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An Argument Proving That Speech Is Competitive in Nature (1210 words, 2 pages)

An Essay on David Sedaris Me Talk Pretty One DayIntroductionThe short story tells the tale of a New Yorker stepping out of his comfort zone, his goal set on braving some of the most difficult waters known to man. These waters, known to us as the art of linguistics and ... Read More

An Argument that Locke’s Theory of X and Y Is Flawed (1781 words, 3 pages)

X and Y are the same person if and only if they are psychologically continuous. DiscussWhether or not X and Y are the same person only if they are psychologically continuous relies upon determining what it means for them to be the same person. There appear to be two criteria ... Read More

An Argument Against Mill’s Ethical System of Utilitarianism (1695 words, 3 pages)

We Should Reject Mills Utilitarianism Because It Is Too Demanding DiscussMills Utilitarianism is an ethical system which essentially asserts that actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness, wrong as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness. By happiness is intended pleasure, and the absence of ... Read More

An Argument Against the Death Penalty (1387 words, 7 pages)

The Immorality of the Death Penalty Murder - "the unlawful premeditated killing of a human being byanother" (Oxford University Press 521) - has been committed numerous timesover the past decades in America, and much thought has been given as to howthis crime should be dealt with. A major felony such ... Read More

An Argument Against the Proposals to Solve the Problem of Decreasing Population in Europe Through Immigration (800 words, 4 pages)

Immigration in EuropeFrom a demographic point of view, the problem of decreasing population facing European countries cannot be solved through immigration. Europe has a problem due to the aging population as a result of increased life expectancy and excellent health services. For the population to be maintained at the current ... Read More

An Argument in Favor of Views Presented in Turley Jonathan’s Article, Teachers Under Morality Microscope (579 words, 2 pages)

School District should not be allowed to Fire a Teacher for Doing Something Legal during the Teachers Personal TimeIn my view, school districts should not be allowed to fire a teacher because of doing something legal during their personal time. There are three main reasons why I believe that school ... Read More

An Argument in Favor of Integrating Illegal Immigrants into the Mainstream Public Education in the United States (794 words, 4 pages)

Illegal Immigrants in United StatesAlthough people hold a range of opinions about to answer this question, a significant number argue yes, illegal immigrants should be allowed to attend public schools because United States has offered many citizens freedom and a new start, others argue no, illegal immigrants should not be ... Read More

Socrates’ Function Argument in the Agreement and Disagreement Between Glaucon and Socrates (970 words, 4 pages)

Student NameInstructor NamePhilosophy27th Jan., 2015.Socrates Function ArgumentThis paper gives an explanation of Socrates Function argument, highlighting points of agreement and disagreement between Glaucon and Socrates. The paper begins by explaining Socrates function argument, followed by Glaucons argument in opposition to the Platos function argument. After the explanation of the two ... Read More

An Argument in Favor of the Production, Promotion and Use of Pornography (869 words, 4 pages)

Student NameProfessor Philosophy 20th March, 2014.PornographyThis paper is an argumentative essay on the impermissibility of production, promotion, and use of pornography. While production, promotion, and use of pornography is indeed a controversial issue, an objective critical look at both arguments for and against production and use of pornography show that ... Read More

A View of St. Anselm’s Ontological Argument of the Claim of God as the Greatest as a Proof of God’s Existence (754 words, 4 pages)

St. Anselms ontological argument is the argument that is based on the claim that God is a being than which nothing greater can be conceived.St. Anselm gave the following argument to support is view that God actually exists.The first premise of St. Anselms ontological argument is the premise that all ... Read More

An Argument in Favor of the Use of Animals in Scientific Studies (905 words, 4 pages)

Should animals be used for research?The use of animals in scientific studies has continuously been a controversial subject that draws strong sentiments from both the proponents and the opponents. Animals are used in medical research, cloning of organs, and safety testing for new consumer products. They are also utilized in ... Read More

An Analysis of the Arguments of James Mackie on the Conception of the Problem of Evil (1682 words, 5 pages)

The problem of evil is both a philosophical and a theological problem that the thinkers of all ages have grappled with in an attempt to unravel it. Various philosophers and theologians, therefore, have given varied theories on the problem of evil. This paper looks critically at James Mackies conception of ... Read More

An Explanation of the Argument of Nyaya for the Existence of Isvara (1610 words, 6 pages)

1.Identify and explain the Nyaya argument for the existence of Isvara. How does Ratnakirti critique this argument, and, how does his theory of apohavada factor into his critique?Nyaya is one of six orthodox schools of Hindu philosophy, based on theNyaya Sutras, written by Aksapada Gautama in the 2ndcentury CE. Nyaya ... Read More

An Examination of the Arguments of Rene Descartes (631 words, 4 pages)

NameLecturerCourseDate of Submission Rene Descartes and his Works Descartes is believed to have been very clever and indeed a genius inMathematics from when he was in school. In secondary school, Descartesbelieved that most of the things that they were being taught were notgenuine. Descartes found Mathematics of all other subjects ... Read More

An Explanation of the Arguments of Mencius in Support of His Views of Human Nature as Naturally Good (1620 words, 5 pages)

This paper gives a detailed explication of Menciuss argument in support of his view that human nature is inherently good. The paper also gives reasons why I agree with Menciuss view of human nature. Responses to the objections that can be raised against Mencius conception of human nature are also ... Read More

