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Different Thoughts About Capitalism
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This 7 page paper reports and discusses philosophies regarding capitalism. The philosophers discussed are Locke, Smith, Aquinas, and Marx. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PGcpxla.rtf

Differing Types of Knowledge
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A 7 page overview of knowledge, its variations and the manner that we acquire it. Reviews the contentions of several major philosophers regarding knowledge and details the differences in the inductive and deductive processes. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PPknowl2.rtf

Dignity in Punishment
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8 pages. There is a relationship of dignity to punishment. We must all have our values and those who will not forsake their values even if it means receiving punishment can still have a sense of dignity for what they have done. On the other hand, those who will give up their beliefs in order to avoid 'breaking the rules' have lost a lot of dignity in the eyes of others. This paper discusses the sense of values our culture has and whether we should adhere to those even in the face of punishment. And if we do, have we saved or given up our dignity? Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: JAdigpun.rtf

Digressions: Machiavelli
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A 4 page paper which examines Machiavelli’s digressions in chapters 1 through 11. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAmach11.rtf

Disagreeing With Plato's Theory of Forms (Ideas)
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A 6 page paper which examines the arguments presented by Plato in his famous Theory of Forms (Ideas) featured in his classic political treatise, "The Republic," then considers arguments which disagree with Plato's conclusions. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: TGforms.wps

Disagreements Between the Disciples of Thomas Hobbes and the Disciples of John Locke
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This 2 page report discusses theories of John Locke and Thomas Hobbes, especially as they relate to positivism and divisibility. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Discussions of the Cosmological, Ontological and Teleological Arguments and Criticisms on the Existence of God by Descartes, Kant and Hume
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This is a 9 page paper discussing the cosmological, ontological and teleological arguments and criticisms in regards to the existence of God by Descartes, Kant and Hume. Rene Descartes, Immanuel Kant and David Hume among many others have arguments in regards to the existence of God. Descartes offered cosmological and ontological arguments for the existence of God. Descartes’ cosmological argument is causal in its format as it is based on the premise that the idea of infinite perfection could only originate from the real existence of an infinite being. From an ontological perspective, Descartes offers a more simple presupposition in that whatever he clearly can perceive is true and if he can perceive the idea of God, then God exists. Kant argues primarily against the use of presuppositions in Descartes arguments as he notes that “existence is not a property or predicate” but merely a “positing of a thing”. Hume, on the other hand criticizes the arguments on the basis that “matter of fact” can only be based on experience. In addition, “whatever we conceive as existent, we can also conceive as non-existent”. Hume also argues against the analogies used in the teleological arguments for the existence of God because they too can never settle a factual question and to assume that one can know a cause of an action without experiencing it is a faulty and misleading assumption as events or actions can be caused by multiple purposes and no one cause can be assumed. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: TJcosmo1.rtf

Disney’s “Cinderella”: Art or Industrialized Culture
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A 6 page paper which examines various theories and then applies them to Disney’s “Cinderella.” The paper examines if the cartoon film is art or a reflection of industrialized culture, or both. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: RAsnow.rtf

Distributive Justice, Utilitarianism, and John Rawls
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This 5 page report discusses the work of American philosopher and political scientist John Rawls and his 1971 book, A Theory of Justice. In it, Rawls presents an alternative to the fundamental principle of political utilitarianism and keeps his thinking throughout the book within the parameters of the social contract beliefs and attitudes of John Locke, Jean Jacques Rousseau, and Immanuel Kant and then bases his own “system” on two fundamental propositions. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: BWjrawls.wps

Divine Command
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A 4 page research paper/essay that explores the Divine Command theory of morality. This examination, first of all, looks at why few contemporary ethicists defend this system of ethics, and then at whether or not DCT can be justified in some modified form. The writer concludes that it cannot. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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