“Self-consciousness exists in and for itself when . . . it so exists for another; that is, it exists only in being acknowledged” -G.W.F HegelIn our modern multicultural sensitive society, it is unheard of to discuss any parts of exclusion—less...
Topics: lifestyle, Tara, Uncategorized

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In this essay, I will discuss Jean Hampton’s revamped justification of the retributive theory of punishment based on the link between our condemnation of an act and what makes the act wrong. In particular, I will argue that she does not adequately...
Topics: Art, ethics, Jevhon, philosophy

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Amiri commands: Be happy Papa! He is one of grandchildren (2 boys and 2 girls).  I come in contact with him more frequently than any of the others.  In fact, I see or speak with every week during the school year, mainly because his school and...
Topics: Amiri, Art, lifestyle, Seth Rivers

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When my children were first born, like most fathers, I inspected their eye color, nose shape, skin tone and other immediately noticeable features – seeking to identify those that offered a hint of similarity too my own . This tendency to survey never...
Topics: Family, Mackenzie, Tara

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In Chapter XXVII of his Essay Concerning Human Understand, John Locke argues for a system of determining the continuity of the person overtime.  Locke begins his discussion of what he calls “personal identity”, by distinguishing “the person”...
Topics: Family, Mackenzie

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