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This paper discusses de Tocqueville's views of the French Revolution; it is clear that he feels that the absolute equality sought by the proletariat only led to more authoritarianism in the end. The paper then discusses how John Stuart Mill argues that democracy frees people to be active in the public life and involves more people in the key decision-making of their community - and all for the better. The paper then shows how for his part, Girardin seems to agree with de Tocqueville.

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"This paper looks at whether or not equality and liberty are compatible. In the first part of this paper, de Tocqueville's views of the French Revolution are discussed; it is clear that he feels that the absolute equality sought by the proletariat only led to more authoritarianism in..."

Tags:markets, democracy, liberty

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This paper explains that belief in science and faith in religion are based on two distinct sets of validations and logic that are thought by some people to be incompatible but not by other people. Next, the author underscores that evidence is the primary support of belief in science; whereas, faith over evidence is stressed through religious doctrine. The paper concludes that, until science is able to disprove the existence of a creator, the rift between the faith of religion and the empiricism of science is likely to continue for some people.

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"Religion, at its very heart, is based on faith and therefore defies evidence. Religion is a personal matter. As John Polkinghorne offers, "the God of Christian theology is a personal God." While scientists may be described as pragmatic realists, philosophers are less exacting or sure of reality. Individuals might choose to believe in God just as they may choose to belief in Santa Claus, the Easter bunny, or UFO's. Such examples may seem trite; however, they do make the point that many atheists contend is the reason to reject religion. Blind faith in a certain set of issues, such as a particular religion, justifies faith in other illusions which also confound science's ability to prove.
"Such an understanding of religion might assign it cultural value that is distinct from the understandings and empiricism of science. For example, religion has been demonstrated to particularly proscribe specific modes of working, eating, and interrelating with fellow human beings. Such principles may simply be the result of a society's acceptance of a certain morality. Many religious individuals fear that adherence to atheism involves no moral support. This too is false, as the majority of atheists are able to live and believe in a moral order."

Tags:validity, justification, personal, pragmatic, atheists

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"The Compatibility of "Command and Control" with TQM methods

Hypothesis
The traditional American management style of "command and control" can be compatible with total quality control methods.

Background
One of the difficulties with employing management methodologies is defining the relative differences between styles, especially in an age where customer driven total quality management seems to be leading the charge. The use of "command and control" leadership in business management is useful only to a degree, being in many cases a reaction to situations that have already occurred. Traditional management too often relies on ..."

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This paper focuses on the role of technology in education, leaning toward concern that many young Americans are convinced that a higher education is not necessary in today's technological world, due to already possessing the skills needed for a huge selection of technology-based jobs. On the other side of the argument, the paper continues, almost every corporation in the United States that manufacturers and distributes computer-based technology equipment and software agree that technology is a necessary part of today's complicated world and that technology will help to advance education rather than destroy or erode young people's interest in obtaining a traditional education. The paper concludes with the claim that a number of American educators are convinced that the U.S. Department of Education and its affiliates are currently involved in a massive conspiracy to purposely cause young people and students to lose interest in obtaining a traditional education at the university level.

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"With these two aspects of the question in mind, it is quite obvious that students, particularly in the United States, are losing interest in an education. The reasons for this trend are simple yet also complicated, due to the many changes that have occurred in the American public school system and to the great advances in technology over the last thirty years or so. For instance, as Tom DeWeese asserts in the article "The Fix That's Destroying Education in America," beginning around 1990, the American educational system "has been completely restructured to deliberately move away from teaching basic academics to a system that focuses on training students" for the technological jobs of today and the future (American Policy Center, Internet). As a result of this restructuring, the American educational system deliberately "dumbed-down the children" which has affected the academic strength "to make them the smartest students in the world" (American Policy Center, Internet)."

Tags:advances, teaching, classroom, computer

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This paper examines the views of various researchers that contend that Islam has an inclination for authoritarianism and that Muslim nations have lower a chance of embracing democracy, regardless of economic developments. This paper also presents the views of academics who declare that Islam is a belief system which espouses an ideology of equality, tolerance and righteousness and cannot be branded as against democracy. The writer of this paper explores the correlation between Islam and democracy while discussing the fact that most Muslims think that democracy is an alien theory thrust upon them by the western world. This brief yet concise paper examines the political climate in several Muslim countries, including Iran and Turkey.

Table of Contents:
Introduction
Objectives
Research Methodology
Tentative Chapters
Summary
Bibliography

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"In Iran, winning the election by President Mohammad Khatami and his reformist partners motivated a new generation but has not yet destabilized the clerical organization's power. On the other hand, in Turkey a party with Islamic moorings is shifting a dishonored system away from decades of disagreement and immobility, after a major election triumph in the year 2002. Turkey's practice underlies the vital role of political Islam as a force for transformation. The experience with Turkey shows the fact that several Muslims, regardless of their habitation in officially secular or officially Islamic countries, witness democracy as their foremost expectation and means of efficient political involvement. Expanding on current research, this doctoral study seeks to examine the whether democracy is compatible in the Islamic world."

