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What Matters: a Philosophical Inquiry Philosophy Essay
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If we are to follow Camus line of thought, what matters in life is not being able to find inherent meaning in the world but the opportunity to create one’s own meaning and purpose by having the freedom to reason and decide for one’s own self. In recognizing that it is absurd to seek any meaning in the universe but still keep striving.
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Trading Places as Evidence of Marx and Althussers Theories Philosophy Movie Review
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Films capture the sense of current modes of thought in terms of political, social and economic structure in a given part of society. There are a great number of theories regarding how the media works to reinforce or reject specific cultural attitudes regarding class, race and gender, most of which are based on the theory of ideology brought forth by Karl Marx.
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Values and Society - Utilitarianism Philosophy Literature review
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Utilitarianism as a concept seems at first a hard idea to argue one way or the other. A form of consequentialism, it says that the morality of any action we do is judged by its utility, or how well it provides happiness or pleasure. That’s how it was described by one of its strongest backers, Jeremy Bentham (1789): “the greatest happiness of the greatest number.”
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The Utilitarian Thought of Philosophy Philosophy Assignment
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According to the utilitarian position, it is the consequences of an act that matter the most. In this regard, John Stuart Mill who was a utilitarian also talked about the results of the actions that a person performed.  According to Mill, most of the actions that human beings perform are out of self-interest.
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What Matters Philosophy Essay
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There is another important point to make about relativism and morality. Since relativists usually are agnostic or atheists, they might well also call themselves existentialists. This is a very depressing worldview which can mean exactly the same thing as nihilism. There is no meaning to the world. Since God does not exist in everything.
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Positivism vs Critical Theory: Comparative Research Philosophy Term Paper
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Critical theory and the limits of sociological positivism have been an ongoing discussion for over a century. Rather than choosing between the methodologies as either/or approaches, these discussions can be entered upon with an eye toward achieving a synthesis of thinking and methodologies that apply to all disciplines with important and scientifically valid results.
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The Heroes of Absurd Philosophy Essay
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Daru, as an existential or absurd hero, resents the external control forces imposing upon his life, including friendships with men like Balducci and political obligations, and, according to this principle, refuses to impose upon the liberties of other human beings. Ultimately alone with his decisions, Daru is faced with the reality of having to make a decision.
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Mind and Body as Conceived by Descartes and Pascal Philosophy Case Study
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Cartesian dualism holds that one’s intelligence is a substance that cannot be touched or felt physically.  Cartesian dualism focuses on two opposites being able to exist at the same time in space, but coexist peacefully together. This idea does not make a lot of logical sense at first glance, nevertheless, this was Descartes’s legacy.  
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Plausible Understanding of the Positive Concept of Freedom Philosophy Essay
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For MacCallum the concept of freedom involves a triadic relation - “a relation between three things: an agent, certain preventing conditions, and certain doings or becomings of the agent” and he defines freedom as a condition where “a subject or agent is free from certain constraints, or preventing conditions, to do or become certain things” (Carter 2007).
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Analysis of Marxs Conception of the Capitalist Labour Process Philosophy Report
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Marx describes communism in terms of a historical process that, due to its perceived roots in the European past, is seen to be continuing in a modified manner during the authors’ present. In this progression, “The modern bourgeois society that has sprouted from the ruins of feudal society has not done away with class antagonisms.
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Nietzche's Pessimism Philosophy Essay
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Pessimism is derived from the Latin word pessimist (worst). This is a state of mind with a negative perception of life. Value judgments may differ, but judgments of facts are undisputed. Philosophical pessimism does not mean that one has or cultivated a negative value or that this world is absolutely bad.
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Philosophical and Political Writings by Martin Heidegger Philosophy Article
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     When Heidegger writes about Angst and death, he is the brilliant among the brilliants of philosophers. Remember this is the same individual, who on retirement after 1945, is continuously visited by a stream of visitors, former students, and colleagues who plead with him to criticize Nazism and condemn the Holocaust, but his answer is a profound silence.
