Academic papers on Philosophy

Ideas about Peace and War
This 3 page paper examines various ideas about war to come from people like Bob Marley, Ehren Watada, and the philosophers Kant and Hume. Differences in positions are discussed. The Enlightenment is also a part of this paper. Bibliography lists 4...
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Work Relationships From an Aristotelian View
This 8 page paper examines Aristotle's ideas about happiness, justice and friendship. Each of these themes are examined and applied to issues concerning work life. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Durkheim and Dawkins
This 4 page paper looks at the major theoretical points and issues that Dawkins and Durkheim agree and areas where they disagree. The paper includes issues such as religion and the use of scientific approaches and biological models to examine...
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Proof Of God's Existence
This 5 page paper discusses three types of proof: the ontological argument, the cosmological argument, and the teleological argument. However, these three types of proof are based on a specific chapter in the book, Does the Center Hold by Palmer....
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Philosophy Topics
A 6 page research paper that addresses various philosophical topics. First of all, the writer identifies six quotes and who the writer believes wrote these statements. Then, the writer answers several true/false questions, indicating why each answer...
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J.J. Rousseau's Social Contract (Reaction Paper)
This 6 page paper is a reaction to J.J. Rousseau's work The Social Contract. Contemporary examples are used. Quotes are included. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Free Will Or Determinism? Absolving Responsibility
7 pages in length. Taking responsibility for one's actions is not considered to be one of man's most admirable traits, a reality clearly illustrated by the preponderance of frivolous law suits clogging up the justice system. The extent to which...
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Did Descartes Question His Own Thought Process?
The cogito is discussed as well as an objection to it in this 3 page paper. Did Descartes question the thought process used to come up with his solution? Bibliography lists 1 source.
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The Nature of Man in Society and in Government
This 4 page paper compares the political philosophies of Thomas Hobbes ("Leviathan") and Jean-Jacques Rousseau ("Social Contract") and the governments that would result if each man's vision was realized. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Bertrand Russell - Denotation
Bertrand Russell - Denotation: An 8 page paper that discusses some of Russell's theories on denoting phrases. The essay includes discussions of Russell's puzzles, including the law of excluded middle. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Jury Member Speaks Out on Socrates
In eight pages this paper incorporates Plato
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Can Free Will And Determinism Coexist?
4 pages in length. To consider the otherwise opposing aspects of free will and determinism as being complementary entities is to embrace the notion of compatibilism. Historically speaking, free will and determinism have long represented a...
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Socrates: Horses In "Apology"
5 pages in length. The writer provides a brief overview of stanzas 20b, 25b, 27b, 30e and 36d as they relate to the analogies made to horses. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Bertrand Russell: The Value Of Philosophy
8 pages in length. Bertrand Russell's greatest philosophical point is clarifying the nature of truth, a concept that continues to elude finite understanding even in the twenty-first century. His objective is not so much to condemn the purport of...
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Using Aristotle to Analyze "Hamlet"
This 3 page paper uses Aristotle's guidelines from his "Poetics" to analyze "Hamlet." It argues that we can use Aristotle's methods to explore works written long after his time. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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