Academic papers on Philosophy

Purpose and Meaning in Life According to Great Minds
A 5 page paper which discusses how some of the great minds in history have addressed the aspect of a meaningful life. Those discussed in these terms are Viktor Frankl, Plato, Nietzsche, and Albert Camus. The aspect of a meaningful life is...
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Teleological and Mechanistic World Views
A 5 page paper which discusses the teleological and mechanistic world views and discusses how the define, or involve, God and/or purpose in life. They are discussed briefly as they involve ontological arguments, and then presented in relationship...
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The Legendary Pythagoras and His Influence on Determining Real Being, Music, Numbers, Mysticism, Plato, and the Western Concept of Science
A 5 page paper which examines the major contributions of Pythagoras in terms of determining real being through numbers, music, mysticism, Plato, and in formulating the Western concept of science. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Kant's Critical Philosophy
This 10 page paper outlines Kant's critical philosophy, exploring concepts such as transcendental knowledge and the transcendental unity of apperception. The 1787, or 'B' version, of his Critique of Pure Reason is used. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Aquinas: A Direct Realist?
A 5 page paper which addresses whether Thomas Aquinas was a direct realist or not. The paper presents the argument that Aquinas was not a direct realist. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Plato and Machiavelli on War
A 7 page paper which discusses how Plato and Machiavelli regarded the act of war. For the most part both philosophers were very clear in illustrating how and why war existed, yet somewhat more vague in terms of presenting their personal opinions...
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Plato, Aristotle, and St. Augustine on a Contemporary Issue: Drug Abuse
A ten page paper explaining the philosophies of these three seminal thinkers in great detail, and speculating about their opinions on the issue of drug abuse in our own day. The paper concludes that Aristotle provided the best way of looking at the...
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Religious Administration and Leadership: Variable Structure and the Need for Continual Challenge
A 10 page discussion of the differences in church administration and leadership between world religions. Contrasts the Catholics, Protestants, and Muslims and emphasizes taht it is the responsibility of both the administration and church leaders as...
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Nature and the Social Contract in Hobbes, Locke, and Kant
A six page paper comparing and contrasting these three philosophers in terms of their views on "natural law" and its implications to society. Hobbes believed living in a "state of nature" was dangerous, and people should submit to the authority of...
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Plato on Education
This 5 page paper looks at the philosophy of Plato regarding education of the young and old. Plato held that education was the responsibility of the state and should be used as a tool to mould children to their future role in society. Considered are...
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Humanity's Fate: Free Will Or Determinism?
7 pages in length. Is one's life determined or is it the result of free will? In establishing the answer to this question, it is essential that one understand the difference between the two representations. When one is cast forward by way of...
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Power, Nature, Identity, and Belief in Machiavelli, Galileo, Goethe, and Marx
This 15 page report discusses the fact that throughout the philosophical constructs of history, issues relating to power, personal and group identity, humanity
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Constructing a Valid Argument Regarding Cultural Relativism
This 5 page report discusses Cultural Relativism and whether or not it serves as a truly valid argument in terms of philosophical argumentation. It is important to understand that in actually constructing a meaningful argument one must present...
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W.V.O. Quine and Philip Kitcher: Interdependence of Belief and Creationism versus Evolution
This 5 page report discusses the ideas of two contemporary philosophical writers regarding the interdependence of beliefs and how it is applicable to the debate that rages on regarding creationism versus evolution. Belief is repeatedly shown to...
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B.F. Skinner and George Edward Moore Regarding the Determination of Human Actions
This 5 page report discusses how B.F. Skinner brought into question the motivations that lead people to modify their actions, as well as the ways in which
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