Academic papers on Philosophy

Essays on the Philosophy of Nietzsche
This 6 page paper examines Nietzsche's ideas about God, and the good-bad paradigm versus the good- evil debate, in two separate essays. Kant's ideas on God are discussed as well. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Rousseau/Role of Religion
A 9 page essay that analyzes the argument of Jean Jacques Rousseau in regard to the role of religion in society. The role that Rousseau envisioned for religion was more political than spiritual in nature, as he saw religion as performing a...
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Michel Foucault, Pierre Bourdieu and Symbolic Power
This 6 page report discusses the ideas and ideals of two of the 20th century
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Rationalization and Modernization: The Views of Weber and Habermas
A 6 page discussion of the multifaceted nature of modernization. This paper compares the philosophies of Max Weber and Jurgen Habermas in regard to the role of rationalization and questioning in shaping societal evolution. Bibliography lists 5...
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Pleasure in More
A six page paper which compares and contrasts the concept of pleasure in the three works, with particular reference to the difference between physical, mental and apiritual pleasure, and the importance of rationality and wisdom to a civilised...
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Housing Dynamics in the United States: Class and Race
A 9 page paper which examines housing dynamics across the United States. The paper discusses housing dynamics as seen through the lens of class and race. W.E.B. DuBois and Friedrich Engels are discussed as well. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Confucius, Buddha, and Socrates: Contrasts and Similarities
A 6 page overview of the ideological similarities and differences which exists between these philosophers. Contends that while these philosophers share many of the same ideological premises, Confucius and Socrates looked to government as the means...
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Descartes' Method applied to literary texts
A five page paper which applies Descartes' Method to a number of texts including More's Utopia and Golding's Lord of the Flies.
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Plato/Socratic Philosophy
A 5 page research paper that examines various aspects of the philosophical outlook of Socrates. The writer examines Socrates' ideas on good and evil, dialectic education, and forms. His ideas are contrasted against those of the Sophists....
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SIMILARITY OF THEMES IN THE WORKS OF SOPHOCLES, CICERO AND PLATO
This 6 page paper discusses the similarity of themes between Cicero, Plato and Sophocles by comparing and contrasting excerpts from the Theban Plays, Plato's Republic and Dialogues, and Cicero's discussion in On Old Age. Examples cited from text....
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THE INFLUENCE OF PLATO ON ST. AUGUSTINE
This 5 page paper conpares the work of Plato to the development of a Christian philosophy by St. Augustine. Using the principles of Platonic reasoning, then, this paper shows how St. Augustine arrived at his conclusions in De Immortalitate Animae....
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John Rawls/Justice as Fairness
A 10 page research paper/essay that examines the "justice as fairness" doctrine of John Rawls, who is considered to be one of the most notable political theorists of the twentieth century. The writer examines his theory, gives an overview, and...
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A 5 page paper which examines the book
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Postmodernism
A paper which looks at some of the ways in which postmodernism has affected political ideologies and movements in the latter part of the twentieth century. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Chapter IV in
This is a 5 page paper discussing the argument presented by Mill in Chapter 4 of
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