Academic papers on Philosophy

Various Philosophy Questions
A 5 page research paper that answers various questions concerning philosophy. Topics covered include Hume's questioning of the idea of the mind; Kant's think-in-itself; Sartre's statement that we are condemned to be free; the myth of Sisyphus; and...
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The Concept of Certainty: Locke and Hume
This is a 5 page paper discussing Locke
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John Locke and the Concept of
This 5 page report discusses the fact that in his
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Michael Ignatieff
This 5 page report discusses The Needs of Strangers (originally published in 1985) and how Ignatieff offers his readers a new way of looking at the people who have been thought of as some of the
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The Bat
A 6 page paper discussing some of the points that Thomas Nagel raises in his work,
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David Hume
A 5 page paper which examines Hume
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Do Natural Rights Exist?
This paper examines the idea of natural rights and argues that the do exist and can be traced from the ideas of John Locke through to today
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John Rawls, Principle of Liberty
An 8 page research paper that examines John Rawls' principle of liberty, which states that each individual should have a right to the "greatest equal liberty compatible with a like liberty for all" (Honderich, et al, 1995, p. 745). This principle is...
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Rousseau's Solution for Inequality
This 6 page paper takes a look at Rousseau's ideas about inequality and the social contract. Why the social contract is seen as a solution for man's woes is discussed in depth. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Alexis de Tocqueville: Intellect and Social Life in
A 6 page paper which examines how Tocqueville sees the influence of democracy upon social and intellectual life in
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Personal Philosophical Views
A 6 page paper answering questions such as: (1) will the future resemble the past?; (2) why bother setting and attaining goals?; (3) what are atomic facts?; (4) what is philosophical analysis?; and (5) does a belief in God rescue us from the...
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Karl Marx And Herbert Spencer: Theory Comparison
12 pages in length. Karl Marx recognized how steadily society was heading into a downward spiral even as many as nearly two hundred years ago. His insightful theories gave rise to much indignation during his era; however, many have proven quite...
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Cartesian Circle
A paper which looks at the philosophical problems associated with the Cartesian circle, and some of the ways in which both Descartes and other thinkers attempted to resolve them. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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The Use of the Analogy of Art in Aristotle
This is a 5 page paper discussing the analogy of art in Aristotle
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THE PHILOSOHY OF VICE AND VIRTUE
This 11 page paper discusses the idea of differences and similarities of the concepts of vice and virtue. Definitions as reasoned by the philosophers Aristotle, Hume, and Plato are included, as well as concluding remarks from the work of Robert...
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