Tags:political, muslim, turkey, iran, culture, politics

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The paper analyzes the compatibility of science and religion through the rationale of morality as a guide to better understanding this complex set of philosophical principles. The paper discusses how the connection with science and religion often overlap one another in their quest to find faith and hope in the future, but not without relying on the varying moral codes that define how science should develop through experimentation.

Tags:science, experiment, knowledge

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This paper looks at the longstanding rivalry between IBM PC-compatible systems and Apple Macintosh computers to determine specifically which type of laptop is best for the average consumer. The author compares Apple's MacOS X 10.4 with Microsoft Windows Vista Premium Edition and explains that the former has been shown to be consistently more stable than its Microsoft counterpart. Apple's dual processor strategy and its implication for the consumer is also described. However, in sheer numbers, Microsoft has far more customers,and almost ten times as many developers as Apple, and statistics show that the breadth and depth of applications generated for IBM PC-compatible laptops are far greater than those generated for the Apple Macintosh. The author compares prices, warranties and software, and concludes that the Apple PowerBook G4 clearly delivers exceptionally more value for a lower price given the software and warranty included in the standard price.

Outline:
Introduction
Operating System Price/Performance Comparisons
Ergonomics and Usability
Developer Communities and New Application Development
Feature Comparison
Conclusion

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"The largest value-added cost component of any laptop is the software royalties paid to 3rd party companies for the use of their operating systems and applications. It is common for $75 or more per IBM PC-compatible laptop to be paid to Microsoft for use of their operating system alone (Frakes, 2006). In fact Microsoft is known for having an expensive enterprise licensing model (Hedgebeth, 2007) which has forced many laptop manufacturers to consider open source operating systems including Linux. The cost for Microsoft Office on an IBM PC-compatible laptop can also add an additional $150 or more to the cost of manufacturing the laptop was well."

Tags:Motorola, Intel, threading, multi-task, manufacturer, byte, baseline, microprocessor, mainstream

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This paper argues that, within the confines of Hume's definition of liberty and necessity in his "Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding", Hume claims that free will and necessity are compatible; however, outside his definitions, the theory falls apart. The author points out that Hume's definition of necessity starts with his deterministic beliefs. The paper relates issues of the incompatibility of these two concepts and the definitions Hume uses to explain them: (1) Laws to human behavior always have exceptions; (2) Hume's analysis of what is required for responsibility helps to explain why it is useless to deny determinism by appealing to the existence of chance events in the world to disprove Hume's definition of liberty and, (3) if Hume's definition of liberty with the "could-have-done-otherwise" principle are replace, the compatibility of liberty and necessity disappears.

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"If you combine Hume's determinism concerning human actions with his theory of causation, you basically have his working definition of necessity. Hume believes that there are observable, constant conjunctions between motives (including character traits) and actions in human behavior and goes so far as to claim if one were to look over human history, one discovers that the "same motives always produce the same actions." In Hume's conception of the world, it would be a violation of the law of nature for a prior event to occur and a subsequent event not to and this picture of the universe as law-governed applies just as much to human actions as it does to the behavior of the rest of the natural world."

Tags:exceptions, nature, could-have-done-otherwise, chance, causality

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This paper asks whether the philosophical systems of John Stuart Mill and Immanuel Kant are consistent and compatible with the existence or non-existence of free will. The paper finds that Utilitarianism, which Mill posited is consistent with free will and that Kant's Categorical Imperative requires it.

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"The concept of "free will" is problematic to philosphers, especially when there are questions of duty involved. These problems are well illustrated in the cases of John Stuart Mill, one of the key figures in the development of Utilitarianism, and Immanuel Kant, the author of the categorical imperative. The basic moral philosophy associated with John Stuart Mill is Utilitarianism. Utilitarianism can be summarized in the basic definition given by John Stuart Mill:..."

Tags:kant, mill, free will

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This paper discusses how the combination of two factors: economic opportunity and personal liberties make up the two main components of the American dream. It also looks at how God's dream can be defined as what God wants for his followers. The paper looks at how God values individual freedoms, like liberty; in holy writings, how slavery of any sort is described in a negative manner and how God also values charity. The paper compares both concepts and concludes that on the surface, it would seem that the American dream and God's dream are compatible. God's dream seems to be that all of His children will live in prosperity, while the American dream offers prosperity to all who work hard enough.

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"While the American dream continues to be the topic of much discussion, few people discuss God's dream. After all, in a country that prides itself on freedom of religion, it would be presumptuous for any one person or religion to attempt to define God's dream for people. However, the reality is that all religious traditions discuss the same central themes, when discussing what God wants for his followers. God values individual freedoms, like liberty; in holy writings, slavery of any sort is described in a negative manner. God also values charity; all religious traditions have a history of honoring those who are charitable. God cares for the downtrodden; religious works are full of stories where God lifts up the underdog to defeat the oppressor."

Tags:slavery, freedom, liberty, charity