432746 Purpose: In this paper‚ I will evaluate Socrates’ argument from Phaedo for why philosophers should desire death‚ perhaps only secondly to wisdom. I will argue that Socrates unfairly characterizes the truthfulness of the senses‚ and therefore projects a pessimistic view of the philosopher’s virtue during life. This pessimism towards life in conjunction with arguments for an afterlife that liberates reason‚ seems to suggest that Socrates believes philosophers should desire death: a happy prospect
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Alana M. McCoy Law 201-03 December 16‚ 2013 Professional Sales Professor Terri R. Reicher‚ JD‚ LLM Alana McCoy Professor Reicher Law 201-03 December 16‚ 2013 Question I. Section A. The Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act of 2010 (PPAHA)‚ also known as‚ The Affordable Care Act‚ is a health care reform act that was put into effect to make healthcare available to all Americans. If you are already
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not good if it does not properly hammer as it was designed. He holds that most people agree about what the good is “since both the many and the cultivated call it happiness” (Aristotle‚ 1985 p. 5). Unfortunately that is not the case. His function argument has been widely critiqued at nearly
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THE TYPES OF ARGUMENTS Normally we classify all arguments into one of two types: deductive and inductive. Deductive arguments are those meant to work because of their pattern alone‚ so that if the premises are true the conclusion could not be false. All other arguments are considered to be inductive (or just non-deductive)‚ and these are meant to work because of the actual information in the premises so that if the premises are true the conclusion is not likely to be false. The difference is
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Final Project: Analyzing Financial Statements Erin Magoon - Resource: Appendix A - Review the financial statements in Appendix D. - Calculate the following: Current ratio‚ long-term solvency ratio‚ contribution ratio‚ programs and expense ratio‚ general and management and expense ratio‚ fund-raising and expense ratio‚ and revenue and expense ratio for the years 2003 and 2004. Current ratio 2003 – 82‚058/93‚975 = 0.87 2004 – 302‚902/337‚033 = 0.90 Long-term solvency ratio 2003 – 359‚863/259
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Examine the fundamental concepts of the teleological argument The foremost concept of the teleological argument revolves around the idea that the world is designed‚ suggesting that there is evidence of design in the universe to prove God’s existence‚ hence it argues a posteriori. The argument holds inductive reasoning‚ specific examples in the universe are generalised to maintain a broad conclusion. The argument promotes the idea that the world is too complex and well ordered to have been produced
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Essay War‚ what is it good for? Absolutely nothing! Around the World everyday there is some type of war happening. War affect everyone and thousands or even millions die because of war. The problem or issue that I’m going to talk about is why war is morally wrong and can war ever be justified. This Essay will talk about many thing including the three traditions of thought that dominate the ethics of war and peace: Realism; Pacifism; and the Just War Theory. Another thing I’m going to talk about
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distinctions and the discrimination associated with those elements in the schools. The discussion in this paper will analyze the modern forms of racial and sexual discrimination‚ which affects access and treatment of students in schools. It will propose an argument for ways of creating racial and gender equality in schools in the United States. Equality of education in American schools refers to the provision of similar opportunities‚ expectations‚ and support in education for people from both gender as well
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rights activists. Regan has written several essays on animal rights and is recognized as a key intellectual leader of the animal rights movement and has also written several books on the subject which makes him very credible in his writings. Regan’s argument is one of change‚ he’s trying to get us to change our views and persuade us that not all animal right activists are extremists. He starts his essay by telling us that “the world will have to change once we learn to treat animals with respect”‚ he
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All the following arguments are theological arguments written to prove the existence of god. Cosmological argument- This argument says that the existence of the world or universe is strong evidence for the existence of the God who created it. 1) Everything that exists has a cause of its existence. (2) The universe exists. Therefore (3) The universe has a cause of its existence. (4) If the universe has a cause of its existence‚ then that cause is God. Therefore: (5) God exists. Plato and
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