Whats Exsistence 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

Who Is More Heroic Achilles Or Odysseus Who is more heroic Achilles or Odysseus' I wanted to take a different approach with this paper, because I am sure it gets old when you read about the stories and nothing else. I am going to go more in depth about two intriguing characters. I read the Iliad a couple of months ago and I just read the Odyssey. Who is more heroic, Odysseus or Ac

Animl Experimentation Animal Experimentation According to Agnus Taylor, author of Magpies, Monkeys, and Morals, animal right supporters believe that it is the rights of animals to be left alone by humans and not used in experiments or research. Due to the efforts of animal rights activists, the use of animals in research dropped by fifty percent in the period from 1990 to

Gangs Gangs Gangs are a violent reality that people have to deal with in today's cities. What has made these groups come about' Why do kids feel that being in a gang is both an acceptable and prestigious way to live' The long range answer to these questions can only be speculated upon, but in the short term the answers are much easier to find. On the surface, gangs are a direct result o

Why Does God Allow People To Suffer Why does God Allow People to Suffer' The question of why God allows people to suffer is an age-old question for those who believe in him. Why does He put his followers through tests of faith and continue to let them suffer with what seems of no relief in sight' The Bible tells us in Revelations 21:4 that there is coming a time when sorrow, tears,

Why Induction Is Invalid Why Induction is Invalid Induction is the process of deriving general principles from particular facts or instances. The “problem of induction” lies in the using of a finite number of instances and generalizing those instances to an infinite possibility of instances. Philosophers of science are constantly debating on whether the “problem of induction” can

Wisdom' Wisdom' Thoughts are a part of our everyday existence: without thought could we achieve wisdom' As I had stated in an earlier essay, ‘Wisdom is the thought and experiences of every man, woman and child.’ Also, I believe wisdom to be knowledge righteously applied. Through thought we encourage self-formulated answers, or imagination, an element that can externalize the soul

Work Chapter 5: Ethical theory I think that Ethics, the systematic study of how we ought to act, both toward ourselves and to others are very important to everyone. The reason why I state that is because not everyone knows how to act properly. And I’m not talking about manners; I’m talking a lot deeper here. Lots of people in this world did not have a happy childhood. An abusiv

12 Angry Men 12 Angry Men In the beginning of 12 Angry Men the jury votes eleven to one that the man on trial is guilty of murdering his father. The eleven that voted guilty had no doubt in their mind that the man on trial was not guilty and they had trouble believing that the one man that voted innocent thought otherwise also. This man, who stood alone in a hot heated jury room, used

Play In Early Childhood Development "play in early childhood development" “The most general examinations of play are embedded in the exploration/play literature. This research suggests that the pllay of preschoolers is followed by diverse exploration, or searching the environment for stimuli that are arousing. Research defines play as a rather stable set of responses to stimuli, suc

Schopenhauer Essay And Aphorisms In “An Inquiry Concerning Human Understanding”, is a controversial theoretical book by David Hume. Throughout this book Hume made various theories concerning the formation of the mind and the beliefs that proceed from it. He also gives reasoning for human belief in God, and rationalizing of the external world. One of Hume’s theories about knowledge and i

Pascal’s Wager Over all Pascal’s Wager is very logical, but I must say that I do not personally find it to be very persuasive. Although it makes complete sense in the risks involved in the wager and that it is over all more beneficial to be faithful and bet on their being a god than it is to assume there is no god and be wrong, but rather the wager gives no other reason as to why one sh

1984 2001 Space Odyssey The film segment chosen was the final scene from Stanley Kubrik^s 2001 A Space Odyssey made in 1968. As the name would suggest, the film is set almost entirely in the future. Already having projected itself over 30 years into the future, it would be safe to assume that this motion picture offers a wealth of imagery and futuristic vision. It does. It is towards the

A Differentiation of Tragic Heroes THE DIFFERENTIATION OF TRAGIC HEROES: AN ESSAY IN COMPARISON OF HEROIC CODES There are many types of heroes, all of whom can be slotted neatly into categories by their respective characteristics. Typically, a tragic hero follows a code that relegates him to pursue justice, be arrogant in manner, and to conspire his plans with cleverness. The tra

Niccolo Machiavelli Niccolo Machiavelli is revered as the founder of modern political philosophy. He was considered a “realist” because he concerned himself only with the political situations that actually arose in reality; where as previous philosophers were concerned largely with the theoretical politics of an “idealist” prefect society. Machiavelli presents Medici with a sort of gui

