Essays and Research Papers on More Philosophers

This 5 page paper discusses the ideas of Edmund Burke and his significant contributions to conservatism. This paper highlights his philosophies and his impact on politics. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 7 page paper discusses the philosophies of Sigmund Freud and his concept of the ego and Id and Henri Bergson and his philosophy of Creative Evolution. This paper asks and answers the question, "Were the irrationalists all that irrational?" Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 8 page paper discusses the philosophers Plato and Aristotle and compares and contrasts their ideas concerning virtue. This paper finds that there are many similarities as well as some notable differences between the philsophies of these two men. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 6 page paper examines the issue of individual rights versus social responsibility and which is more important. Furthermore, this paper compares and contrasts the benefits and drawbacks of each perspective. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 13 page paper which examines Geothe’s “Faust” and Nietzsche’s “Thus Spoke Zarathustra.” The paper examines various elements presented in both as they address the threat and promise of modernity. Bibliography lists 3 additional sources.

This is a 10 page paper discussing the fold theory and the female body in time and space and the arts. Over the course of history the concept of woman has varied from being something biological which is manipulated by man, to something that is not having space but being space. Within the concept of ...

This 5 page report discusses the fact that in his “Essay Concerning Human Understanding” (1690), Locke asserted that the human mind could be compared to a “white paper, void of all characters” and that same mind relied on “all the materials of reason and knowledge.” He did not believe that human beings were somehow imprinted ...

This 5 page report discusses The Needs of Strangers (originally published in 1985) and how Ignatieff offers his readers a new way of looking at the people who have been thought of as some of the “great thinkers” of the world. The book’s four essays demonstrate the ways in which those individuals made every effort ...

A 6 page paper discussing some of the points that Thomas Nagel raises in his work, “What Is It Like to Be a Bat?” The issue is one of mind and body, and reconciling the relationship between them. Development of a physical theory of mind is Nagel’s goal, and he rejects the reductionist ...

A 5 page paper which examines Hume’s position on the rules governing art, by outlining the arguments he presents for and against, considers whether or not his arguments have any flaws, how his interpretation compares with Plato’s and discusses which argument is more persuasive and why. No additional sources are used.

This paper examines the idea of natural rights and argues that the do exist and can be traced from the ideas of John Locke through to today’s society, manifesting in tools such as the International Bill of Rights, the European Convention on Human Rights and in the UK the Human Rights Act. The bibliography cite ...

This is a 5 page paper discussing the concepts in Ayn Rand’s “Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal”. Ayn Rand’s 1962 text “Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal” is important in the fields of philosophy and economics in that it introduces the readers, or reminds the readers, what the true essence of capitalism is and not that which has ...

An 8 page paper that begins by defining pragmatism, metaphysics, axiology, epistemology and logic. The writer then explains and discusses the pragmatist philosophy as it applies to schools and education, using Dewey as a primary source. Some of the topics discussed include the nature and purpose of education, teacher's role, the connection between school ...

This 6 page paper takes a look at Rousseau's ideas about inequality and the social contract. Why the social contract is seen as a solution for man's woes is discussed in depth. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 6 page paper which examines how Tocqueville sees the influence of democracy upon social and intellectual life in “Democracy in America.” No additional sources cited.

12 pages in length. Karl Marx recognized how steadily society was heading into a downward spiral even as many as nearly two hundred years ago. His insightful theories gave rise to much indignation during his era; however, many have proven quite appropriate for the way in which contemporary society has gone. Herbert Spencer, ...

A paper which looks at the philosophical problems associated with the Cartesian circle, and some of the ways in which both Descartes and other thinkers attempted to resolve them. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This is a 5 page paper discussing the analogy of art in Aristotle’s “Physics” and the study of nature. Aristotle uses art as an analogy to differentiate between natural things and those which are a result of causes. Natural things such as animals, plants and elements exist “by nature” and have the capability of moving, ...

5 pages in length. The writer briefly discusses aspects of philosophy and culture, including behaviorism, functionalism, structuralism, critical theory, negritude and different cultures. No bibliography.

This 5 page paper explores the concept in depth. Quotes from Zarathustra are provided. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 5 page paper examines the philosphies of Romantic Era philosophers Emerson and Thoreau and how their ideas conflicted with the authors Melville, Poe and Hawthorne. This paper uses many examples from their works to illustrate the points. Bibliography lists no sources.

This 6 page paper defines and examines the differences between morals, beliefs, and ethics. This paper applies these terms to the modern-day issue of the possibility of war with Iraq. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 5 page paper explores the concept and compares and contrasts some of his insights to biblical thought. Numerous quotes from Zarathustra are included. Bibliography lists 1 source.

5 pages in length. If externalist theories of content are true, it seems as if one could be wrong about what one comes to believe. Upon examining externalist theories and methods some philosophers use to pose the externalist threat to self knowledge, as well as responses to them which claim that self-knowledge and ...

10 pages in length. Primary to John Foster's defense of dualism is the concept of human beings being more than just stimulus-response machines; as such, he long frowned upon the stringency of scientific requirements, belaboring the fact that the stringent community typically adopted a reductionist approach when it came to issues of variability. ...