Essays and Research Papers on More Philosophers

A 7 page research paper comparing and contrasting how Durkheim and Weber viewed social symbols such as speech, housing, consumption, and class identities to define how those symbols affected and would affect governments and social order. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 5 page paper looks at the sociological concept of anomie, primarily through the eyes of Emile Durkheim. Several examples are given. The transitions between Gemeinschaft to Gesellschaft, as well as mechanical solidarity to organic solidarity are explained. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 7 page research paper contrasting and comparing the views held by Auguste Comte and Emile Durkheim. The writer posits that the two varied in terms of basis: Comte bases his theories in sociological analysis of a number of scientific fields and Durkheim on social theorists. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

A 5 page paper examining three problems of today in light of the precepts and theories of Emile Durkheim and several of the sociologists following him who also hold to Durkheimian tradition. The problems discussed are rising incidence of childhood obesity; dangerous school pranks that result in injuries; and abuse of infants that results ...

A 5 page paper that provides an analysis of Kant's work and focuses on the ideal of pure reason as a central development. No additional sources cited.

A 5 page paper which examines German philosopher Immanuel Kant's good will principle as articulated in his 1785 work, The Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysics of Morals (also known as The Grounding For the Metaphysics of Morals. Specifically analyzed is why good will is considered to be good, according to Kant, and how it ...

A 5 page research paper that examines how the philosophy of Fichte built on that of Kant to form the foundations for the philosophical school of absolute idealism. This analysis of his book The Vocation of Man gives an overview of his philosophy. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 5 page paper that considers the issue of justice and its role in society. This paper looks at the perspectives of both Kant and Plato in evaluating this role. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 12 page philosophical paper defines and examines fallacies in the context of logical reasoning. Specific examples of fallacies will be discussed as well as the role that logic plays in philosophical argument which mislead to the conclusion that fallacies are fact. The paper is organized in an outline format and the bibliography ...

This 5 page paper considers the arguments of both Hume and Kant regarding the nature of reason and empiricism, while also reflecting on Kant's categorical imperative and the empirical reasoning of Hume. This paper evaluates these considerations in Kant's Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals and Hume's An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding and A ...

A 6 page paper that discusses the possible reactions of Immanuel Kant and David Hume on Plato's 'Euthyphro.' Of major consideration is the reactions of Kant and Hume to the concepts of piety, love and family duty as presented within the story of the dialogue between Euthyphro and Socrates. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

The study of Ethics is an inquiry into the foundations of values. It is a concern with the eventual outcome of the action and experience of every day life. Ethics is inherently connected with every science : economic, political, religious and spiritual, to name only a few. This 6 page paper argues ...

A 10 page essay on the viability of epistemology as a theory. Known as the ‘theory of knowledge,' epistemology is discussed in philosophical circles as something that may or may not be alive and functioning: its critics say that the changes in the approaches from the traditional to the analytic has destroyed its practice. ...

Epistemology, or the basic logic and assumptions that underlie systematic, scientific inquiry is based on the fact that scientific knowledge as 'responding construction' is dependent on cognitive relations to reality other than those generated through the senses and through theoretical reflection, which includes the experience of judgment rooted in the self-awareness of the subject. ...

This 6 page research paper considers John Locke's representation regarding the perception of external objects, as analyzed in his 1690 treatise, An Essay Concerning Human Understanding. Specifically discussed is David Hume's criticism of Locke's conclusions in An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding (1748), his objections, and his stronger position concerning perception of external events, objects ...

5 pages. An overview of the philosophies of John Locke and how these philosophies contributed to Western Enlightenment and were incorporated into documents such as the United States Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

A 5 page paper discussing the varying views of Hume, Locke, and Berkeley in relationship to the concept of material substance. All three of these philosophers were theorists of knowledge but each also had a slightly different opinion in regards to the issue of material matter. Also discussed is the validity of their reasoning, which ...

A 4 page research paper which examines Hannah Arendt's The Human Condition and John Locke's A Letter Concerning Toleration. The writer argues that the roots of Arendt's philosophy goes back to Locke as the differences between their points of view are discussed. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

A 5 page paper that describes Hume's argument against causality and argues that Hume's contentions as to the limited nature of causality are unfounded. Hume argues that existing knowledge, created from the habitual activities of man, is the only way to perceive an object. Kant, among other philosophers, have disagreed with Hume's belief, ...

An 8 page paper that considers Hume's arguments against the philosophical premise of causality supported by other philosophers like Emmanuel Kant. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

An 8 page paper that provides an overview of Hume's beliefs regarding cause and effect as presented in his Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 5 page paper discussing David Hume's 'Enquiry Concerning the Principle of Morals' published in 1751. Hume's theory on the origins of morality and moral distinctions is discussed, as well as arguments against the reduction of all moral feeling of self-interest. No additional sources cited.

This 20 page research paper discusses the philosophical concepts of inductive and deductive reasoning to the development of modern-day logic. The works of numerous historic philosophers are cited. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A 2 page discussion and analysis of the Identity of Meaning Theory as posited by theorists such as U.T. Place. The writer compares identity of meaning with its opposite : factual existence and concludes that indeed, we don't have to actually know how to describe something before we can describe it. No Bibliography.

A 5 page paper that discusses Hillary Putnam's theory on the ready-made world and on truth and theoretical processes. Putnam argues that there isn't a ready-made world, that the concept of the world is dependent on a number of considerations in its formation, including perceptions and the concept of realism. This paper argues that ...