Essay Prompt This need to be structured in MLA format. Prompt for Transcendent Man I first became aware of Ray Kurzweil many years ago, but was introduced to this documentary about him by a student a few semesters ago. I knew his book, The Age o Continue Reading...
Personal Philosophy of Nursing I believe that nursing may or may not always be curative but it is always caring. That is why the philosophy of nursing which resonates with me the most is that of Dorothea Orem's self-care deficit theory. This theory Continue Reading...
Teaching Philosophy in a College Aviation Department The choice of one's profession may come about in various ways for different people. There are those who have dreamt of their professions since childhood and worked hard at achieving their dreams. Continue Reading...
In fact, the local public library, increasingly threatened by competition from other entertainment sources such as expanded home entertainment systems, deluxe bookstores with cafes, and the Internet, could do well to adopt TQM principles. "A library Continue Reading...
Marx's pragmatism is also very appealing to me. Emotive appeals not only do not make much sense to me, they also do not tend to affect great policy change or sway societies. Marx argues for the same things that many of the humanist philosophers of t Continue Reading...
Personal Philosophy of DNP LeadershipIntroductionMy personal philosophy of DNP leadership is based not only on my own experiences as a nurse but also on the education I have received throughout the years in nursing school. Leadership is a particularl Continue Reading...
In 1858, Louis Pasteur identified germs, proving that diseases did not 'spontaneously' arise as nightingale thought (Atwell, 1998). However, it was Nightingale that began work as to the conditions that promoted the growth of germs, but she would not Continue Reading...
Abstract The purpose of leadership is to assist followers in overcoming obstacles to their goals. Leaders help to inspire, communicate, support and develop followers so that they can eventually work independently at a level of self-actualization. Se Continue Reading...
Jesus' Teachings, Prayer, & Christian Life "He (Jesus) Took the Bread. Giving Thanks Broke it. And gave it to his Disciples, saying, 'This is my Body, which is given to you.'" At Elevation time, during Catholic Mass, the pr Continue Reading...
smells of the old library surrounded me when I entered. I could smell the passage of time in there, where dusty wooden shelves housed thousands of books. A hundred-year old door creaked behind me and shut with nary a sound. The silence that greeted Continue Reading...
Introduction When a family has to decide how much is too much, as Plakovic (2016) puts it during end-of-life care, there is a clear ethical dilemma that crops up for family members and care providers. That dilemma is related to the issue of how to ap Continue Reading...
"Many of our current challenges are unprecedented," the president explained. "There are no standard remedies, or go-to fixes this time around. That is why we are going to need your help. We'll need young people like you to step up. We need your dari Continue Reading...
5. Kant's "Copernican Revolution" in philosophy is in his genius use of the positive aspects of Rationalism (Descartes and so on) and Empiricism (Locke, Berkeley and Hume). How can you argue this out with the help of the "Critique of Pure Reason"? Continue Reading...
philosophy of life can be thought of as an attitude or theory that helps to define our actions. A number of factors influence individual philosophies, with gender being one of the most important. In particular, common stereotypes of gender result in Continue Reading...
philosophy of Seneca and Nietzsche In Gabriel Garcia Marquez's the challenge. From the birth of humankind, the individual's propensity to suffering has caused great turmoil, both on the individual level, and in societal discourse. Two of the grea Continue Reading...
Philosophies Comparison of Locke, Machiavelli, Hobbes and Rousseau The philosophies of Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau encompass a spectrum of thought on how a state should be governed. At one end is the cynicism of Machiavelli and, to s Continue Reading...
Socrates Self-knowledge is a prerequisite for wisdom. For Socrates, self-knowledge or self-understanding is the precursor of the ability to probe the world outside of the self. In fact, Socratic wisdom is wisdom that is manifest and known. The Socra Continue Reading...
Empiricism is fundamentally the belief that all knowledge is eventually resultant from the senses and experience, and that all conceptions can be linked back to data from the senses. John Locke, George Berkeley, and David Hume are considered to be th Continue Reading...
