A Definition of Philosophy : A 5 page paper
discussing
several points discussed by Stephen Clark, including
discovering what philosophy is, definitions of reality and truth
as they are used in philosophical discussions, how people tend
to be alike whether drawn to philosophy or not and which of
the ancient philosophers may have been closest to discovering
truth. Bibliography lists 1 source. Phildefi.wps Intent
Of Philosophy Throughout History Analyzed:
A 15 page paper which discusses philosophy from a historical
and contemporary standpoint to explore its intention and its
impact upon the general public. To illustrate the influence of
philosophy on man, the works of the ancient Greeks,
Confucius, Rene Descartes, Thomas Hobbes, John Locke,
David Hume, Immanuel Kant, John Stuart Mill, Friedrich
Nietzsche and Jean-Paul Sartre. Bibliography lists 20 sources.
Phist.wps
Causality in Western Philosophical Thought Since
Descartes / The Perspectives of Kant, Locke & Nietzche :
This 5 page paper considers the perspectives of philosophers
like Kant, Locke and Nietzche regarding the nature of causality
in understanding human existence and perspectives on issues
like idolatry and religion. This paper relates the perspectives of
Kant in works like Critique of Pure Reason to Lockes An
Essay Concerning Human Understanding and Nietzches
Twilight of the Idols. Klnd.wps
Analyzing Frederick Douglass, Machiavelli, Lao-Tzu, Karl
Marx & Plato to Determine What Went Wrong in
America : A 5 page paper which considers what went wrong
in America by considering the writings of Frederick Douglass,
Lao-Tzu, Niccolo Machiavelli, Karl Marx, and Plato,
specifically examining Narrative of the Life of Frederick
Douglass, an American Slave; Tao-te ching; The Prince; The
Communist Manifesto; and Platos Allegory of the Cave in
Book VII of The Republic. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
TGslaves.wps
The American Dream in Rowson, Alger, Lewis :
A seven page paper looking at the way our belief in hard work
and respectability developed over the years into the code of the
American Dream, only to disintegrate in the twentieth century.
Specific books discussed are Susanna Rowsons Charlotte
Temple, Horatio Algers Ragged Dick, and Sinclair Lewis
Main Street. No additional sources. KBamlit.wps
Running a Company By Employing the Theories of Niccolo
Machiavellis The Prince & Lao-Tzus Tao-te ching :
A 2 page paper which examines how a company could be run
by employing the theories articulated by Niccolo Machiavelli
in The Prince and Lao-Tzu in Tao-te ching, to determine which
would have the greater chance of success. Bibliography lists 2
sources. TGcompny.wps
Immanuel Kant and Julien Offray de La Mettrie :
This 5 page report discusses concepts of Kant and de la Mettrie
and how they compare in terms of mental activity, human
knowledge, monism versus dualism, and the human formation
of ideas. Bibliography lists 2 sources. BWkantlm.wps
Philosophy / Interdisciplinary View : A 5 page
research
essay which shows how philosophy relates to all of the other
disciplines. Relationships formed by the writer include those
between various philosophers and government, biology,
genetics, education, literature, art, sociology, psychology,
scientific method, and computer science. Bibliography lists 13
sources. Phildisc.wps
Plato Vs. Hobbes : A 10 page,
critical comparison of views
presented by Plato in "The Republic" and by Hobbes in
"Leviathan" as they relate to evaluative assessments of
various governmental forms & political theory. Bibliography
lists 9 sources. Hobbplat.wps
Plato vs. Hobbes # 2 : A 6 page analytical
comparison of
views on Democracy and the state as argued by Plato in his
"Republic" and Hobbes in "Leviathan." No additional
bibliographic references. Hobbpla2.wps
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