.. Anyone who has considerably meditated on man, by profession or vocation, is led to feel nostalgia for the primates. They at least don't have any ulterior motives." (Camus, 4) Passion as well might make one authentic, or a true and mindless embrace Continue Reading...
The rhetoric of fear is operationalized by illustrating the dangers in treading to a 'new ground' -- that is handling black American independence from slavery and prejudice. For the white Americans, Washington provides a threatening scenario of the Continue Reading...
Aristotle v. Plato Compare and contrast the metaphysical position of Aristotle and Plato. Does Aristotle's work constitute a sharp break with the position laid down by his teacher? Or is the old saying true that he apple does not fall far from the t Continue Reading...
Aristotle: The Relationship Between Slavery and Political Government and Constitution Aristotle (384-322 BC) was a Greek philosopher as well as a scientist and social thinker. He is considered one of the most influential thinkers of the ancient worl Continue Reading...
Education in Plato's "Republic" Education was crucial to the development of Plato's ideal society, because Plato wished to overturn the way that society functioned and create a new and more just way for human beings to relate to one another as they Continue Reading...
The chronological order of the seasons is used by the fashion industry to plan and market clothing appropriate to the season, while detectives use the five Ws to investigate crimes, and philosophers use both the causal and logical orders to explore Continue Reading...
Immortality of the soul- many philosophers, laureates and scientists have delved upon the subject in both the earlier times and the present time. However, the logic of the immortality of the soul, whether it is true or not that is the soul being mort Continue Reading...
Shakespeare Never Read Aristotle? Or, the dynamic forms of catharsis and tragic flaws in Shakespeare's plays Shakespeare's most beloved plays are his tragedies. If one were to list his best and most popular plays: Othello, Romeo & Juliet, Haml Continue Reading...
Aristotle and Happiness What is the point of life? Happiness? Virtue? Power? All of these? The ancient Greek philosophers would have pushed us gently in the direction of virtue, although they would also have argued that both happiness and power deri Continue Reading...
Language - Postmodernism and Truth In Postmodernism and Truth, readers immediately understand Dennett's stark analogies to make his points valid. He strongly believes in the entity of he refers to as "the gulf." In a nutshell, "the gulf" is the lull Continue Reading...
Shakespeare structures his play King Lear, the first scene reveals how frustrated Lear is with his younger daughter Cordelia, who cannot find the words on command to express her love for him. This sets Lear up to place his trust in her two older an Continue Reading...
Euthyphro, Socrates meets his friend Euthyphro outside the court of justice and explains how he (Socrates) has been called there to answer charges brought by Meletus. The discussion turns to the question of piety, and Euthyphro, who is considered an Continue Reading...
Philosophical Ethics: MacIntyre’s Notion of a Practice and the Idea of Virtues (Q4) When it comes to notion of practice and the idea of virtues, MacIntyre’s explanation provides one with a sense of how the two go together. Practice is the Continue Reading...
What comes to mind when I think of “ethics” and “morality” are the rules and principles that I try to live by in my everyday life. I would define ethics as the set of codes I hold that describe what is right and wrong. I would Continue Reading...
Business Forecasts CEO The first thing to keep in mind is that what happens internally is a different matter from the outsourcing decision. A decision on maintaining an internal IT department is something that can be made at any time. Thus, most of Continue Reading...
Jack Dorsey Bio When it comes to the biggest minds and performers in the technical and social media sectors over the last twenty to thirty years, there are a few companies that comes to mind. They include Amazon, Google and Facebook, just to name a Continue Reading...
Common Sense The author of this report has been asked to explore the relationships between four different facets of a person's thinking and mindset. Those four facets are common sense, science, personal beliefs and critical thinking. The author will Continue Reading...
Critical thinking is unfortunately not a path that all students use to become enlightened as to proper behavior outside the classroom, and in this paper I will provide examples of poor judgment by students based on the lack of critical thinking. Basi Continue Reading...
