Academic papers on Philosophy

The Distinction Between Mind and Body
A 5 page review of the theoris on the separation that exists between mind and body. The author includes the opinions of more recent researchers but details those of Descartes as these form the framework of both historic and contemporary opinion on...
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Emerson
A 3 page paper which examines Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Sartre, Value and Choice
This 3 page paper considers this observation: It seems as if Sartre is trying to derive values from facts; but doesn't this stand in direct opposition to his view that we always choose values no matter what the facts? Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Plato And St. Augustine On Human Nature
This 5 page paper presents some of the ideas of each Plato and St. Augustine regarding human nature. In so doing, the essay compares and contrasts these thoughts. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Robert Nozick and Animal Rights
This 3 page paper explores Nozick's theory of rights to see if it's adequate to explain animal rights. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Evaluation of Three Articles in Epistemology
This 4 page paper looks at the philosophy of knowledge and whether or not knowledge is intrinsic. Three articles are discussed individually. Bibliography lists 3 sources
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Will the Sun Rise Tomorrow?
This 4 page paper examines this question according to philosopher David Hume's ideas. Issues related to knowledge are discussed. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Justice : Plato & Aquinas
A 4 page paper that discusses the concept of virtues, emphasizing justice, according to Plato through Meno and Socrates and St. Thomas Aquinas' Four Cardinal Virtues. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Nietzsche's Objections To Democracy: Criticism
6 pages in length. Nietzsche might be considered an anarchist when it comes to the notion of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness as it relates to his fellow human beings. Declaring that the human race
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The Trial of Socrates
A 3 page paper which examines the fairness of Socrates
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Rousseau, Rawls and the State
This 3 page paper discusses the varying viewpoints of Rousseau and Rawls, and what the two philosophers believe to be the basic liberties to which citizens are entitled. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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The Nature Of Logic As It Relates To Critical Thinking
4 pages in length. It is virtually impossible to have critical thinking present without the benefit of logic or to experience the logical thought without the inclusion of critical thinking. Indeed, the two seemingly separate entities work...
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Why Lying is Always Wrong
This 3 page paper examines lying and the lying promise as it respects Kantian ethics. This is compared with the Utilitarian position. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Cartesian Mind/Body Dualism
A 5 page research paper/essay that examines what two articles say about dualism and Descartes and then offers the writer's personal observations. Dualism maintains that the mind and the body are distinctly separate entities (Calef). The dualism...
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How No Exit Provides an Example of Sartre's Existentialist Views
This 8 page paper looks at the Sartre play No Exit. Various aspects of existentialism are discussed. Some of the author's other works are referenced Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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