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    Philosophy of Punishment: Deterrence General and Specific Sentencing Model: Indeterminate Sentencing For the philosophy of punishment I chose deterrence‚ specifically because of the goals and benefit this philosophy. The deterrence punishment is divided in to two separate categories. First on is the general deterrence‚ the goal of general deterrence is to prevent non-offenders (those who’ve not committed a crime) from committing crimes by exposing non-offenders to the reality

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    philosophical terms EXISTENTIALISM – man is responsible for his own actions; existence is more important than essence EPICUREANISM – pleasure is highest good and pain is greatest evil STOICISM – accepts status quo; indifference to pleasure or pain POWER PHILOSOPHY – might makes right DARWINISM – evolution caused by natural selection; survival of the fittest NATURALISM – all events can be explained by natural causes and scientific laws EMPIRICISM – all knowledge comes from what can be perceived by the senses

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    Quinton Embray 1/25/15 Philosophy 101 Mr. French Introduction to Philosophy Paper #1 During Socrates’ death sentence in prison‚ Critos’ had a few reasons in explaining to Socrates’ to escape from prison. The first reason‚ Critos’ gave Socrates’ was to think of his children that he still had a responsibility to raise. In which‚ Socrates’ was leaving behind an oldest who was a young man‚ a middle child who was a little boy‚ and the youngest child who was still a baby at the time. Looking threw‚ Critos’

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    Explain concisely the philosophical problems of the relation between the mind and body. The mind and our understanding of what it is has been the centre of philosophical debate since the 6th Century BC where the ancient Greeks sort for ways of explaining human action. No longer did the Homeric understanding that human action was simply the result of his environment sufficient‚ an inward search to explain actions took place and as such‚ the concept of psyche was developed. The concept of psyche

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    origin of change and the idea of a priori knowledge‚ Early Modern Philosophers took an interest about nature and how the power of science and mathematics comes into play. One early philosopher was Rene Descartes with his work Meditations on First Philosophy. Descartes was once a foundationalist‚ believing that our knowledge originated in our senses. His positioned changed‚ however‚ when he began use his skepticism to test if our belief could be absolutely certain. His Dream Argument helped explained

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    Moral philosophy breaks down to the understanding of an individual’s belief in relationship to the group or to that individual. Just looking at the different philosophies‚ the conspirator‚ Bernie Madoff‚ is an egotist right down to his blaming the SEC and society for not being smart enough to know he was fabricating all his transactions. The self-interest of and individual is the fundamental actions of Maslow’s hierarchy‚ but in those teachings‚ it is assumed when you leave your childhood you will

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    Chelsea Long Philosophy 100-005 Prompt 2 Final Essay Even though they were separated by thousands of years‚ hundreds of miles‚ and different cultures‚ the philosophical views of Friedrich Nietzsche and Plato can be examined and weighed against each other in many different ways. Friedrich Nietzsche‚ born in 1844‚ was a German philosopher whose main goal was to erect a new image for the people and to create a free spirit in them. Plato‚ born in 427 B.C.‚ was a Greek philosopher whose main goal

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    Hedonism is the ethical and morality of the ancient philosophical belief that humans have two intrinsic motivations in life to seek out pleasure and avoid pain. There are countless variations on Hedonism. I am going to focus on motivational hedonism since that best explains the internal forces that have twisted these simple and basic values into postulating sex‚ drugs‚ and rock n roll as hedonism. Who indoctrinated fundamental beliefs that inspired the “father of hedonism.” How did overindulgence

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    To me and my life‚ Morrison’s philosophy can be applied from a number of different perspectives. From a leadership standpoint‚ I interpret Morrison’s quote as saying that a leader must always strive to go outside what is expected of them. In one sense‚ it is all about leaving an impression that fundamentally changes the environment of that leadership role for the better. Adequately fulfilling the baseline requirements of the position is important‚ but that is only satisfying the first part of the

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    ‘At birth the mind is a tabula rasa’ Discuss. (30marks) A tabula rasa is an expression supported by Empiricists‚ it means that at birth our minds are a blank piece slate‚ a blank piece of paper in which our sense experience is the scribe. It supports the idea that there are no innate idea’s/concepts or knowledge. John Locke is an Empiricist and a firm believer‚ he disagrees that we have any a priori/innate ideas or knowledge. Rene Descartes ‚ a Rationalist philosopher disagrees with this view and

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