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Analysis of John Dewey's Freedom and Culture Book Philosophy Book Report/Review
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The individual interacting with these constructs is what Dewey was interested in when examining the individual. This would explain, to Dewey, why slaves were sometimes satisfied with their lot, oppressed people in totalitarian regimes sometimes experienced no discomfort and some men formed gangs that were shaped by their social instincts.
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The Science of Shepherding Mankind - Statesman Philosophy Book Report/Review
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However, Plato's Great Myth of the Cycles shows that. In contrast, the Divine Shepherd in the Myth is higher than the king; the mortal statesman seems to be on a level of other subjects in his character, breeding, and education. Being that there are innumerable rivals, therefore, how could we distinguish who the true statesman should be? 
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Comparison of Costellos Argument to the Contradictory Perspectives of Nagel, Locke, and Wallace Philosophy Essay
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In the middle of Elizabeth Costello’s speech, in Chapter 3 of J.M. Coetzee’s novel, Costello’s daughter-in-law Norma remarks, “’ She is rambling’’ (Pg. 73). Indeed when taken for its exactly scientific or consistent philosophical prescriptions, Costello’s speech is logically inconsistent and slightly rambling.
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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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Killing Animals as a Primitive Aspect of Human Being Philosophy Essay
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Human beings have no right to think or even to evaluate the position of the animals because of whatever opinion they form of animals, they form it with a human’s point of view. Moreover, the fact is that the only reason behind human beings killing the animals is the innate desire of superiority over others. Acquiring and demonstrating power over other beings is an inbuilt tendency of the man since the primitive time.
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Analysis and Role of Meditation in the Bhagavad-Gita Philosophy Essay
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Bhagavad Gita is one of the most inspiring texts in world literature. It covers numerous ethical questions of human life and unearths the real meaning of self. Its major contribution to the world is the doctrines of meditation as the way to attain the summit of contemplation. The text has been a major source of motivation for famous personalities.
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Descartes Dualism Fails Philosophy Research Paper
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This question has only become more complicated in recent years as the new concept of ‘virtual reality’ became a visible possibility and as new science has continued to throw doubt on the possibility that such a division can occur. Essentially, the mind/body problem revolves around trying to determine what constitutes real experience.
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Become What You Think Philosophy Thesis
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Positive thinking heals the mind and body, thereby leading one to the inner world. Positive thinking is one of the elements of metaphysics that enables the mind to create the life one wants. To undertake this study, literature from renowned authors on the subject would be reviewed and then the findings assimilated.
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Socratic Questioning Philosophy Essay
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Socratic teaching is one of the oldest and most powerful, teaching approach for nurturing critical thinking among the students. Socratic teaching believes in providing the students with questions rather than answers.
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The Theories of Kant and Plato Philosophy Assignment
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Immanuel Kant is one of the successful philosophers who attempted to reconstruct the fundamentals of philosophy and succeeded to a considerable extent. His remarkable criticisms on the theories of metaphysics were encapsulated and summarized in Prolegomena; it sets forth a specific problem that is resolved with an extensive feasible argument.
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A Reverence for the State of Nature Philosophy Essay
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The basic assumption of the current report is that Rousseau and Locke had many similar philosophies, informed by a basic respect for human nature being a positive force that resulted in a social contract with the rest of humanity; however, they also had differences, because Rousseau was more positive about the state of nature.
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Comparing the Brave New World and Todays World Philosophy Term Paper
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Even the great Karl Marx was confused and there are many loopholes and errors in his theories. In particular, he did not understand fully what capitalism is about because it was something entirely new for everybody at that time. It was the first time such a political and economic system came into practice after feudalism. 
