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- 2231: Antony Flew: The Existence and Belief of God
- ... Hare . Hare concludes that there is a very important difference between Flew's parable and his. He tells us that in Flew's "the explorers do not mind about their garden, they discuss it with interest, but not with concern." But in his, "my lunatic, poor fellow, minds about dons, and I mind about the steering of my car." What is he trying to say here? I think that he's ...
- 2232: Socrate's First Accusers and Athenian Law
- ... charge. Socrates says that the youth follow him "of their own accord" (Plato, 23c). In any event, one concludes that the Delphic Oracle was a definite turning point in Socrates' life. Perhaps it changes Socrates' interest from the physical and astronomical studies with moral and political thought. This turning point brings Socrates into conflict with the city of Athens. His doubt of the opinions taken on authority also concerned the cities ...
- 2233: Reincarnation
- Reincarnation A weird idea of much interest is that of reincarnation. What is reincarnation? Some say it's the fact that a person's soul lives without a body and throughout the years possesses different bodies. Is this true or is reincarnation ...
- 2234: I Believe: A Code of Ethics
- ... the conduct of our lives is what makes mankind more than just an animal with an interesting thumb. These rational thoughts could very easily lead us to terrible acts, for what is in our best interest is often harmful to others. However there is another ability, peculiar to humans alone, that keeps most of us on the right path. Our ability to know what is right and what is wrong. It ...
- 2235: Kanflict: How Humans Have Risen Above The Divine
- ... our mind to the third imperative, moral or categorical. This is simply to say that one knows what is the moral thing to do and must, in some cases, choose over happiness when conflicts of interest occur chose the moral way. How does one know what is moral? The terms before assist me with this answer. A priori is the knowledge we have of what is good or bad, moral or ...
- 2236: Plato's Argument For A Just Life
- ... based on reason but their reason will show favoritism towards the part of the soul which dominates them. Thus they also can not be trusted to make a decision that is in the best possible interest of the whole person. This leaves the aristocrat who leads a just life with each part of his soul performing the function that is was fit to perform. "He regulates well what is really his ...
- 2237: The Quarrel About Historical Explanation
- ... own theories because he has to stick to the simple matter of filling in the blanks. 3. Each person that asks for an explanation wants to know something different. Each has their own knowledge and interest and it takes different complete answers to satisfy them. In the end, the Hempelian method is too big of a task. The number of explanations surrounding certain events are too many for the method to ...
- 2238: Enlightenment: The Light Bulb of the 1700's
- ... He then dropped them and established that they dropped at the same rate. The church had believed Aristotle's theory. Aristotle said that the two pieces of fruit of unequal size would drop at different rates. Although his theory might have been correct, he never proved it. As a result of this, Galileo was put on trial. Both Martin Luther and Galileo spoke against the church. They changed and influenced the ...
- 2239: Classical Theory Structure
- ... the position once held. Advantages of Classical Structural Theory The opinion that easily identifiable structure and tightly managed rules and regulations are advantageous in public organizations is widely held. Structure and policy are of tremendous interest to all those interested in the uniformity and continuity of public safety. The advantages of the classical structure within our example have multiple impacts on how the organization operates. As affirmed by Frederick Taylor, with ...
- 2240: Aristotle On Friendship
- ... gain pleasure from one another. Aristotle uses the young as an example here. Friendship between the young is grounded on pleasure because the lives of the young are regulated by their feelings, and their main interest is in their own pleasure and the opportunity of the moment. They are quick to create and destroy friendships because their affection changes as fast as the things that please them do. Aristotle felt that ...
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