Academic papers on Philosophy

Control
This 3 page paper explores The Enchiridion by Epictetus and Deliverance from Error by al-Ghazali, not to summarize them, but to use them as a springboard for thinking about what sort of control we can exercise over others and over ourselves.
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Aletheia and Veritas
This 3 page paper discusses the difference between aletheia and veritas (both can be defined as "truth") and why the theories of correspondence, coherence and pragmatism fit more easily into aletheia than veritas. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Logos and Philosophical Thought
This 3 page paper discusses the relationship among logos and philosophical thought, induction, deduction and sophistry. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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The Many Views on Personal Identity
This 4 page paper examines various works to determine just what personal identity is. Spiritual, psychological and physical models are presented. Kafka and Darwin are two theorists included. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Happiness According to Freud and Rousseau
This 8 page paper examines the idea of happiness according to Freud and Rousseau. Happiness is discussed in general and related to each of the theorists' works. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Logic and Critical Thinking
A 4 page essay on the relationship between logic and critical thinking. The writer first discusses logic and critical thinking and then relates this to personal experience. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Nietzsche & Jesus
A 3 page essay that compares and contrasts Jesus and Nietzsche. The Gospel According to St. Matthew records the Jesus' Sermon on the Mount (Matt. 5:1-7:29). This sermon effectively summarizes Jesus' moral teaching. In his text The Consolation of...
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Considering the Notion of Signs
This 3 page paper discusses the difference between Husserl's idea of sign and Saussure's idea of sign, and how Derrida would deconstruct the difference between them. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Hume and Berkeley: Two Views of Reality
This 7 page paper explores the works of David Hume and George Berkeley, and argues that Hume adheres quite strictly to the philosophy of empiricism while Berkeley does not. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Critical Analysis Of Hume's "Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion" - Evil
6 pages in length. Quite a solid debate raged within the literary confines of Hume's Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion as to which principle was truly the supreme representational factor of why God would permit so much evil to exist in the...
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Action and Religion in Social Life
This 11 page paper discusses action and religion in social life as seen by Durkheim, Freud, Weber and Marx. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Philosophical Proofs for God's Existence
This 3 page paper examines ideas from Descartes and St. Anselm. Various proofs for God's existence are discussed. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Aristotle on Friendship
This 6 page paper examines Aristotle's view of friendship. Contemporary examples are provided. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Socrates' View on Service to the Gods
This 3 page paper examines the views of Socrates and Euthyphro in terms of service. Two types are defined. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Bertrand Russell And Pragmatic Conception Of Truth: Compare/Contrast
7 pages in length. The notion of truth, even after centuries' worth of attempts at securing incontrovertible clarity, still remains as elusive a concept as it was when Gorgias first struggled to understand its meaning. Bertrand Russell argues the...
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