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Imperial, Dominant, and Hegemonic Feminism

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Imperial, Dominant, and Hegemonic Feminism

Introduction

The term feminism emerged in the contemporary socio-political discourse as an important movement encompassing ideological frameworks that seeks to establish and define a common goal to achieve equal footing in the political, personal, and economic sector. Since the emergence of the feminist movement, several notions of feminism was developed to create a greater understanding of its role in establishing equal rights and opportunities of women. In this discussion, the different notions of feminism will be explored by highlighting the concepts of each theoretical model. The discussion includes definitions of imperial, ...

Intricacy and complexity of Arthur Miller`s play Death of a Salesman reflect not only existential along with social anxieties and miseries, but, also, American reality of the post-war period, when the US society seemed to get rid of devastating effect of the Great Depression and aftermath of WWII. In his play Miller depicts an average American who, like the rest of the world, has a dream. However, taking into consideration national and social peculiarities of protagonist this dream is tightly connected with more ideological notion entitled – the American Dream. Thus, through play`s protagonist, Willy Loman, one may ...

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“Change is inevitable” as most researchers and scholars argues. Organizations need to align the respective changes within their operational policy through a set dynamic framework. Failure of the organization to implement a dynamic framework to align or address the respective changes is likely to have marginal implications hence the need for planned organizational change (Gerhardt, 2004). The planned organizational change is termed as the process which moves organizations from a present state to a more desirable future state in relation to enhancing the organizational effectiveness. Through the different frameworks and models, organizations are able to conduct organizational development and change ...

The Marxian theory and the Enlightenment theory express different views on subjectivity. In this work attention is paid to the key differences between the Marxian theory and the enlightenment theory and how each of them influence the definition of a just society, the most widely practiced theory today is also considered.
The Marxian theory sees man’s status and happiness to be determined by alterations in man’s material possessions (Marx 11). It basically views man to be subject to his material possessions and to some extent not able to function independently in cases where the material possessions are ...

William Carlos Williams

William Carlos Williams has always been known as an experimenter, an innovator, a revolutionary figure in American poetry. Yet in comparison to artists of his own time who sought a new environment for creativity as expatriates in Europe, Williams lived a remarkably conventional life. A doctor for more than forty years serving the New Jersey town of Rutherford, he relied on his patients, the America around him, and his own ebullient imagination to create a distinctively American verse. Often domestic in focus and "remarkable for its empathy, sympathy, its muscular and emotional identification with its subjects," Williams's poetry is also characteristically honest: "There ...

Introduction

The notion of "nothing" is one of the most important and controversial concepts in the history of humankind. Its etymology is quite interesting for the consideration, as it can discover many different mysteries associated with the most important knowledge. In addition, the perception of this idea may be absolutely controversial, if one talks about it in the framework of religion and philosophy of the Western and the Eastern worlds. Nothing is everything, and at the same time, it is a lack of everything. This notion has a negative connotation; it denies everything to what it is opposed; moreover, it ...

The concept of power is complex based on the fact that it is mainly associated with entities such as wealth, politics, and authority. The concept behind the notion on power is the impact o influencing the actions or the decisions of others within the society. The indicated approach in relation to the respective effects of power and the influence reflected by the leaders to the followers stipulated the implications that the leaders provide within a given community. Researchers argue that leaders need power towards influencing others within an organization or a country. The notion that they are always on power indicates ...

Alienation

The concept of alienation is a one of the central constructs of Marxian theory. This concept was used for description of a capitalist mode of production when workers lost control over the means of production. In accordance with Knox & Pinch (2010) it is described as “a mechanism of social change” and relates another concept of deviant behavior in wider sociopolitical connotation (p.215). Later alienation was used by the early deterministic theorists because it was of a great interest when studying spatial variations of people behavior (Amin, 2002).
Marx outlined several reasons of alienation. Firstly, alienated person feels like economic, social ...

