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Philosophy: Who Needs It? - Ayn Rand Speech
On March 6, 1974 Ayn Rand gave her speech "Philosophy: Who Needs It?" to the West Point Military Academy graduating class of Ð''74. I do believe she did an excellent job introducing/ proving her argument. She defines philosophy as the solution to the questions that every person attempts to answer. She begins this speech with a story. In this story your values and emotions are determined by your fundamental view of life. The story is
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An Examination into the View of Perception (pratyaksa) According the Nyaya School of Philosophy.
Perception as a pramana or method of knowledge has not been discussed at length in Western logic. In so far as it has been discussed, it has created a divide amongst the realists, the idealists and the empiricists. Many schools of Indian philosophy have taken up a critical examination of perception as a means of gaining valid knowledge. The Nyaya is one of them. According to the Nyaya school of philosophy, valid knowledge or prama
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Socratic Dialectic, Method and Piety
Socratic Dialectic, Method, and Piety This essay will discuss the nature of Socrates inquiries in to the way humans ought to live. This paper will begin by looking at Socrates' understanding of the good life and the importance of self-knowledge. It will then look at the theory of learning that the Socratic dialectic fosters, along with Socrates' theory of the natural goodness of human nature. Using Plato's story of Euthyphro, it will show the practical
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Influences on My Life
Many people can often point to one person who inspires and serves as an idol. My sister is my inspiration. Her whole life has been plagued with struggles, yet she seems to overcome each struggle with a courageous smile on her face. When she was fifteen, our family went to India for a family vacation. We were getting ready to go on a trip to our old village when I suddenly noticed a bite--like that
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Goodness and Badness
It's very common to hear of a person being good, whether it's through conversation with friends or through the media. I have often asked myself where this judgment comes from. What makes a man or woman good? Is it that they are born a virtuous person, or do they earn virtue by their actions? On what basis can a person say someone is good? Do they know they are good because they have followed certain
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Monroe Doctrine: For Good or For Bad?
Monroe Doctrine: For Good or for Bad? The interests of our own Latin America is clearly different from those of that of the United States - but ever since the Monroe Doctrine has been declared, it seemed as if relations between the US and the nations of Latin America stabilized on a friendly note. But we need not feel easy and let our guard down at all, for this issue has had major questionings in
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The Connection Between Psychology, Philosophy, Rhetoric and Religion
The connection between Psychology, philosophy, rhetoric and religious is really quite simple. Psychology is the study of mental processes and behavior. Psychology is a broad field that explores a variety of questions pertaining to feelings and actions. The research of findings of psychologists has increased our understandings of as to why people behave and act the way that they do. Still there is a lot of things for psychologists to discover. Research hat psychologists
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Socrates Diner Party Speech
In Plato's Symposium, a dinner party was held with the discussion of love as the focus. Everyone who attended the party gave a speech, an ode to Love. Socrates spoke last, alleging his speech was a reiteration of what Diotima had once told him. Diotima, a priestess, whom Socrates allegedly met in the past, told him of the secrets of love. Another attendee of the party, Alcibiades, was asked to make a eulogy for love
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Meditation on First Philosophy
First Essay Assignment Question: Meditation on First Philosophy It can be seen that Descartes Meditations on first philosophy raised a lot of questions regarding the existence and nature of the self, the existence of God, the nature of truth and the possibility of error, and finally also the essence and existence of bodies along other things. Descartes did all this through the medium of his six meditations. Descartes from his very first Meditation, that of
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Maureen Peal & Imitation of Life
Imitation of Life & Maureen Peal Imitation of Life is about Peola Johnson, light skined black girl who tries to go through life as a white person. To achieve this she ostracises her family. She breaks all ties with her black mother and her culture and tries to fit into this community in which she really has no place. "It's because of you, you made me black! I won't be black!" The problems Maureen Peal
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Philosophy of Education
As a future educator, my philosophy of education is student centered. I believe on focusing on the individual needs of the student, as well as involving them in the process of learning. I believe that students learn best through real-world experiences. I also believe that not all students relate to material in the same way. Motivation and interest are the two most important aspects when teaching students, because it gives them the desire to learn
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The Daily Life in a Civil War Camp
Officers in the field lived much better than enlisted men. They generally assigned one or two officers to a tent. Since they provided their own personal gear, items varied greatly and reflected individual taste. Each junior officer was allowed one trunk of personal belongings that was carried in one of the baggage wagons. Higher-ranking officers were allowed more baggage. Unlike infantrymen, who slept and sat on whatever nature provided, officers sometimes had the luxury
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The Early Philosophy of David Hume
Hume's Life David Hume was the son of a minor Scottish landowner. His family wanted him to become a lawyer, but he felt an "insurmountable resistance to everything but philosophy and learning". Mr. Hume attended Edinburgh University, and in 1734 he moved to a French town called La Fleche to pursue philosophy. He later returned to Britain and began his literary career. As Hume built up his reputation, he gained more and more political power.
