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- 5981: Kant: Goodness
- ... Therefore, it defines goodness. A few examples of forms of goodness that could be corrupt are intelligence, courage, and resolution. These things can be very good, but can be used for evil as well. The short story I would like to allude to in order to connect these themes and ideas is "A Good Man is Hard to Find". The title even has "good" in it...and according to Kant, goodness ...
- 5982: Transcendentalism and A Belief In A "Higher Power"
- ... experience. Proponents argue that many people claim to have been "touched" by a higher power. Because of this direct contact, we must believe in the existence of a transcendental being. Many people have very similar stories of walking into a bright light in near-death experiences. With all of these occurrences, supporters argue, we must be able to see the existence of a god. The response to both of these arguments ...
- 5983: Descartes' Meditation One
- ... in our thinking when we believe a priori beliefs. But Descartes believes God to be all good, and being so, God would not deceive us or even allow us to be so deceived. Descartes cuts short this argument, and explains that he believes in God, as he writes ...not out of frivolity or lack of forethought, but for valid and considered reasons. . Descartes therefore abandons the thought of God as he ...
- 5984: Hume
- ... believe are miracles. He discredits many these miracles through his critiques. I have chosen to illustrate two so-called miracles from the New American Bible and to show how Hume would view these miracles. The stories are of Noah's Ark and The Burning Bush. The story of Noah's Ark took place when the Lord began to realize how great mans wickedness on earth had become. He began to regret ...
- 5985: Moll Flanders 2
- ... devil prompting her, she first takes a bundle from a maidservant. Then she steals a necklace from a child. Next she breaks a window and steals two rings, one diamond and another gold. In a short period of time she steals a watch from a pregnant woman, and, with the devil still urging her onward, she and a temporary confederate-teacher collect twenty-one gold watches. Moll blames the devil for ...
- 5986: Marco Polo
- ... were the very finest influences on Marco, and one can see their effects mirrored in his character: a combination of sensitivity and toughness, independence and loyalty, motivated by an eagerness for adventure, a love of stories, and a desire to please or impress. Marco was seventeen years old when he, his father and uncle finally set out for the court of Kublai Khan. They were accompanied not by one hundred wise ...
- 5987: Atomism: Democritus and Epicurus
- ... swerve theory since given one swerve the system can develop, for it is plausible to suppose that colliding atoms react in different ways. Some leap back at great space apart, others are thrust but a short way from the blow' (Jones 88). Ambiguous as it is, Epicurus could not logically come to another conclusion without violating his earlier teachings. Another point on which the Atomists disagree is the nature of qualitative ...
- 5988: Margaret Sanger
- ... Europe. She was rudely rebuffed. Next, the newly formed National Birth Control League turned her away informing her that her methods were "too violent" (Miller 217). Margaret's attempts to disseminate her knowledge were cut short when her daughter, Peggy, caught pneumonia. Margaret immediately dropped everything to nurse her daughter, but, as with her mother, all attempts were futile and Peggy died. The loss left Margaret numb. Public sympathy and backing ...
- 5989: Vampires
- ... causes their teeth to be seen much more prominently as well as causing their teeth and nails to gain a fluorescent glow.These traits could then go on to explain the fact that many vampire stories described the vampires as giving off a greenish glow. Victims of this disease are likely to be deformed in other ways as well but usually in the facial area. Because of the skin lesions suffered ...
- 5990: The Riddle of the Sphinx
- ... facts of the Scripture or corruptions of them. This view, which is not contemporarily popular, is surprisingly enlightening when attention is paid to the meaning of names of characters and places in relation to Biblical stories. Even recent fairy tales which fall into the category of myth, often reveal through metaphor more truth in scripture than one would anticipate. The most relevant and necessary topic for the understanding of the imagery ...
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