Slavery was a part of the American culture for almost a whole decade (1776-1865), and during that time, many people had to suffer inhumanly for the only solid reason of being a bit different from someone else. There is no way of wiping the past from the memories of those who have struggled, which means that the terror of slavery will always be a part of the human history.
As the experience shows, world history is far from being pretty. It has presented its evils so many times that merely counting them would take ages. Every major society, every ...

The media have given the depiction of female-instigated violence a partial coverage, and the belief has been otherwise. In fact, the reporting and the perception of the society have been oriented to male- instigated violence and this construed thought has had a place in the media reporting parlance. Based on this desertion, I have realized a series of shortfalls that have often marred reporting and coverage of female instigated violence. Therefore, I can attest that the partiality in this reporting has construed the social mindsets that male propagates most violence, and the public belief has been that female aggressions ...

Introduction

The notion of social class, and its function within the various societies throughout the global community, has been well documented throughout time. In fact, this very concept is the very basis of the exhaustive work carried out by Karl Marx throughout his professional endeavors, and continues to be the basis for much conflict throughout society. Many make the effective argument, however, that class is a human construct and, as such, is not necessarily an institution that is endeared to human civilization for all time. Postmodernists, for example, make the content that class is actually dead, giving deference to a ...

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Introduction

Human resource management is known as the management of the people, who are the part of the organization in such a way that it can increase the productivity of the organization. Contemporary human resources management can help the organizations to design its growth policy in such a way that it can also full fill the requirements of the employees of an organization. If the contemporary management of an organization will design its policies, which will be only goal oriented, then there is no doubt that the company will be able to achieve ...

What is the connection between the notion of SOUL and the individual’s sense of SELF-identity?

In order to find a connection between the notion of soul and the individual’s sense of self-identity, it is very important to know their definitions. Soul has been defined in various ways by religion and philosophers. It is claimed that a soul is the essence or immaterial aspect that human beings have that show their individuality and humanity. It is stated that the mind and self are synonymous with the soul (Chalmers). There are others who believe that a soul is immortal, therefore, cannot die. Individual’s sense of self-identity has been the subject of scrutiny by many philosophers. The sense ...

English and Globalization

English language traces its origin from England in Britain. It is the leading international language that has grown roots in many countries especially those countries that were once colonies of the British. Major world functions are today conducted in English which is then translated into other languages such as French, Germany and Arabic. The spread of English can be attributed to several factors. Many writers and sociolinguists attach the spread of English language to the British colonization of most part of the world in which she left her legacy. Globalization of English is a concept derived from economic, social, political ...

Introduction

Autonomy, defined as “self-directing freedom and especially moral independence” (Merriam-Webster, 2013), is a concept that encompasses human rationality. It is a notion that has strong linkages to the idea of freedom, although those definitions have different concepts based on various perspectives. Notwithstanding the variations, autonomy is a feature that characterizes the freethinking nature of humans. With freethinking comes openness to accept any possibilities that could emerge as consequences to particular actions thought autonomously.

The notion of German philosopher Immanuel Kant is among those that have stood out in the literature of autonomy. Kant premised that humans act based on specific moral tenets – away ...

Introduction

The international community widely upholds the position that maintenance of the proper implementation of human rights standards violates the principle of state sovereignty within the international law system. In reality, the concept of human rights is involved in the internal sphere of the regulation of the states to certain extent, while the scope of the interference is quite limited. With the development of the concept of human rights in the contemporary society during the 20th century, the position of the state in the international arena and its influence is linked to the proper realization of the obligations regarding the ...

Abstract and Introduction

Ethics is one of the oldest fields of studies. Its roots can be traced back to as early as the time of the ancient western civilizations. In this study, we try to answer several questions about the correlation and importance of the genesis of knowledge (about ethical theories and thoughts, in the western civilization) and of history, in the present day study of ethical thoughts and theories. The author of this paper has developed the notion that ethics (and morality for that matter) is a continuously evolving field of study, and is therefore a product of evolution; and this is what ...

