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Philosophy and the Authenticity of Self »

Number of pages 7

This is a 7 page paper that provides an overview of the authentic self. Concepts such as self-awareness are explored. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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Athens and Jerusalem The Connection Between Greek Philosophy and Christianity »

Number of pages 3

This 3 page paper begins with an anecdote about Tertullian. A comparison between Greek philosohpy and Christianty is included. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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Personal Philosophy On Early Childhood Education For The 21st Century »

Number of pages 4

4 pages in length. Opportunity abounds for early childhood education in the twenty-first century, given the multitude of academic theorists who pioneered a number of indispensable approaches. The extent to which early childhood education must be tailored to a combination of one's cultural and social environment is both grand and far-reaching; that no ... View Full Description
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The Constitutional Philosophy of Supreme Court Justice John Stevens »

Number of pages 7

This 7 page paper provides an overview of Justice Stevens' decisions and evaluates his performance. A great deal of biographical information is included. Bibliography lists 6 sources. View Full Description
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The Philosophy Of Education »

Number of pages 3

3 pages in length. Obtaining a well-rounded and comprehensive education requires three important elements that must all work together in a synergistic fashion: the school, the teacher and the student. Applying the age-old adage that says a chain is only as strong as its weakest link, one can readily contend how missing any ... View Full Description
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Philosophy for Advanced Nursing Practice »

Number of pages 5

A 5 page research paper that, first of all, discusses the four meta-paradigms of nursing: health, person, nursing and environment. Then, the writer discusses issues of collaborative practice, focusing on the role of the family nurse practitioner. View Full Description
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Three Questions in Philosophy »

Number of pages 5

This 5 page paper examines three questions presented by a student. All questions go to ethical issues. Subjects addressed are consequentialism, non-consequentialism, utilitarianism and more. Bibliography lists 2 sources. View Full Description
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Interpreting Quotes in Light of Philosophies of Education »

Number of pages 3

This 3 page paper examines four quotes submitted by a student related to education. Theories discussed are pragmatism, idealism and existentialism. Bibliography lists 5 sources. View Full Description
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Medieval Political Philosophy: A Virtuous City »

Number of pages 8

This 8 page paper discusses the philosophical ideas of Alfarabi, Avicenna and Maimonides with regard to the idea of a perfect city, and how their ideas differ. View Full Description
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Personal Relationships Wellness Philosophy »

Number of pages 5

Divorce has reached epidemic proportions in the United States, and there is evidence that changes in the attachment in families and the major cultural shifts in the importance of family have both served to support the increase in divorce rates. Unfortunately, traditional ways of meeting and assessing potential spouses are relatively ineffective, and this ... View Full Description
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Philosophy of ethics and the question of honesty »

Number of pages 12

A paper which looks at issues of honesty and "telling the truth" from a number of different ethical and philosophical perspectives, including utilitarianism, virtue ethics, deontology, contractarianism and communitarianism. Bibliography lists 9 sources. View Full Description
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Philosophies of Self-Interest and Justice »

Number of pages 3

This 3 page paper considers how five philosophers (Aristotle, Marx, Locke, Hobbes and Rawls) would have looked at these issues. Bibliography lists 5 sources. View Full Description
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A Textual Consideration of Susan Neiman’s “Evil in Modern Thought: An Alternative History of Philosophy” »

Number of pages 10

A 10 page paper which examines the various philosophical inquiries into evil as scrutinized by thinkers since the sixteenth-century Enlightenment. Specifically discussed are how the author goes about tackling this way subject, what is meant by “fire from heaven” in Chapter 1, and who it has in mind, the identity of the ‘architect’ being ... View Full Description
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INCARCERATION: ITS HISTORY, PHILOSOPHY AND CURRENT TRENDS »

Number of pages 12

This 12-page paper examines the concept of incarceration, what it is used for, the history and its effectiveness. Also discussed in this paper are alternatives to incarceration. Bibliography lists 7 sources. View Full Description
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A Comparison of Educational Philosophies: Du Bois and Washington »

Number of pages 3

This 3 page paper examines the theories of two prominent leaders: W.E.B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington. Their ideas are compared and contrasted. Bibliography lists 5 sources. View Full Description
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Morality in Philosophy »

Number of pages 3

This 3 page paper answers two questions posed by a student. One is about the categorical imperative (Kant) and the other explores a moral question where the answer describes the concept of utilitarianism. Bibliography lists 2 sources. View Full Description
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Aristotle And Sebastian De Grazia: Philosophy Towards A Calm And Contemplative Experience »

Number of pages 4

4 pages in length. Both Aristotle and de Grazia successfully make the argument between sacrifice of spiritual fulfillment and the benefit of social progress in modern-day society by illustrating how the quest for a calm and contemplative experience continues to be a dwindling reality in a global society that values materialism more than personal ... View Full Description
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Four Topic Essay in Political Philosophy »

