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Denominational Differences In Attitude Toward Abortion, Sharon Cropper
Denominational Differences In Attitude Toward Abortion, Sharon Cropper
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
In recent years there has been a break in a long "conspiracy of silence" on the subject of abortion, and attitude toward abortion has come to demand a great deal of public attention. The year 1967 marked the first changes in the abortion-prohibition laws of the United States in three-quarters of a century. And in early 1973, the United States Supreme Court, for all practical purposes, legalized abortion. The gist of the Supreme Court's ruling was that, except in very limited circumstances, government may not deter the right to abortion at will. Reaction to the Court's decision has been forthcoming …
Jacques Maritain: Reflections On Different Kinds Of Knoweldge, Calvin Gelderloss
Jacques Maritain: Reflections On Different Kinds Of Knoweldge, Calvin Gelderloss
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
The primary interest in this work is to examine Maritain's solution to this problem in philosophy, and to examine it as it applies to the various kinds of knowledge. Thus, this position will be examined in connection with knowledge in general, or in connection with what might be called common sense knowledge. We will also examine the kinds of knowledge which are proper to the various sciences,2 both speculative and practical. Furthermore, throughout the consideration in this work of Maritain's solution, as it applies to the various kinds of knowledge to be considered, the fundamental involvement of being will be …
Jean-Paul Sartre’S Theory Of Literature, Timothy Jobe
Jean-Paul Sartre’S Theory Of Literature, Timothy Jobe
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
The thesis of this paper is twofold. First, there is the general concern to investigate and demonstrate clearly that there are relationships between certain superficially unrelated disciplines, namely philosophy, aesthetics and literary criticism. Second, by way of accomplishing the first aim, there is an attempt made to synthesize and explicate the contributions of a significant twentieth century intellectual. The particular procedure employed to attain these ends is the consideration of an academic field which is continually being reshaped by other separate but related disciplines. For my purposes the figure of Jean Paul Sartre and the field of literary criticism are …