Human Cloning Perfection in humans is unheard of. We cannot even agree on what ‘normal’ is, much less what is perfect. All opinions are based on what each person prefers, or what works best for them. Human life should not be decided this way. It could lead to mass races, and people working toward creating the “perfect human.” Such people would be used as human machines, neglected as

Economics of Marriage The marriage expectations of 1898 are not a far cry from the worries of women in the present. In the past, there were many concerns of the economic value of a wife, whether it be abusing the wife’s free labor, or marrying into a rich family for the sake of money. As times have slowly changed, the argument has not. The women are still doing much of the non-market wo

Euthenasia Euthanasia Euthanasia has been a controversial topic for quite some time but made a huge impact in the media when Dr. Jack Kevorkian sentenced to a 10-25 year prison term for giving a lethal injection to Thomas Youk. Euthanasia, meaning “good death” is the intentional killing by act or omission of a dependent human being for his or her alleged benefit. People today t

Inerrancy Of The Bible The Inerrancy of the Bible The Bible is the inspired word of God. It is inerrant and infallible. As a Christian I believe this with all of my heart. The Christian faith, in one form or another, has been basing its beliefs on this fact for nearly two thousand years. The question asked by many people, both Christian and non-Christian alike, is why' Why do we be

Socrates A virtue such as honesty or generosity is not just a tendency to do what is honest or generous, nor is it to be helpfully specified as a "desirable" or "morally valuable" character trait. It is, indeed a character trait -- that is, a disposition which is well entrenched in its possessor, something that, as we say "goes all the way down", unlike a habit such as being a tea-drinke

Existentialism I find existentialism to be a type of deep thinking. Writers and philosophers of the 20th century must have been in very deep thought to develop such a tough question to answer. Writers of the day were looking for a way to encourage individualism. They were aimed at trying to make people responsible for their acts of wrongdoing. Existentialism is the analysis of how and wh

Existentialism Today we can see the basic themes of Existentialism through the writings of Jean-Paul Sarte, Simone De Beauvoir and Albeert Camus. Existentialism is the philosophy that focuses on the individual person, usually stressing choice, freedom, and the problems of existence. This thought was born in French café’s among young intellectual playwrites, novelist, poets, musicians, an

Existential Nihilism and Children In modern day society, it has become an increasingly frequently and alarmingly acceptable practice to indoctrinate children into various religious, moral, and ethical creeds before the child is even old enough to question what he/she is being told. This practice robs children of their rights and of their freedom to choose, and in trying to teach their c

Ethnocentrism Ethnocentrism Ethnocentrism is the feeling that one’s group has a mode of living, values and patterns of adaptation that are superior to those of other groups. It is coupled with a generalized contempt for members of other groups. Ethnocentrism may manifest itself in attitudes of superiority or hostility. Violence, discrimination, proselytizing, and a verbal aggressi

A Single Step Philosophy Paper “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” ---Lao Tzu I have recently learned how true this statement is and started to realize that it applies to just about everything in my life. From college, to getting over the loss of a good friend, to starting new relationships. Ever since I was a little girl I talked

Anonymous Zen Teaching This aspect of Zen teaching, the existence of the positive in the negative is difficult for many people to comprehend, especially since it is also taught that both the positive and the negative (Yang and Yin) co-exist in interactive interdependency in what is termed the 'Tai Chi' (symbolised by the Yin and Yang aspects linked together in the two halves of

Emmanuel Kent If there has been one thing that I have learned this semester in philosophy it is to never be satisfied with what you already know. That is why I have chosen to do my final paper on Immanuel Kant. He is a philosopher who we did not talk about at all this semester in class, but none the less his contributions are immense. I did not want to write the typical paper on Aristo

Empowerment Facing Tomorrows Challenge I believe that if I dream it I can achieve it. In a world of modern technology and scientific development one must be empowered or prepared to meet the challenges we must face. For each young person who is know a dependent, life is so simply because or parents and guardian are solving our problems. Little do we realize this period is only

Enduring Love Emile Zola describes the role of the novelist as being like “a pathologist dissecting life with the book as a kind of experiment”. How does this illuminate our understanding of the first chapter of Enduring Love ' If Ian McEwan is a pathologist dissecting life, with Enduring Love being the experiment, then he uses the narrator like a surgical tool to carry out the experi

Enlightenment The powerful Enlightenment ideas of the eighteenth century, concerning reason and natural law, spread widely throughout Europe and its colonies and gave hope to many people for future progress and reform. As England gained control over the colonies in America, many colonists felt victimized by the unfair treatment they were receiving from their mother country. They used t

