... : The Struggle To Find Order and Meaning The struggle to find order in the world and to distinguish humans from other forms of life has been the primal exercise of philosophers throughout recorded history. For nearly 2,600 years, the preeminent philosophy in Western Civilization employed to "create- order in the world has been "Dualism,"" which is directly traceable to the ... , such as spirit or matter, soul or body, good or evil, and light or darkness. Many predominant modern philosophies in Western civilization are directly traceable to Zoroastrianism through (1) the Greek philosopher...

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... surprising that thousands of people from all walks of life have, in their search for truth, become vegetarian. Many well known influential philosophers have both preached as well as practiced its inherent advantages. The earliest archeological data we have that suggest a voluntary partial vegetarian diet ... lines (1). This is in no way a proof that he himself was a Vegetarian, but it does show that one of western philosophies premier philosophers had a regard for animals with certain sensitivity. In Plato's Republic, there is a documented dialogue between Socrates and his student Glau...

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... the enlightenment period. Hobbes spent most of his years in exile, because of governments that would not accept his philosophies. Hobbes is one of the most influential philosophers of his time and in today's society. Hobbes philosophy revolves around politics and ethics from a naturalistic basis of self-interest. Hobbes thought that since people are fearful and predatory they ... around this philosophy. The state of human nature, the state of human nature is a state of war and the theory of absolutism. Thomas Hobbes is one of the most influential philosophers of his time and in today's...

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... precisely in the quantitative form. This simple example shows, that quality and quantity are related and sometimes are interchangeable. This exchangeability of quality and quantity was a problem for many philosophers dating back to the ancient Greeks. Numerous theories have ex-isted which have gone through evolutionary changes right up to the time of Ein-stein's new theories in physics. ... Only structures of elements can get qualitative properties. B. QUALITY VERSUS QUANTITY VERSUS SUBSTANCE The above mentioned statements indicate that there are differences and commonal-ties between qua...

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... , foreign residents, and new citizenship. The question of citizenship and what makes a citizen a citizen is not a new question to ponder. As far back as the life and times of Aristotle, philosophers and political thinkers have been examining the questions of citizenship and how it relates to political and social situations of the time. So, what was considered a citizen in the life ... fit in our modern day political and social systems. Even still, after two thousand years of philosophical thinking, we are still using some of the concepts one of the greatest philosophers of all time conce...

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... his letter to see why protest is necessary and should be allowed to him and many other blacks. King also uses many appeals to authority such as The Bible, numerous philosophers, and theologians from almost every religion imaginable that make his argument very convincing form almost every point of view. The descriptive assumption in Martin Luther King's "Letter From Birmingham Jail ... a higher power than man. Another assumption King makes is that people associated with religion will be reading his letter; he makes this evident with his reference to such sources as philosophers and poets...

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... of the other and prevent the other from abusing its power. The nature and shape of American Constitutional System was strongly influenced by the ideas of seventeenth and eighteenth century philosophers, namely the French Montusquieu and the English John Locke. They drew several principles, which the government should possess in order to work properly. They believed in strong national government, which ... check the actions of each and to balance the powers given to them. In the American Constitutional system we can notice several basic principles based on the ideas of these philosophers...

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... . The liberal ideal developed first around the times of the English revolution based on the 17th century writings of John Locke and then developed in the 18th century by French philosophers. It mirrored the voices of the time, who were calling for equality, liberty and acceptance. It reflected the interest of the bourgeoisie who wanted to destroy elite privileges. Conservative ideal ... ...

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... as the union of man and woman is shared by the Jewish, Christian, and Muslim traditions; by ancient Greek and Roman thinkers untouched by these religions; and by various Enlightenment philosophers. In the supreme court case Windsor v. United states, the 3rd section of the DOMA (defense of marriage act) was unjustly removed, depriving the real meaning of marriage away from people ... ...

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... " (Shi 152). Mrs. Adams points out to Mr. Adams that if one of the desires is to educate sons so that they can become leaders such as politician and philosophers then that desire should also be to have well educated daughters (Shi 152). Unfortunately the culture of the time, into which Mr. Adams is indoctrinated, did not value or invest ... ...

