Free On Balance Free on Balance What does one mean when he/she makes the statement, “John is more free than Richard”' Joel Feinberg suggests that making such a statement means grouping different kinds of freedoms together. A more complete statement is perhaps; “John is freer on balance than Richard.” Free on balance means that all one’s freedoms are, in a sense, summed up, and that

Free Will Determinism The Mind Body Problem Humans are free to do what they want, without this freedom there could be no morality. In such a case, no basis for what could be deemed as good or bad behavior in the eyes of a God because without freewill we would just be pre-programmed unable to change or alter what has already been laid out in front of us. There are only two things certai

Free Will Vs. Determinism Questions arise everyday. Some of these questions are trivial, temporary, they pertain only to the present situation and come and go as the times change. What do I want for lunch today' Where am I going to meet my friends for this evening’s entertainment' Then there are other questions that pertain to the very nature of life and to the make-up of what we

Freud “ … We come upon a contention which is so astonishing that we must dwell upon it. This contention holds that what we call our civilization is largely responsible for our misery and that we should give it up and return to primitive conditions...” (Page 38) Freud states this, meaning that in every way we try to protect our selves from civilization, it is civilizati

Friedrich Nietzsche Both, Friedrich Nietzsche in his “Thus spoke Zaratuthstra” and Imants Ziedonis in his “Epifanijas” explore the subject of our existence. Nietzsche constantly asks questions, while Ziedonis tries to give answers to the causes of various problems. Both men refer to God, and although Nietzsche denies him, still, it is evident that both men are related by the same spirit

Friedrich Nietzsche And The Relation Between Crime And Punishment Friedrich Nietzsche was one of the most famous German philosopher, poet and classical philologist a provocative and influential thinker of the 19th century. He was raised by his mother, his father a Lutheran minister died when he was five. He studied classical philology at the University of Bonn and Leipzig. At age 24 he

Fulfillment Fulfillment is Gained Through Philosophical Thought The ability to think philosophical is the ability to truly understand and know ones surroundings and everything that influences those surroundings to the degree that that knowledge becomes the ultimate understanding and appreciation of the surroundings without question. With this ultimate understanding, a philosopher is ab

38 Witnesses Another ordinary day in Queens, someone was murdered. But what made this murder case so interesting' Was it because the victim was a female' No. Was it because the killer was a black man' No. What made this case so interesting was that there were 38 witnesses to this murder and yet no one came to this woman’s aid or even called the police, until it was too late. Catherine

Gun Control Gun Control The topic of gun control is one of the most controversial issues of today. It is a popular debate, but has now also become one of the key reasons people choose to vote for a particular presidential, senatorial, or any other type of candidate. Is there another solution, or is gun control the only answer to help stop crime, terrorism, and tragic accidents' I be

Gender Society views sex and gender as dichotomous. Traditionally one is thought of as either a man or a woman, male or female, masculine or feminine, but these social constructions imply that anything in between does not exist. The fact that medical records of intersexed infants being born exist disproves this cultural construction and opens up an entirely new area of debate. Robert Cro

George Berkeley I have finally found a philosopher that I can understand. Berkeley makes reference to the mind have nothing, but ideas and a collection of ideas. He then discusses how the things that are intangible and objects that can’t be seen are merely ideas also. We might have briefly talked about this in class, but I believe now that there is irrefutable evidence that microorgan

George Hegel George Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel George Hegel’s ideals are what The Illuminati and other secret societies hold their roots in. Hegel’s ideas were placed upon a young man by the name of William Russell. Russell just happens to be the founding father of the American wing of the Illuminati…The Order of the Skull and Bones. Hegel believed that our world is a world of reaso

Gita The Bhagavad-Gita- Gita is considered by eastern and western scholars alike to be among the greatest spiritual books the world has ever known. In a very clear and wonderful way the Supreme Lord Krishna describes the science of self-realization and the exact process by which a human being can establish their eternal relationship with God. In terms of pure, spiritual knowledge the Bha

GEttysburg Adress The Gettysburg Address was a document that shaped American past and present. Abraham Lincoln delivered the speech in just three and a half minutes using a mere two hundred and seventy two words. Though short, the speech resulted in many things. The Gettysburg Address was the speech that led to the passage of the 14th amendment, was a means of justification for using the

Gandhi Preeminent leader of Indian nationalism and prophet of nonviolence in the 20th cent. Gandhi grew up in a home steeped in religion, and he took for granted ahimsa (noninjury to all living beings) and religious tolerance. He studied law in England, but, too diffident to make a successful lawyer, he ended up taking a job with an Indian firm in S. Africa. There he became an effective

