Hegel's Sense Certainty
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5 pages in length. True knowledge – or the Absolute – is what Hegel aspired to grasp through consciousness. His desire to achieve such an all-encompassing objective was meant to start at the beginning with the very basic of all knowledge – sense knowledge – and escalate directly to the top to absolute knowledge. Step one in his groundbreaking compilation of scientific thought was that of sense certainty, a concept that was thoroughly developed in 'Phenomenology of Spirit.' The writer discusses how Hegel's attempt to define the notion of absolute knowledge led him down a path of discovery that postulated the very essence of being, inasmuch as the philosopher carefully contemplated the various avenues one must travel as a means by which to reach the state of absolute knowledge. No additional sources cited.
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Should The State Be Neutral Between Competing Conceptions Of The Good?
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This 5 page paper considers this question looking at the different concepts of good and how these may be interpreted by the states as well as the advantages that a neutral perspective may bring. The bibliography cites 9 sources.
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The Nature Of Self-Awareness / Achieving Wholeness
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15 pages in length. Historical literature encompasses a great number of existential elements that directly relate to existence; indeed, it is not merely a compilation of dates and events, but rather it is also an exploration of humanity's spiritual side. Such is the case with Hermann Hesse's 'Demian,' Franz Kafka's 'The Trial' and Thomas Mann's 'Death In Venice,' inasmuch as all three literary masterpieces share the common denominator of self-awareness and achieving wholeness. No additional sources cited.
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Franz Kafka's Metamorphosis: A Philosophical View
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This 7 page paper considers the era in which Kafka's novel was written and how the work reflects this period in time. This paper also considers why Kafka chose the particular structure and language of the work relative to the progression of existential thinking. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Rousseau and Burke on Property
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Edmund Burke and Jean Jacques Rousseau were contemporaries during the period of the French revolution who were on opposite sides of the philosophical battleground concerning the system of titled property that had been at the foundation of the revolt. Burke favored monarchy and defended established religion. His belief in property was based on the assumption that perpetuating property through the aristocratic families was the best way to perpetuate society. Rousseau was not a much an advocate of the Revolution as a believer that the individual had inalienable rights that entitled him to acquire property through personal endeavor, and that the inherent compassion of human nature would serve to regulate the evils thought, by Burke, to gain ascendancy if the current system should fall. This 7 page paper examines the positions each man took on the issue of property. Rousseau's position can be found within his Discourse On The Origins Of Inequality, while Burke presents his argument in his Reflections On The Revolution In France. No additional sources are listed.
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Thomas Paine's 'Rights Of Man', Jean Jacques Rousseau's 'Discourse On Origins Of Inequality' And Edmund Burke's 'Reflections Of The French Revolution': Democracy
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6 pages in length. The writer discusses the essential preconditions for democracy as they relate to Thomas Paine, Jean Jacques Rousseau and Edmund Burke. No additional sources cited.
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Democracy
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Democracy is commonly defined as a political process and associated with the mechanism of electoral rule, however, it is ineffably intertwined with the processes of government, economics and cultural mandates. This 5 page paper argues that all three of these great philosophers: Mill, Rousseau and Tocqueville, would agree to the statement, 'Democracy is not a mechanical device, it is, rather, a living organism that can only flourish in certain kinds of social soil'. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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The State And Market Economy According To Locke and Rousseau
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This 8 page report discusses the opinions of John Locke and Jean Jacques Rousseau as they viewed the state and the market economy as two of the most important institutions in society. Their ideas are compared and contrasted. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Lockruss.wps

Alienation: Comparing Rousseau's And Marx's Views
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This 5 page report discusses the concept of alienation and the role it plays in the determination of political thought. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Authority To Punish According To Rousseau And Locke
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This 5 page report discusses the philosophies of John Locke and Jean Jacques Rousseau in relationship to the authority of the polity to punish criminal behavior. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Human Nature and Political Theory / Comparisons of Hobbes, Rousseau, Marx, and Kant
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This 9 page paper reflects upon the arguments of Hobbes, Rousseau, Marx and Kant regarding the nature of mankind, human nature in general, and the impact on the development of the best possible regime based on the assumptions presented. This paper considers the philosophers’ views of goodness, selfishness and depravity (or evil) and the way in which these elements impact a perspective on political theory. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Locke And Rousseau: Inequality And Community
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6 pages in length. The concepts of inequality and community were well documented by two eloquent historical figures: John Locke and Jean Jacques Rousseau. The writer discusses that both critical thinkers looked upon inequality as society's downfall is no coincidence, inasmuch as both men also asserted that community did not hold the value they believed it should for the level of commitment it requires from its commonalty. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Permissibility of Inequality According to John Locke and Jean Jacques Rousseau
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This 5 page report discusses how and when inequality is permissible in human society. English philosopher, John Locke (1632-1704) focuses primarily on the framework of justifiable and workable government, all other issues and ideas as they relate to humanity can be explained and elaborated upon in that relationship. In comparison, Jean Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) most often expounded on his view that science, art, and social institutions have corrupted humankind and that the natural, or primitive, state is morally superior to the civilized state. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Rousseau & Marx/Ideas on Property
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A 5 page essay (plus one page outline) that compares the similarities between the philosophies of Karl Marx and Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: khrukm.rtf

Rousseau -- First and Second Discourses / A Return to the Past
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A 5 page paper that supports Rousseau's arguments for a return to the past based in his First and Second Discourses. This paper provides an overview of Rousseau's perceptions of society, including the new focus on knowledge, and demonstrates the way these perceptions developed his belief to move back to the past and a religious focus on morality. The primary source is cited.
Filename: Rousseau.rtf

Rousseau's 'Emile'
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This 5 page report the book 'Emile' by 18th century philosopher and writer Jean Jacques Rousseau. Rousseau's principle that man is 'naturally good' is expounded on in 'Emile.' No additional sources cited.
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Rousseau's 'The Social Contract'
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A 5 page paper which examines Rousseau's famous assertion, 'Man is born free yet everywhere he's in chains,' and evaluate how this claim is legitimized in the treatise, The Social Contract. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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