Philosophy Essays

Comparing The Atman And The No Self Theory Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: Both Hinduism and Buddhism have been originated from India. They have a long history. Hinduism is believed to be originated way back some 5000 years ago, while Buddhism came in much later. While the H...

A Language Game Can Be Used Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: A language game can be used as a metaphor for organisations. This is how post modern theorists think we should now look at firms; in terms of text. This will allow them to look and analyse organisatio...

The Legacy Of The Scientific Revolution Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: There were so many ideas that so many talented individuals combined to create a movement that swept across the world from Europe all the way to America throughout the sixteenth and seventeenth centuri...

Examining Ethical Issues Surrounding Abortion Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: Many ethical issues arise from abortion, however the main one’s to be discussed are regarding whether or not abortion is considered the taking of human life, and whose decision is it to determin...

The California Water Crisis Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: Water is an essential ingredient to life. It is used everyday throughout our daily lives, and it is no where short of irrelevant. It is also important to us Californians, and we must treat it this way...

The Life And Work Of Carl Rogers Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: Carl Rogers was born on January 8 1902 in Chicago, Illinois and was the fourth of six children. His father was a successful civil engineer and as such was often away from home, leaving his mother to r...

Analysis Of Divine Command Theory Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: Divine command theory is an ethical view based on theism or the belief that God exists. Followers of the theory accept that all moral judgment is derived from an understanding of God’s characte...

Basic Essence Of Cyborg Is Create Enhanced Humans Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: Cyborg has been a highly debated topic. The basic essence of cyborg is the need to create enhanced humans. This article tries to explain cyborg and the human behind. Fact or fiction? Terminator, Roboc...

Psychological Continuity Of Personal Identity Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: In this chapter I describe my position with regards to personal identity over time. I describe the limits of acceptable psychological change, and discuss which elements of the psyche are essential to ...

Personal Identity Defining Yourself Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: “Trying to define yourself is like trying to bite your own teeth” – Alan Watts. Personal Identity play its role as to define human with quality of its own which makes him or her a un...

How To Deal With Hurt Feelings Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: People who wish to live in this world with any degree of inner peace must learn how to deal with hurt feelings. It is so easy for the ego to take offense when people rub us the wrong way. Mastery of t...

Aristotle Ethics Of Happiness Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: In Ethics, Aristotle argues the highest end is the human good, and claims that the highest end pursued in action is happiness. Aristotle also claims that happiness is achieved only by living a virtuou...

Benthams Version Of Utilitarianism Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: Utilitarianism is the belief that the value of a thing or an action is determined by its utility. It is based on consequences. For example, an action is right if it leads to happiness or pleasure but ...

Direct Proof Indirect Proof Contradiction Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: For this mini project, we have been given a project title to be discussed that is Types of proof in Logic which are direct proof, indirect proof, contradiction and contrapositive. Mathematical logic ...

Knowledge Invented Or Discovered Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: The meaning and difference between ‘Discovered’ and ‘Invented’ is the first knowledge issue that comes up after reading the title. How do we categorize something as being disco...

Homosexuality is abnormal.
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Introduction:         Have you ever seen gay or lesbian people in public; in other words homosexuals? If you have, what is your opinion on the issue? Do you feel it is something normal or abnormal? Michael ...

Basic Ideas Behind Probabilistic Automata Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: The concept of learning is used in many contexts and has various interpretations. By combining several dictionary definitions for the verb to learn” we get: to gain knowledge, understanding Or s...

Sartre On Life Choices Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: In his writing, existentialism and human emotion, Sartre clearly states that man will be what he will have envisioned himself to be or planned to be. Existentiality leaves to man a possibility of choi...

Jacques Lacan On Masochism Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: A consideration of Lacan’s interpretation of the Oedipal complex will provide further support for the contention that homoeroticism is both internal to and disruptive of masculine identity. Laca...

The Cost Of The War On Drugs Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: The War on Drugs was declared on June 17, 1971 by President Nixon, claiming at a press conference that drugs and their abuse are, “public enemy number one in the United States” (Frontline)...

Descartes Epistemology Known As Fundamentalism Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: Epistemology of Descartes is known as Fundamentalism. In his book of Meditations on First Philosophy, Descartes tries to find some basis of knowledge. He is searching for total certainty, and by doin...

The Deterrent Effect Of Capital Punishment In America Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: Criminal activity and delinquency have been around since the beginning of civilization. The bible records that the first homicide took place thousands of years ago. Governments and authorities have ex...

Approach To Same Sex Marriage Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: Utilitarianism, created by Jeremy Bentham and, his student, John Stuart Mill, started in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries as the opposition to Christian ethics. Utilitarians hold that it is im...

The Respect For Military Authority Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: The United States Army is structured on several values and principles that it upholds, among these are military bearing, discipline and respect. These principles represents what the organization str...

Harts Minimum Content Of Natural Law Philosophy Essay
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Introduction: The question on the relationship between legal validity and morality is a perennial one. There are the legal positivists who tend to rally around Austin’s claim that “the existence of law ...