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Religious Belief and Skeptical Responses
... the idea of God is that of a supreme being whom is a sum of all possible perfections. Then, the argument continues by claiming that for a skeptic to suggest that there is no God a person would need to envisage within their mind a God who lacks one vital perfection: existence. This is a contradiction ...
The link between Utilitarianism and Democracy
... concept of Democracy. The literal meaning of the word "democracy" is "power of the people". In practice it usually means a method of decision making by a majority vote. In a democracy it is the will of the majority of the people that is supreme above the will of various minorities ...
Vladimir Lenin: A Philosophical View
... revolution overthrew the Russian monarchy and brought to power a government that was the leader of the communist world for the next 75 years. As the first leader of the Soviet Union, he modified the Marxist theory and promoted the communist ideas of Marxism-Leninism. Lenin was born Vladimir ...
Philosophical stories
... the learning will also be dull and boring to the student trying to absorb the knowledge. An educational practice in which there is no coherent relationship between what educators say and do is a disaster ( Paolo Freire ). When a teacher, by his or her actions, contradicts ...
Postmodernism Disrobed: Jean Baudrillard V.S. Stanley Fish
... the terms out dazzlingly like a juggler plays with his plates. Sentences like "Abstraction today is no longer that of the map, the double, the mirror, or the concept. Simulation is no longer that of a territory, a referential being ...
Compare and contrast the views of Durkhiem and Karl Marx.
... the contrary one of Durkheim's main ideas was to try to argue that religion went againstthe established conceptions that religion was bogus and illusory. (Hamilton 2001, p.110)He argues that if it is in fact an illusory concept why is it still practised the world ...
Deficiencies in Ethical Reasoning: Bailing Out the Banks
... the plan (Sahadi, 2008). A number of people blamed greedy corporations for the failure of the financial markets; legislators blamed risky investments and mortgages on the banks. Economist said the government had no choice but to act quickly. "These massive tax payer sponsored bailouts are being ...
Post-Mortem Sperm Collection: Case # 77
... be raised with only one parent. Some people may argue that it is wrong to bring a child into the world today to a single parent. There are children conceived everyday and some of ...
Compare and contrast two beliefs about life after death. Assess which of these two views may provide a stronger philosophical basis for belief in life after death?
... the body dies so does the brain. Richard Dawkins rejects any concepts of an immortal soul. There is no soul or consciousness as we are the sum total of our genes. He concentrates of the idea that humans are merely carriers of information and DNA. For Dawkins, the only conceivable theory is that of ...
US Military Budget On Our Shoulders
... be the world's most powerful country. There is no need to be the most military dominant because we are years ahead of every other country anyway. To begin with, the ...