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Yoga Philosophy as Pragmatic Course Model Philosophy Thesis
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There are number of questions that will be investigated. Can yoga be a pathway to personal liberation and freedom; can this liberation define a new way of looking at leadership? Can the ancient wisdom of yoga philosophy aid emerging adults in becoming fully expressed and authentic beings.
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What Is My Philosophy Philosophy Essay
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Socrates was never afraid of death. Even though he was uncertain about the fate after death, he has never given up his belief in the power of reasons even when the jury threatens him from taking his life. He never believed in leading a mechanical life. He never revealed the truth and never answered the questions of his students.
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How to Distinguish What Is True Philosophy Essay
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The different ways of knowing that help us distinguish the truth from what we believe is true.  Even though there are certain questions that we cannot answer through our present knowledge, however, laying aside matters of sacred belief, there is enough knowledge for us to be able to distinguish between the truth and what we believe to be true by utilizing the ways of knowledge available to us.
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Medical Theories Connected with Ethics and Decision-making Rights Philosophy Assignment
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In general, the study of ethics has intrigued the faculties of scholars since early philosophers and ethicists during the times of Plato, Socrates, and Aristotle, to name a few. Ethics is defined as “branch of philosophy dealing with values relating to human conduct, with respect to the rightness and wrongness of certain actions.”
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How Far Does the Description of Totalitarianism in Nineteen Eighty-Four Fit Reality Philosophy Assignment
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The crowd is the most dangerous, the most powerful and the most irrational and helpless entity that can ever be. Crowd deprives us of our individuality, of our “Selves”. This is clearly shown by Orwell in his “1984”. One does not have to actually be out there, among thousands of people in the crowd, in the street, to be a part of it.
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To What Extent Is Truth Different in Mathematics, the Arts and Ethics Philosophy Essay
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The extent of truth in mathematics, arts and ethics vary according to their functions. It is difficult to prove that one is closer than the others to the truth. The functions of these three issues vary. Mathematics is reason-based, art is based on emotions and ethics is a combination of reason and feelings. Each is related as closely or as far from the truth as the others.
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Contrast of Two Explanations of Social Disorder in Contemporary UK Society Philosophy Article
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The media houses believe that this is a consequence of the new set of attitudes and behavior adopted by some women characters in television programs. It should be remembered that “these images explicitly portray female aggression as an instrumental act in contrast to the traditionally expressive stereotype of female aggression”. 
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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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Gandhi's Principles and Non-Violence Movement Philosophy Term Paper
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 Mahatma Gandhi’s principles regarding “non-violence movement” have gained his reputation not only in India but also in the whole world. Mahatma Gandhi was often called a “moral leader”. He played an instrumental role in the freedom movement of India and with his new theory of “Ahinsa” showed to the world how war can be waged without arms.
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How to Distinguish Between Something That Is True and Something That Is Believed to Be True Philosophy Essay
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The different ways of knowing to help us distinguish “truth” from what we believe is true. Even though branches of knowledge have not yet been discovered or explained, or if it has, only by science, individuals will use appropriate and rational ways of knowledge to distinguish between the different “truths”.
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Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X Comparison Philosophy Essay
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One important notion to be realized in the contrarieties and differences possessed by King and Malcolm is that no matter how different King’s views were to Malcolm, and Malcolm’s were to King, there still exists a sense of solidarity within them; two individuals of the same race. The issue is not on identifying who should be believed in, but on realizing how important values of unity and solidarity could flourish amid a certain disparity.
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Re-Evaluation of the Self as a Principle of Modernist Thought Philosophy Essay
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There is the faculty of self-assertion in the individual driven by his autonomous nature which, along with rationalism, has brought about the breakthroughs that would foster modernity. Individualism is almost analogous to the way a society then distinguished itself from others through the boundaries, recognition, inclusion or exclusion, that rested to some extent between it and others and not on some intrinsic quality possessed by their members.
