Teaching or learning ethics in a university setting carries with it the potential of using theories of old to try and cover topics in today’s business environment. While I will agree that this can be accomplished successfully, in many cases the theories are outdated in this global world of ours. To that end, I will ...
The wait is over. On Sunday, the final episode of Lost aired. The beginning of Lost started off kind of slow, but soon after the excitement began. They continued to show all of the Oceanic passengers crossing paths in the alternate life, the life which shows how the passenger’s lives would have turned out if ...
John Locke was an influential philosopher who lived in the 17th century. He has provided many important ideas and bases on which philosophy has evolved over time, one of which was his theory of personal identity. Locke was an empiricist, meaning that he thought all true knowledge came from the senses and human experience. In ...
In the beginning, independence rose to the forefront of philosophical inquiries into the “Natural Rights” of man. The theories of ‘Natural Rights’ came into fruition before Thomas Jefferson authored the ‘Declaration of Independence’. God’s creation of man is viewed by some as the starting point of man’s ‘Natural Rights‘. Not one of us can claim ...
Thomas Hobbes and John Locke have very different views on the government and society in general. Locke seems to content that human beings have the natural ability to work together, and as such a government will eventually not be necessary. Thomas Hobbes opposes this, saying that people in general are not good, and need a ...
Terry O’Quinn plays the troubled, determined character John Locke on ABC’s hit television show “Lost.” These ten facts will introduce you to the actor behind the role. Read on to learn all about Terry O’Quinn, from his career to his personal life to his surprising first impression of “Lost.” 1. When a reporter asked O’Quinn ...
Two of the most noted and influential modern political thinkers are John Locke and Karl Marx. John Locke was an english philosopher who was famous for his use of empiricism and his social contract theories. Karl Marx was a German political thinker who was famous for his theories regarding class struggle and is well known ...
