Philosophy
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The Pleasure of Abstinence
In his Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle makes the claim that virtue is contingent upon the derivation of pleasure from committing virtuous acts. Specifically, he states that “[Statement one] A man who abstains from bodily pleasures and enjoys doing so is self-controlled; if he finds abstinence troublesome, he is self-indulgent; a man who endures danger with joy… is courageous; if he endures it with pain, he is a coward. … [Statement two] It is pleasure that makes
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The Politics of Aristotle and Plato
Philosophy truly began from the two ground-breaking philosophers whom we have come to learn and teach about, Aristotle and Plato. Based on their genius thoughts and ideas, they alone have sculpted the minds of millions of philosophers since their day and age. In addition, the "Politics" that are at subject were the widespread thought of Aristotle and Plate which have been written out. An example of their Politics included the matters of a state, such
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The Powers of Parliament of England
The powers of Parliament of England During the early year of the 1600s King James and his son Charles would struggle for power with Parliament. The struggle lasted until 1640 when civil war broke out, leading to the beheading of Charles I. The house of Parliament stated three rules to the king that they wanted. "First, that we held not privileges of right , but of grace only, renewed every parliament by way of donature
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The Prince Vs. the Republic
Machiavelli's criticism of Plato's The Republic states that a ruler who possesses an inherent quality of that which is consistently good will never have the authority to rule his or her people successfully. If a ruler always treats his subjects in a manner, which can be qualified as good, then he will ultimately meet his demise, as his subjects will rise against him. Machiavelli claims that it is unrealistic to assume that all the people
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The Problem of Evil
Jimmy Thomas Phil 50 Paper #1 4/4/06 The Problem of Evil Everyday at least some kind of act happens where someone dies, where someone is killed. Anyone can read the newspaper or watch the news and find suicide bombings or mass murders that happened that day. Many have tried to understand the evil of this world and make sense of it, but the doctrine of evil is one of the most debated areas of philosophy.
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The Problem of Evil
Natalie Casas Professor B. Chung Phi 2011 2 March 2006 The Problem of Evil To some evil is necessary for good and to others evil should not logically exist alongside an omnipotent God. As I criticize the sides of both arguments through the works God, Evil, and the Best of All Possible Worlds, by Gottfried Leibniz and Evil and Omnipotence, by J.L. Mackie a conclusion will be made as to which philosophy is logically stronger.
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The Problem of Evil
The Problem of Evil University of Oxford Department for Continuing Education, Undergraduate Philosophy Certificate, Assignment 7 Peter B. Lloyd Is there any satisfactory way of reconciling the existence of an omnipotent and all-loving God with the existence of natural evil (i.e. evil not due to the misuse of human free will)? One of the central claims of the Judaeo-Christian tradition is the existence of an omnipotent and all-loving God. Against this is the observation that
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The Problem of Evil - Mackie
Damn That Evil The problem of evil is an issue that is entirely too overlooked and dismissed by most Christians. I believe that it is a valid argument to renounce some views that traditional theism sets forward. This problem makes the existence of a traditional God extremely unlikely, and it makes a belief in one, irrational at best. The existence of evil is in juxtaposition with the idea of a Christian, omnipotent and wholly good
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The Problem of Evil According to Plantiga
Argument: Premises: 1.God exists, is omnipotent, omniscient, and wholly good 2.The tsunami caused people to suffer 3.An omniscient and omnipotent good being prevents any suffering that it can properly eliminate(that is, eliminate any suffering without eliminating an outweighing good or bringing about a greater evil)that it knows about 4.An omnipotent being has the power to prevent anything 5.An omniscient being is all knowing 6.The tsunami did not bring about good ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Conclusion: God should have
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The Problem of Making Interpersonal Comparisons
The Problem of Making Interpersonal Comparisons One of the problems with utilitarianism is that it is impossible to make interpersonal comparisons. Different people have different personalities and talents which give them to raise their different goals and ambitions. All of these variations are became humans’ existence goals. However, the problem is that we can not know or measure the exactly pleasure and pain for any specific person in any particular situation. Actually, Bentham already recognized
