Essays and Research Papers on More Philosophers

A 4 page paper discussing Locke’s arguments for primary and secondary qualities and Berkeley’s exception to Locke’s arguments. The points that Berkeley chooses to discuss do indeed cast doubts on Locke’s definitions. Berkeley successfully refutes Locke’s position on primary and secondary qualities. The refutation is not as complete as Berkeley likely intended, ...

A 5 page paper assessing this scenario: A friend’s daughter is gay; she is staying in her mother’s house and has a friend staying there with her. Her mother does not know that the two women are sleeping together in her home. The paper discusses the philosophies of Kant and Mill as ...

This 3 page paper looks at Norman Malcolm's argument that opposes Descartes' first meditation which is also known as the dreaming argument. Both sides are discussed. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This is a 5 page paper discussing teacher’s classroom experience and roles in papers by Locke, Counts and Egan. Three educational philosophy papers by John Locke (1693), George S. Counts (1932) and Kieran Egan (1986) develop different reactions in regards to their concepts of the role and responsibility of the teacher’s role or experience within ...

This 7 page paper provides an overview of thought on freedom. Theories of Marx, Hegel and Kant are discussed in depth. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 7 page paper looks at the theories of Thomas Hobbes and how he views the nature of man. War and why it manifests is discussed as well. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 11 page paper explores the two main philosophical debates, the first of which is between the egalitarians and the libertarians, and the other which is between the liberals and the communitarians. This paper examins these positions and analyzes them. Bibliography lists 11 sources.

This 4 page paper examines positivism. The paper begins by defining what is meant by positivism and then looks at the founding of the school of thought by Auguste Comte and its’ subsequent development, such as advancement of logical positivism. The bibliography cites 2 sources.

This 4 page paper explores the views of Marx and Mill on this matter by referring to their works, "The Communist Manifesto" and "On Liberty and Utilitarianism". Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 5 page paper examines the similarities and differences between the way Descartes and Hume viewed our knowledge of the world. This paper theorizes what each would have said about the views of the other, in addition to the detailed analysis of each philosophers own perspectives. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 5 page paper looks at Karl Popper's critical rationalism and provides examples. Criticism of the theory is also discussed. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3 page paper asks this compelling question and answers with a resounding no. The dreaming argument is the focus of this paper. Other meditations are discussed and Descartes' proof of God's existence is explored as well. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 5 page paper that explores the perspectives of Alfred North Whitehead as presented in Aims of Education and Haridas Chaudhuri as presented in Evolution of Integral Consciousness. Specific quotes from each are used as a catalyst to discuss the foundations and emphases of each author. The writer's beliefs as inspired by Whitehead and Chaudhuri ...

This 6 page paper defines dualism according to Descartes, what it is and how it works and then considers the interaction between mind and body problem. The development of the philosophy are considered, with the solutions provided by parallelism discussed other modern approaches are also discussed. The bibliography cites 5 sources.

A 3 page paper. The writer reacts to the statement, Reason is overrated, using Hume's thinking about reason. Specifically, Hume's ideas found in his Treatise are used to determine how Hume would respond to the premise. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 4 page paper which examines the theories of Michel Foucault’s Panopticism as they relate to Harriet Jacobs’ “Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl.” No additional sources cited.

This is a 15 page paper discussing the concept “committed relationship”. Definitions of a “committed relationship” differ according to historical, religious, social or modern-day references. Basically, according to the New Webster’s Dictionary “committed” is defined as “to give in keeping, entrust” or “to bind, pledge” and “relationship” or “the state of being related” is “the ...

This is a 4 page paper discussing what Aristotle meant by claiming that pride is the crown of the virtues. Aristotle (384 BC – 322 BC) discusses in Nicomachean Ethics (350 BC) the virtue of pride. In fact he notes that “Pride, then, seems to be a sort of crown of the virtues; for it ...

This 5 page paper compares and contrasts the ideas of Machiavelli and Plato as it respects the highest type of human being. Original works of these two philosophers are used and several quotes are included. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 5 page analysis of the morals of killing. The author examines the scenario in which one innocent individual is killed in order to save the lives of two other innocent individuals. The philosophies of Kant and Bentham are utilized to explore the rights and wrongs of such an action. Bibliography lists ...

A 5 page paper discussing Berkeley’s position on perception and existence, and providing his central argument supporting his position. According to Berkeley’s philosophy, minds perceive only mental images. Therefore, humans can experience the world only in terms of mental images, because we have no other means of perceiving anything around us. Berkeley ...

This 7 page report discusses Bernard Williams' 1972 essay regarding the idea that immortality is not a desired state of being. "The Makropulos Case" is included in Williams' essay title because it is the name of a play about 16th century woman named Elina Makropulos whose father gives her an "elixir of life." She reaches the age ...

This 5 page paper evaluates the argument that Nestle is wrong in marketing its formula because in the end, third world babies will suffer. Some evidence that formula distribution ends in the death of third world infants is presented with reliance on a case submitted by a student. Arguments are made from Kantian, ...

This 4 page paper uses Kantian ethics to argue for specific maxims. A case study submitted by a student is used as a springboard for discussion. The paper supports abortion rights but is against partial birth abortion. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 10 page report discusses the concept of deconstruction as presented in Jacques Derrida's 1966 essay, Structure, Sign and Play in the Discourse of the Human Sciences and Judith Butler's 1991 essay Imitation and Gender Insubordination. "Deconstruction" is not synonymous with "destruction." Instead, it is an analysis of something based on taking the various components of that "something" apart and ...