Locke’s Doctrine of Substance Calvin Roberts Mower February 29th‚ 2013 Abstract: First‚ I explore John Locke’s conception of substance. After‚ I argue that Locke’s theory of substance is necessary for his theory of identity‚ and therefore philosophically vital for Locke’s ethical and political theories. I consider objections to Locke‚ but ultimately defend Locke’s theory of substance and its primacy in Locke’s overall philosophy through a different interpretive
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Substance Abuse among Juveniles Unit 9 Final Project Substance abuse by juveniles is a major problem in our communities. Substance abuse among juveniles 12 and older is on rise (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration‚ 2010). For some juveniles‚ drinking or using drugs is the only way they feel they can cope with problems in their lives. The rise of substance abuse by juveniles is contributing to a number of problems such as increased crime and school dropout rates. The
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Substance Abuse Smoking HCA 250 March 15‚ 2013 Robbie Johnson Substance Abuse Smoking Smoking is a form of nicotine dependence that many of us rely on for various reasons. Every person smokes for a reason whether it is peer pressure in high school‚ parents smoking‚ friends‚ co workers. People want to fit into the in crowd some have started and want to quit or have tried multiple times and have not succeeded. The withdrawal symptoms can include irritability‚ anxiety‚ difficulty concentrating
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Epistemology How do we know what we know? Is what we believe to be truth really truth? A branch of Philosophy that seeks out to answer these questions and to discover the origin of knowledge is Epistemology. Much of what we believe is based on allegations and generalizations rather than established evidence. That’s way so many people have different beliefs throughout the world. I will be discussing more of these Worldviews in a later paragraph. Right now I’d like to continue to focus on Epistemology
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to believe truth is relative; but that statement in and of itself is relative. We confuse knowledge with truth. Before the heliocentric theory‚ it was considered truth that the universe orbited the earth. The common knowledge of that day altered their truth. Our generation considers the statement "love is love" as truth. Yet‚ this same statement considered the highest of sins less than a few decades ago. Our society has made us believe truth is relative so we could all coexist. If truth is relative
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the 50’s and the 60’s come about? INTRO Brit Spears offered the following reflection on the significance of the 1964 Ford Mustang in Wired magazine“The two Ford execs saw a vast market literally rolling before their eyes‚ and‚ according to legend‚ the notion of a sports car with a back seat was one of those ‘ah-hah’ moments.”[i]The 1964 Ford Mustang was a ground breaking design in automotive history. A simple idea was the inspiration this game-changing
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Out of clutter‚ find Simplicity. From discord‚ find Harmony. In the middle of difficulty lies Opportunity. ~Albert Einstein A determined person doesn’t find it hard to succeed; they find it hard to stop trying." --- Allen Steble The entrepreneur is essentially a visualizer and actualizer… He can visualize something‚ and when he visualizes it he sees exactly how to make it happen. ~Robert L. Schwartz "Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: "What!"
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this alludes to the fact that she’s so scared and worried about where she’s headed‚ who’s gonna be there‚ that rather than enjoying life and everything that comes with it‚ she let’s the unknown "bring her down" and miss out on life. She’s so worried about the direction of life‚ that rather than living for today‚ she looks to the future for comfort‚ but can’t find it. "I want my money back" and "the show" are both metaphors. The money represents time‚ while the show is representative of life. No
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right to bear arms." Another examples of an argumentative essay comes from Bogazici University:"Throw out the bottles and boxes of drugs in your house. A new theory suggests that medicine could be bad for your health‚ which should at leastcome as good news to people who cannot afford to buy expensive medicine. However‚ it is a blow to the medicine industry‚ and an evenbigger blow to our confidence in the progress of science. This new theory argues that healing is at our fingertips: we can be healthy
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Reflective Statement – A Doll’s House In the play‚ “A Doll’s House” written by Henrik Ibsen‚ there is a strong statement of existentialism throughout. Interestingly enough‚ it seems that each of the three acts in the play correspond to a stage within the concept of existentialism‚ in the order of which they occur. Act I is in correlation with the Aesthetic Stage. This is the stage where one is obsessed with their appearance‚ always changing due to a lack of knowing oneself. We see this evident in
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