Academic papers on Philosophy

Philosophy In The 21st Century
6 pages in length. Is there philosophy after the twentieth century's end of philosophy? Indeed, if humanity is to continue in a forward progression, one might readily argue that there had better be philosophical thought in the twenty-first...
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Analysis of Irigaray's Spiritual Ideas
This 5 page thesis paper delves into this feminist writer's ideas about spirituality and religion. She is compared with Simone de Beauvoir. Irigaray's outstanding contribution to women's spirituality is emphasized. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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David Hume and Whether or Not an Understanding of Morality Comes from God
This 5 page report discusses Scottish philosopher David Hume
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Heidegger's Being and Time
5 pages in length. Martin Heidegger brings up interesting philosophical arguments in his book Being and Time. We see therein the virtual destruction of tradition as we know it. Heidegger has a way of analyzing Dasein within Being and Time...
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The Ideas of St. Thomas Aquinas
This 7 page paper delves into problems, presented by a student, concerning St. Thomas Aquinas's position on a variety of subjects. Kant plays a major role in the discussion. Other philosophers are mentioned and subjects broached include creationism,...
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Power: Coercion or Capacity?
A 5 page paper which examines whether the condition or state of power is coercion or capacity. The paper argues that power is capacity, for it is a commodity in many senses, a privilege granted someone or something. Coercion is not power, for...
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Are Moral Claims Justifiable
This 7 page paper considers the issue of whether moral claims are justifiable or if they aren't, why such justification is impossible. This paper integrates the views of Aristotle, Kant, Mill, Nietzche and Foucault, and considers one specific...
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The Views of MacIntyre on Aristotle, Nietzche, Foucault and Habermas
This 7 page paper considers the presentation of the concept of the crucial choice defined by MacIntyre in his work After Virtue relative to the perspectives a number of philosophers, including Aristotle, Nietzche, Foucault and Habermas, as the...
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Karl Marx and Alienation
This 5 page report discusses the ideas and ideals of Karl Marx as they relate to alienation. Karl Marx spent his entire life working for revolution, in the midst of a revolutionary situation, and he was attempting to build a modern form of...
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This 5 page report discusses the meaning of the
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The Better Path to Happiness and the Connection Between Authority and Freedom in Plato
This 5 page report discusses two separate questions. First: Does John Stuart Mill or Karl Marx chart a better course toward happiness for the worker? Second: the issue discussed is regarding the connection between authority and freedom in the...
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Relative Truth or Absolute Truth?
This 5 page report discusses some of the thinking regarding whether truth is a relative or an absolute concept. Philosophy, in general, revolves around the fervent desire to determine what truth is. Whether or not the discussion is related to...
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Friedrich Nietzsche and His Views on Human Nature
This 5 page report discusses the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche and his beliefs regarding
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Predestination, John Calvin, Oedipus Rex, and Whether or Not "Tragic Flaws" Can Be Overcome
A 5 page paper which examines the concept of predestination, the beliefs of John Calvin, the tragic flaws which cause the downfall of Oedipus Rex, and a personalized consideration of tragic flaws and possible ways of overcoming them. Bibliography...
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Enlightenment, Romantic, and Existentialist Thinking and Its Impact on Contemporary Views
This 5 page report discusses the characteristics of the Enlightenment, Romantic, and Existentialist schools of thought and the ways in which such characteristics have shaped contemporary views of human nature. Without these
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