Essays Tagged: "reasoning"

Plato's Republic

, Plato's contribution to the history of political theory, have formed two distinct opinions on the reasoning behind the work. The first group believes that The Republic is truly a model for a politic ...

(7 pages) 539 1 4.2 Jan/1997

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies

Bartleby The Scrivener and Herman Melville's life Good

narrator, but Melville partially embodies both of them.We are understanding towards the narrator's reasoning for keeping Bartleby and for the sympathy he shows for Bartleby. After the general failure ...

(2 pages) 166 2 3.4 Oct/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Hamlet : In his Mind's Eye

t for Hamlet's sanity. His behaviors is only erratic in front of certain people, he shows logic and reasoning in his plotting, and finally, actually admits to several people to be only "acting" mad. T ...

(3 pages) 59 0 4.7 Dec/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare > Hamlet

Christianity and the old testiment

ears. If one should participate in breaking tradition, he could be challenged by the family to show reasoning behind the change(Kaplan 258). In doing this, society still will be diverse, but at least ...

(2 pages) 116 3 3.9 Dec/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Christianity

Generation X.

hang labels on each generation and give them each their own characteristics, but I fail to see the reasoning in all the name calling and insults. The media builds the hype about Generation X, therefo ...

(3 pages) 127 0 4.9 Nov/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology

Justice as Fairness versus the Principle of Average Utility. On John Rawl's statement.

other. The second step is to explain the OP by looking at the constraints present in the OP and the reasoning behind the constraints of the OP. At this point the difficult preparatory work is mostly d ...

(10 pages) 325 0 3.9 Mar/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy

Alzheimer's Disease, "The Disease of the Century". 7 page paper on the history, causes, effects and research on the disease. Includes citation in apa format

of nerve cells in her cerebral cortex, the area of the brain responsible for controlling memory and reasoning. There were two oddities he found. The first was an accumulation of cellular debris surrou ...

(6 pages) 511 1 3.8 Mar/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

The essay is on the training of the Roman armies and there place in socity. With Bibliograph.

courage and intelligence.The recruitment of the soldiers were based on citizenship and wealth. The reasoning was that if a man had property that he was to risk in battle, he would fight for it until ...

(9 pages) 148 1 4.4 Apr/2002

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

the need and utility of nuclear weapons , destructors or Saviors?

day technology, oppose the first subheading, dismantling nuclear weapons; but, before stating their reasoning, we will change our viewpoint to that of the naive (no insult intended) or too optimistic. ...

(3 pages) 97 0 4.8 Oct/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Military & International Conflicts & Security

conflict between the character Jack and Ralph in Goldings " Lord of the Flies"

e boys that Jack is resorting tosavagery. Ralph and Jack both agree in the beginning while they are reasoning in a civilmanner. Throughout the novel the two leaders stray from one another because ofdi ...

(3 pages) 86 1 4.3 Mar/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > "Lord of the Flies" by Sir William Gerald Golding

A look within Milton's " Paradise Lost " Looks at Satan as the tragic hero in the Poem

gically misleading. Milton often follows the road of intellectual definition for his characters, of reasoning demonstration. This serves well his theological and intellectual cohesiveness. However, wh ...

(3 pages) 190 1 2.8 Feb/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

This is an essay just talking about how the Homosexual community is being judged before they are known, something that should not be done.

al for murder, many of us decided that he was guilty even before the trial was underway. Basing our reasoning on ' He just looks guilty', even though we were taught that looks are deceiving.Another ex ...

(2 pages) 48 1 4.0 Apr/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sex & Sexuality

This is an essay just talking about how the Homosexual community is being judged before they are known, something that should not be done.

al for murder, many of us decided that he was guilty even before the trial was underway. Basing our reasoning on ' He just looks guilty', even though we were taught that looks are deceiving.Another ex ...

(2 pages) 47 1 4.8 Apr/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sex & Sexuality

This essay is about how the homosexual community is judged before people get to know them.

al for murder, many of us decided that he was guilty even before the trial was underway. Basing our reasoning on ' He just looks guilty', even though we were taught that looks are deceiving.Another ex ...

(2 pages) 71 0 3.8 Apr/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Homosexuality

Euclidean Geometry

hematicians.Anyone can benefit from the basic learning of geometry, which are how to follow lines ofreasoning, how to say precisely what is intended, and especially how to prove basicconcepts by follo ... y precisely what is intended, and especially how to prove basicconcepts by following these lines of reasoning. Taking a course in geometry is beneficialfor all students, who will find that learning to ...

(2 pages) 67 0 3.0 Nov/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Mathematics

Thomas Paine-Common Sense and related writings. How do his ideas about the British Constitution compare with his ideas about nature?

Nature's Reasoning" The simple voice of nature and of reason will say, it is right."(76) Thomas Paine passion ...

(2 pages) 90 0 4.3 Apr/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Morality. Rene Descartes, Thomas Hobbes and David Hume were all after the truth

up the truth. The only truth was that based on reason and rational arguments. Hobbes used Descartes reasoning as some of his fundamentals for discovering the truth. He learned a lot from Descartes.Des ... ccompanied one another.Descartes seems the most correct of the three discussed. He uses fundamental reasoning for everything he questions. By rejecting the senses, he systematically rejects deception. ...

(2 pages) 163 0 3.5 Sep/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Comparative Philosophy & Ethics

Who is your Daddy? An essay on That Jim is a true father of Huck (from Clemens's "Huckleberry Finn")

ponsibility, a con artist and a sadist' (388). Pap cannotread and his wife couldn't read, so by the reasoning of his mind, Huck should not be ableto read either. 'Your mother couldn't read, and she co ...

(4 pages) 64 1 3.3 Mar/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > Mark Twain

Old Testament Vs. Hellenic Text Divine Intervention

re 'chosen' and why certain gifts, events, and catastrophes happen and we will never understand the reasoning. Differences in the texts stem from the reasons they are the same; why certain people are ...

(4 pages) 64 0 3.4 Dec/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Christianity

Do culture and individual beliefs affect logical thinking? If so, how do they influence the conclusions we reach?

is question is: What exactly is logical thinking? Logical thinking is the process in which one uses reasoning consistently to come to a conclusion. If this definition is strictly followed, logical thi ... s because of stereotypes, cultural taboos, and/or prejudices. Because of this, the premises used in reasoning are not always truly valid but are accepted as valid. This is what influences the conclusi ...

(6 pages) 339 0 3.6 Dec/1995

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy