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Religious Administration and Leadership: Variable Structure and the Need for Continual Challenge
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A 10 page discussion of the differences in church administration and leadership between world religions. Contrasts the Catholics, Protestants, and Muslims and emphasizes taht it is the responsibility of both the administration and church leaders as well as the people themselves to continually question their beliefs and church structure as a means of keeping their religion alive. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PPrlgAdm.wps

Religious Ethics: Philosophers
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A 5 page paper which examines the philosophical perspective of Plato and Aristotle with that of Ludwig Wittgenstein. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: RArelphl.rtf

Religious Prejudice and Bias: Shapers of Major World Events
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A 7 page discussion of the influence of religious prejudice and bias as an underlying theme of such apparently unrelated events as: a)The Transition From Sect to Established Religion, b)European Expansion and Medieval Christianity, c)Reform and Global Expansion, d)Modern Christianity & Pluralism, and e)Modern Christianity & Secularization. Discusses the evolution of religion and culture and that evolution's relation to world events, especially the dominance of just a few religion over others. Provides extensive examples from Christianity to conclude that the common theme underlying many of the major events which have shaped the world is prejudice and bias, a theme which has remained constant from the very beginnings of civilization to the events which we see unfolding around us today. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PPcultPr.wps

Renaissance Humanism and “The School of Athens”
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This 6 page paper discusses the way in which Raphael’s painting “The School of Athens” mirrors the philosophy of the age in which it was painted. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: HVrenhum.rtf

Renaissance Humanism and Michelangelo’s Sculpture of David
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In seven pages (six pages plus an annotated APA bibliography), this paper considers how the philosophy of Renaissance humanism influenced the aesthetic values of Michelangelo’s sculptural masterpiece, David. Four sources are listed in the bibliography.
Filename: TGhummic.rtf

Rene Descartes and “Meditations on First Philosophy”
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This 4 page report discusses Rene Descartes (1596-1650) and his three arguments for doubt as presented in “Meditations on First Philosophy.” No secondary sources.
Filename: BWdesmed.wps

Rene Descartes and John Locke on Knowledge and God’s Rule in the World
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This 5 page report discusses the relationship that exists between God, nature, and human knowledge in the thinking of Rene Descartes (1596-1650) and John Locke (1632-1704). Both have influenced the thinking and formation of society for the better part of the past three centuries. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: BWgodrol.rtf

Rene Descartes and Reality
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This 5 page report discusses Rene Descartes (1596-1650) and his philosophy regarding reality. While he is most famous for his cognito “I think, therefore I am,” that proclamation is less than an accurate or meaningful statement as it relates to the reality of what Descartes believed to be the existence of humanity. Descartes’ “The Meditations” was published in Paris in 1641 and has come to generally be viewed as the most important of all of Descartes’ works. It is in “The Meditations” that he best presents his metaphysical and epistemological premises in their entirety. Bibliography lists one source.
Filename: BWrealds.wps

Rene Descartes and the "Evil Demon" Argument
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This 3 page paper discusses Descartes' argument that our existence may be a trick perpetuated by an "Evil Demon," and how in spite of that, he goes on to prove the existence of God. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: HVEvlDem.rtf

Rene Descartes and the Existence of God
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This 5 page report discusses Rene Descartes’ “Meditations” (published in 1641) and emphasizing his work on the First Philosophy. Descartes considers the problems of the sources and nature of knowledge; the validity of truth; the nature and destiny of man; the existence of God, as well as the creation of the universe. His systematic doubt along with the presupposition of a powerful, evil, and most importantly, deceiving spirit, are revealed by Descartes in his “First Meditation.” No other sources.
Filename: BWdesgod.wps