Can Man and Society Exist Without Religion?

• November 27, 2002
• James Skemp

One of the most prevalent themes in the readings for this class has been religion, or mysticism, and its influence on and necessity for both man and society. The question that keeps arising is, however, can man and society live do without religion, or something similar? The modern man has more trust, for the most part, in science then he has in religion. However, what does this mean? First, I would like to take a look at what religion has done for man, in relation to the readings in general.

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Philosophy, Politics, and Law Final Prospectus

• November 27, 2002
• James Skemp

See also my paper tiled: Philosophy, Politics, and Law Final Regarding Justice and Various Philosophers. For my paper, I was going to attempt to answer what justice is. Obviously, Plato's Republic will be of use for this topic. Particularly his discussion with others, as well as how he thinks the state should be setup. I'm not going to put any of Machiavelli's The Prince in my paper, because I wasn't too much of a fan of him, and he doesn't really go into what justice 'really' is.

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The Three Kinds of Inference

• November 12, 2002
• James Skemp

Recently, while listening to a philosophical discussion, I came to hear that there were not two kinds of inference (deductive and inductive), as I thought before, but instead that there were three kinds; deductive, inductive, and abductive. Wanting to know more about abductive reasoning, I did a little search, finding the following information.

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Downloading Stuff From Other People Using WinMX

• November 11, 2002
• James Skemp

This is meant to help people understand the various things that you see when you download something off of someone else. If you have any questions, ask :)

Note: I no longer support WinMX. I merely post this in the hope that it's still of some benefit. Remember, P2P sharing is not, in itself, wrong - it's all about how you use it. Be responsible.

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A Bunny Story (Version 2)

• November 4, 2002
• James Skemp

Listen to A Bunny Story (Version 2) (MP3 format) There once was a bunny named cat, He was always called just that. When others heard he was coming, They all went a running. One day he was sitting, Out in a little field, Another came a running, Shouting into the field. “Cat! Cat!” he called. “I'm here! I'm here!” cat called. And the bunny cat was whole no mo'e.

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A Boy Named Robert

• November 4, 2002
• James Skemp

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IM Fun Number 001

• November 3, 2002
• James Skemp

JRogue14: Little bunnies JRogue14: good to eat JRogue14: breed like crazy JRogue14: but heck they're good to eat JRogue14: so let 'em breed JRogue14: more for me JRogue14: more for you JRogue14: bunnies bunnies bunnies JRogue14: They ain't crummy JRogue14: they're good for the tummy JRogue14: you think i'm a dummy? JRogue14: well that's pretty crummy JRogue14: you think i'm sick above the tummy? JRogue14: well who's the dummy?!?

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A Bunny Story (Version 1)

• November 3, 2002
• James Skemp

there was once a little bunny named cat when the other bunnies heard that cat was coming they always ran away one day, cat was in a field and another bunny ran by screaming 'cat cat' cat said, 'im right here' and then cat got eaten by a cat... the end

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Dostoevsky's Underground Man as the Creation of Society

• October 31, 2002
• James Skemp

In his Notes from Underground, Fyodor Dostoevsky asks what it is that civilization, or society in general, gives to the individual. In essence, the question concerns where the individual resides in society; what can be learned from man's place in a society? Dostoevsky presents to the reader a conflicted, sickly individual, and explores why the individual is the way he is, as well as whether society could do anything to help him from his lowly state.

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Rules for Sentential Logic

• October 29, 2002
• James Skemp

It is important to mention what sentential logic is. While my guide has been out for almost two years now, I’ve yet to discuss what these rules are for. Sentential logic is one logical system, by which conclusions can be reached via premises, which may or may not be true. The truth of the premises does not concern sentential logic. Rather, sentential logic will tell you what conclusions necessarily come from the premises posited.

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