Browsing Philosophy by Author "Barry Ferst"

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    • Moral Authority in Scientific Research 

      Sowers, Evelyn (2019-04-01)
      This paper addresses the issue of applying moral guidelines to modern scientific research and who or what should have the authority to do so. It examines the role of morality in scientific research, and makes the argument ...

    • On The Compatibility Of Marxism And Existentialism 

      Evans, David (1986-04-01)
      Marxism and Existentialism? The mere proposal of a thesis researching for compatibility between these two prominent modern philosophical doctrines will no doubt strike the vast majority of readers as a somewhat peculiar— ...

    • Potest?s Marci Aurelii: Cursus Philosophus 

      Wirth, Anna (2011-04-01)
      What is it that makes a man who he is? What causes him to make certain decisions - to take certain actions over others? The beliefs and values of a human being are the only reasons for which a free person will act. Marcus ...

    • Putting the World Correctly: Wittgenstein's conception of aesthetics and the philosophy of language 

      Gleaves, John (2006-04-01)
      This essay begins with the claim the reader must grant the author: no person is without a past. Yet the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein has often been split into two distinct periods of thought titled “The Early Wittgenstein” ...

    • The Human Genome Project: Ethical Implications And Issues 

      Karro, Jason (1996-04-01)
      The discovery of the double helix in 1953 by James Watson and Francis Crick opened the door to amazing investigations and discoveries. In recent years, knowledge of DNA's structure has led to expanding capabilities involving ...

    • The Meaning of Language: A Study and Critique of Wittgensteinian Philosophy 

      Stephens, Jennifer (2002-04-01)
      Gilbert Ryle has said that “the ‘master-issue’ with which Wittgenstein was concerned above all others was that of the nature of philosophy itself. What sort of activity is philosophizing? With what kind of problems should ...

    • Thomas Jefferson's Philosophy As Related To Separation Of Church And State 

      Van Order, William (1982-04-01)
      A brief biographical sketch of Thomas Jefferson's life before the passage of his Bill for Establishing Religious Freedom will serve as a foundation in examining Jefferson's conception of the separation of church and state. ...