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The Problem of Philosophy
James Baldwin (1924-1987) Contributing Editors: Trudier Harris and John Reilly Classroom Issues and Strategies Problems surround Baldwin's voicing the subjectivity of characters, the great sympathy he awards to the outlook of the marginalized. Students normally meet the underclass as victims perhaps objectified by statistics and case studies. For that matter, students who are not African-American have difficulty with the black orientation arising from Baldwin's middle-class characters: the artists and other, more conventionally successful people. The
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The Provocative Matter of Existence
The Provocative Matter of Existence Rene Descartes, John Locke, and Bertrand Russell all have doubts about our knowledge of the existence of material things. Descartes believes that our senses may be sufficient enough to understand what matter is assuming it's actually there. Locke claims that our senses may make up descriptions of matter, but these are only interpretations and there is no real end to figuring out material bodies in that things can always be
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The Purpose of the Natural Man
The Purpose of the Natural Man What separates man from animal is nothing more than what has been categorized as Human nature, but what Is Human nature? What actions of man can actually be considered as being a causation of his nature? Is Human nature good or is it evil? In order to answer these questions we must first understand what is good and what is evil. The definition of good is said to be
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The Question of Autonomy in the "student Doctor" and a Wary Patient
The Question of Autonomy in The "Student Doctor" and a Wary Patient The "Student Doctor" and a Wary Patient brings to light an interesting dilemma in the medical field, which is: "How do we introduce young doctors to hands-on experience without sacrificing the quality of practice in hospitals?" This is a problem whose intricacies are exposed when James Denton, the young student doctor in our case, is confronted with the need to put his patient
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The Question of God's Existence
The question of God’s existence has been debated through the history of man, with every philosopher from Socrates to Immanuel Kant weighing in on the debate. So great has this topic become that numerous proofs have been invented and utilized to prove or disprove God’s existence. The ontological proof, the cosmological proof, and the teleological proof are the three main divisions. No true answer has been found, but in the Western world people tend to
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The Question of Philosophy
The question is Philosophy. Why is it important? What makes it important? To answer theses questions you first have to know what philosophy is. Philosophy is defined as: the pursuit of wisdom; a search for a general understanding of values and reality by chiefly speculative rather than observational means. This is the written definition of philosophy, but I think philosophy can't be defined to just words. It's more then words. Philosophy to me is an
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The Reality of Choice
The term philosophy encompasses various meanings and raises many questions for example, it seeks to explore the true meaning of reality, truth, values, justice and beauty. ( Lexicon Universal Encyclopedia, 240 ). There are many terms used by philosophers that are often interpreted differently by other philosophers . Free will is an example as well as an important debatable issue. Some philosophers view free will as non existent , while others argue that it really
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The Reason for Jesus
Crucifiction Of Jesus Christ The life of Jesus Christ have appreciably influenced the course of human history and by virtue of a compassionate attitude toward the sick, also have contributed to the development of humanity. The eminence of Jesus as a historical figure and the suffering and controversy associated with his death have stimulated the world to know the circumstances surrounding his crucifixion. The crucifiction Hanging on a cross was the most disgraceful, agonizing and
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The Renaissance: Old in the New
Historically, the Renaissance is thought as a time of creativity and innovation. However, this did not pertain to literary arts and philosophy, but rather other arts and sciences. With the rediscovery of Aristotle and Plato in the 1100's and 1400's, people were able to combine their Christian beliefs with Paganism. Prior to the Renaissance, the views on life were quite bleak and pessimistic, as depicted by a painting of the Virgin Mary. During the Renaissance,
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The Republic
Socrates believes he has adequately responded to Thrasymachus and is through with the discussion of justice, but the others are not satisfied with the conclusion they have reached. Glaucon, one of Socrates' young companions, explains what they would like him to do. Glaucon states that all goods can be divided into three classes: things that we desire only for their consequences, such as physical training and medical treatment; things that we desire only for their
