Defining what a good life would be and how would one go about of achieving such a life has been a concern for many philosophers. ... As I attempted to define the good life I found that I was in accordance with Aristotle who believed that the good life was a happy life and that happiness was the end purpose of a good life. ... There are several philosophers whom I had similar views to: Jose Ortega y Gasset, Karl Marx, Abraham Maslow, and to a lesser extent Plato. ... Then I will elevate the views of Karl Marx's "complete individual" to the level of a socialist society and compare it to th...

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This paper will address how Durkheim's epistemological thoughts influenced his analysis of the social element of suicide and will attempt to point out inconsistencies in his typology of suicide. ... Unlike the other influential social theorists of the time (Karl Marx and Max Weber) Emile Durkheim's theories were essentially methodological collectivistic, in that he was largely interested in the workings and organs of society that generated social solidarity. ... Mechanical and organic solidarity are Durkheim's equivalent of traditional authority and legal-rational authority (We...

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Early Enlightment philosophy provided the guiding light to the liberalistic evolution of freedom from restriction, to freedom in the sense of opportunity as a socialistic ideology. ... Freedom was of uttermost importance to him, not in the sense of no limitation, but rather that those whom are to be served in the name of the common good instigate these boundaries. ... One newspaper editor wrote in question of the distribution of wealth: "The is a growing number of Beggars and wandering poor in the streets of the city How often have our streets been covered with Thousands of Barrels of Flour...

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Having received inspiration from well-known Communist leader Karl Marx, Brecht refused to adopt Nazi beliefs in Germany in the 1930's when Adolf Hitler and his Nazi Party were in control of the country. ... In this premiere version of the play, Brecht's Marxist views allow him to outline themes of control, the good for all humanity, freedom of experimentation, and unity in regards to science, through the protagonist, Galileo. He portrays the character as a cunning and strong hero that courageously fights for the scientific freedom of discovery in times of social upheaval. ... Brech...

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