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Dhamma Might Last A Long Rock And Pillar Edicts Asoka
1,349 words... work here, in outlying towns, in the women's quarters belonging to my brothers and sisters, and among my other relatives. They are occupied everywhere. These Dhamma Mahamatras are occupied in my domain among people devoted to Dhamma to determine who is devoted to Dhamma, who is established in Dhamma, and who is generous. This zeal was for neither personal nor political gain. The only glory he sought, according to Asoka, was for having led his people along the path of Dhamma. The Rock and Pil...
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Question And Answer Socratic Method
1,346 words- BOOK I: WHAT ARE THE CURRENT VIEWS ON JUSTICE? - This introductory book raises the fundamental issue of the entire work: What is justice? Four views of justice are examined: 1. justice is speaking the truth and paying one's debts; 2. justice is helping one's friends and harming one's enemies; 3. justice is to the advantage of the stronger; and 4. injustice is more profitable than justice. - SPEAKING THE TRUTH AND PAYING ONE'S DEBTS (327 a- 331 d) - Many Athenians are celebrating the introducti...
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Political Institutions Political Order
800 wordsInstitutions The main idea in this essay, I believe, is how institutions can be so complex with their chain of laws, traditions, custom ideas that provide structure and order of political life. Civilization evolves and changes, and crafted by people who would mold institutions by their own ideology or philosophical view of politics. Political theorists, who writes in a period of chaos and anarchy, and believes politics is a power game, and life is reduced to avoid a pain and seek pleasure. Insti...
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Journey Through Hell Divine Comedy
1,827 wordsMy interest in the Divine Comedy was sparked in the art room in my Freshman year by a series of old Prints done on the "Inferno." Those prints have inspired me to drawings and prints of my own, and I saw this as an opportunity to get a real look at my inspiration. Dante Alighieri was born in Florence in 1265. Little is known about his early education, but scholars believe that he received formal instruction in grammar, language, and philosophy at one of the Franciscan schools in the city. In 127...
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Philosophy Of Crime And Punishment
1,028 wordsDostoevsky's Crime and Punishment is a tale of poverty and suffering by all characters. Through suffering comes rationalization of decisions made and the circumstances of life. Philosophical theories develop through rationalization of the character. Two main philosophical motifs arise through out Crime and Punishment. Existentialism and Nihilism are the two main philosophies represented. Raskolnikov, the main character, is involved with the text in which these philosophies are represented. Altho...
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Critique Of Pure Reason Synthetic A Priori
1,036 wordsThe exploration into Immanuel Kant's thought is one of, insight, perception, and open-mindedness. His work in the field of philosophy and intellectual development spanned over thirty-five years. He wrote on virtually all philosophical topics but his love was in the branch of metaphysics. His role in the evolvement of modern thought is vast and profound. Immanuel Kant was born, lived, and died in Konigsberg, East Prussia. Although he never left East Prussia, he is one of the most highly regarded ...
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Science And Religion Human Existence
1,168 wordsThis paper will examine the scientific view verse religion. I feel support for the big picture is shallow and untenable. I believe in science but I also have faith. Scientific research has lead to dramatic and more humane treatments of persons suffering from mental disease, depression, and physical injury. The reputation of scientists has reached an all-time high. Majorities of Americans have said they trust the scientific community more than almost anyone, including the Supreme Court, organized...
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Jean Paul Sartre Good Or Evil
1,131 wordsJean Paul Sartre has been described as one of the most controversial of modern French playwrights, and his work is also known extensively outside France. Examine the aims of the writer through close exploration of two of his plays. 2 nd year/ 2 nd term (31. 3. 2000) B. A. Hons. Acting Studies Essay by Ralph Gassmann Jean-Paul Sartre was born in Paris on the 21 st of June 1905. He studied at the cole Normale and subsequently became a lecturer in philosophy working in provincial secondary schools....
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Jean Louis David Jacques Rousseau
1,384 wordsQuestion: In what ways and to what extent is an understanding of historical context important in approaching the works of (a) David and (b) Rousseau? "The Lictors Returning to Brutus the Bodies of his Sons", is a painting by the French artist Jean-Louis David in 1789. Having led the fight which overthrew the monarchy and established the Roman Republic. Brutus tragically saw his sons participate in a plot to restore the monarchy. As a judge, he was called upon to render the verdict, and without h...
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The Nobel Prize And Its First Laureates
471 wordsAlfred Nobel was a Swedish industrialist, and inventor. In 1866 he invented dynamite, which made him very wealthy, but he left all of his money to establish a fund for the Nobel Prize. The Nobel Prize is awarded annually for achievements during the previous year, in the categories of physics, chemistry, medicine, or physiology, literature, and the promotion of peace. Each winner receives a set amount of prize money, a medal, and a certificate. The Nobel Prize was first awarded in 1901, by the ba...
