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    Hobbes Vs Rousseau

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    Thomas Hobbes’ imagined “state of nature” is full of “masterless men” (p. 140).  Jean Jacque Rousseau’s imagined “state of nature” is full of radically independent‚ solitary individuals who are innocent of good and evil. How does Hobbes come to that conclusion about man in the state of nature? On what kinds of evidence does he rely? How does Rousseau come to his conclusion about individuals in the state of nature. On what kind of arguments does he rely? Compare and contrast their imagined states

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    Trompenaars vs. Hofstede

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    Trompenaars vs. Hofstede 1. 2. Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 2 Cultural Dimensions of Hofstede and Trompenaars ................................................... 3 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Analogies or identities of the cultural dimensions ...................................................... 5 Differences of the dimensions ...................................................................

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    A long debate‚ are you made who you are or born that way. Nature vs Nurture has been a long debate where psychologists and biologist are trying to figure out if you are made into the person you are or born‚ there is many different documented cases and experiments along with a long study on criminals to decide if what they did was purely biological or previous events made them do it. In recent history scientists have focused on aspects of intelligence‚ aggression and sexual orientation. But when

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    Dollar vs. Euro

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    http://www.informationliberation.com/index.php?id=18170 Dollar vs Euro—Weapons of mass destruction Dr. Barton‚ Jr.‚ Chairman‚ Trader ’s U. U. S. Dollar: Strong or Weak? "The U.S. Dollar: Strong or Weak? (The Dollar Id Dead. Long Live the Dollar!)" 16 Nov. 2005: 162 http://www.investmentu.com/tradersu/2005/20051116.html. Dr. Steve Sjuggerud‚ Advisory Panelist‚ Investment U. Dollar vs Euro: More Collapse or a Rise on the Way? "Dollar vs Euro: More Collapse or a Rise on the Way? (The Dollar Giga-Bubble

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    Good vs. Evil‚ Wrong vs. Right‚ and Ought/Should Be vs. What Is Group B: Question 1: An office worker had a record of frequent absence. He used all his vacation and sick leave days and frequently requested additional leave without pay. His supervisor and co-workers expressed great frustration because his absenteeism caused bottlenecks in paperwork‚ created low morale in the office‚ and required others to do his work in addition to their own. On the other hand‚ he felt he was entitled to take

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    Existentialism vs. Phenomenology and the response to Hegelian Idealism Absolute idealism was a huge part of Western culture but through the nineteenth and twentieth centuries the greatest political movement took place. Marxism was this great political movement. The movement had an affect on theology and art. Jean-Paul Sartre‚ a continental philosopher who lived in the nineteenth century was an existentialist. Some of the main themes of extentialism are: • Traditional and academic philosophy is

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    The protagonist‚ Candide‚ is a good-hearted but naïve young man. His mentor‚ Pangloss‚ is described as a teacher of “metaphysico-theologo-cosmolonigology” who believes that this is “the best of all possible worlds.” This belief‚ which is argued by Leibniz‚ is the main reason

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    Hobbes vs Machiavelli

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    philosophers‚ there are both similarities and differences between their observations and conclusions about governors and the governed. While both Hobbes and Machiavelli believe in a very pessimistic view of society as a whole‚ their opinions differ in relation to the rulers’ treatment of their people. Their pessimistic view is seen through their opinions of how humans should be treated‚ and the antagonistic characteristics of human nature rather than the good. In The Prince‚ Machiavelli focuses on

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    Nature vs. Nurture

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    Nature vs. Nurture Athleticism‚ otherwise know as an active interest in sports or an obsessive participation in physical activity seems to engulf my life. This characteristic resembles active‚ but includes the athletic and a physical activity associated with engaging in an action. Although being athletic seems as simple as tossing a ball around the backyard‚ it’s difficult to measure the amount fitness and effort required for a completive competition such as a marathon. It’s also important to consider

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    Rafael L. Cortada-Brzykcy Professor D. Portillo English 091 2 April 2013 The Slavs: East vs. West vs. South When the term “Slav” is mentioned‚ the first people to come to mind are the Russians. We know them by their unique script of writing‚ vodka‚ and are the most populated of all of the ethnic tribes that populated the mountains‚ rivers‚ and plains of Eastern Europe. Although a quintessential people of this continent‚ they differ greatly from many of their brothers and sisters of the same

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