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Philosophers and Schools of Thought
C/P/489. Freedom depends on overcoming one's natural impulses. Discuss
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- 2000
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- 2011
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The paper looks at the concepts of moral duty, will and freedom elaborated in the works of Immanuel Kant, Georg. F.W. Hegel and Friedrich. Comparisons are made between the philosophers’ views and perceptions evaluating their relevance in today’s world.
KEYWORDS: moral duty, will and freedom, natural impulses, Kant, Hegel, Nietzsche,
C/P/481. Durkheim's theory of suicide
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- 3050
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- 2011
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The paper looks at the possible motivations for suicide expressed by Durkheim in his work “Suicide” discussing altruistic, egoistic, anomic, and fatalistic types of suicide. Fluctuations in suicide rates are considered with regard to different societies and different historical periods highlihgitng the role of social factors in making suicide decisions. The shortcomings of Durkheim’s theory are indicated.
C/LI/106. An examination of Leo Tolstoy's view of faith and reason
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- 1900
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- 2011
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- 19.99 GBP
This paper examines the philosophical writings of Leo Tolstoy in relation to faith and reason. The paper discusses these themes in his work, some of which include War & Peace and Anna Karenina. The paper discusses Tolstoys own religious beliefs regarding faith and reason, and also examines the secondary literature relating to the topic. Other philosophical theories and opinions on the subject are also discussed.
KEYWORDS: philosophical writings, Leo Tolstoy, War & Peace, Anna Karenina, religion,
C/P/449. An examination of John Mills texts “On Liberty” and “Utilitarianism”
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- 3700
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- 2011
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This paper examines John Stuart Mill’s view points in “On Liberty” and in “Utilitarianism”. The paper reviews each text individually, and follows with a discussion of the supportive and critical opinions on them both. The paper aims to assess whether these texts can be seen as compatible.
KEYWORDS: John Stuart Mill, On Liberty, Utilitarianism, philosophy,
S/P/572. Is Kant correct that Categorical Imperative is supreme principle of morality?
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- 2450
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- 2011
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The paper looks at the concept of categorical imperative introduced by Kant reviewing the main ideas of Kant’s moral theory and discussing whether the consequences of an action have any bearing on the morality of that action. The researcher’s personal attitude towards the maxims of Kantian ethics is expressed.
KEYWORDS: Kant, Categorical Imperative, morality, ethics,
S/P/566. Does scepticism inevitably spread by infecting our everyday beliefs so that we can't even know that we have hands?
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- 1650
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- 2011
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The paper considers the philosophical argument of George Edward Moore known as “Here is a hand” targeted against scepticism in favour of common sense. Implications of classical sceptical arguments are considered showing that they question all our knowledge about the external world.
KEYWORDS: Scepticism, George Edward Moore,
S/P/561. Our concept of disease has no social component, but is entirely biological. Discuss
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- 2100
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- 2011
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The paper looks at the biological and ‘value-neutral’ account of disease given by Christopher Boorse in his paper ‘Health as a Theoretical Concept’. Boorse’s biological conception of disease is critically discussed with references to modern philosophers’ views.
KEYWORDS: Biological disease, Boorse,
S/P/560. Do you know that the Sun will rise tomorrow?
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- 2400
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- 2011
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- 29.99 GBP
The paper reviews the ideas of Descartes expressed in “The Meditations” discussing whether the existence of a non-deceiving God explains our natural inclination to believe that the sun will rise tomorrow because it always rose in the past. Hume’s critique of this justification is considered concluding that Hume’s argumentation is more persuasive.
KEYWORDS: Sun will rise tomorrow, Descartes, Hume,
S/P/559. Sartre's notion of ‘bad faith': does it provide philosophical solution to self-deception problem?
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- 2350
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- 2011
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The paper examines Sartre’s concept of bad faith in its relation to human freedom and anguish reviewing Sartre’s criticism of Freud and discussing his understanding of self-deception and the ways to deal with it.
