solid, sensible approach to philosophical inquiry. All thoughts and opinions are biased according to the person's point-of-view. Perspective shapes everything. Nietzsche affirmed the importance of perspective, which allows post-modern thinkers to re Continue Reading...
Matrix, a 1999 film, the Wachowski brothers depict several interrelated and overlapping realities and thereby pose complex philosophical, ontological questions. The filmmakers urge the audience to believe that the world of the matrix -- in which Zio Continue Reading...
Marx further included that finally the biased behavior of the working class will end this dictatorship period, and a class less society will establish. He believed that for the formation of this society people need to launch an organized movement a Continue Reading...
Political and Religious Boundaries Byzantium historically was the eastern side of the Roman Empire that was the result of the religious, political and cultural schism that occurred between East and West in the 2nd Century AD. The city of Byzantium, Continue Reading...
Nietzsches On the Genealogy of MoralityIntroductionNietzsches focus on the opposing meanings of good serves as the basis of his On the Genealogy of Morality, wherein the First Treatise contrasts the Roman good/bad paradigm with the Judaic/Christian g Continue Reading...
Almost all contemporary political theory and political philosophy can be traced to a handful of essential source texts, including those written thousands of years ago. Plato’s Republic and his Protagoras dialogue also include elements of metaph Continue Reading...
Tourist Behavior Toward Nature-Based Tourism Activities For most of the developing countries tourism industry is playing a very important role in boosting their economies. In 2004, it was found out that Asia Pacific was one of the fastest growing t Continue Reading...
Throughout the duration of the war, Paine was responsible for publishing a series of propaganda pieces which were published in the Crisis. In these, he often addressed the British Crown and warned of the Americans' united spirit: "In all the wars wh Continue Reading...
" In all likelihood, theistic religions will eventually be replaced with more inclusive and real world-oriented social and moral values and thereby eliminate the most pervasive source of international war and societal conflicts. Nevertheless, especi Continue Reading...
William James offers us a philosophy called Pragmatism which seems designed to steer between previous philosophical positions on what constitutes the truth. For James, a thing is true insofar as it is useful. James would refer, in what seems to be a Continue Reading...
.....ethics cannot avoid claims to universal truths, political philosophy cannot avoid the efficacy of universalism. Relativism is too convenient a response to resolving conflicts of interest and divergent views of governance. However, an alternative Continue Reading...
Religious Traditions Global religions have blended practices with traditional or indigenous practices. Mainstream religious practices have elements of spiritual, religious, and cultural beliefs and practices adopted from native religious practices. Continue Reading...
Religious Group's Statement William James' passage at the top of Gordon D. Kaufman's essay, "Religious Diversity and Religious Truth" is both profound and poignant (187). Kaufman quotes James as saying "... The whole notion of the truth is an abst Continue Reading...
Nature.... General Will The ideas to create just and liberal society go all the way back to ancient times. The first examples of civil society were proposed by Plato and Aristotle, who saw the ideal state to be a republic ruled by the wise men and Continue Reading...
ethical theory hinges on the concept of right and wrong. Philosophers since Aristotle have debated the meaning of morality for thousands of years. The idea that everyone has an individual opinion of right vs. wrong equates to moral relativism. Are m Continue Reading...
Kierkegaard often disguised his own authorship by adopting multiple pseudonyms and plural viewpoints that were, on the surface, often contrary to his beliefs. For instance, he begins Fear and Trembling by taking his own position, that of the fearful Continue Reading...
goddesses Venus and Juno conspire and interfere in the lives of Aeneas and Dido to carry out their own plans The struggle between the Gods is main theme of the narrative. There are many times that a reader might even fail to notice the actions of t Continue Reading...
Islamic Philosophy Abul-Waleed Muhammad Ibn Rushd: His Work and Philosophy Abul-Waleed Muhammad Ibn Rushd (1126-1198 C.E), also known as Averroes, is regarded by many as one of the foremost Islamic philosophers and a pivotal figure in the history o Continue Reading...
Scientology Introducing a New Religious Movement, one must be as objective as possible. I, for instance, could choose to tell you that L. Ron Hubbard founded the Church of Scientology in 1954 and marketed it as an organization for social reform that Continue Reading...