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Introduction

Jeremy Bentham and Immanuel Kant were the two famous philosophers, who elucidated the criterion for evaluating human actions. Jeremy Bentham introduced the concept of assessing actions through the intensity of happiness it produces to the highest number of people; a notion that is based on utilitarianism. On the contrary, Immanuel Kant expounded the same through Categorical Imperative. Moral rightness of a decision according to Bentham’s Consequentialist Utilitarian theory is defined by the outcomes it produces, while Kant focuses on the moral rightness of the action. This paper will highlight the major similarities and ...

Organizational theories date back to the era when human beings first stated engaging in commercial activities. Despite this fact, these theories are still relevant in the present day economic environment though modern day theorists are working on either advancing them or formulating new ones. These theories are specifically directed at the organizational management because they are decision-making tools. However, it must be mentioned that neither of these theories is conclusive when applied singularly because each of the theories have weaknesses. This thesis shall briefly look at the classical, neoclassical, human resource, organizational cultural reforms and organizational environment theories. The ...

Introduction

For the last two decades the popularity of the international investment arbitration and legislation has been dramatically increased. The volume of cases considered by virtue of the interpretation of the provisions of the bilateral investment treaties signed between the parties of the commercial relations has been increased. In addition, this trend reflects the preference of the business units and states in signing agreements with the umbrella clauses due to their simplicity and efficiency in determination of the disputes between the parties. The availability of several mechanisms that can be used for the determination of the interests of the parties ...

“Oedipus Rex”, “The Glass Menagerie”, “The Angels in America”

The tragedies have always seemed to attract a wide range of audience because of the depth of the emotions revealed there and the turns of events which would be dreadful and inescapable, the complexity of its characters and main issues present in the plays, as well as because of a possibility for the spectators to connect to the events happening on the stage and empathize with the protagonists.
When considering the tragedy as the work of art, it is essential to view it from historical perspective, too, and try to reveal its very origins and the basic ideas which ...

Ethics is the philosophical study of morality. If a person begins with a description and proceeds directly to a normative (moral) judgment, what fallacy has one committed? Use your critical thinking skills to determine how a person would create a valid argument about morality (hint: it has to do with premises)—that is, an argument that does not commit this type of fallacy. Explain the notion of just deserts. Under what kinds of conditions is this notion reasonable? Under what kinds of conditions is it not? That is, explain and discuss the applicability of the notion of just deserts.

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Compare and Contrast

Philosophy

Introduction
The context of determinism, compatibilism, and libertarianism can be attributed to the two notions of freedom the metaphysical and circumstantial. The latter encompasses an idea that everyone has freedom to act without being interfered by any obstacle while the former demonstrates the freedom of oneself to choose among alternatives. This notion of freedom will be articulated in this discussion by comparing and contrasting the philosophical context of determinism, compatibilism, and libertarianism. Furthermore, the discussion will also differentiate the three positions in terms of strengths and weaknesses. Based on the interpretation of the three positions, a personal take ...

Context of Globalization

Context of Globalization

Introduction

This paper examines how the concept of globalization is useful in comprehending changes in our society, and also explores how neoliberalism has driven the direction of these transformations. It discusses the notion of globalization, historical concepts that led to social changes and philosophical tenets that form neoliberalism.

Globalization is a term which explains transformations in the economy, politics, culture and social aspects around the world. The concept of globalization eliminates geopolitical boundaries between countries and promotes the global movement of products, services, and labor. Although many sociologists have explored the idea of globalization, they have not ...

I dedicate this paper to all people feeling depressed or unhappy for any reason regardless of their gender and age just to show them that it is much easier to be happy than they can imagine.

Happiness: a complicated notion of a natural human state

Because I'm happy /Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof
Because I'm happy /Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth
Because I'm happy /Clap along if you know what happiness is to you
Because I'm happy/Clap along if you feel like that's what you wanna do
(Pharrell Willams Lyrics)
How often do you say to yourself, ...

Nietzsche’s doctrine dedicated to the topic of eternal recurrence is considered to be one of the least clarified concepts in his works. The philosopher claimed that the initial idea of eternal recurrence emerged in 1881 during his journey in Switzerland (Nietzsche & Hoover 14). Nietzsche claimed that eternal recurrence is a valid scientific hypothesis, which states that every process in this world recurs constantly in the certain period of time. According to this notion, time is infinite and change is eternal (Nietzsche & Hoover 28). Also, eternal recurrence suggests that energy is always constant and finite, so as its numerous ...

