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has been debated by scholars, scientists, and philosophers for centuries. In his Discourse on Method and Meditations on First Philosophy, Rene Descartes ultimately attempts to prove God in fact does exist. By dismissing everything he has learned from…

an ordinary man, he one of the best philosophers in history. But he was much more than just a philosopher; Cicero was an orator, lawyer, and a politician. "His life coincided with the decline and fall of the Roman Republic, and he was an important…

Entwined with power is knowledge so that in every power relationship there is knowledge and vice-versa. Foucault takes the cliché "Knowledge is power" and revises it: the knowledge of humans integrated with the power that acts on humans equals …

upright and tending to the public advantage? The central political concept in Jean--Jacques Rousseau's writings was his 'general will' theory; it dominates his work 'The Social Contract'. The general will in society may be coarsely defined as the…

Descartes begins Meditations on First Philosophy by explaining his basic purpose and how he plans on going about accomplishing this project. Descartes hopes to discover truth and justify human knowledge and belief. In order to find the fundamental…

and excellent health for the world. There are also those who would like to end a wretched life due to uncontrollable suffering and pain. Pleading to end one's life by unpainful treatment, Euthanasia, has existed ever since humans have been around…

je je I'm telling mamma!" I yelled in agony, rubbing the imprint her book left on my head. "No you're not, she won't believe you; I'm older," snickered my sister, and with that she ran up the crowded walkway; which in the morning hour, looked much…

that all being seek to reach one ultimate unified goal. This is supported by his premise that all actions are designed to reach some end. And in this he came to the conclusion that life itself comes to some purpose. He acknowledges that all actions…

existence for centuries. One such argument that the believer must justify in order to maintain the possibility of God's existence is the problem of evil. In this paper I will argue God has a good reason to allow evil. Let me clarify some of the terms…

which people are born and are deceived by puppeteers who cast shadows using fires above and behind those in the cave. They are chained down so they cannot move nor turn their heads towards the exit of the cave where a true reality exists. To them, this…