Academic papers on Philosophy

Being and Becoming -- The Core of all Philosophical Issues
This 5 page report discusses the issue of what it means to be human, what it even means to be. Does an individual become human or is that individual only that individual? How does being differ from to be? Using the concepts presented by Plato...
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10 Questions on Philosophy
This 12 page paper consider 10 question regarding different philosophers views on reality, perception and God. The philosophers considered include John Lock, Stephen Cahn, Bertrand Russell, Albert Camus, David Hume, John Wisdom, Rene Descartes and...
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Philosophy Related to Private Property
This 7 page paper explores Locke's Hobbes, and Rousseau's ideas about private property. Social contract theory is explained. Fundamental differences and similarities between the philosophers are noted. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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The Right to Property Ownership
This 7 page paper considers the views of Locke, Hobbes and Rousseau on the rights to property ownership, comparing them and considering their implications with the writer concluding with a view of which of the three they view as the most accurate....
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The Cartesian Circle
A 5 page paper in which the writer discusses the Cartesian Circle so called because Descartes' propositions about the existence of God appear to be circular. The writer also discusses the truth rule, cogito and skepticism. Bibliography lists 4...
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Utilitarianism/Quality v. Quantity
A 5 page essay that analyzes John Stuart Mill's Utilitarianism, discussing how this philosophy works and how it evaluates actions, both quantitatively and qualitatively. No other sources cited.
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A five page paper which looks at three examples of social behaviour from the viewpoint of JS Mill
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Georgia Guidestones
A 5 page paper which examines the group known as the Georgia Guidestones who are a group searching for the "Age of Reason." The paper discusses the religious, philosophical, and political ideas of the past "Age of Reason" to the modern "Age of...
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A Kantian Perspective on Abortion
A 5 page argumentative research paper/essay that examines the issue of abortion from a Kantian perspective normality that argues that abortion is no always wrong. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Descartes: Dreaming Or Reality?
6 pages in length. The writer discusses the separation between wakefulness and dreaming as they relate to Descartes' Meditations. No other sources cited.
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Sartre and Human Nature
A 5 page paper arguing against Sartre's logic in his existentialist beliefs. Most of the hard-core existentialists are unforgiving in their views, even Sartre who today could be labeled ADDH in that he was unable to control his own mind and body...
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Philosophies on the Human Soul, Human Development, and Government as Elucidated by Thucydides, Aristotle, Socrates, and Plato
An 8 page discussion of the political philosophy as revealed by these great thinkers. Provides concise definitions of several critical Greek terms such as logistikon, politeia, aidos, eikasia, timarchy, entelechy, physis, dianoia, agathon, and...
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G.W.F. Hegel/ Phenomenology of Spirit
A 12 page research paper/essay that analyzes G.W.F. Hegel's book the Phenomenology of Spirit, with particular emphasis on how Hegel saw society and culture. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Materialism, Dualism, and Non-Foundationalism and Questioning what is Real
This 5 page report discusses these three concepts as understood and presented by Aristotle, Democritus, and Rene Descartes. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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The Concept of Happiness: A Comparison of the Views of John Stewart Mill and Aristotle
A 6 page discussion of the concept of happiness as viewed by John Stewart Mill and Aristotle. Contrasts Mill
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