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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ESSAY TWO Retributive theories claim that punishment is justified because, and only because, the wrongdoer deserves it for having done wrong. These theories "look back" to the wrong action in order to explain why the person who performed it deserves punishment. They focus on the abstract need to balance the scales of justice by giving the wrongdoer what she deserves while, at the same time, respecting her dignity. They do not explain adequately the benefit of punishment for society, and they are silent on the relationship of the victim to the practice of punishment. Consequentialist theor...

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The English period of Renaissance led to the breaking of the medieval knowledge and philosophy, infusing a new spirit of freedom, introducing a note of patriotism and national glorification, and also accompanying a revolt against the authority of the Pope. ... Scholasticism focused on preparing men to be doctors, layers of professional theologians, and was taught from approved textbooks in logic, natural philosophy, medicine, law and theology. ... This was accomplished through the study of the studia humanitatis, today known as the humanities: grammar, rhetoric, history, poetry and moral philo...

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Bentham expounded upon the theory in his work, "Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation," which was later published in 1789. ... The theory continued to have widespread influence in the fields of philosophy, politics, and economics. ...

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" The introduction of neuroprosthetic implants in society brings about a slightly modified scale of poor to rich. ... As a widely held philosophy, transhumanism argues for a future of ageless bodies, transcendent experiences, and extraordinary minds. ...

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American Foreign Policy / POLS 4690 A paper submitted to Dr. Galatas of the History and Political Science Department at Georgia South Western State University The Era of Good Feelings: An Era of Idealism or Realism? The Era of Good Feelings was the national mood of the United States from 1815 to 1825, as first described by the Boston Columbian Centinel on July 12, 1817. The "era" generally is considered coextensive with President James Monroe's two terms (1817-25), it really began in 1815, when for the first time American citizens could afford to pay less attention to Europ...

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Huckleberry Finn often returns to his unresolved moral dilemma about slavery, lifestyles, and honesty throughout his adventures including before he reaches the river, while he is on the river, and once he leaves the river due to the constant introduction of seemingly immoral situations into the plot. ... Carol Freedman, a critic published in Philosophy and Literature, states that "what Huck seems to discover by reflecting on Jim and their experiences on the raft is that despite the absence of justification, he cares for Jim too much to turn him in." ...

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Abortion Introduction Abortion is one of the most controversial issues around concerning moral philosophy, and is an issue that will never be agreed upon. By bringing morals into the question of whether it should be legal to have abortions, this issue has been elevated to a higher level. By...

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She separates her life from her work; he lives for work, two totally different philosophies opposite of one another. ... Reference: Professional Ethics [online] 2003 available at http://www.is.cityu.edu.hk/research/resources/isworld/ethics/index.htm#Introduction Ruggiero, V. ...

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Introduction At first place in the chapter 1 of GMM, Kant tries to demonstrate that there is a moral law which is driven from the sense of moral obligations. ... This is what "Kantian ethical philosophy has often been criticized for its dependence on an untenable conception of the freedom of the will. ...

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So, for lawyer to figure out law only sociological date is enough, moral philosophy doesn't help. ... Authoer says that for freedom and interpersonal relationships things to be thought about are patriarchy, racism, heteronormativity, capitalism..and the higher order can be science, philosophy etc. 3. ...

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Introduction Over the years, there have been countless philosophers and scientists - as well as billions of everyday people - believing in a higher power and questioning how the world came to be. ... The term for this philosophy is eugenics. ...

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Summary Ralph hides in the jungle and thinks miserably about the chaos that has overrun the island. He thinks about the deaths of Simon and Piggy and realizes that all vestiges of civilization have been stripped from the island. He stumbles across the sow's head, the "Lord of the Flies," now merely a gleaming white skull-as white as the conch shell, he notes. Angry and disgusted, Ralph knocks the skull to the ground and takes the stake it was impaled on to use as a weapon against Jack. That night, Ralph sneaks down to the camp at the Castle Rock and finds Sam and Eric guarding the entranc...

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