Academic papers on Philosophy

A Textual Consideration of Susan Neiman
A 10 page paper which examines the various philosophical inquiries into evil as scrutinized by thinkers since the sixteenth-century Enlightenment. Specifically discussed are how the author goes about tackling this way subject, what is meant by
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Basic Problems/History of Philosophy
A 3 page research paper that offers a brief survey of how a variety of major philosophers have addressed the basic questions of philosophy. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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God's Existence & Skepticism
A 4 page research paper that consists of two 2-page essays. The first essay concerns the cosmological and ontological arguments for the existence of God. These terms are defined and described and then criticisms for each are discussed. The second...
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Aristotle's Metaphysics
This 4 page paper delves into The Metaphysics and examines Aristotle's world view. The principles are discussed and critiqued. A personal opinion is also included. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Dietrich Bonhoeffer's The Cost of Discipleship
This 6 page paper provides an overview of the basic elements presented in Dietrich Bonhoeffer's book The Cost of Discipleship. This paper integrates a view of Bonhoeffer as he related many of his principles of religious humanism through his...
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Immanuel Kant's Ideas about Time
This 3 page paper examines the Critique of Pure Reason and focuses in Kant's concept of time. Time in general is discussed and an opinion is provided. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Hume's Of Personal Identity
This 5 page paper examines Hume's Of Personal Identity section in A Treatise of Human Nature. His ideas about personal identity are compared and contrasted to that of Rene Descartes. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Plato/Allegory of the Cave
A 3 page essay that, first of all, offers a brief description of the life of Plato and his relationship to Socrates. Then, there is a brief synopsis of two readings, the allegory of the cave and Socrates' death scene Phaedo. Then, the writer offers...
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A Kantian Perspective on Sartre's Well Known Dilemma
This 3 page paper examines Sartre's problem where one is given a choice to allow one surviving son to join the armed forces. The dilemma is discussed in respect to Kantian ethics. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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An Evaluation of Hobbes' Leviathan
This 5 page paper looks at this well known work and what it means. The paper outlines this piece and then goes on to critique it. Many quotes are included. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Causes, Effects, Impressions and Ideas According to David Hume
This 4 page paper examines David Hume's An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding. The focus is on the idea of cause and effect which is explored in depth. No additional sources cited.
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Free Will: The Views of Hume and Locke
This 5 page paper focuses on Hume's ideas about cause and effect. Locke's idea about power is duly noted and compared and contrasted with that of Hume. The concept of fate is discussed in depth and the issue of free will vs. determinism is at the...
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Nietzsche's Free Spirit
This 4 page paper takes a look at Friedrich Nietzsche's idea of the free spirit as found in his book Beyond Good and Evil. Many issues are explored and contemporary examples are provided. No additional sources cited.
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Fallacies & Critical Thinking
A 6 page research paper that addresses fallacies and their relationship to critical thinking. Logical fallacies are errors in thinking that can be found in argumentative language (Haskins, 2005). This examination of several categories of fallacies,...
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Morality and the Existence of God
A 12 page examination of the questions of whether God exists and whether man has an ethical objective and the authority to judge both our own and other's behavior. This paper examines the philosophies of Lewis B. Smedes and James Rachels as well as...
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