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The considerable overlap between Buddhism and Neuroscience

Posted on March 9, 2018 by JL Admin

Following the thesis of Weisman’s article for the Seed Magazine, this essay will further furnish evidence in support of its claims. This essay will argue that much of the distilled wisdom of Buddhist thought is congruent with modern findings in neuroscience. Of late Buddhism has found a following in the West. The major reason is…

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William Paley’s Natural Theology

Posted on July 12, 2016 by admin

What is the thesis (the central idea or main point?) William Paley’s concept of Natural Theology argues for a synthesis between laws of nature and God. Natural Theology claims that the laws of the natural world are designed and made operant by the Divinity.  It is this divine hand at work which accounts for the…

Features of Psychology, Symbolism, Characterization and Theme in Walt Whitman’s Song of Myself

Posted on July 6, 2016 by admin

One of the remarkable features of Walt Whitman’s Song of Myself is its adaptation of the epic poem genre. But, while classics of this genre have at their center a heroic figure, Whitman introduces a new vision of the heroic.  Instead of glorifying acts of great courage and feats of tenacity and will power, the…

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How would Charles Darwin critique John Stuart Mill in Utilitarianism? How might Mill respond to this criticism?

Posted on February 8, 2013 by JL Admin

Charles Darwin and John Stuart Mill were both influential thinkers of the nineteenth century. The lifetime’s work of Charles Darwin has been in the realm of evolutionary biology, but his theories are highly relevant for contemporary human societies as well. John Stuart Mill, on the other hand, is best known for his conception of the…

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