KEYWORDS: Sartre, bad faith, freedom, self-deception,
S/P/557. Kierkegaard's aesthetic approach to life: is it a failure on its own terms?
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- 2050
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- 2011
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- 29.99 GBP
The paper looks at the aesthetic and ethical approaches to life presented by Kierkegaard in his “The Rotation of Crops” discussing the role of freedom in the life of aesthetes, and arguing whether the refusal to make commitments makes an aesthete appear unattractive.
KEYWORDS: Kierkegaard, aesthetic life, ethical, freedom,
S/P/554. Can meditator escape Cartesian Circle, and if so how?
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- 2700
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- 2011
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The paper examines the concept of Cartesian Circle in the “Meditations on First Philosophy” by Descartes reviewing Descartes’ theory of knowledge, reporting on philosophers’ attempts to help the meditator escape the Cartesian Circle, and arguing whether any solutions are possible.
KEYWORDS: Cartesian Circle, Descartes’ Meditations, knowledge,
C/P/447. Ghazali's critique of philosophers' outlook on mathematics, logic, natural sciences, physics and theology, and its present-day relevance
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- 430
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- 2011
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- 9.99 GBP
The paper reviews the ideas of the 11th century Persian philosopher Ghazali on mathematics, logic, natural sciences, physics and theology. His outlook is compared to contemporary scientific knowledge arguing whether some of Ghazali’s views are relevant in today’s world.
KEYWORDS: Ghazali, philosopher, sciences,
C/P/446. Ghazali's proofs of prophecy: are they still convincing?
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- 330
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- 2011
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The paper examines the proofs of prophecy presented by the 11th century Persian philosopher Ghazali in his work “The Faith and Practice of Al-Ghazali”, discussing how convincing these proofs are for us today.
KEYWORDS: Ghazali, proofs of prophecy,
S/P/547. An examination of the solution to the problem of induction
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- 1500
- DATE:
- 2005
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- 19.99 GBP
This paper examines the problem of induction, which is concerned with inductive reasoning. The aim of the study is to find a solution to the problem of induction. The paper examines theories from Hume, Madden, and Karl Popper in order to find a solution. Conclusions are made regarding which theory is most viable.
KEYWORDS: Induction, inductive reasoning, Hume, Madden, Karl Popper,
S/P/546. An examination of Hobbes law of nature
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- 1650
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- 2011
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This paper examines the extent to which Hobbes’ utilisation of natural rights for human beings, points him in an absolutist direction. The paper examines this in reference to his “Laws of nature”. The paper begins by outlining the aspects of the laws of nature, and follows with an evaluation of all three parts of the law. The study then examines the criticism that Hobbes’ law of nature faces, and conclusions are made regarding the discussed topics and the idea that human beings are endowed with ‘natural rights’.
KEYWORDS: Hobbes, natural rights, absolutist, Laws of nature!,
S/P/544. An examination of Locke's theory of ideas
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- 2050
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- 2005
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- 29.99 GBP
This paper examines the concept of ideas in relation to Locke and compares his theories to Descartes. Locke’s rejection of the concept of doubt is discussed, and the paper examines his main two methods of deriving ideas through the mind. The way in which Locke classifies ideas is outlined, and the paper also discusses the way in which he groups abstractions.
KEYWORDS: Locke, idea, Descartes, abstractions,
S/P/537. An examination of the statement “history remains inevitably a personal construct, a manifestation of the historian's perspective as a “narrator”
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- 1800
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- 2011
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This paper examines Keith Jenkins statement that “history remains inevitably a personal construct, a manifestation of the historian’s perspective as a “narrator”. Issues regarding linguistic sense, language, primary sources, Lexical choice, imagination, and media technology are all discussed in reference to the topic. The paper also reviews other opinions and literature on the subject.
KEYWORDS: Keith Jenkins, history, Lexical choice, language, media,
C/P/433. Sun Tzu's typology of secret agents and its application to 20th century espionage
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- 3000
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- 2011
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The paper looks at the strategy of successful warfare described by Sun Tzu, the Chinese general and philosopher of the 6th century BC, in his work “The Art of War”. Sun Tzu’s views are compared with those of modern philosophers commenting on Sun Tzu’s understanding of intelligence and types of secret agents. The shortcomings of his typology are discussed with references to the espionage of the twentieth century.
