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Summary of Rudolf Carnap's Empiricism, Semantics, and OntologyBrief summary and explanation of Rudolf Carnap's Empiricism, Semantics, and Ontology, including the article's relevance for metaphysics.
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A Rational Cosmology: The Natures and Tasks of Ontology and CosmologyThis third essay of "A Rational Cosmology" makes the distinction between ontology and cosmology; it further argues for cosmology's place as a branch of philosophy rather than a branch of physics. The distinction between entities and qualities is also introduced.
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Roman Catholicism, Ontology and Traditional Latin MassA presentation of how Catholicism is connected to ontology and why the traditional Latin Mass is important within this given context.
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Logic Precedes Everything and is One with OntologyAnnals of Reason and Will
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What is the Function of PhilosophyThe function of philosophy is to develop humanities most difficult and intractable questions into logically congruent results enabling society to use them in a real-life context.
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Metaphysics: Building a FoundationWhat we think about God, Mankind and the Universe influences everything else. -
Cultures of Display: Constructing Collective PerspectiveA creative-critical paper on deconstructing the construction of collective perspective.
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Book Review: Noise and Capitalism Edited by Mattin and Anthony IlesIs there anything left that isn't for sale? Is even the most daring music eventually fodder for its use in advertising? A new book wrestles with Noise Music, and its relationship, if any, to the Commodity culture.
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Rhetorical TheoryVarious theories about rhetoric from different perspectives. -
Ready - A.I.M. - FIRE!An in depth interview with the President and Vice President, founder and co-founder of The AIM. (The Anti Injustice Movement) -
Nietzsche: Metaphor, Model, MetaphysicsThis Master's thesis argues that Nietzsche's concept of metaphor is inadequate for progress in metaphysics and philosophical inquiry. Fruhling argues that theoretical models are more philosophically adequate than metaphors.
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Comparing Lacanian and Post-Lacanian Feminist PsychoanalysisLacanian and post-Lacanian psychoanalysis can be compared in terms of feminism and essentialism. -
What is Metaphysics and How Does it Relieve Stress?Stress relief really can be found through the use of Metaphysic's many teachings. It DOES NOT matter what your religion is, Metaphysics can help EVERYONE.
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Shapiro, Sober, Huttemann, and WoodwardNotes on various theories of causation and the problem of causal exclusion
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Leo Strauss: Modernity, Postmodernity, Defamation and a False EnigmaDiscussion of the major controversy surrounding the philosophical and political views of Leo Strauss in defense of classical thought.
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The Challenge of Tibetan Mahayana Teachings to Self-Centric ModesAmidst the escalating war, poverty, and environmental degradation of our world, the singular philosophy of Mahayana Buddhism and its eloquent presentation of altruism offer an alternative to the materialism that consumes us.
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Phenomenolgy and ExistentialismA brief exploration into the development and growth of Phenomenology and Existentialism from Husserl to Sartre.
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What is "Telling the Truth" Really?This is an opinion essay on Dietrich Bonhoeffer's ideas about "Telling the Truth."
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The Reconciliation of Confucianism and Daoism in the Period of Division (220 - 589 CE)At the fall of the Han dynasty, Chinese philosophy became divided between Confucian ethics and Daoist principles.
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History, Memory, and Sign in The Name of the RoseUmberto Eco's The Name of the Rose uses semiotics, narrative frames, and generification to create an "open text," or a text that resists stable interpretations or explanations.
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Cosmological Debate: A Fourth Position on Origins is SuggestedDiscussion of a possible way to open up the terms of the stalemated cosmological controversy regarding origins.
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Existentialism: A Philosophy of Political RevolutionJean Paul Sartre, Albert Camus, and Franz Fanon, perhaps some of the most notable figures in the discussion of decolonization and anticolonialism, actively participated in the fighting of French Resistance and the Algerian Communist Party. -
Rhetoric BibliographyA comprehensive bibliography specific to the rhetoric aspect of composition studies. -
"New Feminism" Proposes Philosophy of Integral Sex ComplementarityWhereas philosophical theories of sex complementarity historically have been fractional -- that is, they assert something like 1/2 + 1/2 = 1 -- a newer approach, called integral sex complementarity, asserts something more like 1 + 1 = 3. -
Mark Heller's Appropriateness and William James' TruthMark Heller's conception of appropriateness is similar to William James' conception of truth as far as practical use is concerned, but these conceptions diverge insofar as Heller differentiates appropriateness from truth as conceived in standard logic.
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Is it Science or ReligionIs a relgion due to science or is religion? How to justify. Read more about it to see. -
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Resurrection of the DeadA systematic approach to exploring the doctrine of the resurrection of the dead.
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Pragmatism and Abba's WayPragmatism and Abba's Way. A Glance at the Relationship Between Abba's Way - a Revaluation of Values - and Pragmatism as Developed by Peirce and Others -
Binary Knee Jerk Thinking Hobbles the New York Times QuatrainBinary Knee Jerk Thinking Hobbles The New York Times Quatrain. In the Entertaining Account of Obama's Rage Over Saturday's Cold Feet Re: Egypt the NYT Slips into Typical Binary Thinking -
Leo Strauss: Teacher of Machiavellian Lies or Only Platonic Golden Lies?Discussion is given of whether or not the actual legacy of Leo Strauss consists of the philosophical legitimation and rationalization of moral evil done for the higher sake of successful politics and its own self-internal justification.
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Split Between Cyber and WorldSplit Between Cyber and World. It seems there is a major disconnect between cyber (the development of thinking around computer-related matters) and the world (the use of computers to help design and build macro systems). -
Parmenides BiographyA short bio on one of the earliest Philosophers.
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Biblical Foundations for Ethical BusinessEthics can be a difficult subject to wrap your head around but with a biblical foundation the otherwise gray areas seem to disappear.
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Nature of Conflict Among Pastoral Communities in KenyaThe negative impact that climate variability has had on the pastoral communities in Greater Horn of Africa, especially Kenya, is profound. This article outlines the specific types of conflicts likely to arise due to resource scarcity.
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Physicists & Priests | the Middle WayOf the world's major religions, Buddhism is perhaps the most aligned with the rational scientific method. -
Atheist Patriot Ad CampaignAtheism is not usually associated with patriotism, but American Atheist president David Silverman used an ad campaign on July 4th to argue the contrary: that atheists can indeed be patriotic.
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Pretty Smile & Good HealthWhat bad oral care can do to your health.
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Philosophy- Arguments for the Existence of God: The Ontological ArgumentThe ontological argument for the existence of God is one of the most common and oldest arguments in favor of theism. This article provides a brief overview of the argument as well as some refutations of and objections to the argument.
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Spirituality V. Religion: Bizarre Falsity V. Accurate Metaphysical TruthDisquisition upon how the nominalist pursuit of spirituality vainly seeks anything or everything, except ethically, morally, and spiritually needed belief in God.
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