A Critical Examination Of Valls’ Interpretation Of Just War Theory A Critical Examination of Valls’ Interpretation of Just War Theory In light of recent events and the current “war on terrorism” it seems critical to move away from political rhetoric and approach the issue with as much reasonable objectivity as possible. The central question that Andrew Valls attempts to answer is weath

A Daughter Of Han A Daughter, a Wife and a Mother “A Daughter of Han” written by Ida Pruitt revealed what life was like for a Chinese woman in the 19th century. It allowed us to follow an ordinary woman’s life story during the end of the Qing Dynasty. Our main character, Ning Lao T’ai-t’ai, lived a full and difficult life. In her time, she gave birth and buried children, she worked a

A Great Philosopher King “A Great Philosopher King” The Philosopher King in someone who come closest to the form of goodness, goodness itself. The Philosopher King will know what is the best for his or her people because of the desire and love for knowledge. The Philosopher King can view things that ordinary people do not see. The person that I feel that could have come closest to Pl

A Hanging A Hanging by George Orwell is a harsh, wake up call as to how cold and blind the human race can be. This story takes place in Burma, India in the 1940’s. Orwell is a warder for a prison in Burma and he tells about his one experience as he prepares and puts a prisoner to death. They all gathered around him, six warders, and walked the prisoner out of his cell

A Look At Modern Religious Views: A look at modern religious views: Based on “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” Gabriel Garcia Marquez constructs an intriguing story which includes more than one clear message. This story is meant to be a satirical look at modern religious views.. First and foremost the issue of the duality of the so-called Christian characters arises. Another m

Anti Abortion Utilitarian Approach The topic of abortion is a very sensitive subject. Abortion is seriously immoral. I feel that the best way for me to argue against abortion is with Mill’s Utilitarianism. The utilitarian view of society is we should do what ever is possible to achieve ultimate pleasure with the least amount of pain. Weather abortion is morally right or wrong is very ha

A New Look A New Look The Duke of Buckingham had this to say about literature: “Of all the arts in which to excel, nature’s chief masterpiece is writing well.” The production of great literature doesn’t lie within the grips of gender or race, yet, instead, it flourishes by the genius behind it. Great writers possess abilities to empathize with their readers. An area to consider is

A Posteriori Agrument Supportin Life After Death Mankind has struggled with the question of what happens after death for ages. Two arguments, a posteriori and a priori, propose different views on this subject. A Priori arguments are based on general claims independent of what exists in the world. These always depend upon some innate awareness or idea in humans. A Posteriori arguments are

Antigone Versus Socrates in the Crito Sophocles’ play “Antigone” illustrates the conflict between obeying human and divine law. The play opens after Oedipus’ two sons Eteocles and Polyneices have killed each other in a civil war for the throne of Thebes. Oedipus’ brother in law Creon then assumes the throne. He dictates that Eteocles shall receive a state funeral and honors, while Polyne

Abortion Ethics On the question of abortion being moral, the answer is clearly that terminating a fetus' life under certain circumstances is not only moral, but it is also our responsibility to terminate it if the quality of life is in question for the fetus. A second major reason is that to declare abortion immoral would mean that we would have to consider the factor of how the concepti

Aeschylus, Sophocles, Plato And Dante 1. Dikaiosyne – literally means justice in Ancient Greek; however there are several different interpretations as to what justice can mean. In The Oresteia by Aeschylus the definition of dike is the relationship between individuals. Justice becomes an issue of to what extent we are responsible for our actions and furthermore dike is seen as a cor

Aeschylus The Father of Tragedy Aeschylus was born in Eleusis in 525 BC. He had a vision when he was young of the god, Dionysus, who ordered him to write tragedies. This is exactly what Aeschylus did and became known as the Father of Tragedy. About ninety plays were written by him but only seven survived. One of the seven surviving plays is called Seven Against Thebes. In this

African Proverbs 1. Wisdom is like a baobab tree; no one individual can embrace it. -- Ghana This metaphor also explains that human wisdom is so great that it would be presumptuous and arrogant of a single individual to claim to have mastered it all, when it is truly impossible. 2. Where the rooster crows there is a village. --Schambala proverb This metaphor shows that roos

Affirmative Action Who Ever Is the Most Qualified When a person is being interviewed for a job, should it depend on their color or sex whether they get the job or not' My reply is it shouldn\'t depend on either of those two things. It should be determined by whether they are the best qualified for the job they are applying for. The effects of affirmative action are hurtful to many p

Affirmative Action Affirmative Action Affirmative action is a major legal issue in our country today. Many people have many different opinions on the subject today. Some say that it is a moral issue that has nothing to do with the legal system. However others say it is a necessity in order for blacks and woman to catch up to the white males who have suppressed them throughout histo