Here the emphasis is on complete neutrality, the child being exposed to all different ways of thinking and believing (Cahn, p. 421). In the end the child will make his own choice as to what is best. Such complete freedom; however, rests upon a notio Continue Reading...
Cross-Currents of philosophy between the Yoga-Sutra of Patanjali, Parama rthasa ra of Abhinavagupta, and Aleister Crowley's Argentum Astrum Human Civilization can pride itself over many inventions and contributions in many diverse fields. These con Continue Reading...
Their children became the deities of the various Japanese clans. One of their daughters, Amaterasu Omikami or "Sun Goddess," became the ancestor of the Imperial Family the chief deity, and her descendants united the country (Religious Tolerance). T Continue Reading...
(Krukowski, 2001) Civil religion and workplace mysticism each change the institutional locus of religious expression from the church, synagogue, or mosque to another public organization- the state or the company. The existence of these different org Continue Reading...
Another Victorian poet, Gerard Manley Hopkins, was more forthright in his beliefs. Biblical typology was a signature to his poetry, and his poems often included biblical phrasings and in the case of "The Barnfloor and Winepress," even a passage fro Continue Reading...
He exemplifies by saying that anyone witnessing a child about to fall in a well would immediately turn to rescue the child without seeking any advantages in doing so. But while this position has been argued on the grounds that "such an example is no Continue Reading...
Abortion Nature intends that an offspring should begin and develop in the mother's baby until it is mature enough to be delivered and live on its own. Those nine months of gestation in the mother's womb pose a long-standing controversy, which pits t Continue Reading...
That is why the child's psychic manifestations are at once impulses of enthusiasm and efforts of meticulous, constant patience" (1963, p. 223). Empirical observations suggest that children want and need guidelines and rules to help them understand Continue Reading...
Religion and Education Religious development in children and adults alike have been research areas that have historically been of interest to those involved in the developmental psychology arenas such as theorists of religious development, religious Continue Reading...
William James' idea of man's religious experience is that man feels God or a spiritual presence in him and that this intuition alone - real as it feels -- is the basis of evidence that a mystical something exists. Congruent to the utilitarianism of Continue Reading...
Aside from Candide and Pangloss, the character who suffers the most in this novel and demonstrates that the world is far from the best of all possible places is Cudgeon's servant, the old woman. With the characterization of the old woman, Voltaire Continue Reading...
"Over the course of time, there will be a new world era entailing that one day there will a dawn after destruction. This system for the earth continues throughout eternity and is managed by three gods: Brahma, Shiva and Vishnu or the divine trinity. Continue Reading...
subjective nature of perception be regarded as an advantage for artists but an obstacle to be overcome by scientists. Theory of Knowledge: To What Extent May the Subjective Nature of Perception be Regarded as an Advantage for Artists but as an Obst Continue Reading...
It is uncertain who was the one to bring the largest contribution to the just war theory, as certain individuals believe it was Augustine while others consider Thomas Aquinas to be responsible for the concept (War). There is more than one condition Continue Reading...
Shinto-Buddhism in Japan Japan's main religious tradition is a combination of the conventional Shinto beliefs integrated with the imported Buddhist practices. Long been considered the land of several million gods, Japanese base their traditional Shi Continue Reading...
history political philosophy sources political stability instability Machiavelli? Source: The Prince (Machiavelli), cited work the Prince My thesis Statement:The Prince, written 1513, intended a guide gave advice effective ruler stay power. Niccolo Continue Reading...
appealing factors of the religious traditions of India is their broad-mindedness. However, after encountering primary sources like the Bhadavad Gita, the Upanishads, and the Dhammapada, I grew to favor the Buddhist philosophical doctrines over their Continue Reading...
The information collected through these observations would then be documented and organized in ways that support the understanding of the underlying phenomena (Wolff, 2012). Throughout history, scientific revolution has always centered on investiga Continue Reading...
UNESCO History of UNESCO Philosophy and Objectives Strategies to Achieve Vision and Mission The Other Facets of UNESCO UNESCO Organizations abound the world over and they promote various objectives from agreements on free trade and commerce, cu Continue Reading...
Doing work without seeking personal benefits out of it is considered to be considered higher than the formal worship (Hindu Traditions, 2005). According to Hindu religious traditions, the spiritual hopeful takes studentship under a personal spiritu Continue Reading...
