Academic papers on Philosophy

Historical Causation Does Not Necessarily Apply to Classical Historiography
This 3 page paper evaluates the statement
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God, Ultimate Reality, Epistemology, Ethics, and the Nature of Human Beings: A Personal Worldview
A 7 page review of these life concepts. Written from a personal perspective, this paper delves into some of the hardest questions of life. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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"The Last Days Of Socrates" - Euthyphro's Actions
5 pages in length. Euthyphro thinks it is right for him to prosecute his own father because he claims to be pious in the action. Merely because he believes himself to be an authority due to his piousness, he therefore justifies what transpires...
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The Pre-Socratic Philosophers and Their Search for Explanation
This 3 page paper explores the pre-Socratic philosophers and their search for explanations for the working of the Universe, and why they were important. It also briefly considers how their work led to that of the later thinkers, especially Plato and...
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The Idea of Arche in Pre-Socratic Philosophy
This 3 page paper considers the idea of arche (first principles) in pre-Socratic philosophy, and how it later developed in Socratic, Platonic and Aristotelian thought. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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What is Truth?
This 4 page paper takes a look at Plato and the Sophists and examines the concept of truth. A dictionary definition is used as a springboard for discussion. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Buddha And Epicurus: 'Self' And The Root Of Human
4 pages in length. In determining how realistic the claims of Buddha and Epicurus are in relation to the self and the root of human misery, one cannot deny the truth of their contention when one understands just how limiting mortal thought can be...
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Kant: Good Will
5 pages in length. The inherent value of good will - that which is not dependent upon the outcome of the action in order to justify its occurrence - is unlike any other deed a human can perform. According to Kant (1998), every other commodity,...
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The Nature of Man According to Plato and Machiavelli
This 4 page paper compares and contrasts the two theorists. Primary sources are used. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Utilitarianism
This 6 page paper examines utilitarianism as an ethical system. Examples are provided. The theory is explained. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Plato's View of Who Should Rule
This 4 page paper examines parts of Plato's Republic. Research is provided to support the assumptions. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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What Is the Objective of the Philosophical Investigation?
This 7 page paper discusses the philosophical investigation, and gives examples of philosophical arguments. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Philosophy And Skepticism
5 pages in length. Stoic philosophy incorporated a number of beliefs pertaining to logic, physics and ethics that comprised their very existence, a reality that varied considerably from that of the Epicureans. Determinism was the mantra for...
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Descartes vs. Russon
A 5 page comparison of the contentions of these two important philosophers. This paper focuses on the distinction between substances and essences, the mind and body, and autonomy and heteronomy. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Karl Marx and the Enlightenment & Kant
This 10 page answers two questions on philosophy. The fist considers whether Marx's political thought represent a continuation of the Enlightenment project or a departure from it? The second discusses according, to Kant, what can we hope for in the...
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