Terrorism is a problematic issue for the whole globe. It is a policy based on systematic use of terror with political, social, cultural or economic purpose. This notion is commonly associated with such words as violence, intimidation, fear, death and so on. It interferes with safety and peaceful situation of the population. Every country defines terrorism in different way taking into account various aspects of this notion, that is why there does not exist a universally accepted legal definition of the term.
The European Union suggests the definition of terrorism for official purpose that provides the explanation that terrorists ...

Appealing to Audience: The Analysis of “Two Broke Girls”

Introduction
For the last several years the television has been on the rise creating a product that can easily compete with the big screen movies. The quality of the TV shows increased exponentially and, in the result, it became easier to target the audience in every segment. At the same time, the competition became severe in this sector and the media majors try hard to stay relevant. Nowadays, it is possible to find a TV show that appeals to all categories of viewers from cultural as well as social perspectives. The studios realized that a smart targeting of “their” ...

Should Punitive Damages Be Introduced in International Law?

Introduction
Different countries often have different legal policy in both their criminal and civil law systems. These differences often arise from differing social, economic, and political climates that lead to fundamental policy differences. In the area of civil the law differences in legal systems of different countries often reflect the individual countries’ beliefs as to the types of claims that should be recognized. Furthermore, legal systems across the globe often differ about the types of damages they are willing to recognize. One area in which there is a significant difference in the type of damages one can be awarded ...

Aristotle’s Ethics

Happiness
Aristotle in one of his most influential work, the Nicomachean Ethics, presented a theory of happiness 2300 years ago. In this theory they tried to answer a key question, which is, what was the ultimate purpose of human existence? What should be the end goal towards which we should be directing our energies? In his opinion, everyone is looking for “pleasure, wealth, and a good reputation”. In his opinion, while each of these has some value, neither of them can replace the relevance of chief good for which humanity should aim. The chief good or the ultimate aim should be ...

When Ruth Rogasaki wrote about the “hygienic modernity” in the republican era, her statements reveal that there was a local conception of the “weisheng” in China that can be closely linked to guarding life than the modern practices that are related to public health. In china, the term “weisheng” was translated to represent the English term “hygiene”. According to Rogasaki, Weisheng is about maintaining health and not guarding life as the term was locally conceived to mean.
This paper explores the emergence of the term “weisheng” and outlining the special features in its discourse. In addition, the paper will ...

At present, the consensus view among social scientists reflects the idea that human races are socio-cultural constructions, but the persistence of the notion of a biological reality behind “race” is undoubtedly enduring both in popular culture and among scientists. Garner (2009) offers a sufficiently elaborate explanation for the misconception of race as a biological and genetic reality. A closer look at the socio-cultural reality behind “race” will reveal not only socio-political narratives that systematically re-inscribe racial categorization, but also the commercial and technological themes behind the socio-cultural concept of “race”.
Garner (2009, pp. 1-5) emphasizes the reality that the lines between ...

Although critical of democracy, Tocqueville did recognize that democracy was the form of political arrangement which would most likely be dominant in the future. While democracy could lead to an overall well being, it could also lead to a type of servitude.
Examine and evaluate two of the principal means – the notion of self-interest properly understood and the need for associations – which Tocqueville believed are necessary to mitigate against the dangers of equality and democratic society.

Tocqueville’s Idea of Democracy

The criticism of American democracy by Tocqueville can be expressed as “the tyranny of the majority” (Roark, p. 19). This idea has been ...

Criminal Trials in Drug Courts in Europe

Introduction
According to Langbein, the modern European Trial is an investigation into the truth, but not a stage battle of partisans committed to distortion. This is true with regards to prosecution and rehabilitation of drug offender that is now revamped in European countries. The criminal justice system is critical in the formation of any civilized society; it is required that the criminal justice system should be robust and in a position to protect the interests and rights of the various groups within the society. It comprises of three distinct elements; these are the law enforcement officers, the courts, and the ...

