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The Ford Pinto and Kant's Categorical Imperative
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This 6 page report discusses the actions taken by the Ford Motor Company regarding the release of its Pinto model in 1971, knowing that the car had a faulty gas-tank design. Immanuel Kant' s "Categorical Imperative" is used as the framework for judging what the company did. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: BWpinto.rtf

The Foundationalist Account of A Priori Knowledge
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This 5 page paper provides an overview of the foundationalist account of a priori knowledge. This paper integrates a view of a number of philosophers and theorists in demonstrating the progression of knowledge. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: MHAprior.rtf

The Free Will Problem
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This 5 page paper examines the problem of freedom and determinism. Compatibalism is discussed as a solution. This is written on a level suitable for a high school student. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: SA813fre.rtf

The French Moralists -- Blaise Pascal and François de La Rochefoucauld
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This 6 page report discusses François de La Rochefoucauld (1613-80) and Blaise Pascal (1623-62) who were both French, brilliant, and thoroughly involved in what has come to be thought of as the moralist tradition. Each was interested in the nature of human beings and human interaction. Each saw that social realities were of a far greater influence in the majority of people’s lives than any form of religion or faith. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: BWfrenmo.rtf

The Fully Saturated Self Becomes No Self At All & "Hunt For Red October"
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In 16 pages the author discuses "The Saturated Self" and "The Hunt for Red October." "The Saturated Self: Dilemmas of Identity in Contemporary Life " by Kenneth J. Gergen is a study of how travel and communications technology has fragmented experience such that one's idea of the self is obsolete. Gergen states that "The fully saturated self becomes no self at all." The movie version of "The Hunt for Red October" is examined while answering the question "To what extent does 'The Hunt for Red October' support Gergen's statement?" No additional sources cited.
Filename: Selfsat.wps

The George W. Bush Administration From The Perspective Of John Rawls
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9 pages in length. John Rawls' Theory of Justice helps one to identify the necessary characteristics for leadership, providing a guideline of sorts for people to follow when the strive for equity might veer off course. When applying this theory to the Bush Administration, it is important for the student to examine all the ways in which Bush has approached the position of president, as well as openly acknowledge where he may have fallen short of reaching the utopian ideals of Rawls' theory. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: TLCBushA.rtf

The Goal of Life as Seen by Socrates
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A 3 page paper which addresses Socrates notion that happiness should not be the goal of a person's life but instead "the pursuit of excellence" and the "improvement of one's soul" should be what we strive for. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAhppness.wps

The Good of the Community Versus the Individual as the Primary Concern
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This 5 page paper looks at the views of Machiavelli and Hobbes and compares them to the ides of Plato and Aristotle. Leadership issues are addressed. Some quotes are included. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: SA317peo.rtf

The Great Chain of Being
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This 7 page paper describes this concept in philosophy. It then goes on to explore the ideas of Pascal, Descartes and Spinoza and how their concepts apply. Proofs of God's existence are explored. Chaos theory is also defined and included in the discussion. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: SA350gcb.rtf

The Gulf Between God's Epistomology and Human Epistomology:
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This 7 page paper disagree's with the assertion that we cannot understand God and He cannot understand us. This paper asserts that born-again Christians can indeed understand God through the Bible and that He can understand us because He is omnipotnent. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: GSGulfGd.rtf