Philosophy Essays

The Other And The Intersubjective
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Introduction: In the following write up, my attempt is to explicate the understanding of the ‘other’ and ‘intersubjectivity’ vis-à-vis the way people interact with each other. It appears th...

The Life And Work Of Euclid
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Introduction: While studying geometry with Euclid a youth inquired after having learned the first proposition, “What do I get by learning these things?” Euclid called a slave to them and said, “Gi...

The Sapir Whorf Hypothesis
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Introduction: Sapir argued that : We see and hear and otherwise experience very largely as we do because the language habits of our community predispose certain choices of interpretation. (Sapir 1958 [1929], p. 69)...

Perception In Humans Vs Computer
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Introduction: The Essay which I am going to write is about Minds and Computers. Here I will explain that what is a human mind, what a computer is and what is a relation between them. It’s all about the idea o...

Current ethical issue of abortion
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Introduction: Abortion in relation to Natural Moral Law and Utilitarian Ethics - Aran Cauchi The current ethical issue of abortion is a broad and complex ethical issue which can be approached from many moral and...

Overview And Analysis Of Overconfidence
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Introduction: Overconfidence has to with presumption and excessive believe in one’s abilities. In as much as people are gifted with various talents and abilities, it is incumbent of people to try and tone dow...

What Is Necessary To Be A Hero?
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Introduction: How would the world be, without those people who are always doing something to help others. They are called heroes. Heroes are individuals who demonstrate bravery and altruism for superior and virtuou...

Analysis Of Gorgias And Plato
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Introduction: Plato was one of the most important Greek philosophers in our time. He founded the Academy in Athens, an institution devoted to research and instruction in philosophy and the sciences; the first insti...

Existentialism School Of Thought
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Introduction: Existentialism is a school of thought that attempts to break down much of the foundations of thought itself, to allow for reasoning unbridled by preconceived notions. In a sense the idea attacks the s...

In Depth Analysis Of Euthanasia
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Introduction: Euthanasia, also called ‘Mercy Killing’ and ‘Physician Assisted Suicide; is a term in medical ethics for the practice of interfering or intervening in a natural process towards death...

The mysteries of the subconscious mind
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Introduction: Because your subconscious mind is difficult to access directly though your conscious mind, it’s difficult to know for certain what’s going on in the deepest recesses of your psyche. Someti...

Heart transplant: An overview
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Introduction: Introduction Heart transplant is a transplant procedure surgery where the malfunctioning heart or end-stage heart-related disease are replaced by a function heart. Indeed, this is a very complicated, ...

Utilitarian Arguments For Thesis Statement
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Introduction: From our point of view, we agree that the procedures of women undergo scalpel is not morally justified. Therefore, people have no right to undergo scalpel even it is because of the beauty demanded by ...

Reality Therapy: A Case Study
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Introduction: Reality Therapy is a therapeutic approach that focuses on problem solving and making better choices in order to achieve specific goals. Reality Therapy was developed by Dr. William Glasser, and its p...

Pros And Cons Of Stem Cell Research
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Introduction: Stem cell the new frontier of medical break through poses an important ethical dilemma for humanity do we support the destruction of embryos to further science or do we support the protection of embry...

Ethical Dilemma Of Exporting Capital For Production Abroad
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Introduction: With ethical dilemma in association with exporting capital for production abroad I would say that companies shouldn’t be made to continue operations if they are no longer profitable. In my beli...

Kantian and existentialist conceptions of freedom
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Introduction: Immanuel Kant (1724-1804), best known for his work Critique of Pure Reason, was an instrumental philosopher in his contributions to moral philosophy. A devout Catholic, he firmly believed in the exist...

Brave New World Compared To Utilitarianism
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Introduction: The story Brave New World presents us to the future world A.F (after Ford) where the government institutionalizes the advantages of technology to the fullest. The reader is informed that human beings ...

The Duty Versus Charity
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Introduction: In The Drowning Child and the Expanding Circle and Famine, Affluence, and Morality, Peter Singer argued that people in affluent countries have the duty to help people in need in countries suffering fr...

A Review Of Groundhog Day
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Introduction: Groundhog Day is one of those rare films that has been entirely embraced as a cultural artifact by Western society. Roger Ebert says; "... there are a few films, and this is one of them, that burrow i...

Business Ethics And The Fast Food Industry
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Introduction: Ethics is the principles of conduct governing an individual or a group. It is the study of morality. This paper is research based on ethnographic study conducted in one of the outlets of “Burger...

The Theory Of Substance Dualism
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Introduction: An argument has been made against Descartes interactive substance dualism theory that will be analyzed and evaluated in this paper. The Christian apologist J.P. Moreland argued in an online video that...

Analysis Of Mill's Harm Principle
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Introduction: In 1993, Canadian farmer Robert Latimer killed his extremely disabled child by putting her in his truck and running a pipe from his exhaust into the cab. Latimer fully admitted his guilt and claimed t...

The Issue Of Designer Babies
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Introduction: This research paper discusses designer babies and the science of creating a designer baby. It talks about in-vitro fertilization, SNPs, a success story of crating a designer baby and shows where desig...

Historical Perspectives In Kinesiology
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Introduction: Why We Study Kinesiology. As one of the most innovative and exciting areas in the health care field, muscle testing through kinesiology has given professionals feedback tools to identify multiple aspe...