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    Over the past hundred years several psychotherapy methods have been developed and many striking approaches have been emerged. Four of these are the leading of special interest: Humanistic approach‚ Psychodynamic approach‚ Behavioral approach‚ and Cognitive approach (Short & Thomas‚ 2014)‚ of these four approaches more than a few others emerge. In the current paper an overview will be provided on the main theoretical framework of Albert Ellis Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT). This essay will

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    ETHICS Greek ; ethos – custom‚ character Ethikos- moral‚ showing moral character‚ moral judgment The science of the MORALITY OF HUMAN ACTS Morality is the goodness or badness of an act Moral(good)‚ immoral(bad) and amoral ( indifferent or neutral‚ neither good nor bad) HUMAN ACT-----------------------------------------------------------------ACT OF MAN - Action done with knowledge and consent -no knowledge and consent - Action of man as man and as rational -involuntary 3 ELEMENTS OF HUMAN ACT:

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    Greek Literature GREEK LITERATURE. The great British philosopher-mathematician Alfred North Whitehead once commented that all philosophy is but a footnote to Plato . A similar point can be made regarding Greek literature as a whole. Over a period of more than ten centuries‚ the ancient Greeks created a literature of such brilliance that it has rarely been equaled and never surpassed. In poetry‚ tragedy‚ comedy‚ and history‚ Greek writers created masterpieces that have inspired‚ influenced

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    Dante’s Inferno Circles of Hell and Punishments Circle 1: Limbo Dante’s First Circle of Hell is resided by virtuous non-Christians and unbaptized pagans who are punished with eternity in an inferior form of Heaven. They live in a castle with seven gates which symbolize the seven virtues. Here‚ Dante sees many prominent people from classical antiquity such as Homer‚ Socrates‚ Aristotle‚ Cicero‚ Hippocrates and Julius Caesar. Circle 2: Lust In the Second Circle of Hell‚ Dante and his companion

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    Plutarch An Innovator 2/16/2014 Plutarch is one of the most well-known ancient Greek philosophers. Born around 45 CE in Chaeronia‚ a settlement in the region called Boeotia‚ he lived during the rise of both the Roman Empire and Christianity. Many historical events occurred during his lifetime‚ including the reign of the ruthless Roman emperor Nero‚ the expulsion of the Jews from Palestine‚ an eruption of Mount Vesuvious‚ and the Parthian War (Jones‚ “Roman History Timeline”). Plutarch

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    time and length of this paper‚ I shall confine myself to addressing the initial criticism. I address both criticisms at length in Chapter 2 of my dissertation‚ entitled Just Friends: anInvestigation into the Social Theories of Aristotle and Epicurus on Friendship and Justice. Also‚an extended version of this paper has been submitted to Journal of Value Theory. Close The criticism I am concerned with here challenges the notion that specific justice is a moral virtue. I shall

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    so‚ then that would mean he was impotent. Alternatively‚ if he were able to but just wasn’t willing to‚ then that would make him malevolent. Finally‚ if he is both willing and able‚ then what is the purpose of all the evil we have in the universe (Epicurus‚ pg.

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    The Social Contract of John Locke AJS 532 Introduction The concept of the social contract comes from Socrates‚ as described by Plato in Crito. “Then the laws will say: ‘Consider‚ Socrates‚ if we are speaking truly that in your present attempt you are going to do us an injury. For‚ having brought you into the world‚ and nurtured and educated you‚ and given you and every other citizen a share in every good which we had to give‚ we further proclaim to any Athenian by the liberty which we allow

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    Cited: Plato‚ Five Dialogues. 2nd. Indiana: Hackett Publising Company‚ 2002. Rosenbaum‚ Stephen. "How to be dead and not care: a defense of Epicurus." Bacchiocchi‚ Samuele. "Immortality or Resurrection?" 10/19/06 .

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    the department and I haven’t got married. I was really shock by knowing that my manager not only has evaluated my performance but also has observed my life outside working. At that time‚ I haven’t yet known something called work- life balance. Epicurus‚ in the third century BC‚ wrote “ A balanced life is the solution to the search for happiness”. So‚ what is the meaning of “ work- life balance” ? I went to library‚ picked up some books and tried to find out the definition of work- life balance

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