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“Civil Disobedience” and Utopian Principles
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This is a 3 page paper which discusses the ideals exemplified in Thoreau's "Civil Disobedience" as they compare to the principles of utopian society. The bibliography has 3 sources.
Filename: JHCivi.rtf

“Common Sense” and “Empiricism”
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This 5 page report discusses the ideas of “empiricism” as compared to what is thought to be “common sense.” The report examines the ideas of David Hume and George Berekley as related to the concepts. “Common sense” should be thought of as the reality which allows any individual to make the best possible deicisons in light of his or her personal circumstances. Empiricism serves to illustrate the reasons and life lessons upon which those decisions may be determined. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: BWcomemp.wps

“Concepts of Love: Singer and Plato”
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A five page paper which considers Isaac Singer’s concept of love in Appraisal and Betrayal from the viewpoint propounded in Plato’s Symposium, in terms of the relationship between rationality and emotion, and assesses whether the two writers’ perspectives are mutually incompatible. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: JLplatolove.wps

“David Hume and the Existence of Miracles”
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A five page paper which analyses David Hume’s philosophy with regard to the nature of the miraculous, and the ways in which alleged miracles may be explained in terms of rationality and scientific evidence. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: JLhumemiracles.wps

“Descartes’ Second Meditation”
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A five page paper which comments on the second Meditation of Descartes and analyses the way in which he assesses the concept of truth in relation to the interpretation of sensory data, intuition, the origins of thought and awareness and the distinction between innate truth and the deception of sensory impressions. Bibliography lists 1 source
Filename: JL2desc.wps

“Descartes: belief, ideas and images”
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A five page paper which looks at the way in which Descartes considers the nature of illusion in reference to sensory data, the importance of cognition, and the existence of God as a prerequisite for the mind’s concepts of forms and images. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: JLDesc3.rtf

“Durkheim’s The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life”
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A five page paper which looks at Durkheim’s theories regarding religion, society and science in a way which would form the basis of a letter written to the thinker supporting his theories and showing some of the ways that they are relevant to modern-day society. Bibliography lists one source.
Filename: JLDurk.rtf

“Epicureanism”
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A five page paper which looks at the materialistic philosophy of Epicurus, the way in which it propounded the pursuit of physical contentment and happiness, and the moral, spiritual and political objections which were raised against it by contemporary groups such as the Stoics and the early Christians. Bibliography lists I source
Filename: JLEpi.rtf

“Existentialism in Cameron’s Titanic”
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A five page paper which considers John-Paul Sartre’s philosophy of existentialism as applied to the character of Jack in the film Titanic. The paper gives an overview of the existentialist definitions of anguish, abandonment and despair and looks at the ways in which they can be applied to Jack’s interaction with Rose, and his motivations in ensuring her survival. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: JLsartretitanic.wps

“Foucault and art”
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An eight page paper which looks at Michel Foucault’s perception regarding the nature of art, the way in which he considered art to have become narrow and objectified, and his philosophy that one could deliberately construct one’s life in a way that permitted it to be considered as art in itself. Bibliography lists 8 sources
Filename: JLFoucart.rtf