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The role of the humanities in contemporary educational curricula

The topic of the content of curricula in schools and universities is a complex and often problematic issue. Educationists are cognizant of the importance of the makeup and content of the curricula in shaping the educational development and direction of the student.

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Deductivism and inductivism in scientific explanation and methodology

Argumentation in general has lain the way, ever since the philosophers of Antiquity, to two opposing schools of inductivism and deductivism.

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Descartes' theory of mind-body dualism and substance distinction

Rene Descartes is regarded as one of the greatest minds humanity has ever mastered. Born in France, he became specialized in several subjects, such as theology, philosophy, literature, mathematics, law or medicine.

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Virginia Held's feminist approach to business ethics and corporate morality

Virginia Held is a unique feminist philosopher her focuses her work on how fundamental feminist ideals differ from the more traditional, masculine-based feminist philosophy.

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Emma Goldman's vision of women's emancipation remains relevant today

The interesting thing about history is, as the saying goes, "the more things change, the more they stay the same." In the last century, the U.S. has undergone tremendous technological change. In many respects, it has changed in its political philosophy as well.

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Comparing psychoanalysis and Adlerian therapy in counseling practice

Counseling is defined as professional guidance in resolving personal conflicts and emotional problems (Lexicon Publishing LLC 2007). Two of the most common counseling therapies are psychoanalysis and the Adlerian therapy.

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How borderline personality disorder relates to early insecure attachment

The objective of this work is to write a critical review of the literature about borderline personality disorder (BPD) from an attachment theories perspective. This work will contain references from Bowbly, Ainsworth, and Main in the discussion of secure vs. insecure attachment.

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Wesley Mitchell and the American institutionalist theory of business cycles

Wesley Mitchell is one of the intellectual founders of the American Institutionalist School, a theory of economics that developed the late 1880s in the United States, and one of the first schools of thought to challenge some of the core assumptions of classical capitalist market theory.

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Psychological blindness and illusion in Shakespeare's Othello

Othello is one of Shakespeare's most discussed and analyzed works and is "One of Shakespeare's most frequently performed plays" (Shakespearean Criticism: Othello).

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Bioethics portfolio: analytical skills, knowledge, and practical application

This portfolio documents performance of key class and personal objectives for HU280-01: Bioethics 1103C, specifically analytical skill building, knowledge acquisition and practical application.

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