Number of pages 6

This 6 page paper examines four topics: romanticism, Edmund Burke, John Stuart Mill and revolution. The paper is divided into four distinct parts. Bibliography lists 5 sources. View Full Description
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Philosophy of Nursing »

Number of pages 4

A 4 page paper discussing nursing’s four metaparadigms and the central role of nursing. Certainly the nurse has physical responsibilities that vary with the area in which s/he works, but each patient is an individual. Nursing is one of the few professions that continually assesses its effectiveness, professionalism and true worth. This ... View Full Description
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EXAMPLE PHILOSOPHY PAPER: NIETZSCHE, DOSTOYEVSKY, ZOLA, JUNGER »

Number of pages 28

This 28 page paper discusses the philosphies of Nietzsche, Dostoyevsky, Zola and Junger as they apply to the areas of self, war, feminism, culture, truth, and technology. Bibliography lists 4 sources. View Full Description
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AN EXAMPLE OF PLATO’S PHILOSOPHY AND APPLIED LOGIC/ARGUMENT »

Number of pages 3

This 3 page paper utlizes Platonic reasoning to argue for the existence of an ordinary pen. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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Jean Piaget: A Critique of Her Philosophy of Education »

Number of pages 8

An 8 page overview of the theories of Jean Piaget. The author delves into Piaget's theories about cognitive learning, particularly regarding the way very young infants learn. While Piaget was brilliant in many respects, subsequent work by such notables as Elizabeth Spelke proved him wrong in his beliefs that children under the age ... View Full Description
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Metaphysics Through The History Of Philosophy »

Number of pages 12

12 pages in length. The writer discusses in detail the contributions to metaphysics made by such philosophers as Aquinas, Plato, Hegel, Kant and Charles Taylor. Bibliography lists 9 sources. View Full Description
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The Relationship Between the Philosophies of Emerson and James »

Number of pages 5

This 5 page paper examines the philosophical camps which are transcendentalism and pragmatism which are associated with Emerson and James respectively. The ideas to come from each are examined for similarities. Bibliography lists 6 sources. View Full Description
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Questions in Philosophy: Crime and Punishment »

Number of pages 10

This 10 page paper examines eight questions in respect to crime and punishment. Various approaches and authors are mentioned. Typical criminology theories are embraced. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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EMERSON’S PHILOSOPHY ON NATURE »

Number of pages 6

This 6 page paper discusses Emerson's philosphy on Nature and its purpose in mankind's life. Examples, quotes, arguments offered from text of Nature. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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John Locke's Political Philosophy and Views on Property Rights »

Number of pages 8

This 8 page paper evaluates Locke's political theory and how it relates to property. Many ideas about property are discussed, inclusive of Karl Marx's take on the matter. Private property and everything that goes along with it, including taxes, is discussed. Bibliography lists 10 sources. View Full Description
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Mind-Body Dilemmas in Philosophy »

Number of pages 7

This 7 page paper looks at ideas by philosophers Nagel and Locke. The paper argues that identity is related to both physicality and mind, but various ideas are relayed. No bibliography. View Full Description
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THE LIFE, TIMES AND PHILOSOPHY OF MALCOLM X »

Number of pages 12

This 12 page paper discusses the reasons that Malcolm X embraced Islam only to later be gunned down by black muslims. The theories of Gould, Wilson, Wilber, and others included in the analysis. The future of religion in America included. Bibliography lists 7 sources. View Full Description
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Nothing Short of Miraculous: Background/History of David Hume’s Philosophy »

Number of pages 4

A 4 page paper which focuses on Hume’s disbelief in miracles. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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Nursing Philosophy And Career Goals »

Number of pages 3

3 pages in length. Nursing, a profession that was decidedly more of the female persuasion in the mid-eighteen hundreds, has long been considered an extension of a woman's natural ability to nurture. Had it not been for Florence Nightingale's attempts to humanize the medical profession in the nineteenth century, there is no telling ... View Full Description
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The Philosophy of Self, Consciousness and Language »

Number of pages 4

A 4 page overview of this complex philosophical arena. Questions regarding the nature of human consciousness and how it relates to cognitive unconsciousness are inextricably tied to questions of consciousness and unconsciousness in animals. So too are questions regarding the nature of human speech tied up in questions of whether animals have the ... View Full Description
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Descartes' Meditations on First Philosophy »

Number of pages 4

A paper which gives an overview of Descartes' Meditiations, with particular reference to his distinction between objective and formal reality, and the way in which he proves the existence of God. Bibliography lists 2 sources. View Full Description
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Sense and Sensibility: Social Philosophy »

Number of pages 5

A 5 page paper which examines Jane Austen’s novel “Sense and Sensibility” in respect to two social philosophers, Schelling and Hegel. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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Marx's Philosophy of History »

Number of pages 5

This 5 page paper provides a discussion on historical materialism. Marx's theory is relayed and evaluated in the context of the real world. Bibliography lists 4 sources. View Full Description
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RATIONALIST PHILOSOPHY VERSUS SUBJECTIVIST THEORIES »