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... competitively ruthless, systematically unsympathetic, and aesthetically impoverished. It is the crest of the wave that took shape in the industrial revolution. The wave that has been consistently deplored by poets, philosophers, and humanists alike. The modern zeitgeist is obsessed with technical efficiency, testing, and specialization. It is these obsessions which lead to the inability of appreciating leisure. Leisure is not a vice ... ...

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... competitively ruthless, systematically unsympathetic, and aesthetically impoverished. It is the crest of the wave that took shape in the industrial revolution. The wave that has been consistently deplored by poets, philosophers, and humanists alike. The modern zeitgeist is obsessed with technical efficiency, testing, and specialization. It is these obsessions which lead to the inability of appreciating leisure. Leisure is not a vice ... ...

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... judicial term for "obscenity" becomes more limited. D.H. Lawrence's Lady Chatterley's Lover was declared "obscene" and was the object of numerous obscenity trials up into the 1960's. Going back to Greek philosophers, Socrates had been charged with the worship of strange gods and with the corruption of the youth he taught. Socrates believed that he would rather die than not be able ... ...

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The roots of human society have been balanced by the idea of equality. The molding of human equality has been miraculous throughout the sands of time. Different philosophers and thinkers have tried to define equality and implement it to "society". The universal definition of equality cannot be found in books or from people. It is a relative quantity that ... ...

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... . Surely, the advice of someone who clearly demonstrated a total disregard for the value of human life cannot be considered in such an argument as capital punishment. In regard to the philosophers, Immanuel Kant, a great ethical philosopher stated that the motives behind actions determine whether something is moral or immoral. The motives behind the death penalty, which revolve around revenge and the ... ...

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... religious beliefs. Religion is considered to be one of our basic liberties; a violation of this liberty would undermine the basic foundations of our country. The Sophists, a school of early Greek philosophers, adamantly oppose all the principals that affirmative action is based on. The Sophists defend natural right. They say that nature did not create all men equal. It is the right ... ...

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... that Washington and Jefferson would get all the fame and he would be forgotten. Fortunately, that hasn't been the case since Adams ranks as one of the greatest of political philosophers, who contributed profoundly to American political thought. Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States has been regarded as one of the most brilliant men in history. John Ferling ... ...

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... practiced widely in this country, yet the punishment was not specified as wrong or as cruel and unusual. Many of the framers of the constitution endorsed capital punishment, as did philosophers from which the constitution draws from. John Locke went as far to say that murder is not intrinsically wrong. "Everyone, as he is bound to preserve himself and not quit ... ...

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... , which guarantees citizens individual rights against intrusions by the federal and state government. The perception that human beings have inalienable rights and liberties that cannot be violated is not new. Philosophers like Socrates and Locke all preached about the importance of individual rights. This belief still holds some truth in our society today. In an age of modernization, the advancement of ... ...

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... people could reach this feeling of safety and felicity as they were obliged to live under this tyrannical government. "The majority of the people were starving for want of bread." Philosophers as the father of liberal theory John Locke spread a body of ideas of reform to lead French people through the liberty path and make them believe there was a chance for ... ...

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... recall Huxley's Brave New World or Orwell's 1984 - the Unabomber's call to a revolution against technology and his readiness to shed blood for his beliefs set him apart. Most intellectuals and philosophers aren't willing to kill for their ideas; most terrorists, on the other hand, aren't willing or able to explain their motives (not infrequently because they don't have any); Ted Kaczynski ... ...

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... China, India, and Russia are worried about brain drain. The United States has been a brain magnet; consequently, it has been recruiting the best of the scientists, engineers, artists, psychologists, and philosophers from all around the globe. Opponents of immigration policy should be proud of having the best and brightest minds throughout the immigration from all over the world to continue the ... ...

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... "frustration and rage of people who see that the government is not coping with violent crime," are not of good will, thereby making capital punishment immoral according to many ethical philosophers (Bruck 329). The question of whether execution is a "cruel" form of punishment may no longer be an argument against capital punishment now that it can be done with lethal injections ... ...

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... to be commander in chief. A war for independence was at hand, they colonists wanted freedom, liberty, rights, and happiness. The colonists wanted right of self-determination. At this time several philosophers produced their views on the situation. Thomas Paine, an English radical, attacked the King's rule in 1776 with a pamphlet entitled "Common Sense". In this pamphlet he gave 3 important reasons for ... ...

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