Academic papers on Philosophy

THE LONG WAR AGAINST GOD/HENRY MORRIS
This 18 page paper summarizes the work of Dr. Henry Morris's book, The Long War Against God. Extensive quotes, examples of evolution versus creationism including the origin of evolution with early man. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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John Foster: Dualism
10 pages in length. Primary to John Foster's defense of dualism is the concept of human beings being more than just stimulus-response machines; as such, he long frowned upon the stringency of scientific requirements, belaboring the fact that the...
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Idealism
This is a 6 page paper discussing the philosophical concept of
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Philosophy of the Scientific Method
A 5 page paper defining and discussing the scientific method as defined by the author used as the single source for the paper. The author (Herbert Feigl, 1902-1988) identifies five criteria of the scientific method and examines several...
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The Nature of Knowledge and Morality: Discussion of Theories of Descartes, Hume, Kant and Nietzsche
This is a 6 page paper discussing the theories of Descartes, Hume, Kant and Nietzsche. The nature of knowledge and morality within philosophical arguments has taken considerable shifts over the ages. Rationalism and the ideas of Rene Descartes used...
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Plato's Division of the Soul is Wrong
This 5 page paper looks at Plato's three-fold model of the soul and refutes it. The paper defines Plato's paradigm and then goes on to to argue a thesis that opposes it. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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John Locke and Innate Principle:
This 5 page paper examines Locke's arguments against innate principle. Furthermore, this paper explores what Locke considers to be the source of all ideas. Bibliography lists 1 source..
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Althusser's Notion of Ideology:
This 5 page paper discusses Althusser and his ideas about the media, Marxism, class struggle and more. This paper highlights the limitations of his arguments as well. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Comparing and Contrasting Philosophers:
This 6 page paper compares and contrasts the major theories of Kant, Descartes, Hume, Hegel and Hobbes. This paper cites many examples from their works as a basis for comparing these men and their ideas. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Are Emotions Wholly Different from the Rational Intellect? A Discussion Using Some Arguments from Plato
This is a 6 page paper discussing emotions and rational intellect. Traditionally in ancient Greek philosophy as seen in Plato
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Comparison of the Radical Revolutionary and Liberal Democratic Schools of Political Thought in Regards to The Human Condition, Government and Society, The Rights of Man and Freedom
This is a 7 page paper discussing the ideals of the radical revolutionary and the liberal democratic schools of thought. The ideals of the radical revolutionary schools of thought as seen in the writings of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Karl Marx and...
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Philosophers: An Introduction
A 10 page paper which examines some of the basic theories of Hume, Rousseau, Marx, Nietzsche, Freud, and Foucault. Bibliography lists 6 additional sources.
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Aristotle
A 5 page paper which examines Aristotle
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The role of the transcendental unity of apperception
This 5 page paper looks at Kant's transcendental deduction. The role of the transcendental unity of apperception is highlighted. All concepts are explained. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Empiricism: The Only Truly Scientific Basis For Sociological Research
14 pages. Empiricism, which is defined as understanding through experience and interaction, has been a long-challenged concept when it comes to it being the only truly scientific basis for sociological research. Following upon the assertion that...
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