KEYWORDS: Sun Tzu, Chinese philosopher, successful warfare, The Art of War, secret agents, espionage,
S/P/523. Ideas of Machiavelli about nature of man
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- 1800
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- 2011
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- 19.99 GBP
The paper reviews the ideas of Niccolo Machiavelli expressed in the eighteenth chapter of his book “The prince and other writings”. The interrelation between the human and animal nature of man is discussed reflecting on the dualism between rationality and forcefulness, evaluating Machiavelli approach to lying, and commenting on his assumption that the real nature of man as bad.
KEYWORDS: Machiavelli, nature of man, The prince and other writings,
C/P/405. Karl Polanyi's Theory of Political Economy
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- 2600
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- 2011
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- 29.99 GBP
The paper looks at the views of political economist Karl Polanyi discussing his idea that the free market is a challenge to social order and stability, explaining the phenomenon of ‘double movement’, i.e. a simultaneous attempt to liberalize markets while enacting protectionism, and arguing the relevance of Polanyi’s ideas for contemporary economists and policy-makers.
KEYWORDS: Karl Polanyi, Political Economy, free market,
C/P/404. Foucault's views on ideology, power relations and regimes of truth
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- 3550
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- 2011
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The paper argues whether the French historian and sociologist Michael Foucault is correct to dismiss ideology in favour of power relation and regimes of truth. Foucault’s attack on the idea of ideology is discussed contrasting his views with Marxist reliance on ideology, the concept ‘regimes of truth’ is explained.
KEYWORDS: Ideology, Foucault, power, truth, Marxism,
C/P/403. Absolute Nature of Hegel's Idealism
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- 4050
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- 2011
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- 49.99 GBP
The paper analyses Hegel’s philosophy as a culmination of the idealism of Plato, Kant, Fichte, Liebniz, etc. Hegel’s contribution to economic and political thought is examined identifying the features that distinguish Hegel’s idealism from all other forms of idealism.
KEYWORDS: Hegel’s idealism,
C/P/366. Biography of Giovanni Gentile
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- 950
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- 2011
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- 9.99 GBP
This paper presents a biographical study of the life and work of Giovanni Gentile, an Italian academic and philosopher. He is discussed in reference to fascism, and the paper presents an overview of his work and contribution to philosophy.
KEYWORDS: Biography, Giovanni Gentile, philosophy, fascism,
C/B/3418. Examination of business ethics and child labour
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- 1500
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- 2011
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- 19.99 GBP
This paper analyses child labour from the perspective of the Kantian framework, Rawls’ social justice theory and the Utilitarianism ethical model. The paper begins by providing the background to the topic, and this is followed of an assessment of the Kantian approach to business. The concept of child labour is then examined, and the paper concludes by looking at the Utilitarianism approach.
KEYWORDS: child labour, Kantian framework, Rawls’ social justice theory, Utilitarianism ethical model,
S/P/498. An examination of the indirect realist theory of perception
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- 950
- DATE:
- 2011
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- 9.99 GBP
This paper discusses the indirect realist theory of perception, and aims to assess whether it is a defensible position. The paper begins by outlining the concept of the Sense Datum Theory (SDT), and links it to the indirect realist theory of perception. The reasons why the indirect theory has been rejected by many philosophers are outlined, and the paper discusses the ‘veil of perception’ problem. Other theories examined are The Time- Lag Argument”, “The Transmission Argument”, “The Argument from Hallucination,” and “The Argument from Illusion.” The paper concludes by suggesting why it may still be seen as defensible.
KEYWORDS: Indirect realist theory of perception, Sense Datum Theory, SDT, Veil of Perception problem, The Time- Lag Argument, The Transmission Argument, The Argument from Hallucination, The Argument from Illusion,
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