Life How Does a Person Live a Meaningful Life? One of the questions which have perplexed humankind is how to live a meaningful life. This is because there have been a number of theorists and philosophers, who provided insights about the best ways Continue Reading...
Cicero's " Practical Code of Behavior" Cicero in his "A Practical Code of Behavior" wrote as if writing a letter to his son telling the boy ways to live and be a proper person. In truth, this was only a literary device, and Cicero was actually writ Continue Reading...
Scientific Explanation Must every scientific explanation contain a law of nature? For those who support the Deductive-Nomological Account, the answer is yes. Discuss critically the arguments for and against this view, and present your own analysis o Continue Reading...
Augustine's main problem when it came to conceiving of the spiritual nature of God? What solution did he find? Before answering this question, it is important to clarify what exactly is meant by "spiritual nature of God." Many things could be meant Continue Reading...
Dialogue Between Aeschylus and Plato Plato: Cities and their functioning are just like individuals and their functioning system, wouldn't you agree? Aeschylus: I can agree with you up to a certain point. Individuals' functioning system can be assim Continue Reading...
Hume's Problem Of Induction David Hume is known as one of the foremost skeptics and humanists of his time, who exalted in mankind's ability to transform the world through science. Somewhat ironically, then, one of his most far-reaching philosophical Continue Reading...
However, other times, a business vision that may seem to be a good idea initially will prove to be unwise once one conducts a more formal analysis of all of the relevant variables and considerations involved. I learned how important it is to mainta Continue Reading...
Socrates and Crito In this paper, I will show that Socrates’ argument concerning staying to drink the hemlock juice as ordered by the State is a successful argument. First, I will reconstruct the argument, and discuss why it is significant. The Continue Reading...
Freire's Pedagogy Of The Oppressed And The Philosophy Of Education Freire (2000) emphasizes the importance of love, charity, reflection (critical thinking), humility and dialogue -- which effects the "indivisible solidarity" -- important for the opp Continue Reading...
As a conclusion I must state that I agree with the philosophies of the BARJ method. I believe that all people must receive equal chances. I am sure that the children usually do not intend to act in a criminal way. I believe that those who adopt thi Continue Reading...
services management of no less than Apple Corporation. Apple has established a level of basically unparalleled dominance in the form of its product offerings such as the iPhone, iTunes, the iPod and its line of computers and tablets. The points of a Continue Reading...
Question 5: Since the events of September 11th, terrorism has been a crucial concern for Americans specifically, and the global society in general. As Wilkins (2005) notes, although it is generally agreed to be justifiable to commit violence in t Continue Reading...
Political Philosophy II: Theories of Freedom To answer the questions of why De Tocqueville and Mill think that democracy is a threat to the liberty of the individual and whether they are right, this paper will show that both De Tocqueville and Mill Continue Reading...
Heaven This is a theory that originated in China. This is a political theory in which the rulers received the right to rule over their subjects from a heavenly source. The Mandate of Heaven (a philosophical) concept originated between 1046-256 BCE Continue Reading...
Frankl, many people seek therapy because of the "feeling of the total and ultimate meaningless of their lives," (p. 62). Frankl mainly refers to the "super-meaning" or to the ultimate meaning of life from a general existential or Continue Reading...
Montessori approach to teaching / learning involves strategies that seek to develop the whole child. What are the Montessori strategies and how to they work? What are the criticisms, and which of those are valid? This paper reviews and critiques thos Continue Reading...
Art Philosophy Tragedy in Art The newspapers are forever mentioning the word, 'tragedy'. It usually means that there has been a death or deaths associated with a catastrophic event. Surprisingly, this is in keeping with the use of tragedy as descri Continue Reading...
The general problem of the social assistance concept is the eligibility issue. Conditions are very restrictive, and so they should. Too much benefits would lead people into thinking that the Government will provide for them, at the expense of others Continue Reading...
person is born, the family, neighbor and the culture is the prime aspect through which they interact before they can enter into the outside world. The development of the personality of an individual is the synthesis of traditions, values, thoughts, Continue Reading...
