Philosophy is the study of elementary predicaments including factors linked with realism, existence, knowledge, ethics, rationale, and language. ... In this essay I will argue if Buddhism is a religion, philosophy, or both. The definition of the two terms suggests that Buddhism be a philosophy, not a religion. ... Additionally, since the devotion used in Buddhism has no emotional elements, the practice is a philosophy. ... Despite having a few common elements with religion, Buddhism is more of a philosophy. ...

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Religion can be defined as a system of beliefs and worships which includes a code of ethics and a philosophy of life. ... In China the origin of Taoism, it is practiced both as philosophy and religion. For those who observe it as a philosophy, they'd portray the system of belief as Daojia, or the school of Tao. ... They see the Tao as a philosophy, and live it as a religion. ... Conclusion In conclusion, Religion consists of rituals, ceremonies and observances, beliefs and worships which includes a code of ethics and philosophy. ...

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Although Marx shared Hegel's belief in dialectical structure and historical inevitability, he held that the foundations of reality lay in the material base of economics rather than in the abstract thought of idealistic philosophy. ... In contrast, Kierkegaard turned his attention to Hegel's system of philosophy which sought to explain all phenomena and philosophy, including the religious. ... To Kierkegaard, it was arrogant to develop a philosophy from a detached standpoint, as if a philosopher stood outside of the system that he created. ... Abraham showed that one can be forced to ...

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This however is true to all philosophical thought and is part of the very definition of philosophy itself. ... The choice is made easier by constant adherence to instructed ethics but the temptation towards choosing the comparatively "less good" action is very powerful at a young age and also if not instructed properly. ...

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Aristotle and Niccolo Machiavelli agree that human nature predisposes men to serve their own interests, and that we need government to control our innate desires, and yet the two disagree on the origin of government and its purpose. Aristotle argues that man is political by nature due to speech. Through speech, men develop a common moral determination for what is just and unjust, and naturally form political societies in the acquisition of virtue. Although Aristotle's government operates in the pursuit of human excellence, it is based on an optimistic notion, that men will choose and cont...

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Scholars in many countries found it increasingly difficult to bridge the gulf between natural and supernatural, to reconcile natural law and divine providence, and to balance moral philosophy and spiritual virtue. ... Philosophes set out to get a few things out of the way, namely Christianity, not its ethics of love and brotherhood, but its supernatural history, theology, and church. ... Around this time Spinoza was expanding a philosophy deeply marked by natural science, which was incompatible with a literal belief in the Bible. ... He wrote on philosophy, science, music, and art, and wrote n...

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Religion is truly the science of ethics. Unless values and ethics are integrated in the social fabric, a society can abuse science and exploit the environment and the people. ... Swami Jitatmananda points out that nearly a century ago Swami Vivekananda predicted that "the conclusions of modern Science are the very conclusions of the holistic philosophy of Vedanta known as advaita formulated in India nearly three thousand years ago. ...

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Dewey believed that, between these two realms, is a void that must be filled by philosophy. "Philosophy is called upon to be the theory of practice, though ideas sufficiently definite to be operative in experimental endeavor." ... From this primitive force rise conspicuous cultural institutions that we mistakenly perceive as independent, e.g., government, the arts, philosophy, and religion. ...

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"The danger is not that religion has become the content of television shows but that television shows may become the content of religion!" ~ Neil Postman. Media is considered to be a window to the world, as well as an...

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