Doctrine of equivalents

from the one envisioned by Marx. Marxism, in essence, is Karl Marx’s political ideology whereas communism is a society (and a political system) based on that ideology. The research paper explores this thesis by a comparative analysis of Marxist doctrines and its application as carried out by Lenin and his successors in the ‘Socialist’ USSR. In the above context, central questions that would be addressed would revolve around whether the communists were able to establish a classless society in the…

protecting free speech, or opinion. However, once you begin to look deeper into Locke’s political philosophy you can see that he would not be as supportive as Mill on the issue of free speech. Locke considers the consent of the majority to be equivalent to the individual’s consent (Locke, Sec. 140). If the majority can consent to laws that encroach on your estate, then the majority is also able to consent to laws that encroach on liberty. Since Locke himself lumped the right to life,…

Jesus Christ in the present Bible indicates to as Father and to whom Jesus pleaded to. Also, Muslims deliberate Mohammad, Musa, and Isa as messiahs and heralds guided by God ("heralds" is the expression that denotes to messiahs who conveyed divine doctrines to their societies as a means of communication from Allah). Thus, even these select prophets were meager human beings, not ever celestial, and must certainly not be deified openly or obliquely. Irrevocably, archangels (such as Gabriel) are…

Galileo Galilei was born on February 15, 1564, in Pisa, Italy. He was the first of six children born to Vincenzo Galilei, a well-known musician and music theorist, and Giulia Ammannati. In 1574, his family moved to Florence, where Galileo began his formal education at the Camaldolese monastery in Vallombrosa. Galileo Galilei is remembered for several things but one in particular was making observations that essentially set the foundation for modern physics and astronomy. Galileo was never…

The three Abrahamic religions – Judaism, Christianity and Islam ¬¬¬– all have one thing in common, the nature of monotheism. Judaism innovated the idea of one God about 3000 years ago, with the Israelites. Though it was restricted to the people of Israel, this was the first time a monotheistic religion came into play. Worshipping the same God of Israel, Christians were the second monotheistic believers. The teachings of Jesus Christ of Nazareth were next to become revolutionary. As the Son, he…

cerebral palsy, is cortically blind, has epilepsy and is cognitively equivalent to an individual that is less than a year old. This article mentions that this book talks about how this family asks the question of “Will he go to be with the Lord forever?” The article continues by telling us the authors’ response. The authors’ response is that the doctrine that states that children are sinful from birth is one of the most detrimental doctrines to parents. As the story continues we find out that…

In order to effectively illustrate Immanuel Kant’s formulation of the Principle of Humanity, I will be providing a brief definition of the positive thesis of the doctrine and several pieces of background terminology. In the following article “The Kantian Perspective: Autonomy and Respect” by Shafer-Landau, he states a simplified definition of the formulation of the Principle of Humanity: “always treat a human being (yourself included) as an end, and never as a mere means” (Shafer-Landau 2010,…

to prosecute his father for murder. Euthyphro was a religious prophet who claimed to possess great knowledge on what is holy. Contrastingly, Socrates was concerned with philosophy yielding practical results outside of the influence of theological doctrine and in the realm of human reason. He did not claim to possess excessive knowledge in a subject and rather believed that the more a person knows the greater their ability to reason and make choices. Thus,…

What is good without evil, and why do they even exist? Without evil, there is no way for good to exist. They coexist with each other to keep the universe in balance. Since beginning of the human race, humans have always tried to determine good from evil. As time goes by, one would think that the human race is only getting closer than ever before to determine right from wrong. However, it’s only getting more complicated we continue to evolve into a more advanced species. Even though it’s…

although the Trinity is characteristic of the Christian religion, it is by no means peculiar to it. Since Christian is a monotheistic religion, this idea further bugles the minds of its believers, testing their dedication to the Christian faith. This doctrine holds firmly that while…