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Wayne Booth's concept of rhetorical balance in effective writing

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John Locke's empiricism and the shift from democratic to aristocratic ideals

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Countering corporate green skepticism: a response to Friedman's environmental agenda

Bill Jones, CEO a local auto parts factory recently wrote op-ed pace eThe Chronicle argued green agendas sound nice, good bottom line. He green option company lay workers. Writ essay response letter Chapter 10 Friedman's book (Hot, Flat Crowded, release 2:0) formulate a counter argument.

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Descartes' Meditation I: The Value of Doubt and Skepticism

An analysis of Descartes' Meditation I exploring methodical doubt, sensory deception, and the demon hypothesis as tools for pursuing philosophical truth.

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Forms Versus Facts: Plato, Aristotle, and Modern Inquiry

Compare Plato and Aristotle on metaphysics, epistemology, and ethics — and discover why Aristotle's empirical method proves more useful for contemporary philosophical inquiry.

Philosophy

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Reading and writing skills for developing democratic citizens

One of the frequently-cited reasons for including social studies in the curriculum is to prepare students to become good citizens. Because America is a democratic, free society, students must learn to make good choices because their choices will affect the national community.

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The Great Chain of Being and universal causality

Electrons circle the nucleus of an atom. Untold trillions of atoms collide together and explode. The universe expands. Electrons race down the copper wires of an electric cable. The sun shines. Leaves digest the sunlight, produce nutrients, live, grow, die, and fall to the ground.

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Phantom Limbs, the Self, and God: Ramachandran's Philosophy

Explores how V.S. Ramachandran's research on phantom limbs challenges Descartes, Berkeley, and Hume on the nature of self, knowledge, and God's existence.

Philosophy

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