Sometimes philosophy is called "timeless," implying that it's lessons are of value to any generation. This may be hard to see in Nietzsche's work; but, we are assured that it was appropriate thought for his time. However, even Nietzsche's critics admit that his words hold an undeniable truth, as hard as it is to accept. Perhaps this is why his work is timeless, and has survived 150 years in print. Christianity "God is Dead!" announced

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    Submitted: November 23, 2009 By: Stenly
  • Romulus’ Philosophy

    Romulus’ Philosophy

    Romulus’ philosophy Honesty. Raymond here admits that Romulus valued truthfulness above many things and that he strongly believed lying made bad matters worse. Its one of the reasons Romulus was so upset when Raymond lied to him about taking the razor. When he did it actually made matters worse. Respect of children owed to their elders. Romulus believed strongly in the ideal of the respect owed by children to their elders. He was therefore

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    Essay Length: 678 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 23, 2009 By: Fatih
  • Philosophy of Education

    Philosophy of Education

    As a future educator, my philosophy of education is student centered. I believe on focusing on the individual needs of the student, as well as involving them in the process of learning. I believe that students learn best through real-world experiences. I also believe that not all students relate to material in the same way. Motivation and interest are the two most important aspects when teaching students, because it gives them the desire to learn

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    Essay Length: 486 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 24, 2009 By: Yan
  • The Varied History and Future of Psychology as Science and Philosophy

    The Varied History and Future of Psychology as Science and Philosophy

    The Varied History and Future of Psychology as Science and Philosophy As events in history unfold, they have ways of appearing to be part of one simultaneous thrust of coordinated progress. Perhaps as part of one view of evolution, individuals are inclined to regard those developments and occurrences which transpire during their lives as somehow interrelated, interdependent, and principally part of the same body of human thought and ideology. This is likely the philosophy which

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    Submitted: November 24, 2009 By: Mike
  • Philosophy - John Locke

    Philosophy - John Locke

    What are Natural Rights? A Natural Right is a universal right that everyone has all around the world. In particular, Natural Rights is a political theory that maintains that an individual enters into society with certain basic rights and that no government can deny these rights. Us as humans were born with these natural rights. Natural rights grew out of the ancient and medieval doctrines of natural law, which is the belief that people, as

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    Submitted: November 24, 2009 By: Stenly
  • Defining Microsoft Windows Vista

    Defining Microsoft Windows Vista

    Defining Microsoft Windows Vista The intent of this paper is to provide a background of the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system development, including when it was developed, how the development process was management, what needs this specific operating systems was developed to respond to in the Information Technologies market. This paper will also analyze the correlation of Information Technologies and Microsoft’s Windows Vista position. Background of Windows Vista Development Originally announced as Longhorn by Microsoft

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    Submitted: November 25, 2009 By: Tasha
  • Written Coaching Philosophy

    Written Coaching Philosophy

    March 7, 2007 Written Coaching Philosophy My personal coaching philosophy overall, is about the athletes. Like the motto says, "Athletes first winning second". That is part of my motto of coaching. First of all, education and lifetime health is important. For example, I would teach the correct form and the right way to do something/the event. My philosophy would encourage team cooperation. Some examples of that are showing good sportsmanship and a strong/good work ethics.

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    Submitted: November 25, 2009 By: Anna
  • The Philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche

    The Philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche

    THE PHILOSOPHY OF FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE Sometimes philosophy is called "timeless," implying that it's lessons are of value to any generation. This may be hard to see in Nietzsche's work; but, we are assured that it was appropriate thought for his time. However, even Nietzsche's critics admit that his words hold an undeniable truth, as hard as it is to accept. Perhaps this is why his work is timeless, and has survived 150 years in print.

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    Essay Length: 1,546 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: November 26, 2009 By: Mike
  • Short into on the Philosophy of Transcendentalism

    Short into on the Philosophy of Transcendentalism

    TRANSCENDENTALISM A MODERN PHILOSOPHY Mankind has lost its place at the center of God's universe. Now, when you watch the weather, or plants growing, or someone suddenly die, what you feel is obnoxious bafflement. In the past, you might have said God was responsible or the devil... Definitions of the universe based on speculation or on scriptural faith are no longer automatically accepted... You would have looked out on this vast and undefined universe in

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    Essay Length: 606 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 26, 2009 By: Mike
  • Berkeley's and Hume's Philosophy About God

    Berkeley's and Hume's Philosophy About God

    Berkeley’s and Hume’s Philosophy about God When people think about empiricists, they usually discuss views of great philosophers such as George Berkeley and David Hume. Empiricists believe that all knowledge comes from the senses. Rationalists, on the other hand, believe that we can gain knowledge through the inspection of innate ideas. Although Berkeley and Hume are both empiricists, they still have different opinions about the existence of God. Berkeley’s philosophy uses God as the central

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    Submitted: November 27, 2009 By: Top
  • My Philosophy of Education

    My Philosophy of Education

    "My Philosophy of Education" Someone's philosophy is how they, themselves, interpret, feel, and speak about a specific topic. A philosophy cannot be wrong, nor can it be right, in fact it is an opinion. There are different ways to see something from a personal point of view. Philosophy is a notion of how you feel about something in particular. Education has many philosophies. Famous teachers and knowledgeable men and women throughout years have had their

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    Submitted: November 28, 2009 By: Vika
  • Defining Public Relations

    Defining Public Relations

    Defining Public Relations Communication and publicity comes to mind when we talk about defining Public Relations. Public Relations is allot more complex than one would assume, with all the different types of title names associated with PR. Each separate job title comes with a different job description. So in asking me to make my own definition known, I would have to conclude that Public Relations to me means; a job requiring excellent communication skills ,

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    Submitted: November 29, 2009 By: Vika
  • Philosophy of Hinduism

    Philosophy of Hinduism

    PHILOSOPHY of HINDUISM In Hinduism (visishtadvaita and advaita philosophy, the concepts of soul and God not being entirely separate entities), God is like yarn, which, when woven into cloth, creates the Maya that is the universe. It is analogous to the idea that Energy (God) becomes the fabric of Matter. The energy does not disappear, nor does it really change form, but it is there the whole time. There are two characteristics of God: 1)

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    Submitted: November 30, 2009 By: Fatih
  • Performance Improvement Through 5s Philosophy

    Performance Improvement Through 5s Philosophy

    Performance Improvement through 5 S Philosophy Dr. P.V.L.Ramana �Choice, not chance determines destiny’ Abstract: It is an undisputed fact that the success of any organization depends, to a great extent on the quality and performance of its workforce. Several studies by eminent scholars demonstrate this fact. Organizations are also constantly adopting creative and innovative initiatives to make employees happy so as to get the best out of them. This paper tries to relate cleanliness at

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    Submitted: November 30, 2009 By: Tasha

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