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- 551: A Separate Peace - Phineas And Carpe Diem
- ... sea gulls"(39). This line is describing Phineas, or Finny, and how he lives life to its fullest and seizes the day. Finny is an example of living the "carpe diem" (seize the day) philosophy from the movie "Dead Poets Society." There are a few examples in the first part of this novel of how Finny takes advantage of life. The first example is how he enjoys himself so much ... his school, he beats a swimming time record just to see if he can, but he doesnt want any recognition. The preceding examples demonstrate that Phineas lives the "carpe diem", or seize the day philosophy.
- 552: A Farewell To Arms
- ... 000 person massacre. And how does he react? "So it goes" (Vonnegut 188), Billy says as he goes on with his daily affairs. He spends much of the rest of his life "actively disseminating that philosophy, first preaching it orally on the all-night radio program and then writing letters to the Ilium New Leader" (Bryfonski and Senick 615). But Vonnegut disagrees and "rejects the Tralfamadorian philosophy
[and] Billy's total "incapacity to understand the significance of the death of human beings" (Bryfonski and Senick 615). In Slaughterhouse Five, Vonnegut has 103 people die all of whose deaths are followed incompassionately by ...
- 553: Homosexuality and the Healthcare Profession
- ... nurses, in fact, need to know a patient's sexuality, and is it to the patient's benefit? Within the writer's own clinical area, the Intensive Care Unit, (I.C.U), the unit's philosophy of care states that, "our purpose is to support...both the client and family unit". However, as Stevens and Hall (1988), suggest, lesbians and gay men will often try not to disclose information relating to their sexual orientation in order to avoid harm or unpleasantness. The writer believes that this will prevent the nurse in the I.C.U from fulfilling the unit's philosophy of care, as they will be unable to support a gay or lesbian patient's family unit properly due to a lack of knowledge about the true dynamics within that unit. Although the writer believes ...
- 554: Suicide
- ... and they do the same. The individual is the most important aspect of Ethical Egoism (Rachels, 81). The individual uses everyone else as a means to achieve the most happiness. Ethical Egoism is the only philosophy that utilizes the individual as it's center (Rachels, 81). In utilitarianism, it is the opposite. "Psychological Egoism tells us that there is really only one motivation, self-regard" (Rachels, 74). This agrees with Ethical ... www.rochford.org/suicide/resource/stats/us/ http://www.psycom.net http://www.metanoia.org http://socrates.clarke.edu/aplg0503.htm http://www.trinity.edu/~mkearl/death-su.html Rachels, James. The Elements of Moral Philosophy, McGraw Hill, Inc: New York, 1993.
- 555: Vegetarians
- ... of some contemporary vegetarians, as we will see later.) The Benedictines, Trappists, and Cistercians are all examples of monastic orders that practiced vegetarianism for a period of time During the 15th century, Europe discovered classical philosophy, art, and science. It took the Europeans a little longer to rediscover vegetarianism. Leonardo da Vinci, visionary that he was, stood ahead of his time in being a confirmed vegetarian. As he wrote in his ... 1970s. At this point in time, a variety of influences converged that had major implications for the course of vegetarianism: a new awareness of the importance of diet in maintaining health, an interest in Eastern philosophy and religion, a concern over the degradation of the environment through human "progress," a politically active stance in support of the rights of oppressed groups, the emergence of the peace movement, and a utopian belief ...
- 556: Plato And Confucius
- ... leaders of the cities were ones that showed the highest abilities in intellect, while those least in ability of knowledge, would be of the lower class, such as farmers and merchants. To Plato only the philosophy class would have the knowledge to rule all equally and har- moniously. He felt that people would honor the ruling class, like parents who had taught their kids what was just and fair, and so ... that was maintained by a moral, ethical, benevolent ruler who was at peace with nature. BIBLIOGRAPHY Bloom, Allan.The Republic Of Plato.2nd ed. Basic Books.1968 Bronstein, Daniel J. et al. Basic Problems of Philosophy, 3rd Edition.Prentice-Hall, Inc.1964.p.141. Wills, Jr., John E. Mountain of Fame: Portraits in Chinese History. Princeton University Press.1996.pp.11-32
- 557: Asdfa
- ... virtues come that much more easily. My most recent goal was to make sure I get to work and back home safely. My current goal is to try and write over four pages for my philosophy of life essay. Though I'm not quite there yet, setting goals comes natural to me. I do not prefer to write my goals down and keep track of how I'm doing on them ... contentment are thrived on by all, but not all realize that it is charity which will bring these virtues. Besides these, drive and determination will also bring a person to be prosperous and happy. My philosophy is to live life to its fullest with no virtuous restrictions on yourself. Always taking another chance, exploring the boundaries, fighting my limitations. Always wanting more than I can have, opening doors that are better ...
- 558: Lsd
- Table of Contents Introduction Table 1:Effects of LSD A Brief Foray Into Philosophy and the Cognitive Sciences The Suspects Figure 1: Structure of LSD Overview of Synaptic Transmission Theory: LSD Pre-synaptically Inhibits 5-HT Neurons Theory: LSD Post-synaptically Antagonizes 5-HT2 Receptors Figure 2: LSD Binding ... by effected by LSD. The paper will conclude with a more detailed discussion of possible ways that LSD can effect the neurotransmitter receptors which are probably ultimately responsible for its LSD. A Brief Foray Into Philosophy and the Cognitive Sciences Modern physics is divided by two descriptions of the universe: the theory of relativity and quantum mechanics. Many physicists have faith that at some point a "Grand Unified Theory" will be ...
- 559: Mrs Smith Sux
- ... its own merit. It was aided by the circumstances of the time in which reason and science were held in high regard, but the facts stood firm by themselves. Social Darwinism, however, became a definitive philosophy of the time because it was applicable to most areas of life. People manipulated the laws of nature to create laws of society that forwarded their personal goals. It was used to justify ruthless and ... life. They discussed the controversial topics such as capitalism, socialism, and military campaigns. In discussing these issues, people cited Darwins principles and therefore Darwinism spread throughout Europe. It was difficult to avoid the new philosophy because it had such an important role in the major controversies of the day, and it was an inherent argument in the lectures and publications produced.
- 560: Aristotle- Thoughts And Philosophies
- ... it, and Aristotle studied it. He was also interested in the search for knowledge. (Aristotle, Barnes PG. 2). A quote of his states- the acquisition of wisdom is pleasant; all men feel at home in philosophy and wish to spend time on it, leaving all other things aside. In this quote Aristotle uses the word Philosophy, not as a means of gathering academic knowledge but as a means to search for all knowledge of the academics, soul, and thought. Aristotle believed that happiness of man involved contemplation and intellectual activity. (Aristotle ...
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