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- 441: A Look At LSD And The Counter
- ... a 5 of his friends (other Harvard Psych professors) decided to goto Mexico for a trip. There they met Gerhart Braun a anthropologist-historian of the University of Mexico. After a dinner and discussion of philosophy, Braun told them that within the hot, tropical jungles of Mexico grows a power hallucinogen known to the Ancient Aztecs as Teonanacatl, or flesh of the gods. These magic mushrooms of Mexico had a long ... became one of the forces governing in many peoples lives, and the race to make it ahead allowed for one to walk all over one another if it meant reaping in the rewards. This materialistic philosophy caused a lose of individual spirituality and the understanding of ones self. We were getting ahead financially but at what expense the lost of spirituality? The introduction of sacred mind-expanding drugs began to question ...
- 442: Death Of A Salesman Essay
- ... Willy's refusal, from the standpoint of dramatic significance, seems less a product of his insanity than of his lifelong feeling of competition with Charlie. Acceptance would have been tantamount to admitting that Charlie's philosophy had proved to be the right one, and Willy simply isn't big enough a man to make such an admission" (Gardner p.320). In other words, you can lead a horse to water but ... lived too long in his dreams and cannot understand what Biff is trying to say. If Willy had to face reality, he would then be forced to examine the affair he had in Boston, his philosophy, and all of his illusions. Instead, he prefers to live in the past. And now Biff, who is trying to confront the truth about himself, finds that he is completely unable to commuicate with his ...
- 443: Critical Analysis Of The Ethic
- ... has been subjected to many criticisms, it is presented by metaphysicians as the most fundamental and most comprehensive of inquiries, inasmuch as it is concerned with reality as a whole. It is the heart of philosophy rooted in the ancient Greeks, especially Plato and Aristotle, whose insights made their way in to Catholic Church through men like Augustine and Thomas Aquinas. The background to Aristotle's divisions is to be found ... in effecting this transition: he was taught to recognize the contradictions involved in appearances and to fix his gaze on the realities that lay behind them, the realities that Plato himself called Forms, or Ideas. Philosophy for Plato was thus a call to recognize the existence and overwhelming importance of a set of higher realities that ordinary men--even those, like the Sophists of the time, who professed to be enlightened ...
- 444: The American Pursuit of Happiness
- ... every one who is striking at the root, there are ten thousand hacking at the branches.. The concept of achieving happiness is so foreign to some that they actually work against the basic principles of philosophy. The principles of philosophy suggest, from a spiritual standpoint, that individuals should open their hearts to what is, rather that insisting life be a certain way. Many people find themselves in such a structured frame of mind, that deviating ...
- 445: Gailileo 3
- ... of Florence, was a professional musician. He carried out experiments on strings to support his musical theories. Galileo studied medicine at the university of Pisa, but his real interests were always in mathematics and natural philosophy. He is chiefly remembered for his work on free fall, his use of the telescope and his employment of experimentation. After a spell teaching mathematics, first privately in Florence and then at the university of ... the Republic of Venice). There his duties were mainly to teach Euclids geometry in order to make use of astrology in their medical practice. However, Galileo apparently discussed more unconventional forms of astronomy and natural philosophy in a public lecture he gave in connection with the appearance of a New Star (now known as "Kepler's supernova") in 1604. In a personal letter written to Kepler (1571 - 1630) in 1598, Galileo ...
- 446: Swinger's Not Just on Playgrounds Anymore
- ... something wrong, and this isn't the case. It's just a lifestyle choice no different from other lifestyle choices. In fact Linda and Bill's club is based on the Golden Rule. "Our main philosophy in this lifestyle is Do unto others as you would have them do unto yourself," McGinley says. Nevertheless, perhaps Linda puts it better when she explains her philosophy. "Leave my husband just like I will leave yours: with a smile on his face," she said. Sources: Bill and Linda Perfect Pairs (407) 678-2540 Bob McGinley Lifestyles Organization (714) 229-4870 Alan The ...
- 447: Candide 2
- ... as cannibalism and expect to be taken seriously? Voltaire presents a story with a distinctive outlook on life. He tells of a world that has gone mad and is laced with evil. Voltaire questions optimism, philosophy, and absolutes. Through his story he exploits absolutes such as: justice, happiness, true love, humanity, brotherhood, and many others. He leaves the reader feeling that the world really is a cruel place and that happiness is hard to come by. By using the main character Candide, a naive and innocent optimist, Voltaire ridicules concepts such as: belief, philosophy, religion, and absolutes in society. Candide and Pangloss are infact used to show the ludicracy in complete optimism. Most of the remaining characters, especially Martin are rational and pessimistic. But, Pangloss shows how ridiculous optimism ...
- 448: Ancient Egyptian Religion As S
- ... fortune. It will be nearly fifty years before the people represented by these pieces of time are honored for their diverse culture. Once vast and thriving, the Ancient Egyptian culture was a center of commerce, philosophy, and religion alike. The people had a culture like that of no other group in history; however, its complexity has led to many misconceptions about the Ancient Egyptian populace. The ever-popular archaic art style ... With the peoples of antiquity, as in Europe in the Middle Ages, belief in gods or in one god [formed] the focal point of manΉs world-outlook. Religion [provided] the stimulus to art and philosophy and a matrix for the development of moral principles. (Woldering 28) This similarity between everyday tasks and belief in the gods lead to advances in numerous aspects of this society. Ancient Egyptian religion has been ...
- 449: Democracy
- ... a monarchy would not be anything new; more than a few countries have felt (and have rebelled against) the stranglehold of a king holding absolute power over them. Another problem with the philosopher king: which philosophy? A Socrates indoctrinated ruler would have different viewpoints from an existentialist philosopher king. Would people vote for different philosophies as well as their favorite king? There would be as many problems with the mechanics of a philosopher king as there would be with a democracy. I'm not saying that either is better: Both the philosophy of democracy, and the concept of a philosopher king both sound good in theory, but once the human factor is introduced, an incalculable variable is introduced into any equation, political or otherwise. It may appear ...
- 450: Happiness
- ... the virus, The happiness of the majority would not be increased by an unknowing HIV carrier spreading the disease to other defenseless individuals, Utilitarianism clearly is not a ignorant way to live, and the Kantian philosophy of ignoring the irrational system of emotions cannot refute this standard. Without happiness, the other opportunities and necessities lose nearly all levels of importance. A true Utilitarian supports only those concepts that promote the highest ... loved ones are passing away, and only one individual may be saved? And even more importantly, how does one do so without regard emotions? I personally feel that living strictly by the doctrine of Kantian philosophy is completely impossible. Being a Utilitarian and hedonist, such as Mill, makes more sense to me.
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