A Timeless Debate

Philosophy & literature   |   Humanities/philosophy   |   School essay   |   10/02/2007   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : « sacrificing some people for the greater good of the to maintain the greatest earthly good, according to was allowed, was firm in his philosophy and offered no ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Augustine's thoughts on free will. Augustine's 'ideal theory of punitive justice'. Immanuel Kant: Torture as an unacceptable form of punishment. Kant's idea of categorical imperative. Conclusion....»

Plato as a proto-feminist: Tendencies towards the development of feminist thought

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Term papers   |   05/17/2009   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : « into classes can focus on the greater good of the This is that Socrates argues for philosophy above poetry and pick and choose which myths are good and which ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The first issue: Allowing women to be rulers in the Republic . Socrates: Does a difference in gender constitutes a difference in nature or physis. Socrates and his interlocutors . Women who have natures similar to that of the Guardian...»

Human catharsis in war

Philosophy & literature   |   Humanities/philosophy   |   Presentation   |   07/10/2008   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : « those who were not; empathy, a concern towards others due to an emotional or relational tie; group selection, sacrificing for the greater good; reciprocal, the ...»

Synopsis abstract : «When people make mistakes, why do they say, 'I'm only human'? . Living through war is like hunger. . There is a paradox between the words 'powerless' and 'kill'.. Soldiers suppress their humanity.. The psychological state of a soldier.. Soldiers...»

War and Peace: An Examination through Relativity

Philosophy & literature   |   Humanities/philosophy   |   Presentation   |   04/18/2008   |   .doc   |   8 pages
Document abstract : « based on the notion that some greater good is being war has existed: opposites like good and evil Liberal Legacies, and Foreign Affairs." Philosophy and Public ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Human behavior and Isaac Newton's Third Law. Human nature has complicated characteristics. Society directs less attention outside the proverbial box. The fusion of malleable human emotions with an ideologically diluted society. The...»

The Fall of Ulysses

Philosophy & literature   |   Humanities/philosophy   |   School essay   |   10/19/2007   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : « how blindly the people of Brazil accept utilitarianism as an authentic philosophy. be all-knowing (Williams 796) when the torture is for such a greater good. ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. New dissenters replacing those detained. Justice: The visible sacrifice made in Brazil . The price of Utilitarianism . Utilitarianism: Viewed as misguided. Conclusion. Work cited....»

European social philosophy: A look at human need in Hegel's "Modern civil society"

Philosophy & literature   |   Humanities/philosophy   |   Book review   |   07/10/2008   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : « Society In his Elements of the Philosophy of Right factor[s], and achieve a greater particularity ( 190 and particularization of needs is objectively good in a ...»

Synopsis abstract : «The first principle, according to Hegel.. All individuals in modern civil society are interdependent.. The individual continues to consciously acknowledge himself as being alone.. Hegel argues even further on multiplication and particularization of...»

Applying Richards' Relational Theory of Value to Animal Rights

Philosophy & literature   |   Humanities/philosophy   |   Term papers   |   08/07/2007   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : « but factory farming is a vastly greater phenomenon. eating meat from factory farms is good with respect The Journal of Natural and Social Philosophy 1.2 (2005 ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The moral dispute over the rights of nonhuman animals. The arguments against the rights of animals . The arguments for factory farming . Conclusion. Works cited....»

Entry level nursing preparation and its impact on health care delivery

Social studies   |   Educational studies   |   Presentation   |   01/09/2009   |   .doc   |   13 pages
Document abstract : « world with its roots in the nineteenth-century work philosophy" (Baly, 1995, p is morally obligated to contribute expertise to the greater good and collectively ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Abstract.. Introduction.. Looking at the prevailing trends in health care delivery.. Florence Nightingale's Notes on Nursing: What it is and What it is Not.. Nurses as the most significant group of healthcare professionals in leading the changes to...»

An essay concerning Bloom's reading of the Republic

Philosophy & literature   |   Humanities/philosophy   |   School essay   |   04/19/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : « have lost the vote by an even greater margin, as which explores the nature of the Good as it Apology seeks to justify the existence of philosophy as something ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The problem of Socrates. Comparing defences. Socrates' arguments in his defence saying no person wants what is bad for them. His defence of the philosophic lifestyle in general. Plato's defence of philosophy . Justifying the society...»

The Relationship of Being and Perception in Enlightenment Philosophy

Philosophy & literature   |   Humanities/philosophy   |   Term papers   |   10/03/2007   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : « A good God can be ruled out as the source In the philosophy of both Descartes and Berkeley, the of body and idea to explicate their greater projects, the ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Berkeley's metaphysical idealism . Descartes' establishment of the essence of material things . The philosophical adventures of Descartes and Berkeley . Berkeley's empiricist epistemology . Berkeley's criticism of rationalism's...»

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