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Judge That It Exists Myth Of Sisyphus Camus
1,103 wordsMan is the only creature who refuses to be what he is Albert Camus announced this in the Introduction to The Rebel (1951). Encompassing the author in his above mentioned predicament, it would be impossible, however, to unravel his being. We would, thus, begin this analysis on Camus with the Sisyphus-like pre-supposition of sure shot failure, philosophies by the great man himself. Camus was born in 1913 at Mondovi in Algeria & was fostered all through by extreme poverty. He also played a vital ro...
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French Revolution Nineteenth Century
450 wordsThesis: The French Revolution was a crucial event in Western History, and possibly the single most crucial influence on British intellectual, philosophical, and political life in the nineteenth century. The French Revolution was a crucial event in Western History, and possibly the single most crucial influence on British intellectual, philosophical, and political life in the nineteenth century. It presented itself as a triumph in its early stages but later proved to be a revolution of senseless ...
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Book Review Of The Name Rose Truth
803 wordsImagine a medieval Benedictine monastery, with cellarer's, herbalists, gardeners, librarians, young novices. One after the other, half a dozen monks are found murdered in the most bizarre ways, and the reader very quickly finds out that the monastery, supposedly a place of piety and tranquility is the place of sin and corruption. William of Baskerville, a learned Franciscan who is sent to solve the mystery finds himself involved in the frightening events inside the abbey. This is the story of "T...
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Goods And Services Year Of Life
1,313 words... lure, life threatening situations all are such cases. This could be argued against by saying that, in case of economic hardships, or instance, the damage to the Mother's future is certain. Her value filled, meaningful future is granted - and so is the detrimental effect that the foetus will have on it, once born. This certainty cannot be balanced by the UNCERTAIN value-filled future life of the embryo. Always, preferring an uncertain good to a certain evil is morally wrong. But surely this i...
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Attitude Toward Politics Devotion To Truth Socrates
1,463 wordsI. Socrates The most interesting and influential thinker in the fifth century was Socrates, whose dedication to careful reasoning transformed the entire enterprise. Since he sought genuine knowledge rather than mere victory over an opponent, He familiarized himself with the rhetoric and dialectics of the Sophists, the speculations of the Login philosophers, and the general culture of Periclean Athens. Socrates employed the same logical tricks developed by the Sophists to a new purpose, the pursu...
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2001 A Href World Literature
808 wordsCandide is a humorous, far-fetched tale by Voltaire satirizing the optimism promoted by the philosophers of the Age of Enlightenment. It is the story of a young mans adventures throughout the world, where he witnesses evil and disaster. Throughout his travels, he adheres to the teachings of his tutor, Pangloss, believing that "all is for the best in the best of all possible worlds, " (Voltaire 4). Candide is Voltaires answer to what he saw as an absurd belief proposed by the Optimists. Candide a...
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Nature Of Reality Material World
579 wordsMetaphysical Ambivalence Walt Whitman's Song of Myself explores the philosophical nature of this world. By definition, metaphysics is the study that seeks to uncover the nature of reality and of being itself. In not directly committing to one of the already accepted and more traditional doctrines of materialism or idealism, the poem suggests the existence of a more radical theory that draws its support from both extremes of the metaphysical spectrum. Whitman challenges the notion that the nature...
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Critical Theory Western Philosophy
1,309 wordsDiscovering hypertext radically altered my perspective and perception of Jacques Derrida's work. Derrida's writing was not unfamiliar to me before this event but the texts were often difficult to read or un graspable. I had read about resistance to Derrida's honorary doctorate from Cambridge University in 1992, which provoked a strong response in me. I really wanted this man (whom I knew hardly anything about) to get his honorary doctorate and shove it right up the establishments derrire. I duly...
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Ethical Principles Profit Motive
1,373 words... that there are at least two incentives for businesses voluntarily undertaking some sort of ethical reform: 1. Recent business scandals and revelations of the huge rewards executives receive 19 while workers have difficulty making ends meet has caused many Americans to become, quite understandably, upset with the practices of Big Business. Big Businesses currently have an image problem that is hurting them financially. 2. Even if Big Business is able to maintain the status quo in large part b...
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Voltaire Rejected Lebitizian Optimism Voltaire Rejected Lebitizian Candide
827 wordsEverything happens for the best, in this the best of all possible worlds. This is a statement that can be found many times within Voltaires Candide. Voltaire rejected Lebitizian Optimism, using Candide as a means for satirizing what was wrong with the world, and showing that, in reality, this is not the best of all possible worlds. The philosophy of Gottfried Wilhelm Leibnitz, which Voltaire called optimism, is one of the main themes of Candide. The two main points of Leibnitzian philosophy are ...
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