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    purpose of a state in ancient Greek philosophy and Machiavelli’s political thought Introduction What is a state? In different times in different places different people understood the meaning of this word in a different way. Definition for this term was being gathered for ages modifying and evaluating as the times went by (already since the times of Ancient Greece (beginning ~1000 BC)). It can be explained by differences in level of knowledge people had‚ political situation‚ and “moods” which privileged

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    There is a conflict‚ however‚ between Dante’s philosophy and Pico’s philosophy. In Dante’s The Divine Comedy‚ each soul sought to achieve Heaven‚ and those in Heaven were in bliss no matter where they were in Heaven. Even the souls that were further away from God in Heaven did not want to be higher up because they completely accepted the role of God in deciding where they would end up. One soul that Dante talked to in this circle of Heaven said‚ "We thirst for this alone. If we desired to be higher

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    Socrates was a Greek philosopher‚ who is often considered to be the father of Western philosophy‚ and a key figure in the development of Western civilisation. "The unexamined life is not worth living for a human being." Socrates - Republic 38c He left no actual writing so impressions of Socrates have come primarily from the writings of his student‚ Plato. There are also other contributions from Xenophon and a contemporary playwright - Aristophanes. It is possible that Plato embellished the legacy

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    The actions of Macbeth best support the political theory of Jean-Jacques Rousseau because the wicked more powerful supernatural and also the powerfulness of being the king corrupts Macbeth with their evil spirits turning him into the maleficent person he becomes. After going to the witches and being told one day he will become king‚ Macbeth is deeply considering murdering King Duncan so he can have the power of being king. During the evening at Duncan’s castle where the naming of Macbeth as the

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    barrai 4/15/13 Brain theory vs Body theory Ever since the human mind evolved enough to have a cognitive function above all other animals‚ we gained the gift (or burden) of self-awareness. With this blessing of self-awareness comes many advantages‚ but with one catch which is the question burning in all our minds‚ which is‚ who am I and how do I define my personal identity? There are two theories’ that attempt to answer this question the first of which is the Body theory‚ this theory states that your

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    Philosophy 1. How are Plato’s and Descartes’ views of the soul/self similar? Both Plato and Descartes believe that the soul/self is best (or only) to think and learn separate from the body and its faculties. According to Plato‚ “the soul reasons best without bodily senses.” Plato claims that sight‚ hearing‚ pain‚ and pleasure are a distraction to the soul in its search for reality‚ and that true knowledge can only be achieved with pure thought alone. “The body confuses the soul and prevents

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    “contemporary analysis of the structure and function of American Government‚ its constitutional and political systems at the federal‚ state and local levels. Focus on the following topics: paradigms in the social sciences‚ models of justice and models of democracy‚ evolution of American elites and American constitutionalism‚ role of media in American political culture‚ political parties and political socialization‚ concept of the separation of powers: legislative‚ executive and judiciary branches‚

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    Compare Browne and Nagel and give their arguments for why we should‚ or should not‚ be selfish. Give your own opinion and justify it. Harry Browne “The unselfishness Trap” page 153 Nagel “ The objective Basis of Morality” page 121 -Word count on the first page 1500-2500 words -Work site and bibliography -Give the authors reason for their view - Give your opinion for your view -Are there any possible objections to your view‚ if so what are they -Write as if someone who never read the

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    Philosophy hw Fast car and a good woman October 3‚ 2011 Raymond Martin talks about the problem of the meaning of life in his work in a fast car and a good woman. He brings up thought provoking questions life what is the meaning of life and what will satisfy our minds and make us happy. We all have everyday struggles to satisfy our hearts and the problem with us as Americans is that we try to do too much in a sense there are way too many things that we think will make us happy like money‚ a person

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    An occurring social issue in North America is the representation of the body in the media. Media integrates itself everywhere due to the change in technology. Anything that associates with the media makes its way into almost every facet of our lives. There are very few places where people are not bombarded with advertisements of any sort. Everyone has some type of exposure to media in one way or another. One major fixation the media has is body image‚ especially in North America‚ where there are

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