Essays and Research Papers on More Philosophers

A 5 page paper which discusses how the term "learning to live is learning to die," as presented in Mitch Albom's book "Tuesdays with Morrie," is a theme also found in Kenneth Kramer's "The Sacred Art of Dying." Bibliography lists 4 additional sources.

This 5 page paper explores the views of Aristotle in the Nicomachean Ethics and C. S. Lewis in his book, The Four Loves, on the issues of friendship and love. No additional sources are listed.

This 5 page report discusses the ideas of 19th century philosopher, John Stuart Mill, who was certain that the highest normative principle is that, “actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness; wrong as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness.” This is his fundamental principle of utility. However, it does not address the issue that ...

A 5 page overview of the theory regarding the interaction and connectiveness of the brain and mind. First dubbed the identity theory by U.T. Place and Herbert Feigl in the 1950s, this theory was complemented by the philosophies of J.J.C. Smart who contended that the separation of brain and mind were insignificant in terms ...

This 6 page paper delves into theories of knowledge by many philosophers including Descartes, Spinoza, Hume and Kant. Many theories are discussed. An outline is included. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

6 pages in length. The writer discusses how the very nature of David Hume's critique of mankind's knowledge of causal relationships revolves around the notion of whether or not one variable truly causes another. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 6 page paper looks at the problem of knowledge and the causal relationship. The paper considers the ideas of David Hume, which Immanuel Kant claimed awoke him from his "dogmatic slumber". The development of these ideas by Kant are then considered and compared to those of Hume with a discussion as to which may ...

7 pages in length. It has been said that the inherent clash between what one wants and what one actually needs derives from the product of our own imperfect understanding of nature, of our ignorance of how to harmonize our activities with the world's script. It is by way of recognition toward such ...

A 5 page paper which discusses how Aristotle's Oedipus is a tragic hero. Aristotle's "Poetics" is cited. Bibliography lists 1 additional source.

A 5 page paper which discusses Kant's conception of the sublime in his Critique of Judgement. Bibliography lists 4 additional sources.

A 5 page paper which discusses Locke's Second Treatise of Government as it pertains to the tension which exists between freedom of individuals and the need for political authority. No additional sources cited.

This 10 page essay discusses the author’s perspectives regarding the thinking of Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527), Italian historian, statesman, and political philosopher, and Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679), English philosopher and political theorist, shared one distinct similarity . . . they and their theories were generally viewed with mistrust and hostility. What becomes clear when reading their works and considering the implications of those ...

A 10 page paper which provides a basic book report on Stephen Toulmin's "Cosmopolis." Bibliography lists 1 additional source.

( 10 pp.) In this discussion we are asked to look at Denis Diderot's eighteenth century novel La Religieuse , and to determine through that work and its major character (s) the author's attitudes towards sexuality. Bibliography lists 1 source. Rough French follows text. A rough French translation follows the text.

6 pages in length. Bernard Williams, the Knightsbridge Professor of Philosophy at Cambridge University, believes that utilitarianism, while professing to protect the majority's quest for happiness, does nothing to promote individual rights. When assessing the Williams' concerns, it is important for the student to consider the fact that utilitarianism represents the belief that ...

This 5 page paper explores the meaning of asceticism as it applies to the discussion by Friedrich Nietzsche in On The Genealogy Of Morals and Matthew Arnold in Culture And Anarchy. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

( 5 pp.) Sissela Bok has an amazing ability to help her reader see an issue in a different way . This discussion will use her methods of philosophical approach as found in her 1982 book Lying. Also used for examination will be a personal issue provided by the writer ,as well as historical ...

A five page paper which looks at Kant’s philosophy of universal morality, the ways in which it can be applied to everyday life, and the necessity for distinguishing between conditional and unconditional imperatives in one’s own behaviour and actions. Bibliography lists 1 source

This 12 page paper consider 10 question regarding different philosophers views on reality, perception and God. The philosophers considered include John Lock, Stephen Cahn, Bertrand Russell, Albert Camus, David Hume, John Wisdom, Rene Descartes and George Berkeley. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

This 7 page paper explores Locke's Hobbes, and Rousseau's ideas about private property. Social contract theory is explained. Fundamental differences and similarities between the philosophers are noted. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 7 page paper considers the views of Locke, Hobbes and Rousseau on the rights to property ownership, comparing them and considering their implications with the writer concluding with a view of which of the three they view as the most accurate. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

A 5 page paper in which the writer discusses the Cartesian Circle so called because Descartes' propositions about the existence of God appear to be circular. The writer also discusses the truth rule, cogito and skepticism. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines the group known as the Georgia Guidestones who are a group searching for the "Age of Reason." The paper discusses the religious, philosophical, and political ideas of the past "Age of Reason" to the modern "Age of Reason" as possessed by the Georgia Guidestones. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

6 pages in length. The writer discusses the separation between wakefulness and dreaming as they relate to Descartes' Meditations. No other sources cited.

A 5 page paper arguing against Sartre's logic in his existentialist beliefs. Most of the hard-core existentialists are unforgiving in their views, even Sartre who today could be labeled ADDH in that he was unable to control his own mind and body well into adulthood. According to his theories, the failing must have been one of his ...