Relative Truth or Absolute Truth?
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This 5 page report discusses some of the thinking regarding whether truth is a relative or an absolute concept. Philosophy, in general, revolves around the fervent desire to determine what truth is. Whether or not the discussion is related to government or religion, morality or the act of being, it still is an effort to define what is or is not true. This paper looks at the ideas of some well-known philosophers in terms of whether or not they viewed truth as relative or absolute. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Religious Prejudice and Bias: Shapers of Major World Events
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A 7 page discussion of the influence of religious prejudice and bias as an underlying theme of such apparently unrelated events as: a)The Transition From Sect to Established Religion, b)European Expansion and Medieval Christianity, c)Reform and Global Expansion, d)Modern Christianity & Pluralism, and e)Modern Christianity & Secularization. Discusses the evolution of religion and culture and that evolution's relation to world events, especially the dominance of just a few religion over others. Provides extensive examples from Christianity to conclude that the common theme underlying many of the major events which have shaped the world is prejudice and bias, a theme which has remained constant from the very beginnings of civilization to the events which we see unfolding around us today. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Rene Descartes and Reality
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This 5 page report discusses Rene Descartes (1596-1650) and his philosophy regarding reality. While he is most famous for his cognito �I think, therefore I am,� that proclamation is less than an accurate or meaningful statement as it relates to the reality of what Descartes believed to be the existence of humanity. Descartes� �The Meditations� was published in Paris in 1641 and has come to generally be viewed as the most important of all of Descartes� works. It is in �The Meditations� that he best presents his metaphysical and epistemological premises in their entirety. Bibliography lists one source.
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Rene Descartes and the Existence of God
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This 5 page report discusses Rene Descartes� �Meditations� (published in 1641) and emphasizing his work on the First Philosophy. Descartes considers the problems of the sources and nature of knowledge; the validity of truth; the nature and destiny of man; the existence of God, as well as the creation of the universe. His systematic doubt along with the presupposition of a powerful, evil, and most importantly, deceiving spirit, are revealed by Descartes in his �First Meditation.� No other sources.
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Rene Descartes and �Meditations on First Philosophy�
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This 4 page report discusses Rene Descartes (1596-1650) and his three arguments for doubt as presented in �Meditations on First Philosophy.� No secondary sources.
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Rockaby: Explanation in the Perspectives of Heidegger and Descartes
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A 5 page discussion of the philosophical implications of Samuel Beckett's short story "Rockaby", the story of a senile woman in a rocking chair who reminisces on her life as she rocks herself to death. Examines the twentieth century philosophies of William Heidegger and the seventeenth century philosophies of Descartes in relation to Beckett's own philosophies. No additional sources are listed. PProckab.wps
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Roland Barthes: The Death of the Author
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(10 pp) French theorist and social critic, Roland Barthes (1915 - 1980) took his information from the areas of sociology, anthropology, psychoanalysis, and linguistics. He believed that language is more than just words or texts, but rather a system of signs, which reflect the society and its given place in time. This study of "signs" is labeled semiology. What Barthes means by "The Death of the Author" is discussed. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Ronald Dworkin And John Rawls
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A 6 page paper. Dworkin disagrees with Rawls on a number of issues. This essay discusses some of the points that seem to be in disagreement and presents Dworkin's opinions. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Rousseau And Legislation
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5 pages in length. Within the realm of life exists inherent elements to one's existence; paramount to man's existence is the concept of natural rights. Philosophers have long postulated what, exactly, these rights consist of within the massive scope of mortality, with some contending that natural rights are those that are without social infiltration, while others attest to the fact that natural rights are doled out only by social status. Jean Jacques Rousseau's stance upon legislation mirrored many other philosophers throughout history, contending that the quest for common good might not always be the best resolution for all concerned. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Rousseau and Marx Compared
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This 5 page paper compares and contrasts theories of Jean Jacques Rousseau and Karl Marx. Their ideas about the nature of man, government, religion and God are discussed. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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