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HUMANISM  

If secular science were to learn that Genesis has previously unknown advanced information about the prehistoric past, would science "divorce" itself from the burden of humanism, which impedes the progress of mankind?

Classical Humanism shaped the world in which we live today, from the arts to economics.

...today Western civilization finds itself wedged between two very popular yet distinctive forms of humanism, Christian humanism and secular humanism.

There was a time when humanism was alive and well within the Western world's Christianity. In fact, Christianity was a vessel for humanism.

An analysis of ethics from the perspectives of politics (Machiavelli), humanism (Kurtz), and christian morality (Aquinas).

An introduction to the Great Poet Vaa.Mu.Sethuraman and his contribution to Tamil poetry

A review of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Pyramid.

Is it possible to be both a Christian and a humanist? Explain why and in what ways classical ideas and classical values complement and contradict Christian ideals and values.

An article on how we as humans, judge, discriminate, lie and hate much more than we should. And suggestions on how to change it. Just a thought....

Christians have been labeled as unable to think for themselves, but surprisingly, those who think that they are free from mind control are actually in bondage to the religion of humanism.

Two renowned thinkers of the Renaissance served as founders of two virtually opposite schools, humanism and pragmatism. G. Stolyarov II contrasts the writings of Erasmus and Machiavelli and formulates their philosophical differences and the implications thereof.

Two philosophers' arguments about whether to go to war or not: Sartre's "Existentialism and Humanism" and Austin's "A Plea for Excuses".

Lists, compares, and contrasts the major theories of human development including humanism, behaviorism, classical conditioning, social learning, and psychoanalytic theories.

The author discusses the essence of Confucius' teaching in the Analects (Lunyü).

This paper examines the similarities and differences between British and Nazi German treatment of gypsies.

This article reviews the book "I Got Somebody in Staunton" a collection of short stories by William Henry Lewis,

A paper that discusses the roles of men and women in the literature of authors such as John Steinbeck, William Faulkner, F. Scott Fitzgerald, etc.

A Japanese father travels to China's Yunnan province in the place of his ailing son to film a famous folk-opera star.

Offers a humanist critique of corporate capitalism and modern attitudes about work, with a Hegelian flavor. Establishes how we are trained to participate in our own economic exploitation, and awakens us to the true nature of modern employment.

An argument that considers the issue of child permits, both for and against it.

The Masonic order is a society of individuals who hope to rule the world. The are ruled by the Illuminati both are highly spiritual. The Masons worship Baal, and the Illuminati worship Satan; believing Lucifer is the great architect of the universe.

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People today tend to base their values and ethics on what they think and feel. The more deeply they feel a certain way, the more certain they are that the convictions they hold represent the truth. But is this rationale?

We know more about good behaviors than we do them. However, we go about behavior change incorrectly assuming there either should be a way to do it without effort or that it is too difficult. Change means learning, not eliminating. Bandura's SCT is key.

For years, Bible critics have charged that the book regarded by Christians as "holy" endorses or approves of one of the most wretched and vile practices in human history: slavery. Does the charge have merit?

Ever wonder what would happen if a Messiah returned and nobody noticed?

This paper examines Robert D. Kaplan's travels through the Tartary region, as outlined in his book, Eastward to Tartary.

The debate between assimilationist and autonomist historians in the early 20th century.

The endurance of myths in our cultural lives.

Outcome - why Postmodernism arose? Characteristics, historical context, philosophy etc.

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A look at the life and important works of writer and critic Desiderius Erasmus.

A brief analysis of philosophical understandings of the meaning of life.

This lesson is designed help students understand tragic flaws. Through this lesson the students will apply the definitions of tragic literary terms in order to better understand the literary genre of tragedy and how it applies to their lives.

Throughout history, people have tried to determine the origin of mental illness. Since the19th century psychologists have debated the issue, which eventually .

A synopsis on essays by John Clifford, Michael Foucalt, Gee, and James A. Berlin on culture, discourse, and the ideology in writing.

By 18, Vaslav Nijinsky was known as God in the ballet world. Two years later, in 1919, he was committed to an asylum. His diary shows thoughts of a man slowly going mad. This paper examines the contents and their relation to the prevailing dada art form.

While this was not a time where science was attempting to disprove the "hand of god" that is perhaps what makes this period so strange to me; that they freely (and almost without question, it seems) believed in God-even without any proof

Nature versus Nurture has always been a hot topic in psychology when determining personality. Nature, being the genetic element of natural attributes, and nurture applying to environmental factors, and life experience.

Two of Diane Arbus's portraits in particular, "A Boy with a Straw Hat Waiting to March in a Pro-War Parade" (N.Y.C. 1967) and "A Young Man in Curlers at Home on West 20th Street" (N.Y.C. 1966) provide a visual representation of 1960s American tensions.

While Greek learning affected all the subjects of the studia humanitatis, history and philosophy in particular were profoundly affected by the texts and ideas brought from Byzantium.

It is true that each person marches to the beat of a different drum. Meaning, each one of us possesses a thought process, motivation, and personality that it exact to no one.

Kubrick's gift for showing the absurdities of war was first seen in Paths of Glory, then Dr. Strangelove, but reached an almost indescribable intimacy in Full Metal Jacket. On a deeper visual level the film's subtle synchronism tells a tale of its' own.

This is my third essay about connection between clasiccal and modern philosophy and Christianity...

Many philosophers have formed theories attempting to synthesize the organizing principles of civilized society. Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Thomas Hobbes were two such philosophers.

Anthropology struggled for years to be accepted as a science - and then promptly began denouncing it's scientific credentials once they'd been accepted. This paper represents a young graduate student's views as to the future for scientific anthropology.

The history of Judiac & Hermetic Kabbalah, and the rights of gentile women to study them. Written for "Women, Religion and Social Change" (December 23, 2002) from the personal prospective of a Gentile woman who is beginning to study Hermetic Kabbalah.

The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was intended to protect our right to practice our religious faith freely; and yet, the Supreme Court has often invoked this amendment to justify decisions restricting our freedom of religion.