Essays 241 - 270
which he uses to argue that the senses are not based in the physical world. This is also supported by his argument that madmen may...
the Western tradition. This is because they combine powerful introspection with a radical desire for the discovery of truth that, ...
1585 The beginning rudiments of mathematics began practically at the beginning of mans reign on the earth. The first indiv...
In a paper of five pages, the writer looks at skepticism in philosophy. The skeptical writings of Montaigne, Pascal, and Descartes...
This paper considers how Descartes used doubt to prove his own existence. There are three sources in this five page paper. ...
and truth, Benjamin (2002) surmises how those who have invested both time and pains in its postulations should partake of a greate...
experiences were possible (Gogan, 2006). This author indicates this in the following: "Kant gets rid of the usual foundation for r...
conclusion that "a being than which none greater can be conceived can be conceived to be greater than it is," which is "absurd" (A...
perception is that which we, as humans, have been trained to discern as a species, inasmuch as the certain quality of perception r...
it is also the case that in general terms, people seem to believe what they see. They do not see atoms and they do see a solid mas...
the Buddhist worldview and the goal of detaching oneself from the material world and the body. "Thought is an attribute that rea...
accept the cogito at face value. It is only after answering an objection, that he comes up with a conclusion, which is that while ...
awareness of the moment at hand and draws attention to the fleeting nature of existence that unifies all things. "The ideas of Se...
or the perception of identity changes through time. For example, someone grows up and has certain experiences and perceptions and ...
and balances helps to equalize what man truly knows and that which he thinks he knows - the very foundation for identifying weakne...
at those responsible for the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. In other words, education is supposed to take a neutral appr...
rising above childhoods of extreme poverty or abuse, yet cases do occur. James second argument in defense of free will point to th...
and escalate directly to the top to absolute knowledge. Step one in his groundbreaking compilation of scientifically conscious th...
Descartes, of course, is remembered as the "father of modern philosophy". A rationalist, Descartes was particularly concerned wit...
what state they are in. Here, Descartes distinguishes the mind from the soul. He writes: "It further occurred to me that I was nou...
little consequence when it came to the knowing the true nature of something. However, Montaigne seems to limit himself in that he ...
According to Descartes a human being used his facilities to gain knowledge of his own world. No one would particularly argue with ...
Meditation, the three skeptical arguments are that one does not really know if he or she is dreaming, that one does not know wheth...
of his faculties he created the hyperbolic doubt. Hyperbolic doubt is when one sets aside the information gained by any sense that...
with most of the guests as a large part of his life had been shaped by political factors. When he was...
This research report looks at how knowledge is acquired according to these two theorists. A great deal of information is contained...
This research report compares and contrasts the ideas of these two philosophers. Linear deductive reasoning is examined along with...
In five pages the issue of causality and its nature regarding human existence understanding are examined from the philosophical pe...
In six pages the question 'Does it make any difference whether or not people have free will?' is responded to by this trio of phil...
approaches to subjectivity have been characterized by an overwhelming modern anxiety not to be Descartes (206). Descartes pictur...