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… "God is dead, God remains dead, and we have killed him". This statement has brought many to ponder the reasoning of Nietzsche's position. Western Civilization and its culture are to blame according to Nietzsche. The "Advent of Nihilism" is also…

… the Renaissance. His book The Qualities of the Prince was a practical guide for how future princes should maintain power and rule their country. In his book, Machiavelli tries to reinforce his points by speaking about human nature. He says that…

… by Rene Descartes as well as a host of other philosophers. A particular passage written in Meditations on First Philosophy by Descartes dubbed the "Wax Passage" examined the nature of material things, and what we really know about them. Descartes'…

… that stood up for their freedom, two men that stood up on what they believe in. These men are Martin Luther King Jr. and Nelson Mandela who stood up like sturdy towers against the torrent of segregation and apartheid. Martin Luther King Jr. was born…

… imagine, but I take the mental journey nowhere nonetheless. Descartes used one of his premises for mind body dualism that he "cannot doubt" his mind exists. Of course, this conclusion does depend on the retort of a few essential questions. What…

… new discoveries that leave a lasting impression on civilization. Such discoveries challenged beliefs and traditions of every culture in every century. During the medieval period of time, people believed that everything in nature and society were connec…

… with unexplainable phenomenon. Throughout history, all discoveries have been conducted by men who were unable to accept the present explanations for different realities and felt constrained by existing boundaries. Francis Bacon is no stranger to…

… Grube. Indianapolis: Hackett Publishing Company, 1974. Pp. V-263. Brookhaven College. 04-15-2005 <Tab/>The Republic is a book that showed Plato's views of justice and questions of justice. It consists of a group of different arguments…

… suicide Samir Karmakar [It is an article about our silent suicide, and if you are reading this one that means you are mourning for our eternal death, life or resurrection. Because in one sense we all are the author, a better craftsman of our present…

… considered for its own sake. When we say that some beings have moral standing we say in a moral matter context that their well-being must be given some consideration. To clarify it, an individual has moral standing for us if when making moral decisions,…