Number of pages 5

This 5 page paper summarizes the basic beliefs of the Rationalists (kant) and the Sujbectivists (Hume). Based on this, then, a logical argument is given for Hume's theories being right. Bibliography lists 2 sources. View Full Description
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The Philosophy of Psychology Case Study: Categorization, Concepts and Inference »

Number of pages 5

This is a 5 page paper discussing questions relating to a case study of two psychological studies regarding the question of mental representations. Studies by Eleanor Rosch who provides examples of mental concepts represented by typical and atypical cases; and Christopher Cherniak who extends Rosch’s conclusions to include aspects of reasoning, are examined in regards ... View Full Description
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HUMANIST VERSUS STRUCTURALIST PHILOSOPHIES »

Number of pages 4

This 4 page paper discusses the humanist views of William Wordsworth to the structuralists views of T.S. Eliot, Jonathan Culler and Michael Foucault. Quotes Cited from the text. Bibliography lists 5 sources. View Full Description
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The Montessori Philosophy »

Number of pages 4

This 4 page report discusses the philosophy and educational methods that were originally developed by Maria Montessori (1870-1952). The fact that Montessori insisted that a child “is not an inert being” initiated a remarkable shift in thinking. As more people found value in her philosophy and began to apply it in education and childhood development, it became clear ... View Full Description
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The Economic Philosophy of Alan Greenspan »

Number of pages 3

A 3 page essay addressing the question of whether our Federal Reserve chairman is a supply-side economist or an Keyesian, whether he favors the tax cuts proposed by George W. Bush, whether he if for free trade or protectionism, laissez-faire or tight government regulation, economic growth or wealth redistribution. The question of how Greenspan views ... View Full Description
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Liberalism as the Dominant Political Philosophy »

Number of pages 4

This 4 page paper looks at various philosophical points of view and evaluates Fukuyama's end of history debate. An overview of different ideologies--liberalism, conservatism and Marxism--are explored. The paper contends that liberalism is dominant in the world. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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Animal Rights and Three Classical Philosophies »

Number of pages 10

This 10 page report discusses the perspectives of utilitarianism, the thinking of the ancient philosopher Aristotle, and that of the 18th century German philosopher, Immanuel Kant are considered and applied to some of the many issues associated with attitudes about the “rights” of animals. Bibliography lists 5 sources. View Full Description
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Nietzsche's Ideas on Humanness and Philosophy »

Number of pages 3

This 3 page paper provides an overview of the philosopher's take on what it is to be human as well as what lurks within philosophers' statements. The book Beyond Good and Evil is used to answer some questions. Bibliography lists 2 sources. View Full Description
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Rationing Health Care -- Issues of Ethics, Philosophy, and Justice »

Number of pages 12

This 12 page report discusses the debate regarding who or who should not receive certain forms of medical treatment or health care and the many questions the issue presents. In this climate of ostensibly “compassionate conservatism,” far too many people, in a wide array of life circumstances, are without access to, much less the money to afford ... View Full Description
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The Philosophy of Cloning: Presentation of Philosopher Mary Warnock’s Argument on Cloning and Further Discussion »

Number of pages 4

This is a 4 page paper discussing the philosophical arguments presented in regards to cloning. Philosophical arguments against the process of cloning, a medical procedure of duplicating genetic code (DNA) of individuals in order to produce a new generation of “duplicates”, is not only based on the moral considerations raised by those in society in ... View Full Description
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The Philosophies of Richard Rorty, John Dewey, and Bertrand Russell »

Number of pages 5

A 5 page comparison of the insight into knowledge provided by these nineteenth and twentieth century philosophers. Russell’s philosophical viewpoint is grounded in science and the precept that their are certain common truths which stand regardless of time or place. Rorty and Dewey, on the other hand, content that historical circumstance impacts truth ... View Full Description
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International Law »

Number of pages 5

Laws are devices meant to provide a structure for 'keeping the peace'. This 5 page paper explores the processes of International law as equivocated by central organs such as the United Nations, the European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Bibliography lists 1 source. View Full Description
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Foreign Criminal Rights in the United States »

Number of pages 8

This is an 8 page paper discussing the argument of the rights of foreign criminals within the United States. International law provides for all prisoners to be treated with the same human rights worldwide and these rights must be maintained by all countries. In this sense, foreign criminals are to be allowed the same rights ... View Full Description
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Sexual Discrimination: Laws, Compensation and Equity »

Number of pages 6

This is a 6 page paper (tutorial language) on sexual discrimination. Federal, state, country and company laws require that employees are not discriminated against or harassed in the work place because of gender. Despite these laws and guidelines to employers, companies have continued to pay to the courts and to employees millions of dollars in ... View Full Description
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The Advancement of Equal Rights in Canada in Relation to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms »

Number of pages 8

This is an 8 page paper discussing whether or not Section 15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms has allowed for significant advancement of equality rights in Canada. In 1982, the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms included within it Section 15 on “Equality Rights” which guaranteed all individuals equal protection before and ... View Full Description
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