Ethics of Belief Knowledge, Truth and Belief -- Cphl 550 For a long time, issues of faith and ethics have raised many concerns. In this study, I have used Clifford's argument to elucidate my support for the "ethics of belief." The Ethics of Belief Continue Reading...
encourage an audience that one's thoughts and concepts are effective, or more usable than someone else's. The Greek theorist Aristotle separated the means of influence, petitions, into three categories which are: Ethos, Pathos, Logos. The image inte Continue Reading...
Problem of Evil Natural Evil vs. Moral Evil Natural evil is a term that embraces theodicy, in the sense that there are devastating earthquakes, and tornados, tsunamis, and hurricanes, and other terrible weather situations that harm people and comm Continue Reading...
It is practically as if she brings graphic design and philosophy together in her creations. Helfand's design of labels for the Winterhouse Maple Syrup company again relates to the simplicity that the designer involves in her works. Seeing her dogs Continue Reading...
Watchmaker Argument by William Pailey he states that because a watch most evidently has to have had a maker, that due to the complexity of nature as compared to the complexity of the watch, that our world must also have had a maker as well. Pailey c Continue Reading...
Postmodernism and Pluralism Pluralism and postmodernism revolve around the concept of truth, towards which many people are skeptical today. The field of epistemology has undergone a myriad of changes over the centuries, and there is a growing consen Continue Reading...
Persuasion Is a Necessary Art in the World of Business Persuasion is especially relevant for leaders, managers, and businesspeople today because of the following reasons: Generation X and Baby Boomers both question authority and traditional hierarc Continue Reading...
Plato, The Apology of Socrates The charges against Socrates, as given in Plato's Apology, are twofold. This is how Socrates himself phrases it: And now I will try to defend myself against them: these new accusers must also have their affidavit read Continue Reading...
Obeying Authority Human beings are all born with free will and the ability to choose for ourselves which actions to undertake, however this ability has been modified over time as we are trained to obey figures who we perceive to have authority over Continue Reading...
Mission and Vision Statements Why it is important to establish your vision and mission before you begin your administrative internship? In my opinion, the relevance of having a clear and definite vision and mission in place prior to beginning one's Continue Reading...
Resolve a Disagreement Peacefully Disagreements and conflict are as much a part of life for most people as cooperation and understanding. That being the case, it is vital that intelligent, well-meaning people adopt sensible, proven strategies to re Continue Reading...
Collapsing Certainties Theme of Collapsing Uncertainties The Collapsing Birth Rate in the Developed World Human beings perceive events, individuals, and objects in different manners in relation to the circumstances and understanding. This is vita Continue Reading...
Instead of verbally communicating with a live human being, people would rather press some buttons and receive the answer digitally. Question 5 The body ritual of the Nacirema demonstrates the unusual practices of certain cultures. Within this grou Continue Reading...
Although a persuasive speech may include emotional words, imagery, and other tools that are not strictly logical, for the speech to be effective (at least, effective in persuading persons other than persons who are already converted to the speaker's Continue Reading...
Success? What exactly is success? What does being successful mean? In the past, various definitions have been offered all in an attempt to define the term success. While some view success as having money (and lots of it), others are convinced that Continue Reading...
38); a Prince should also appear to keep at least some of the old ways so the people will readily accept the new ways (Machiavelli, Discourses on the first decade of Titus Livius, 2007, p. 98). While the circumstances may change, it is clear that a Continue Reading...
The fact of the matter that people place power and belief in the pyramid itself proclaiming that the pyramid itself is a cure all for their problems The impossibility to either prove or deny many of these instances of miracle does misplaces the cau Continue Reading...
Critical Thinking Essay Photography Examining Photographs: Bias in Photography A picture is worth a thousand words. Yet, what goes on behind the scene to make that image possible in reality? Photography as a genre is incredibly powerful. On the one Continue Reading...
Gorgias, Encomium of Helen In the English language in the twenty-first century, the term "sophistry" still exists to refer to a plausible-sounding but misleading argument, an evaluatively negative term to describe bad reasoning. Although the term de Continue Reading...