Abstract

The concept of human rights has evolved over time and today, human rights are used as the yardstick upon which people measure a government’s treatment of its people. Human rights have been proffered as universal rights that occur to man by his being human. It may well be stated that human rights in modern day are synonymous to religion. They seek to define the moral code within which a government treats its people. Several theoretical approaches have been put forward in an endeavor to explain the basis of human rights. some of the theoretical approaches include the natural rights theory ...

Introduction

Free trade entails an unhampered sale and purchase of goods and services between different countries with no apparent constraints that stems from tax levy, tariff execution and implementation of duties (Fridell 9). Essentially, free trade enables a country to profoundly concentrate on their competitive advantages hence maximizing output and fuelling the economic growth of the citizens consequently. Evidently, the economy of those countries that adopted free trade much earlier are seen to prosper a fact that concur with the notion that free trade is a possible route towards developmental catch up. The growth of those countries that adopted free trade earlier particularly ...

Introduction

The primary purpose of philosophy is to clarify and refine the human thought processes so that the state of affairs and hence the reality of the world are clear. As such, philosophical problems are a failure to come up with the explanations of things that happen in the environment and by extension in the world. Philosophy is critical in refining the human's basic concepts that are applied to understand the reality. Just like in other sciences that are driven by the experimentations in the search for the truth, philosophy is informed by the questions that cannot be easily answered ...

Summary of the Content

The book that is the subject of this paper is entitled Debt: The First 5,000 Years. This book was published in 2011 by book author and anthropologist David Graeber. As the name implies, much of the content was focused on debt. It, however, tackled the said topic in relation to other social institutions and practices such as marriage, friendship, barter, law, religion, slavery, economics, and government management. By putting the topic in line with the very factors that make up human life and society, he basically showed that he considers debt has played an important part in it. ...

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Analysis of Nora’s Character in Henrik Ibsen’s ‘A Doll’s House’

Introduction
Henrik Ibsen’s ‘A Doll’s House’ is a play that touched on issues of feminism and gender equality. The play was written by Ibsen in 1879, during which it became highly controversial because it challenged conventions regarding the role of women in society. During the time, gender equality is considered as a taboo topic. There are certain norms that define how the typical woman should act and women are judged according to these standards. The traditional role of women as passive wives and homemakers is regarded as the defining standard by which women’s usefulness ...

It needs to be reckoned that the there is a difference between the sex of a person and the gender identity. In a society that is largely patriarchal in nature, the societal institutions come to impose the gender on the individual based on the sexual identity that the person is born with. However, this process of gender construction is not a natural phenomenon and can be described to be rather an imposition as per the parameters of patriarchy and its norms. As one goes through the story, All You Zombies, written by Robert A. Heinlein, one finds the exploration ...

Substance Dualism and Materialism: According to Descartes

René Descartes’ substance dualism is summed up in the most famous words used by many: “I think, therefore I am.” This is an indication of how he perceived the mind and the body – as two separate entities. His substance dualism can be summed up further in that, the farther the mind is moved away from the senses, the better the mind can understand the truths around its thinking. Thus, it means that, according to Descartes, the mind is separate from the body. In his reasoning, he regarded the material as separate from the mind. This forms the crux of ...

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Sociology of religion: Healing
“Religion and Healing: The Four Expectations” by Martin E. Marty discusses healing and its relation to religious means. It talks about the two main aspects of healing which have always existed alongside but, at the same time, contradicted each other. The first one refers to the notion as a medical term while the second one refers to it as to faith or credence. There have been many changes in the understanding and interpretation of healing during the recent centuries. At a time, the connection between religion and healing has weakened. Analysts started to define healing ...

The Vimalakirti is essential in understanding vague passages of the Koan for it details the concept of enlightenment through Buddha’s words through the use of narratives derived from Buddha’s conversation with the Bodhisattvas. The purpose of this paper is to explain how the Vimalakirti can be a useful reference in reading the Koan. In this respect, two texts dealing with the argument have been tackling the issue of attaining enlightenment. According to the Vimalakirti sutra, when the Buddha was asked by his fellow men in order to attain enlightenment, they gave him gifts to become an enlightened ...

