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Kierkegaard: Thoughts on Self Development Philosophy Coursework
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An individual can be ethical without being overtly religious, but the religious stage must include the ethical stage within its fold. As a person lives in the ethical stage, he has relationships with the community and his family members, while being committed to ethical values and an ethical absolute.
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John Locke's Ideas on Primary and Secondary Qualities Philosophy Assignment
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Locke’s analysis of primary and secondary qualities brings up an important distinction between primary and secondary qualities. Primary qualities are “intrinsic properties of all material things” while secondary qualities are “the power of objects to produce certain ideas in us”. And that this power is basically founded on the internal constitution of the primary quality itself.
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How Should We Conceive Public Opinion if Bourdieu Asserts that Public Opinion Does not Exist Philosophy Article
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No society can thrive without public opinion. Nobody can ever imagine prosperity without public opinion. If everybody had a similar view about the issue of ‘death sentence’ the result would have harmed several people. Therefore differing opinions and interests are essential for society. Public opinion on issues is very important to society. 
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International Baccalaureate Theory of Knowledge Philosophy Coursework
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We see things from our personal perspectives and this does not mean that what we are seeing is actually true. We hear what others tell us from their perspective. Thus, we must use our own common sense, perspective, reasoning, language, and emotions all together so as to reach the truth underlying the situation. 
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Five Most Important Ideas or Contributions that are Alive Today from the Fathers of Philosophers Philosophy Assignment
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With the proposed theories that have inspired the generations that followed, Americans have been able to manage a life filled with thinking and making individual decisions that eventually influence others in pursuit of cultural, political, and economic goals. Confronting economic regression has barely made an occurrence to the thought of peace. 
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Multiculturalism Promotes Social Segregation Philosophy Coursework
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Multiculturalism may mean different things to different people. To the British it may mean assimilation of minorities with their unique social systems and values, while to the French it may mean an extension of similar rights and responsibilities to all the citizens, leaving everything else to be superfluous and unnecessary.
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Are Equality and Freedom Mutually Incompatible Philosophy Coursework
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To summarize the discussion at hand, it would be fair to suggest that both equality and freedom are very serious and respectable factors within any society of the world. There is a need to get the two together in some form so that maximum benefits for the sake of the people of this world can be attained, yet it does not seem to happen that easily.
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Modern Times: Modernity and Postmodernity Philosophy Literature review
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The question of whether postmodernity has brought more freedom sounds suspicious for the postmodern reflexive mind (Connor, 1997, 8). An analyst like Foucault may wonder what specific construction of freedom is in question, while such thinkers as Lyotard could dismiss the terms like “freedom” altogether.  
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Virtue in Virtue Ethics Philosophy Essay
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For every last bit of its qualities, Virtue Ethics is not exactly a complete answer for our ordinary good issues. It might be the by being the most agreeable regulating hypothesis, with its accentuation upon a singular's close to a home association in moral choice-making and its non-unyielding, pragmatic way to deal with moral problems.
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Ethos, Logos, and Pathos in Letter From Birmingham Jail by Martin Luther King Jr Philosophy Essay
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Dr. Luther King Jr. wrote the letter in defense of his organization’s doctrine of nonviolence while fighting to end racism in America.
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Leadership of Organisation Philosophy Case Study
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This paper will propose an informal leadership development programme that is most suited using the theories of Transformational Leadership and Situational Leadership. An informal leadership development programme is most ideal in this situation as the elements of both theories delve on self-assessment, coaching and modelling.
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Aristotle and Citizenship Philosophy Coursework
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Aristotle’s definition of citizenship which is a “man [who] has a share in the administration of justice and in holding political office” is directly link to active, participatory citizenship. In the contemporary scenario, this means that citizens play a substantive role in the decision making regarding public policy (Kreibig, 2000).
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau: The Origins and Effects of Inequality Philosophy Article
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Generally, the opinion of Rousseau of the civilization can be formulated as follows: civilized people voluntarily and deliberately made themselves subjects for the rule of public opinion where the opinion of a single man had little to no value unless that man did not belong to the small group of high and mightiest.
