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Oryx and Crake
Introduction
'Oryx and Crake' is the work of a Canadian novel writer, Margaret Atwood. The novel is labeled as being a science fiction; however, Atwood has denied this by stating that the novel is not a science fiction work, rather it is an “adventure romance” or “speculative fiction”. She ...
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American and European Culture
Concepts of Hippocrates
Hippocrates was a Greek philosopher and a writer who was known as the "Father of Medicine." His medical practice was based on his observations and the study of the human body in detail that he conducted. There were many books that were written by him ...
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The Ethical Implications of Socrates claim 'The unexamined life is not worth living' for modern society
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The main purpose of this paper is to make a discussion on the Socrates claims. This paper tells about the ethical implications of the Socrates claims 'The unexamined life is not worth living' for modern ...
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CAPITALISM
Asceticism and the Spirit of Capitalism
Asceticism and the Spirit of Capitalism
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The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism is the work of Max Weber , the first in the form of a two-part essay in November 1904 and spring 1905 in the Archives of Social Science and Social Policy is ...
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Divine Command Theory
The concept that virtuous actions are those that conform to God's will is within the context of the Divine Command Theory. This theory explores whether an action is right or wrong by determining whether or not an action conforms to God's will. If an action does conform then ...
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How does a person live a meaningful life?
How does a person live a meaningful life?
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The overall determinants of a life's value and its meaning as an artwork are analogously fundamental for an individual's life. In determining both the meaning of life and value of life by the parts, ...
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INTRODUCTION TO COUNSELING
Introduction to Counseling
Essay on Introduction to Counseling
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Philosophical counseling is not a form of art like some people think. However, the talk-therapy in this counseling is like an art. According to the Preamble of the NPCA Standards of Practice, “a philosophical practitioner helps clients to clarify, articulate, explore ...
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Ancient Chinese Philosophy
Ancient Chinese Philosophy
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The Analects or Lunyu in Chinese, is the most important and sacred scripture in the Confucianism. The Analects is a compilation of Confucius' sayings that were, according to the historians, compiled by disciples of one of the great philosophers of ancient China. The form and content ...
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Postmodern World and its Major Ideas
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Postmodernism has shaped the dynamics of human communication since its evolution during the 1960s. Also, referred to as cultural studies and post-structuralism, Postmodernism states that nothing in the world is real; there is no distinction between fact and fiction, whilst the truth holds no meanings. ...
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THE LAWS
Noble Lies in the Laws by Plato
Noble Lies in the Laws by Plato
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Plato was the first ancient Greek political philosopher and indeed the first philosopher to leave a large and systematic body of work exploring the relationship between ethics, politics, metaphysics, and epistemology. Plato has expounded the notion ...