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Plato's Form of the Good and Buddhism's Enlightenment
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This 20 page paper examines Plato's Form of the Good, as well as forms in general, and compares and contrasts the concept to the Enlightenment concept associated with Zen Buddhism. An overview of each is provided. The ideas are compared and contrasted and similarities and differences are duly noted. Bibliography lists 14 sources.
Filename: SA353Zen.rtf

The Problem with Trope Theory
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This 7 page paper looks at trope theory. The theory is defined and discussed. Hume is the focus of attention. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: SA813trp.rtf

'Fog and the Friction' / Always Part of the War
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A 6 page paper arguing that regardless of how mechanized and technologically advanced warfare becomes, it will still contain the 'fog and friction' described by Karl von Clausewitz. While technology will assist on the battlefield, it will not make up for numerous other factors. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: Fogfric.doc

“A Hero’s Journey”
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A 7 page overview of the premises presented by author Joseph Campbell on what defines a hero. These premises are weighed against the life of Special Weapons and Tactics team member. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: PPlitHeroJourney.rtf

“An Ethics of Sexual Difference” by Luce Irigaray
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A 5 page summary of Luce Irigaray’s book “An Ethics of Sexual Difference.” No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAwmnphl.rtf

“Apology for Raymond Sebond”
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A 4 page paper which examines whether the views in Michel de Montaigne’s “Apology for Raymond Sebond” are closer to those in Pope Innocent III’s “On the Misery of Man” or Giannozzo Manetti’s “On the Dignity of Man.” Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: RAsebond.rtf

“Apology” and “The Passion of Christ”
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A 4 page paper which examines the connections, as they involve literature and not history, between Plato’s “Apology” and Mel Gibson’s “The Passion of Christ.” Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: RAplmel.rtf

“Applying Kant’s Universal Moral Principles To Everyday Life”
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A five page paper which looks at Kant’s philosophy of universal morality, the ways in which it can be applied to everyday life, and the necessity for distinguishing between conditional and unconditional imperatives in one’s own behaviour and actions. Bibliography lists 1 source
Filename: JLkant.wps

“Argument from Design” as Proof of God’s Existence
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A 5 page paper which critically assesses the “Argument from Design” as it stands as proof of God’s existence. The paper also discusses other philosophical works in examining the strength of the proof. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: RAgodx.rtf

“Aristotle’s Concept of Eudaemonia”
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A five page paper which looks at Aristotle’s philosophy of virtue and well-being as exemplified by the concept of eudaemonia, and the commentary of Richard Kraut on Aristotle’s intellectual elitism in his definition of virtue. Bibliography lists 2 sources
Filename: JLaristokraut.wps