Articles written by Nathaniel Moya
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Quick and Easy Authentic Mexican Flavor
Learn to make this delicious and flavorful salsa to spicen up your favorite dishes, and you'll never have a dull meal again.
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American Youth and Unemployment
Those between the ages of 16 and 24 are disproportionately affected by the recession and job loss.
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Howard Zinn and The Constitution
Howard Zinn, in A People's History of The United States, offers a penetrating critique of the universal ideas characteristically attributed to the Founding Fathers
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William James and Authoritative Mysticism
In support of his account of what counts as a mystical experience, William James offers an analysis of how and why a mystic holds an authoritative position.
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William James and Mysticsm
William James sought to synthesize science and religion in The Varieties of Religious Experience. This essay introduces his ideas on mysticism, and mystical experience.
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Biography of Frank Zappa
Frank Zappa, an American composer, defied all musical categorization while he blended genres ranging from rock, classical, avant-garde, and jazz.
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Biography of Martin Heidegger
One of the most important Western philosophers of the 20th century, and author of "Being and Time", Heidegger reformulated the foundations of philosophy.
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Ashoka the Great Religious Monarch
KIng Ashoka was the epitome of a religious and spiritual leader who sought to unify all the people of his land. Without him Buddhism may have never blossomed as it did.
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Kierkegaard and the Knight of Faith
Kierkegaard develops the Knight of Faith and the Tragic Hero in a penetrating analysis of faith as it is represented by Abraham's decision to kill his own son Isaac.
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A Defense of Scientific Realism
Moritz Schlick developed a clear and concise explanation of verification, objectivity, and reality in order to establish a firm foundation of scientific realism.
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Yang Chu and Individuality
Yang Chu developed important ideas that influenced not only other Taoist philosophers, but the whole of Chinese thought and philosophy, and consequently all of China.
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Taoism's Use of Paradox
Paradoxes and ambiguity are essential to Taoist philosophy. With an appreciation of the purpose and use of these paradoxes, Taoism can be understood in greater depth.
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Taoist Sympathy
What does is really mean to feel sympathy for someone? Taoist philosophy presents a simple, yet complex answer.
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John Dewey's Critique of Abstraction
The article is a quick introduction to Dewey's critique of abstraction, in which he argues abstractions should be used as tools, not idealistic wanderings of the mind.
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David Hume's Theory of Ideas
We often take ideas for granted, stepping from one to another as steps in the process of thought. But how do we procure our ideas? David Hume provides an answer.
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