Aristotle, Thomas Hobbes, and �Finding Forrester�
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This 5 page report discusses that virtually all movies take up some form of philosophical content. Some are clearly more obvious than others wile many do nothing more than present a situation that pits good against evil in the most fundamental of ways. It is possible to look at any movie and find the ways in which it comments on the current state of a particular society. In this report, the example of the 2000 movie �Finding Forrester� starring Sean Connery serves as an example of a modern interpretation and presentation of the philosophy of both Aristotle and Thomas Hobbes. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Artificial Intelligence and the Presence of Mental States
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This 5 page paper considers the way that an individual with a electronic brain, who passes turning test, may be considered as having, or not having a mental state. Arguments such as the understanding of words, self-determination and the presence of a soul are included in the arguments. The bibliography cites 2 sources.
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Artificial Intelligence Can Never Be a Reality
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This 5 page paper hones in on two arguments�those of Turing and Searle�and supports Searle's position. Turing's theories are explained and Searle's arguments are examined. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Authoritarian Knowing and Scientific Knowing
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This 5 page report discusses the differences and similarities between authoritarian knowledge and scientific knowledge. Both ways of understanding, perceiving, or �knowing� and one is not necessarily �better� than the other, however each has its own unique characteristics. Scientific knowledge deals with real things that exist in nature--things that can be perceived by humans or detected by instruments. The authoritarian model of knowledge sees knowledge as a collection of information, a set of facts, a series of proposals or concepts that have been established to be true and are generally dependent on an interpreter of that information. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Autonomy and The Social Contract
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This 5 page paper provides an overview of Rousseau's and Kant's philosophies concerning the social contract, autonomy, free will and so forth. Each of the philosophers' theories are discussed. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Ayn Rand�s �Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal�
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This is a 5 page paper discussing the concepts in Ayn Rand�s �Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal�. Ayn Rand�s 1962 text �Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal� is important in the fields of philosophy and economics in that it introduces the readers, or reminds the readers, what the true essence of capitalism is and not that which has been misunderstood and construed with economic and political misconceptions. For Rand, and others who follow the ideals of libertarianism and objectivism, capitalism is the only system which allows for the freedom of man�s rational nature and its ruling principle is justice. True capitalism is actually a social system based on the principle of individual rights and is not to be confused with the capitalist constructions developed during the industrial ages which saw the development of �wage slaves� to the owners of the factories. Instead, capitalism is based on man�s trade through free exchange and mutual benefit. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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B.F. Skinner and George Edward Moore Regarding the Determination of Human Actions
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This 5 page report discusses how B.F. Skinner brought into question the motivations that lead people to modify their actions, as well as the ways in which �determinism� is responsible for human thought and action. In comparison, the lesser-known George Edward Moore directed his area of research toward the free will of human beings and the idea that individuals have free will �only if we sometimes could have done what we did not do, and if everything is caused, then we never could have done what we did not do.� Numerous critics have claimed that the two are essentially saying the same thing. The author of this report argues otherwise. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Baudrillard's Theory of Hyper-Reality
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11 pages. The premise of this paper is to analytically assess the theory of Hean Baudrillard's hyper-reality as related to the media's impact on the social world. It is well-known that the media has a most profound impact on our lives today, but how is that impact connected in regards to hyper-reality? Obviously not everything that gets reported is based on reality, and in light of that fact, there is a deep connection to Baudrillard's theory. Bibliography lists 14 sources.
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Belief, Doubt, and the Modern Mind
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A 6 page paper which examines various perspectives concerning belief and doubt in the modern secular world. 11 sources cited. No bibliography provided due to the fact that the sources were provided via fax.
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Beliefs as Personal Truths
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This 7 page paper explores and ultimately defends Apps' admonition that a belief is what is accepted as truth. Concepts such as truth, belief and knowledge are explored in depth. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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