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The Life of Mark Twain
for nearly half a century known and celebrated as "Mark Twain," was born in Florida, Missouri, on November 30, 1835. He was one of the foremost American philosophers of his day; he was the world's most famous humorist of any day. During the later years of his life he ranked not only as America's chief man of letters, but likewise as her best known and best loved citizen. The beginnings of that life were sufficiently
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I Drove a Perfectly Good Car to a Bus
There seems to be a stigma surrounding "the people on the bus". Everybody knows that public transportation is the chariot of the lower class; Right? When you picture the passengers on the bus your image is probably composed largely of undesirables. I am not sure where this general consensus stems from, but even my own mother turned a few shades of purple at the thought of me riding the bus. Nevertheless I set out determined
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Genitic Bio Good
Tomatoes, soybeans and McDonald's French fries- what do all of these things have in common? They are all some of the most commonly genetically modified foods on the market today. With scientists in the race to invent newer and better everything's, genetically modified organisms, or "GMOs" have become a hot topic of research in just the past 10 years. By using the genetic information from one organism, or the "DNA" and splicing it with the
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How to Be a "good Sport"
1. Strategy In this paper, I will be listing strategies for encouraging sport participation and good sportsmanship in our youth as proposed by Dr. Darrell J. Burnett. Dr. Burnett has written many books, pamphlets, and audio tapes regarding youth sport participation. He has also been a coach himself. He is a licensed clinical psychologist and a certified sports psychologist, specializing in youth sports. The specific strategies I will cite were found from his articles and
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The Existence of God: Good and Evil Is It Man Made or God Made?
The Existence of God: Good and Evil is it Man Made or God Made? There are many different cultures around the world, one slightly different than the other, all with the same aim, a greater outcome with greater faith. Faith, devotion, and loyalty are some of the feeling that one has towards a greater being, which is God. Whether God exist or not it's debatable. One may argue that God does exist, others may not
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Greek and Chinese Philosophy
Danial Shahbaz Mr. Mayers English 96 September 21, 2007 Communication "Phir oose bataadoo ke your fine? Yaan oose bataaoo ke your sick? Theek hai, I will not say a thing." One may take a look at the first couple of words and say to themselves, "what in the world is this?", but realizing it has English words, one can decipher what the sentence is proclaiming. The quote stated is an example of the hybrid language,
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Where a Little Coca Is as Good as Gold
A civil war has been raging at varying degrees of intensity for forty years in Columbia. Violent oppositions between left-wing guerrillas; the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia (FARC) and the National Liberation Army (ELN), right-wing paramilitary groups such as the United Self-Defence Forces of Columbia (AUC) and the Columbian armed forces have severely agitated much of the countryside. These main organizations have been able to finance and expand their operations by using opium, oil, gold,
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Teaching Philosophy
In my teaching career I want to make an influence. There are going to be certain ideas that I try to uphold and other discriminations that I will try not to allow. I know that everyone has their own beliefs and that teachers should do what they cannot to infringe on others, but to try and show them a different way to think so that they have all the information needed to make educated decisions.
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Critical Analysis on "a Good Man Is Hard to Find"
Religious Symbolism in "A Good Man Is Hard To Find" This paper will present a rhetorical context for the use of violence in the short story, "A Good Man Is Hard to Find," as she presented in her essay "The Element of Suspense." The form of classical tragedy in this story will also be analyzed from the critical theories of Aristotle and Longinus. Tolstoy will be used to examine the use Christian symbolism. Nietzsche will
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The Life of Dan Ok Maybe Just the Philosphy
The Life of Dan, Ok maybe just the philosophyÐ'... World views are much like a snowflake or a fingerprint, many are similar, but all are just the slightest bit different. A world view is a personal philosophy on life, and is shaped as you go through this strategic game. Although it never stops changing, many things hold in place, and become your morales, and personal assumptions, for the time being. Even though every person has
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Pre-Socratic Philosophers
There were three different groups of Pre-Socratic philosophers, The Milesain monists, other monists, and the Pluralists. The Milesaines were found in Miletus, a Greek trading colonel, which is located in present day Turkey. The other monists could be found in different parts of Greece in the fifth century. Then the Pluralists could also be found in different parts of Greece. The first Milesain monist was Thales. He was able to predict that there was going
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What Is Life?
What is life?" The question has been asked innumerable times but has been answered to the satisfaction of few. Science is based on the experience that nature gives intelligent answers to intelligent questions. To senseless questions, nature gives senseless answers - or no answers at all. If nature has never provided an answer to this question, perhaps something is wrong with the question. The question is wrong indeed. It has no sense, for life in
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