Academic papers on Philosophy

Comparing Atomist and Platonist Thinking and Philosophy
This 10 page report discusses the differences between the Atomists and the Platonists of ancient Greece. According to the atomic theory of matter, all things are composed of minute, invisible, indestructible particles of pure matter (atoma,
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Plato's Symposium/Diatima's speech
A 5 page essay that examines Plato's Symposium, specifically Diatima's speech, and then discusses its premises. No other sources cited.
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Discrimination In Media
This 18 page paper argues that the media has promoted and continued social discrimination of Blacks and the lower economic population through their own discriminatory portrayals, policies and practices. A discussion of theory concerning...
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Rene Descartes and John Locke on Knowledge and God
This 5 page report discusses the relationship that exists between God, nature, and human knowledge in the thinking of Rene Descartes (1596-1650) and John Locke (1632-1704). Both have influenced the thinking and formation of society for the...
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David Hume Ethical Theories
An 8 page paper that discusses Hume's theories of ethics and moral philosophy. Hume made important and lasting contributions to moral theory, which became the foundation for subsequent philosophers. As an example, it was Hume who first wrote of...
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Democratic Rule and the Ideologies of Aristotle, Socrates, Plato, and Machiavelli
An 8 page examination of the premises of democracy as seen through the eyes of the ancient philosophers and the sixteenth century Italian leader. Notes the opinions of these great thinkers on aspects the basic concept of whether one man should rule...
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Knowledge According to Aquinas
This 5 page paper focuses on St. Thomas Aquinas's philosophy of knowledge, something based upon Aristotelian knowledge. The human soul is contemplated as well as the difference between sensory knowledge and intellectual knowledge. Bibliography...
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Greek Classicism
6 pages. Considers what is meant by the term 'classical' when it refers to the high classical period of Greek culture. Examines this aspect in consideration of Pericles, Sophocles' Theban plays and Thucydides History of the Peloponnesian War....
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Plato
An 8 page paper which examines the way Plato presented his concept of justice, through his theory of forms, developed in the works
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Rousseau's Concept of General Will
A 6 page paper which examines Rousseau's "Social Contract" and "Discourse on the Origin of Inequality" as they relate to the concept of general will. Bibliography lists 4 additional sources.
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Thoreau on the Notion that Unjust Laws Exist
An 8 page paper which examines Thoreau's "Walden" and analyzes what it says in regards to unjust laws and what our reaction and action should be in regards to those unjust laws. The paper examines the position of disobeying these laws, even if we...
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Machiavelli, Hobbes and Marx
This 6 page paper provides an overview of some central quotes by Machiavelli, Hobbes and Karl Marx, and then relates these to their political philosophies and perspectives in general. The second part of this paper integrates a view of the political...
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Invisible Cultures
Existence, like culture, is constructed from the experiences of the individual and is shaped by the physical, social, and political contexts of life as experienced by the group. This 5 page paper argues that Ralph Ellison in The Invisible Man, W. E....
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Plato, Aristotle, and Machiavelli on Democratic Rule
This 6 page report discusses three of the great contributors to intellectual reasoning and political thinking of all time. Their fundamental principles and points of view are discussed along with how those views apply to democratic rule....
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Kant's Views on War and Pacifism
This 15 page paper provides an overview of the basic arguments of Kant, especially in regards to his views towards war. This paper integrates a view of Kant's perspectives regarding the nature of pacifism, and why Kant argues against pacifism as a ...
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