Gandhi Born in 1869 and raised in Gujarat, Mohandas Gandhi was one of the foremost men to help lead the nationalist movement. Gandhi is probably the best known proponent of passive resistance and this idea helped him to achieve the goal of Indian nationalism. His inflexible self-control helped him to be the great leader that his is known as today and helped to fuel his fire for a new I

Gandhi 1. “In non-violence the bravery consists in dying, not in kill.” I-265 I think that Gandhi is trying to make a very clear point that human beings often miss. He states that bravery is dying, not in killing. A violent act against an enemy could make you feel brave; that one fought for what he/she believed in and killed. Gandhi, using non-violent acts to get through to people thin

Gift Of Game The Gift of Game By: SupraWill “Playboy isn't like the downscale, male bonding, beer-swilling phenomena that is being promoted now by (some men's magazines). My whole notion was the romantic connection between male and female”. Hugh Hefner Appearance Appearance is very important; you wouldn’t go to a business meeting in your pajamas. We’l

Free Will Do I have Free Will' After considering the evidence for the three views I have concluded that soft determinism is best supported. I will be arguing for soft determinism with evidence presented in the class readings. I will start out with the evidence of unconscious motivation. It is the unconscious that forces us to act out things we think are justifiable but can actually be hu

German Philosopher Immanuel Kant A18th century German philosopher Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) presents a view on moral obligation, which he calls the categorical imperative. Kant’s philosophy later called Kantian philosophy outlines the Universal Law Formation of the Categorical Imperative as a method for determining morality of actions. Kant’s formula consists of a two part test. First,

Gluposti Ancient Greek Philosophical Views Are Still Relevant Today As a strategy to defeat the invading Persians during the Persian War, the poleis (Greek city-states) of Greece united in order to form one large military force. Following the war, Greece decided to adhere to this idea of unity and form the Delian League in order to protect Greece from Persian domination. However, many of

God’s Existence According To Anselm & Kant God’s Existence According to Anselm & Kant Anselm’s ontological argument begins with the idea that God is something of which nothing greater can be conceived. He recognizes that some people say there is no God. However, while they may not believe in God, they understand that they are denying his existence. Therefore, God exists even to the no

Good And Evil Good and evil are superficial ideas that permeate society in many ways. However, one does not have to do extensive research in order to encounter such in everyday life. For instance, at this time the world is at the verge of a war. People have different views and perceptions of the implications such event would bring to the world. Such struggle is a good example of the nev

Good Life Living a Simple Life “We have unintentionally achieved a human population explosion which is ruining quality of life in many parts of the world. The planet’s ecosphere and resources base may not tolerate even two more doublings of world population (to 20 billion). Either we limit our reproduction or nature will limit it for us by starvation and disease”. ( Milbrath, p.199 )

Gorgias, Legislation And The Body In the opening of this phrase Socrates compares the significance of a cook or cookery to a doctor and his/her knowledge of nutrition and medicine. Typically when children are asked who they think would know more about nutrition, a doctor or a cook, they would say a cook. The reason children would say a cook is because of the cook’s experience with prepar

Grandparents When I hear friends complain about having to spend time with their grandparents it thoroughly upsets me because I know what a loss it is when finally you have them no more. They don’t seem to realize how special they are or the significant impact they will have on their future. My realization of this came all too late when the last surviving of my grandparents passed almost

Birth Order and its Effects older and Wiser: oldest children in birth order People in the birth order of oldest children are probably among the most over- studied sibling groups in the world. Researchers have shown great interest in oldest children for many years, and there is general agreement among them about the characteristics that are commo

Guns In The Hands Of Man Guns in the Hands of Man By Lovely_Sweet Last March 2, 2000, a handgun-related violence in America has become almost numbingly routine (Sung, 2000). A first-grader in Michigan shot a six-year-old girl, and five white men were shot outside Pittsburgh by a black man in a furious rampage, over a broken door in his apartment building. Each ghastly new fou

Machiavelli’s Advice to America Machiavelli’s Advice to America Leaders of the world are not just a regular breed of individuals. In present days, the United States citizens elect representatives through a very precautious procedure; people know if the wrong person were to get into office they could cause a downfall of a nation. Not all of Machiavelli’s principles of a leader are st

Gun Control Land of the Free In a country where over the last ten years we have seen an increase in the amount of gun violence in schools and a rising number of cheap handguns widely available, more and more citizens are asking themselves if, as a nation, we need to make changes in current handgun legislation. Concerns have been raised by gun advocates (most vocally by groups like the