Academic papers on Philosophy

Plato's Contribution to Understanding Philosophy and Philosophers
This 10 page paper looks at the influence that Plato has had on later philosophies and philosophers. The paper looks at the general influences and then considers this with specific examples such as Aristotle and Hobbes. The bibliography cites 8...
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Why Is Power Productive For Foucault?
3 pages in length. Power is a commanding entity that gains its strength from a number of different components throughout man's world; from social status to financial wealth and political prowess to gender oppression, power develops as a springboard...
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Socrates and Machiavelli Compared
This 4 page paper examines both of these individual's ideas. Some quotes are included. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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A Comparison of Kant's Enlightened Human Being with Nietzsche's Noble Human Being
This 5 page paper examines Kant and Nietzsche's philosophies. Various aspects of their writings are discussed. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Marx and Mill
This 5 page paper comprises two short essays: one on Karl Marx and his ideas about class antagonism; the second about John Stuart Mill's ideas about individuality. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Is Cannibalism Ever Justified?
This 4 page paper uses a hypothetical situation presented by a student as a springboard for discussion. Hume's ideas about utility and Kant's categorical imperative are considered. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Nietzsche And Heidegger: Art & Aesthetics
9 pages in length. To understand art is to reach for and embrace the meaning of truth, inasmuch as truth forms the fundamental basis of artistic rendering. Nietzsche and Heidegger's respective stances - which equally illustrate how art is the...
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An Analysis of the Ideas of Hume and Ayer
This 3 page paper looks at ideas of Hume and Ayer. Emotivism and other ideas are discussed. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Human Behavior According to Freud and Nietzsche
This 4 page paper examines the two theorists' views. Why and how do people make decisions? For Freud, much happiness comes from sexual love or the pursuit of it but he sees a need for restrictions. For Nietzsche, people make decisions based on ...
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Aristotle/De Anima
A 5 page essay that discusses Aristotle
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Rene Descartes/Proving God Exists
A 3 page essay that summarizes the arguments (proofs) that Descartes argues in Meditation III in his Meditations on First Philosophy. No additional sources cited.
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The Relationship between the Self and Wisdom
This 4 page paper discusses the relationship between the self and wisdom. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Choosing a Philosopher
This 3 page paper examines the philosophical ideas of Socrates, Thoreau, Huxley, Pieper and Frankl and argues that Thoreau is least reasonable and Frankl, most reasonable and why. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Why Be Moral?
This 12 page paper examines Veatch's moral theory as it relates to his book Rational Man. The book is something that is aligned with Aristotle's ideas. The paper concludes that man should be moral because it is the most fulfilling kind of life....
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Responsibility
Responsibility is defined in this 5 page paper. Three types of responsibility are discussed : causal, legal and moral. Other ways of looking at responsibility are addressed. Was Paris Hilton responsible for her fate? This is just one example used...
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