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Analysis on Humans and Animals Philosophy Research Paper
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Therefore there’s no way and justification for cruel attitude towards animals. Basing on the works of great philosophers, Costello raised a question that is often suppressed in modern society: oppression of animals and any oppression is unacceptable in a democratic society as it contradicts basic democratic principles.
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Death Penalty Argumentative Essay Philosophy Essay
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Regardless, the death penalty seems like the worst punishment that can ever be given to any capital offender. So it is the most detested punishment anyone could ever wish for.
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Dialogues of Plato: Apology, Crito, Phaedo Philosophy Assignment
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The author states that Plato’s The Republic is one of the greatest ancient texts that touched on the relation between the individual and the state. Plato’s presentation in the Republic shows us that human beings come together and create a community because they recognized that on their own it will be very difficult to satisfy their needs.
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Philosophy of Language in Connection with the Consciousness Philosophy Case Study
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If you bear in mind the concept of "consciousness" created under the influence of Cartesian philosophy, a consistent criticism of it in the analytic philosophy, for example dethronement "Descartes Myth" from G. Riley, of course, relies in its reasoning on the conceptual reasoning and conclusions of Wittgenstein. 
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Ideologies and Civilization Philosophy Essay
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The discussion above exemplifies how ideologies have both hurt and helped civilization. The conservative ideology has served as the foundation of our society. It has helped maintain and sustain the status quo, making possible the stability of civilization as it seeks to progress through subsequent years of development. 
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Confucianism Philosophical System Philosophy Coursework
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In conclusion, it’s clear that Confucianism is a complex Philosophical System with religious elements. The principal points of Confucian philosophy center on striving for perfection individually, within the family, within the larger society, and in government. These were so-called moral values relating to the state of man. 
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Modern Ideas of Conservatism Philosophy Assignment
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According to Kukathas (2003), political liberalism is a modification to John Rawls's theory of justice. He attempted to show that his theory of justice is not the all-inclusive origin of the good. Instead, compatible with a liberal origin of the role of justice that the government should be neutral between competing conceptions of good.
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Platos and Hobbes Philosophy Philosophy Assignment
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Ideas of wisdom in Plato are also influenced by the theory of recollection. Socrates said that wisdom is a recognition that one knows nothing because he was not very interested in how, but more in why. Socrates was less interested in finding out how things worked than he was in finding out why things worked. 
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Machiavelli and Hobbes Assess Aristotles Polity Philosophy Case Study
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In the paper, there is a detailed discussion on how and why Machiavelli and Hobbes’s concepts on proper political legitimacy would not be parallel to Aristotle’s application of human nature to produce adequate political schemes for each separate society. Aristotle believed political thought was frustratingly struggling between two ideological entities.
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The Art of Darkness Philosophy Assignment
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The author states that mythology is often thought of as being something that was made up a very long time ago by the Greeks or the Romans and then passed on through generations to become bedtime stories for young children today. The special nature of this narrative is that it is devised to reflect the beliefs of a particular culture.
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Essence of Decision Philosophy Assignment
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The author states that in stark contrast, Kant’s theory of international relations emphatically rejects Hobbes’ classic realism paradigm. Indeed, Kant states that “a true system of politics cannot take a single step without first paying tribute to morality. Morality can cut through the knot which politics cannot unite.
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Is Falsificationism Adequate as a Demarcation Criterion Philosophy Essay
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Falsificationism is defined as the logical likelihood of a statement that shows not to be true by using specific examination or else physical experimentation. This also shows that if something seems to be not true it does not likely mean it is false instead it signifies that if the report was not true then its deception could be confirmed.
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Utilitarianism, Rawl's Theory of Justice and Kantian Deontology Philosophy Case Study
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Ethical theory discussion can go on without an end because the theories themselves complicate each other with their different explanations. The reason behind this is that there is a lot of difference in culture as well as interests in different societies. This leads to every society giving its own interpretation to suit their understanding. 
