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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
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- 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 words
Institutions 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
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My 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
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Dostoevsky'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 words
The 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 words
This 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
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Jean 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
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Question: 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 words
Alfred 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
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Man 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 words
Thesis: 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 words
Imagine 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
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... 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
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I. 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
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Candide 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
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Metaphysical 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
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Discovering 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
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... 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
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Everything 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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