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Does Natural Law Have a Place in the Modern World Philosophy Term Paper
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Natural laws sometimes referred to as unalienable rights, are not contingent upon the given legislature or the customs or beliefs of any particular society or time. It is the law or body of laws that are often believed to be binding upon man’s actions, whether or not laws about a particular matter have been established by any human authority.
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History Of The Philosophical Discussions Philosophy Book Report/Review
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A reasonably accurate method to reconstruct the Historical Socrates is possible with the biographical details about Socrates in Plato’s dialogues. As a youth, Plato was a student or follower of Socrates, though, in the strict sense of the terms, Socrates did not accept anyone as a student and a follower.
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Augustine's Concept of Will Philosophy Essay
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Even as Saint Augustine greatly influenced the Protestant movement that would one day become the dominant mode of Christianity in the Western hemisphere, his ideas on will and original sin were at the time revolutionary formulations. His understanding of humanity as influenced by forces of reason sometimes out of their control anticipates Freud and later developments in unconscious impulses.
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Does Plato's Theaetetus Provide a Comprehensive Refutation of Empiricism Philosophy Term Paper
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Some of the important Thesaurus words for “empiricism” are altruistic ethics, atomism, commonsense realism, deontology, earthliness, economics, experimentalism, hylozoism, physicalism, pragmatism, substantialism, temporality, utilitarianism, worldliness, etc. This list is representative and by no means exhaustive.
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The Four Noble Truths Philosophy Essay
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The Four Noble Truths refer to essential realizations Siddhartha Guatama is believed to have attained on his path towards spiritual enlightenment. They demonstrate a spiritual concern with the resistance of material longing, the cessation of suffering, and how to apply Siddhartha’s teachings to help achieve Nirvana.
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Epicurus' View at Fear of Death Philosophy Essay
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The author claims that Epicureans advocated that for humans to circumvent their fear of gods, and their fear of death humanity should adopt a rational and highly practical approach to life. Epicureans feel confident that both god and death are not exceptionally preoccupied with human beings.
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Diverse Perspectives of Ethical Care Theory Philosophy Research Paper
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In philosophical terms, the root of life is metaphysics, the trunk of life is an epistemology, or the theory of knowledge and the fruit of life is ethics or moral philosophy. Ethics is one out of the five branches of philosophy namely metaphysics, epistemology, aesthetics or art, ethics, and political philosophy.
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Marxs Concept Of Alienation And Its Impact On Hegel Philosophy Case Study
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Marx goes on to expound on his belief that more and more people rely on labor to survive in a capitalist system. According to Marx, people no longer rely on nature for basic needs. He asserts that without money it is impossible to survive in the modern world, and without work, one cannot get this money (Leopold, 2007).
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An Alternative To Rawls Difference Principle Philosophy Essay
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Persons possess inviolable dignity and they may not be sacrificed for the benefit of some and even of the whole society (Rawls 1971). It is against perfectionism since Rawls’s theory of justice recognizes the reality of pluralism in the contemporary world as exemplified in religion, morality and philosophical discourse itself (Denier, 2007).
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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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Descartes' Meditations And Proofs Of God's Existence Philosophy Essay
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Descartes was able to claim that the only possible cause of the idea that there is a God, a perfect being that people have in mind, is the actual perfect being the exist outside it. It is not unlike we have come to know the idea of a leaf – its color, its details, and difference from others, its scent.
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Sympathy and Morality Philosophy Term Paper
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While sympathy is the act or power of sharing the feelings of another, empathy is the identification with and understanding of another's situation, feelings, and motives, etc (Robin, 2009). In any case, both sympathy and empathy are definitely connected with morality which is concerned with the distinction between good and evil or right and wrong.
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Virgin Suicides Philosophy Essay
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It pulls us to examine the extent of what we can fathom to the reality of our existence and our subsequent purpose to which we follow through these inherent complications in what we call life. In a world of constant search, the indefinable is often identified as a failure. The governance of reason over everything is what keeps minds at ease.
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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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