All human beings inevitably and naturally desire happiness, but what constitutes happiness opinions usually differ. People believe that happiness may come from the acquisition of good things and objects, but as to what things are good, and why, there is very little agreement. Many seek happiness by acquiring real estate, huge houses and luxury furnishings, nice clothes, in other words, everything that money can purchase. Other individuals seek their happiness by psychological road, drinking, eating, and lovemaking, and, therefore, use their bodies as channels for getting sensuous gratification. Others seek happiness by way of leadership and power in the ...

The existence of hell is a claim that conservative Christians (and other religions) assert to instill the notion that sinners would languish from eternal fire and be punished for all the immoral acts that that they have committed. In reality, the existence of hell remains questionable as several arguments about the evil and the eternal fire are inconsistent and lacks clear evidence to prove such. Even theologians and religious people continue to debate on the existence of evil and hell because of the contradictions on the notion of God’s true attributes. Although opposing views state that hell is ...

Throughout our lives, we grow up thinking that we know about some things, but up reading and doing research; we either confirm our notions or find out that they are misplaced. John Henslin, in his book ‘Sociology; A Down to Earth Sociology’ shares the social realities that shape the world around us. Our interactions with people enhance our knowledge and get different perspectives into issues that affect us each day. In this paper, I will discuss some notions I knew about culture, social class as well as bureaucracy. I will also discuss the things I never knew.

Culture

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Introduction

The concept of sovereignty has been an indefinite, ethereal issue both in the national and global arena. However, wars give a concrete shape to this concept. 'Old' interstate wars accurately defined state sovereignty as the right of nation-states to be free from outside intervention. This definition has been largely respected in the past. But all things changed when the notion of 'new wars' came into the fore. New wars are hostile to state sovereignty, asserting that human welfare and human rights are superior to state sovereignty. Thus, new wars entail humanitarian interventions that infiltrate sovereign borders in the name ...

Exam

According to Sartre, what is his idea that “existence precedes essence”, how is it related to the concept of “anguish” and how, in turn, is that concept related to his notion of responsibility?
The literary and philosophical works of Jean-Paul Sartre, from his very first and defining novel “Nausea” (1938), are permeated with the ideas and notions of existentialism. Many a philosopher has tried to reason their own understanding of existentialism over the course of the 20th century and each of these reasoning was fairly unique, however, it was Sartre who provided the modern scholars with a number of ...

Introduction

Throughout is history, the American society has exhibited an unrivalled sense of national identity. Being an American citizen has over the centuries since its independence was seen as the most significant facet of an individual living within US borders. As such, US citizens who are residents in other countries also take much pride in the numerous benefits accruing to them, by reason of their American citizenship. As Bradburn provides, the boundaries defining real aspects of what entails an American citizen have since been blurry and undefinable since independence (1094). The main cause for such an outcome was the fact ...

Abstract

In XXI century, among all political issues, the world has faced the challenge having the impact on the significant amount of people in several countries. This challenge is called obesity and related to it food addiction. While the issue of obesity origins and consequences have been already considered properly by the scientists, the notion of food addiction and similar to it eating addiction have not been subjects of the researches and investigations. In this respect, the author analyzes the notion of eating addiction, its main features, origins and impact on the teens and other groups of society. Furthermore, the ...

Abstract and Introduction

The Investigations is one of the most highly influential works published in the 20th century in the field of philosophy. The work was written by Wittgenstein. There are numerous works in the field of philosophy and each of those works often has their own appeal or impact. In the case of The Investigations, the author focused on the philosophy of language use, specifically the different issues that he found the current language system have been using, that at the same time, he though were causing the different problems in the field of philosophy. In a nutshell, his work focused ...

Victim and villain is a concept that is largely dependent on a societal view and understanding that is sourced from a common social practice. The image created by the society members is what is taken to represent the true villain and victim of a situation or occurrence, in this case a crime. The ideas and knowledge built up and shaped by the society’s tales, beliefs, and perception is what is used in the judging of a person and understanding their criminal deeds. There are many issues and aspects that fall into play while victim/villain concepts are being explained and decided by upon ...