Epistomolgy ‘LOGOS’ – means word Epistçmç = Knowledge Epistemology = the study of knowledge HOW DO I KNOW FOR SURE' (Contrasted with doxa = which is a belief or mere opinion) (How) can doxa (an opinion) = be Epistçmç (knowledge)' Knowledge = justified true belief (universally true). Doxa can be justified belief. 3 necessary conditions for knowledge: 1. Belief – (yours/mi

Is Belief in God Rational Is belief in God rational' Both science and religion depend on each other as they try to answer the same question of whether God exists. The definition of "rational" involves clear and vivid thinking, complete and accurate information, and no faulty conditioning. What is belief' Everyone has a belief system, whether they're Christians or not. Everyone has s

Essay on Karl Marx Essay on Karl Marx Karl Heinrich Marx was the oldest surviving boy of nine children. His father, Heinrich, a successful lawyer, was a man of the Enlightenment, devoted to Kant and Voltaire, who took part in agitations for a constitution in Prussia. His mother, born Henrietta Pressburg, was from Holland. Both parents were Jewish and were descended from a long

Ethical Relativism Ethical relativism is a theory in which the point of ethics and their universality is brought out. Implying that for every different culture there will be a different code of ethics, for any given time. Within this paper I discuss the certain implications that go along with ethical relativism. Which are tolerance towards other cultures and there views. Also that there

Ethics Ethics as an Introduction to Philosophy Paper #1 Human nature is aware of the ideas of being just and seeming just from a very young age. We realize that if we do something unjust, we are punished; however, if we do something unjust and are not caught then we are not punished, and we are held in high regard. The same is true for actually being just. For some people this

Ethics, Happiness, Freedom, and Virtue In this paper, I will explain the attitudes of the sub-man, serious man, nihilist, adventurer, and passionate person as explained by Simone De Beauvoir. I will show how freedom is neglected in each attitude due to inconsistency and the fear of facing reality. In De Beauvoir’s book “The Ethics of Ambiguity”, I will explain the term “Ethics is the tr

Euthyphro I. In the Euthyphro, Euthyphro himself gives three proposals of piety. First, the pious is to prosecute the wrongdoer and the impious is not to prosecute the wrongdoer. Socrates disputes this example as lacking generality. He believed that in order to define piety, one had to find the form that made all pious acts pious. An example of a pious act does not in turn define piety.

Euthyphro EUTHYPHRO Euthyphros charges against his father are ridiculous and impious. A man kills another man, "even it was in a drunken rage" deserves to be punished for his actions. That’s my view on murder, however I do feel there is a time to kill, like if his father was a vicious man or had killed before. The indictment, which happened many years ago, will have a great eff

Euthyphro and Socrates Socrates’ Opposition of Euthyphro’s First and Third Suggestion Euthyphro’s first and third suggestion on the form of piety poses a problem for Socrates. A form is something that distinguishes one thing from another; piousness just like anything else has a form. In Socrates’ debate with Euthyphro, he looks for the form of piety, something that can separate p

Evolution of Western Lit Derek Martin The “Renaissance” or the “Age of Enlightenment” was an age of great advancement and restructure for all of Europe. Great advancements had been made in science, logic and mathematics. These developments greatly affected the literary arts in Western civilization. The Renaissance gave way the Neo-classical movement in literature. Neo-classicalism

Existence Is it possible that nothing exists in the universe besides yourself' Is it possible that the people and things you see around you are all products of your own mind like a dream' How could you show that other things exist in the universe besides yourself and your ideas' It is very possible that we all are living in one big dream. Everything around us could just be an idea i

Faith and Reason Faith and Reason St. Thomas Aquinas believes that we can know God through reason. We start questioning ourselves when we are ourselves is what we know about God because he allowed us to know him through faith' Reasoning needs to be logical, however there are many things such as God that cannot be logically explained without reason. There are some things about God

Faust - Evil “Evil Grows From Simple Desires” Evil is a very vague topic, it can consist of many things, a person’s action, a person’s way of thinking, an attitude, a feeling, a sense, it could be anything really. But what could cause a thing of this magnitude' Many things, one of which that has a great role in doing so is desire. Desire can grow into evil very subtly, so subtly

Feng Shui in Society Did you ever wonder where and why we live the way we do' With the goal of answering it, the Chinese developed a tradition of techniques that combines commonsense, fine aesthetics, and mystical philosophy. This tradition, called Feng Shui, is both an art and a science that aims to ensure that all things are harmonious with their surroundings. The application of Feng S

Feng Shuia When you walk into Cathleen McCandless’ home, one word comes to mind- soothing. This instant, comfortable feeling is no accident- Cathleen is a certified Feng Shui consultant, and she uses the principles of Feng Shui to improve virtually every aspect of her life, from her career to her health. Many of you have heard of or even dabbled in Feng Shui. What is it exactly' Is i