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THE PHILOSOHY OF VICE AND VIRTUE
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This 11 page paper discusses the idea of differences and similarities of the concepts of vice and virtue. Definitions as reasoned by the philosophers Aristotle, Hume, and Plato are included, as well as concluding remarks from the work of Robert George. Quotes given from texts and cited. Annotated Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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The Philosopher's Contemplation of the Soul
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This 5 page paper analyzes 65A in Plato's Phaedo, a sentence that reveals the contemplation of life after death and the separation of the soul from the body. The passage is evaluated in the context of what is said previously and afterwards. No additional sources cited.
Filename: SA128Pha.rtf

The Philosophic Process in Sports, Ethics, and Social Responsibility
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An 8 page overview of the philosophic process as it applies to such aspects of our daily lives as sports, ethics, and social responsibility. Defines the philosophic process as a quest for knowledge and ethical and moral justification in the choices we make in life. The author contends that it is a process which is, in fact, applicable to ever aspect of our lives. In sports, for example, we seek fitness, knowledge, the enhancement of motor skills, and even pleasure. In our jobs we seek competency and professionality. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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The Philosophical Basis for Civil Disobedience
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A 5 page paper discussing the issue of civil disobedience from a philosophical perspective, particularly within the philosophies of John Rawls and Ronald Dworkin. Rawls’ approach endorses finger-pointing and loud complaining without effecting any real change. Because effecting change generally is the ultimate goal of civil disobedience, Rawls’ approach carries little if any relevance. The activist would be better advised to weigh choices in terms of Kant’s categorical imperative and to assess which route can best serve the Mill’s greater good, within Dworkin’s (1996) philosophy of the reality of objective truth. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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The Philosophical Debate Between Realism And Nominalism: How They Relate To Species, Genes, And Niches
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12 pages in length. Ever since the tenets of philosophy came into existence, there has been an ongoing debate between the concepts of realism and nominalism. When one considers these two divergent viewpoints, one is quick to discern their repelling structure, inasmuch as no individual can allege to support both doctrines; clearly, one is either a realist or a nominalist – neither the two shall meet. The writer discusses the properties of nominalism and realism, as well as employs example work from Roger Sperry, George Herbert Mead, and George Berkeley in order to demonstrate the relationship of realism and nominalism to species, genes and niches. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: TLCnomin.doc

The Philosophical Idea of Property
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This 10 page paper discusses the beliefs of Locke, Hobbes, Pufendorf and Rousseau with regard to the way in which property fits into their ideas of the "state of nature" as well as society. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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The Philosophical Justification of Limited Liability
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This 5 page paper addresses the morality of limited liability. The LLC is discussed in light of Rawlsian justice and utilitarianism. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: SA210LLC.rtf

The Philosophical Struggle to Account for the Mind-Body Relationship
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This 6 page report discusses the fact that throughout history, philosophers have dealt with many of the same issues and come to conclusions that are as applicable in classical times as they were in the 17th century and still are in the 21st century. One of the issues that did not pose a problem for early philosophers such as Aristotle and Aquinas’ version of Aristotle’s thinking was that of the mind-body relationship. The modern philosophers of the 17th century such as Descartes, Leibniz, and Malebranche had a far more difficult time reconciling the two. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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The Philosophies of Plato and Aristotle Compared
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This 3 page paper examines the philosophies of both infamous men. Several quotes are included. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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The Philosophies of Plato, Socrates and Aristotle in Regards to Good and Evil, the Individual, the State and Government
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This is a 6 page paper comparing the philosophies of Plato, Socrates and Aristotle. For Socrates, Plato and Aristotle, justice, truth, natural order and law play important parts in the concept of good and evil, an individual’s role in society, and the formation of the state and government. For Socrates, justice was the ultimate goal of the state and for individuals and the state to be considered good and not evil, regarding the law and what was just was fundamental to the maintenance of society. Plato, a student of Socrates, believed that truth and knowledge were the most important components of a society and good is what allows man to see the truth. In Plato’s state however, there were distinct classes which were based on knowledge and those with the greatest knowledge, which were few, should set the laws for the many and it was up to each individual within the state to play his “part” in protecting the structure of the state. Aristotle, a student at Plato’s Academy, also believed in the natural selection of classes and the preservation of these classes led to a stable and just society but his classes were the wealthy, moderate and poor classes. The rules for society according to Aristotle should be made democratically by the moderate class as it was the least corruptible and the most abundant. Whereas Socrates believed good came from man’s pursuit of justice and Plato believed that good came from man’s knowledge of truth; Aristotle believed that all men pursued happiness which came not from wealth but from contemplation of what was good and good for the state. For Aristotle what was good for the state was man’s natural and logically place within it and an adherence to natural law and mean or moderate law. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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