Coping with Organizational life: Emotions and Stress

Stress
Stress is a body reaction that disturbs the mental and physical equilibrium (Pettinger, 2002). Due to the cut throat competition in the globalized world, the workforce continuously face myriad stressful condition that can be have negative implication on the ourselves the environment around us.

Results of Stress

Based on the aforementioned description, stress has a multitude of negative implications, which includes desk rage, disturbed health condition, and task performance. In workplaces the group of individuals work together to achieve a larger goal. If there is not a high level of coordination and cooperation amongst employees, the organizations will not be able to achieve goal. ...

Locke's belief

Introduction
John Locke's attack of the fact that knowledge can come from innate principles is not entirely satisfactory. His argument is, however, convincing. He disagrees with the notion that humans are born with knowledge that is accessed through thinking, doubting, believing, reasoning, knowing and willing. Instead, he asserts that an empty mind (such as baby's or lunatics) is furnished with information by experience (Locke 1975). He contradicts the perception that people receive into their understanding through observing in themselves and that the source of ideas is solely and wholly in an individual. The people supporting this school of ...

1. What is Descartes’ argument for the “real distinction” between mind and body? Does his argument succeed? Why or why not?
According to Descartes (“Synopsis,” p. 1), “the mind is thus enabled easily to distinguish what pertains to itself, that is, to the intellectual nature, from what is referred to the body.” This means that Descartes recognized the irreconcilable nature of the mind and the body and that sometimes the body has its own peculiar and natural tendencies. Hence, he concluded that the mind is distinct from the body. There is the crucial battle between the desires of ...

Introduction

There are several stereotypes that are associated with Mexican Americans living in the United States currently. Most of these stereotypes have never been proven to be true as they were just a creation of most whites in this country. From research it has been found out that most Mexicans who have immigrated in the U.S. have faced racism either one time or another from most whites and even blacks some time. This racism was however in form of people stereotyping these Mexicans and their way of life. One of the most common stereotyping that Mexican Americans face is the assumption ...

Should we rape the rapist? Should we torture the criminals? Is Vengeance the right approach? Should criminals be reformed or executed? These questions crop up often especially when an inmate is executed. Death Penalty or capital punishment is a contested concept mainly on the basis of ethics and fundamental rights. There are arguments and equally strong counterarguments depicting the irrelevance of this practice.
Those who are against the death penalty argue that human life is valuable and even the worst offenders shouldn't be deprived of their lives. In addition, everybody has the 'right to life' and death penalty deprives a person ...

The concept of equality comes in the picture when the debate about human worth and human rights is initiated. Equality champions often come up with mottos that claim that all human beings are equal and therefore they deserve equal treatment. On the other hand, counters of equality claim the equality is the enemy of incentive and creativity. Given the two notions, we wonder what is meant by equality. Equality is a term that indicates a quantitative relationship. It indicates connection between a group of different persons with similar qualities in at least one aspect and corresponds itself in all its features. The ...

Rawls notion of civil disobedience tends to define civil disobedience as going against law or set down norms in the society. There are however situations in which civil disobedience may be morally justified. Rawls advances a philosophy about civil disobedience that has widely been accepted by most scholars of recent times. Rawls defends scholarly works defends civil disobedience as a non-violent attempt by the public to defy the law with the aim of bringing a change to the government or to a structure of the set down laws. According to this philosophy, the people who decide to engage in breaching the law are ...

Book VII - On Shadows and Realities in Education

SOCRATES - GLAUCON
AND now, I said, let me show in a figure how far our nature is enlightened or unenlightened: --Behold! human beings living in a underground den, which has a mouth open towards the light and reaching all along the den; here they have been from their childhood, and have their legs and necks chained so that they cannot move, and can only see before them, being prevented by the chains from turning round their heads. Above and behind them a fire is blazing at a distance, and between the fire and the prisoners there is a raised way; and you will ...