The Argument That Science Cannot Disprove the Existence of God in the Book, Why Science Does Not Disprove God by Dr. Amir Aczel (532 words, 2 pages)

Why science does not disprove God?In his book Why Science Does Not Disprove God Dr. Amir Aczel wrote a decent answer to Richard Dawkins and made all the atheists think twice before accepting Dawkins arguments. Amir Aczel is a professor of mathematics and generally a man of science. He clearly ... Read More

An Explanation of John Locke’s Argument on the Identification of Animals (633 words, 2 pages)

This paper explains John Lockes argument on identify of animals. The paper also explains how this argument by John Locke situates within the broader dialectic of animal identify. According to John Locke, an animal is a living organized body. John Locke conceived animals to be automatons like machines for John ... Read More

An Analysis of Plato’s Concept of Justice and His Argument Against the Claim of Glaucon and Adeimantus That Justice is Not Good in and of Itself (1031 words, 3 pages)

In the Platos The Republic Book II, Plato answers to Glaucons and Adeimantus claim that justice is not good in and of itself in their argument, Glaucon and his brother Adeimentus had claimed that justice is a form of social contract that people enter into so as to avoid the ... Read More

An Analysis of Rene Descartes’ Evil Genius Argument (1729 words, 7 pages)

Student NameInstructor NamePhilosophy9th May, 2015.Rene Descartes Evil Genius ArgumentDescartes evil genius argument is the argument that he advanced to demonstrate that all sensory knowledge can be doubted. In the evil genius argument, Rene Descartes argues that al the knowledge that we hold as true is nothing but deception of an ... Read More

An Argument Against the Celebration of the Columbus Day in America (533 words, 2 pages)

Columbus EssayIn recent years, a topic of much controversy has been the circumstances of our own American colonization. The mistreatment, capture and killing of Native Americans during the Columbian Exchange has turned the perspective of many from an event of major importance to an event of major disaster. The Columbus ... Read More

An Argument Against John Stuart Mill’s Principle of Happiness (939 words, 3 pages)

John Stuart Mills happiness principle states that the morality of an action is identical with the happiness it produces as its consequence (Moore and Bruder, 2011, pg. 284). In other words, this principle holds that actions are morally right in proportion to how they tend to promote happiness, and wrong ... Read More

An Objective and Critical Look at the Main Arguments in Favor of the Death Penalty (684 words, 3 pages)

As a form of punishment, death penalty is one of the oldest forms of punishments meted out against criminals guilty of grave crimes. In the modern world, many nations practise death penalty as the ultimate form of punishment for heinous crimes. Despite the widespread use of death penalty as a ... Read More

An Argument in Favor of the Claims That Book Censorship Denies Students Well-Rounded Education (610 words, 2 pages)

The main thesis of the author in this essay is that book censorship denies the students well-rounded education. The author argues in the essay that the process of book censorship lacks universal objective criteria for judgement, and for that reason censoring of books should be abolished because it is too ... Read More

An Argument in Favor of the Use of Animal Subjects in Medical and Scientific Research (2509 words, 9 pages)

Scientists use animal subjects to research and develop new methodsand procedures for diagnosing and treating human beings. These tests and experiments have discovered a myriad of cures and treatments for diseases that were once considered incurable such as carcinomas, polio, organtransplant,and cardiacby-pass surgery. Along with these experiments, scientists have also ... Read More

The Surprise Ending of Rene Descartes’ Argument Regarding the Existence of God as the Foundation of Knowledge of All External Things (1410 words, 5 pages)

AbstractIn part four of his discourse method, Rene Descartes seeks the metaphysical principle that would serve as the basis of his system of Philosophy. In this endeavour Descartes begins by doubting everything but he soon realizes that he cannot doubt his own doubting self. This therefore serves as the first ... Read More

An Argument in Support of the Claim That St. Thomas Aquinas’ Notion of Justice is Superior to That of Plato and Aristotle (1536 words, 6 pages)

AbstractIn the history of Philosophy, Philosophers have variously conceived the meaning of the concept justice. This paper looks at three such different conceptions of the concept justice by Plato, Aristotle and St. Thomas Aquinas. The paper also gives a persuasive argument in support of the claim that St. Thomas Aquinas ... Read More

An Argument that the Disadvantages of Capital Punishment Outweighs Its Advantages (576 words, 2 pages)

Capital punishment refers to the killing of criminals guilty of grave crimes as a way of punishing them for the crimes that they have committed. As a form of punishment, capital punishment has a number of advantages and disadvantages. This paper compares and contrasts the two main advantages and disadvantages ... Read More

A Review of the Arguments in Favor of and Against the Use of Death Penalty in the United States (3007 words, 9 pages)

The use of death penalty or capital punishment is one of the most controversial issues in Social Science studies. Scholars in social sciences are divided on whether or not the use of death penalty as a mean of punishing offenders is justifiable. One group of the scholars contend that death ... Read More

An Argument Against the Legalization of Marijuana in the United States (1100 words, 2 pages)

Modern music artists Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa once posed the question, so what we get drunk so what we smoke weed? Were just having fun, we dont care who sees. So what we go out thats how its supposed to be livin young and wild and free. This popular ... Read More

An Analysis of the Argument of Gary B. Nash about the Radical Nature of the American Revolution (591 words, 2 pages)

The American Revolution is one of the most analyzed events in history and especially in the U.S. Historians try to look into specifics of the revolution to try and grasp new perspectives on how and or why the events occurred in the ways that they did. Historian Gary B. Nash ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013