The Legalist philosophy‚ started by the sage Han Fei-Tzu‚ has rules about how the government should function based on their ideals about human nature‚ the punishment-reward system‚ and administration. Legalists believe human nature is to be evil‚ lazy‚ and want rewards for good actions. “Indeed‚ it is the people’s nature to delight in disorder and detach themselves from legal restraints...to abhor toil and enjoy ease.” (201). This is important to remember about the students of the school. In order
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Ancient Greeks made many influential contributions to western civilization such as in the areas of philosophy‚ art and architecture‚ and math and science. The Greeks were a remarkable civilization and contributed things people use in every day life then‚ and currently. Some very important people of Ancient Greece include Socrates‚ Aristotle‚ Pericles’‚ Hippocrates‚ Euclid‚ Sophocles‚ Plato and Galen. All of these people shaped western civilizations‚ while Greece was in two wars at the time. They
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Bibliography: Desmond‚ William. Hegel ’s Philosophy of Spirit‚ Art as "Aesthetic" and as "Religious" In Hegel ’s philosophy of Absolute Spirit. New York: State University of New York Press‚ 1987. 170-197. eBook.
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liberal government. Along with that he has also made an influence in the certain areas‚ such as fields of theology‚ theories of education‚ and the religious viewpoints. Throughout the history John Locke have earned a title of “the Father of liberal philosophy” with all his achievements and ideas. His thoughts were the foundation for the revolution of new colonies‚ these kind of extraordinary thoughts
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Educational philosophers were able to challenge conventional thought and bring wisdom that helped shape how we educate our children today. By doing so‚ we change how we see the world and how we learn. How we were taught has a great impact on every aspect of our lives‚ from choosing what we will do with our futures to how we treat one another. The three philosophers that I respect and admire are Plato‚ John Dewey and Paulo Freire. A combination of these philosopher’s ideas and ideals are what will
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political philosophy held by Han Fei Tzu is not solely held to him‚ but it is also similar to that held by the philosopher Lao Tzu. Both philosophers strongly emphasized the importance and need of leaders to conform their society with regard to governance and leadership. Despite having similar views with regard to leadership and governance‚ each philosopher has a slightly different stance as to how a “successful” society is to be created. Throughout this discussion‚ one will analyze the philosophies of
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Plato’s philosophy towards citizenship‚ in simplest terms‚ is an implicit decision between state and resident to obey all institutions inherent in a society. "Decisively did you choose us and agree to be a citizen under us." And such is the way that Asian Pacific Americans‚ a term coined not more than forty years ago‚ choose to tackle prejudice‚ ignorance‚ and greed throughout their four hundred year history. Citizenship is defined as broadly as: "Democracy" by Manuel Buaken‚ "loyalty" per Mike
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understand this theory by spending long hours in solitude. I will argue Rene Descartes’ attempts to isolate himself at times in order to think freely and examine his individual being proves that his beliefs directly correspond to the modern Western philosophy of this time period. The modern western
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To be a humans the first three characteristics are your skeletal makeup‚ Malcolm X theory and John Locke’s philosophy. Skeletal makeup is actually defines us into the category of homo sapiens. Malcolm X explains what it means to be human to be respected as a human‚ given the rights as a human. Finally there is John Locke’s philosophy‚ the rights of humans are Life‚ Liberty‚ and Property (The U.S. Declaration of Independence). First trait that makes up a human is the skeletal makeup. All
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of social classes and different backgrounds with their own completely different sets of opinions. Everyone has their own opinion on how people should carry themselves and approach others. Throughout both Confucius and Buddha both discuss their philosophies on the “golden” way to act. All through the Analects of Confucius the author discusses his opinions on the right way to live. This is seen when he writes “‘ Approach them with dignity and they will be they will be respectful” (Fiero 168). He say
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