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The Republic
The Republic is a compilation of conversations between the great philosopher Socrates and various other characters about various topics, the major one being justice. This book opens with a dialogue between Socrates and the old man Cephalus at his home. Cephalus is a man reaching the end of his days who has been fortunate enough to have been blessed with wealth, which has enabled him to lead a life full of goodness and happiness. Their
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The Republic
Nick Riddle WR121 The Republic In "The Republic" Plato writes about his views about the wrongs of politics and his views on how to improve upon them. He writes his ideas on how to stomp corruption in both the political world, and then the military world. In his ideas Plato states that to be truly perfect, politicians should be philosophers or philosophers should be politicians. That dream world Plato lived in gets even better when
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The Republic by Plato
Book III in The Republic by Plato the discussion of a just city deeply continues. The people that will become the rulers of the just city, the Guardians, are the main topic. The hierarchy of the society begins to come into better understanding and most importantly we are given the means through which that hierarchy is established and of course preserved. Socrates proposal of how to achieve a just society would effect the society's citizen's
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The Republic, Plato
Readings: Book 1, Plato, The Republic, [W] Assignment: Write brief answers to the following questions: 1) Describe the different notions of Justice discussed in the reading. 2) What is the value of justice, or what purpose does it serve in both individual lives and in the lives of societies? In Book I of the Republic, Plato ponders the different notions of justice. He considers the nature and value of justice and the other virtues as
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The Role of Education in the Republic
The Role of Education in the Republic Plato wrote the republic in the form of dialogues between Socrates and other citizens of ancient Athens. In this series of conversations Plato through Socrates describes his ideal state. The Republic is a place where philosophy rules and the pursuit of wisdom drives everyone. It is a place of class order, where each person performs the task in which he can do best. However, this state can not
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The Role of Greek and Roman Literature
THE ROLE OF GREEK AND ROMAN LITERATURE Over the years, literature of ancient Greece and Rome has affected art, religion, philosophy, science and mathematics, medicine, drama, and poetry profoundly. It has served as a basic model for the development of later European literatures and, consequently, the writings of the historians, geographers, philosophers, scientists, and rhetoricians are read today as sources of historical information and enjoyment. Alfred Whitehead, the famous British philosopher-mathematician, once commented that: "[A]ll
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The Role of Money and Economic
Power, education, wealth, poverty, and economic opportunity are all aspects, not the only aspects, which determine a societies progress and development. Throughout the duration of this class we have thoroughly examined these aspects and many more through books and movies. Books such as "The Republic" by Plato, "An Enemy of The People" by Henrik Isben, "The Laughing Sutra" by Mark Salzman, and "Nickled and Dimed" by Barbara Ehrenreich. We have also found these characteristics to
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The Role of the General Will in Social Contract Theory
The Role of the General Will in Social Contract Theory In the beginning, all men were in the state of nature. All men were allowed to do as they please and follow whatever instincts they had influencing them. The problem with their existence in the state of nature is that some of men's strongest instincts are safety and survival, something that is not really guaranteed in the state of nature. What is to be done
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The Sanctity of Marriage in Hinduism
The Sanctity of Marriage in Hinduism Indian women tolerate abuse and subsequent death because they do not provide a sufficient dowry at the time of their marriage. In a culture that is male-dominated, women are raised to be the servants of their future husbands, and are often forced to marry a man that they have never met. Women that are treated poorly must suppress their feelings in order to keep their husbands happy, or to
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The Satire of Gulliver's Travel
The Satire of Gulliver's Travel In Jonathan Swift's masterpiece, Gulliver's Travels, he uses satire to exaggerate the pitfalls of the human race. Swift makes the human an unsavory animal. He then takes a horse, a simple work tool for humans, and makes them the sublime being. In this land, Gulliver soon discovers that he is unable to tolerate any Yahoos and his devotion is for the Houyhnhnms. Gulliver, after being mistreated by his men on
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