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The Concept of Mind in Buddhism and the Concept of Mind in Classical Confucianism Philosophy Essay
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From a concept of character building, as taught by Confucius, the first independent teacher, to his students to raise their moral standard in public life, the neo-Confucianism has grown in all aspects of mind and heart, created by the limited appeal of Confucius concepts in front of the more universal concept of mind, as propounded in Buddhism. 
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What Is Philosophy and How Important Is It Philosophy Literature review
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Keller defines philosophy as a set of beliefs and perspectives regarding the universe and life that an individual holds uncritically. This meaning is categorized as the informal sense of having a philosophy. In this type, it could be reasoned that when an individual may refer to philosophy as “my philosophy” in reference to an informal personal attitude to the subject being discussed.
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Ethics, Metaphysics, Pragmatism, and Their Individual Value Philosophy Literature review
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Ethics is concerned with the study of theories regarding moral values, as well as the concepts used for their identification and assertion. It consists of superlatively significant critical reflection on the values by which humans live, as well as on which humans base their judgment about how they should live and relate with others.
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Self-Identity is Not a Set of Traits or Obvious Characteristics Philosophy Case Study
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An identity that is stable is based on a person’s life, actions and influences, which make sense to them. It can explain the past and can chart out the future. We can term it lifestyle after a true Gidden style. By lifestyle one understands the luxury choices of the affluent class, but Giddens interprets it according to his theory.
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Aristotles Political Theory Philosophy Assignment
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The author states that in his school Aristotle taught his pupils to place the greatest emphasis on what they observed around them. For him, the basis of science was that theory must follow fact. He believed philosophy to be the understanding of the obvious and unchanging first principles upon which all knowledge was based.
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Moral Development by Kohlberg Philosophy Book Report/Review
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The author states that during the second stage of moral development Kohlberg states that people become morally fit by learning to make deals. When one is in this stage of moral development one learns to make deals, such as when one breaks the rules, one makes a deal with the rule keeper. 
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What Are the Challenges for Universal Conception of Human Rights Philosophy Literature review
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The universality of human rights is based on liberal political ideology. As opposed to the cultural nonconformists, who believe that a community is the basic unit of society, universalists assert that an individual is the basic unit of any social set up with inseparable civil and political rights as well as the right to property ownership.
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Social Contract by Hobbes Philosophy Essay
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The social contract clearly states that the citizens are required to surrender some of their liberty in exchange for protection and order in the country. However, as much as one may support Hobbes's argument one may feel that the authority should have absolute power but should follow a set of laws that will be able to keep the government under check.  
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Security as a Purchase, the Price of Absolutism in Hobbes's Social Contract Philosophy Literature review
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Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) presented his philosophy on the social contract theory. In his theory, Hobbes proposed that rational individuals create a rational government that is based on class. Hobbes stated that have self-interest by nature and it is, therefore, rational for them to have moral behaviors so as to get the best of this self-interest.
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Treatment of Rhetoric in the Political Thought of Plato and Aristotle Philosophy Essay
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Aristotle’s book on rhetoric was one of his longest literary works while Plato’s books were dialogues in form of literary works that were used to portray the impact of human speech when the purposes of a speaker are clear without selfishness. This rhetoric was observed from a speech in political meetings, individual talks as well as courts of law (Herrick, 2005).
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Kant's Categorical Imperative and the Golden Mean Philosophy Article
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A person's motive might be unreliable for a quite different reason, however. For suppose a person's rationale for acting makes no reference to the fact that her action is dutiful. No matter how strong, invariable and available such a motive is, it will still not be perfectly probable that if it motivates a person, she will perform a dutiful action. 
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Kant, Mill and Socrates on Deontology and Utilitarian Scenario Philosophy Article
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The ideals of Kant with the deontological viewpoint would be opposed to the utilitarianist approach.  In this instance, there is a focus on actions promoting the greatest good for the greatest number.  In the scenario, the approach would be to attack al Qaeda and to use whatever means necessary to stop them from functioning.
