Topic > We are able to evaluate these works without the prejudice that their religion instills in them. The first piece comes from the Hindu religion and is called "Bhagavad-Gita" which means "Song of God". Written in the form of a poem, this story involves the conversation of a warrior named Arjuna with his cousin, Lord Krishna. The young man encounters a moral dilemma as he prepares to go into battle. He believes that he should value the lives of his enemies because they are friends and family, and finds this a problem in preparing to kill them. "Teachers, fathers, sons... These I would not agree to kill, even if I killed myself, O Ma...... in the center of the sheet......Chuang Tzo. Lost in the Tao. Pg. 530- 536) Presbey Gail M., Karsten J. Struhl, and Richard E. Olsen, The Philosophical Quest: A Cross-Cultural Reader, USA: McGraw-Hill, 2000. (Raymond M. Smullyan. Whatever the Way. Pages 536 -539) Presbey Gail M., and Karsten J. Struhl, and Richard E. Olsen, The Philosophical Quest: A Cross-Cultural Reader, United States of America: McGraw-Hill, 2000. (Thomas Hobbes. Human Nature as Competitive. Pg. 217-222) Presbey Gail M., and Karsten J. Struhl, and Richard E. Olsen, The Philosophical Quest: A Cross-Cultural Reader, United States of America: McGraw-Hill, 2000. John Hospers. Free Will and Psychoanalysis. 394-402) Presbey Gail M., and Karsten J. Struhl, and Richard E. Olsen, The Philosophical Quest: A Cross-Cultural Reader, United States of America: McGraw-Hill , 2000. (Plato. Phaedo pag.345-352)