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civil disobedience. Crito has many compelling reasons with which he tries to convince Socrates to agree with the plan to escape his approaching death. Though Crito's proposition is tempting, Socrates chooses to fulfill his obligation to the state,…

can argue one point until they convince everyone they are talking to, people can also tell a story without a biased opinion. Although people can have opinions concerning a given subject, it is possible for that same person to tell a story without…

with which philosophers, psychologists, and scientists have struggled has to do with the relationship of the body and the mind. Are people merely physical machines who respond only to physical stimuli? Is there actually a mind that is distinct…

Free," by Sandra Lee Bartky, I see myself having feminist views. These views are not extreme and I do not fully agree with her philosophy on the subject. First, Bartky seems to be obsessed with domination by the male species. She wants women to…

to consider as history? Or could it be anything that happened in the past, regardless if it is recorded or not? History should only be the one that was recorded, and verified either by language or images that seek to explain the ways in which people…

criticisms and about physicalism and its criticisms. Arguments for dualism One argument for dualism, especially dualistic interactionism, is that it is a very common sense view. Some developmental psychologists claim to have shown that dualism…

other Greek states for years before the Peloponnesian War broke out in 431. During the war, Pericles died in the plague of Athens (429); fortunes of war varied until a truce was made in 421, but this was never very stable and in 415 Athens was persuaded…

Buddhism is a religion that has started in India thousands years ago. Mom always say, "Khong lam cac dieu ac. Gang lam cac viec lanh. Luon tu tam, tinh y. Do la loi Phat day,"as I grow from little girl into adulthood. Which means every evil never…

of Plato and the Presocratics He who cannot draw on three thousand years is living hand to mouth - Goethe The SS Sardine is a fine, sea-going vessel. Its owner however, is quite bent on wanting an entirely new boat. Instead of investing the…

its beginnings in northern India and Central Asia around 410 B.C.E. and is well rooted in the Theravada School. However, the Mahayanists consider the Theravada to be Hinayana or "the lesser vehicle". Mahayanists accept much of the scripture and ritual…