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The Communist Manifesto: Background, Key Ideas, Historical Impact and Critique Philosophy Literature review
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Some of the key thinkers that were influenced by Marx include Lenin, Trotsky, Gramsci, Stalin, Mao, Lukacs, Korsch, the Frankfurt School, the Existentialist Marxists, the Della Volpe School, Structural Marxists, British Marxist, Weydemeyer and Sore, and the British and American New Left (McLellan 1979). 
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The Happiness in Stoicism and Epicureanism Philosophy Coursework
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Instead of advocating for political involvement with the state, Epicurus advocated isolation. This meant living without glory or wealth or power, but with anonymity and small pleasures like friends and food. Given the choice between Stoicism and Epicureanism, many Roman politicians opted for the more minimalist ethical system.
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Martin Luther King Jr's Letter From Letter from Birmingham Jail Philosophy Essay
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Important decisions such as who should be found innocent and who should be put to death for their crimes were frequently solved through emotional ploys and business deals rather than logical facts, truth, and justice. It was these values that Socrates was upholding in refusing his friends’ offers to help him escape. 
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John Rawl's Original Citizen Position and the Principles of Justice Philosophy Literature review
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John Rawls's arguments post the ability of original citizens to focus on their future behind the comfort of their sets and the veil of ignorance of what the future unfolds like for them. John however in his arguments retaliates that the society members involved in the forecasting and working on their future do not necessarily know what the future position they would hold. (Audard, 2007, pg. 193)
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John Rawls Principles of Justice Philosophy Essay
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Thus, the essay has proven that John Rawls’ principles of justice are not only useful but also superior over others such as utilitarian accounts concerning these specific party constraints. The principles vouch for equality in society without obscuring the rights of any member of the society. The application of these principles will draw a society closer to the achievement of such an endeavor.
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African American Philosophy Philosophy Essay
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Accordingly, while for example, the African American philosophers of race endeavored to highlight the white aspect of American philosophy dwelling on the controversial ideas and treatises of black scholars such as Du Bois, Franz Fanon and James Baldwin, Feminist philosophers, on the other hand, were absorbed in discussing gender inequalities and underlined the “maleness of philosophy.”
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Philosophy of Sren Kierkegaard Philosophy Essay
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Walking through one’s life blindly only in the pursuit of meager pleasures or even over-analyzing one’s every experience without fully embracing the moment, both can be detrimental to the value of one’s existence.  Kierkegaard, like many of the philosophers before him, has set up a model that all individuals can live by, and each stage feeds off the one prior. 
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Issues of Moral Philosophy Philosophy Assignment
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By diminishing man’s natural freedom and voluntarily entering into a civil obligation via the creation of a civitas, man has given his right to govern himself over to the sovereign Actor and is authorized “to exercise it on their behalf” (Oakeshott, 1981; 287). Thus, the civitas is to declare, interpret, and administer rules of conduct which the covenanters pledge to follow.
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Rousseaus and Nietzsches Main Philosophy Philosophy Coursework
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Nietzsche criticized the philosophers for coming up with hollow theories that were not backed by observation but by mere assumptions. He hoped that the philosophers of the future will be characterized by an experimental method; they would have a hypothesis and will follow the conclusion with sound arguments and justifications.
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Plato as One of Historys Greatest Contributors Philosophy Case Study
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With such a general definition, one might begin to understand the complexities involved in studying philosophy as it seems to encompass just about all knowledge pursuits.  Perhaps part of the confusion in trying to define the term can be found in the early days of the science when it applied almost universally to all avenues of knowledge in ancient Greece.
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The Concept of Karma in Pure Land and Zen Buddhism Philosophy Assignment
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The author states that Buddhism can be considered as one of the earliest and most established religions in human civilization. In the study conducted the main objective is to present a particular perspective on the Pure Land (Shin) and the Chan (Zen) schools of Buddhism. One of the main teachings of Buddhism is the concept of karma.
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Eternalism Presentism and Growing Block Theory Philosophy Essay
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Presentism holds the assumption that objects and elements that exist are those that are in the present. Eternalism provides the understanding that the past, present, and future illusionary elements of time are used in demarcating time frames. This means that objects and events exist eternally. 
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