Philosophy

Philosophy

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Though Nagel does not agree with the idea that people can only be blamed for things that are within their ability to control, his ...

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Following the medieval period, a divide emerged between the theological emphasis of medieval philosophy and the empirical orientation of modern philosophy.  While religion and ...

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In the United States, citizens are led to believe that they live in a politically diverse nation, where each and every political system will ...

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Ataraxia refers to ongoing freedom from distress and worry. For Epicureans and skeptics, ataraxia was the goal of their philosophy. Being completely free from ...

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Transhumanism is a philosophy that wants human beings to become something more than what they are or to rise above natural limits. Death from ...

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Since the advent of philosophy, thinkers have attempted to derive an ethical theory that can be used to guide the conduct of humans.  Starting ...

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If there were to be any revelatory changes in American society because of the concept of family and marriage changing, it should manifest as ...

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The creation of existence and the universe out of nothingness is the most powerful and fascinating transformation that has ever occurred.  Because the universe ...

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The entire collection of philosophic knowledge developed by the ancient Greeks is due in large part to the scholastic efforts of Socrates and his ...

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Plato uses the allegory of the cave to illustrate the four stages of existence and knowledge ranging from images and imaginings to forms and ...