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… routine always. Man undergoes different swings and moods in his daily life. Hence,the saying "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy" holds very true. Unlike a computer or any mechanical tool,man gets worn out or gets tired easily.He cannot perfor…

… selection? (8 marks) The theory of evolution arises out of man's need to explain the origins of both the Universe and Life. Evolution may be defined as that continual natural process through which organisms have acquired their peculiar structure…

… god exists despite the existence of "pointless" suffering is a very controversial one. In this essay I will argue that such a god does in fact exist by arguing against William Rowe's article on the problem of evil. God exists and is an all-powerful,…

… was that which was concerned with a fair distribution and proportionate equality. These aspects are directly related to the debate about whether a state lottery would be unjust toward those citizens of the state who are the least able to afford…

… is good for us because happiness is the ultimate end and reason is the only way of attaining this happiness. When Aristotle referred to happiness, or eudaemonia, he did not mean today's definition of a feeling of well being but rather "living well…

… time, had the root meaning of manly. Bravery was a show of one's devotion to his city, and it was seen as the ultimate display of a man's virtue. Bravery is more complex than some of the other virtues, because it involves the feelings of fear and confi…

… over time. One of the earliest such philosophers was Descartes. He wrote many works on the subject, one of his most famous being the Meditations collection. The collection is also very beneficial to theories today, even though it needs to be…

… to Bergson. As separate as oil and water placed in the same container. He claimed that in order to understand free will, we had to first discern what truly makes up and constitutes the abilities given to us so as to allow for a creature of…

… is convinced that language mirrors the world, and that things which are in the world must be expressible through language. However, he believes that the way in which language represents the world can not be expressed in the language, and that this…

… with each other have evolved. From this, we now have words that supposedly carry meaning with them through which we are able to express our ideas and feelings to other. It is my opinion though, that we still do not have a means of communication…