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Three Dialogues of George Berkeley

that sensible things mean those items or realities that can be perceived by the senses of a human being. Philonous states the foll...

Man Philosophically Defined

going to equal seven. He states in his Mediations on First Philosophy: "SEVERAL years have now elapsed since I first became awar...

Commercial Agreements and Academia

The commercial sponsorship of academic research may increase the level of research that takes place, but the practice remains cont...

Doctrine of Notions by George Berkeley

or not ripe, has a worm in it, these are all abstractions on the concept of the apple in the first place. These notions could not...

Philosophy and Ten Questions

This paper consists of 12 pages and concerns asking famous philosophers such as George Berkeley, Rene Descartes, John Wisdom, Davi...

Planet Hunters

In five pages this paper examines the observations of University of California at Berkeley Professor Geoffrey Marcy regarding plan...

Knowledge and the Views of the Empiricists and the Rationalists

In eleven pages this paper defines rationalism and empiricism in a consideration of the philosophical views of Berkeley, Hume, Loc...

A Review of Human Knowledge Classical And Contemporary Approaches

rA 5 page review of the book by Paul K Moser. Traditional philosophic constructs of knowledge is contrasted with contemporary con...

Chapter 3 of From the Presocratics to the Present A Personal Odyssey by Daniel Kolak

In seven pages this chapter is discussed in terms of how the author portrayed the philosophical influences of such theorists as Hu...

Concepts of Empiricism and Common Sense

This paper examines the concepts of empiricism and common sense from the perspectives of George Berkeley and David Hume in five pa...

The Matrix Film and Philosophical Concepts

In five pages this paper examines The Matrix and Blade Runner films in a discussion of how the philosophical concepts of Berkeley ...

Knowledge of Humanity, Empiricism vs. Rationalism

is, therefore, to be perceived - that matter does not exist independently of perception. Inasmuch as philosophy is nothing other ...

The Matrix Film and Philosophies

In five pages this paper discusses the philosophies of Locke and Berkeley featured in The Matrix film as they pertain to the mater...

Nominalism and Realism Perspectives on Niches, Genes, and Species

Durkheim believed that although society had come a long way in its progression, there was still a great deal of room for improveme...

Philosophy and Doubt of Rene Descartes

In five pages this paper discusses how doubt and reality is understood by philosopher Rene Descartes with his argument flaws also ...

BALDRIGE AND UNIVERSITIES

Compares IT strategic plans from University of Colorado and the University of California/Berkeley against the Malcolm Baldrige pla...

Radicalism in California

university began to clamp down on student activists. When we consider this, it is very strange. Universities are places where you...

What Does Empiricism Teach About The Relationship Between Appearance And Reality?

awareness of the moment at hand and draws attention to the fleeting nature of existence that unifies all things. "The ideas of Se...

Substance Dualism: Descartes, Spinoza and Berkeley

and escalate directly to the top to absolute knowledge. Step one in his groundbreaking compilation of scientifically conscious th...

Table Conversation Between John Locke, Gottfried Leibniz, and George Berkeley

The ways in which these men's various philosophies manifest themselves in a conversation about a table are examined in considerati...

Human Perception, Hume, Descartes, and Berkeley

In five pages human perception and the theories connected with it are examined and then the perception theories of this trio of ph...

Material Substance According to David Hume, George Berkeley, and John Locke

In five pages material substance concepts are considered in this contrasting and comparison of three philosophical perspectives wi...

Berkeley Hoffmann's Albert Einstein Creator and Rebel

In this review of four pages Hoffmann's text is analyzed. There is no bibliography included with this paper....

Reality Struggles of Rene Descartes, George Berkeley, and David Hume

even more challenging. He takes dualism to its logical end by insisting that we not only cannot prove that the matter exists, but ...

Direct Realism in Three Dialogues Between Hylas and Philonous by Berkeley

surmised that those who have invested both time and pains in its postulations should partake of a greater tranquility of mind, a m...

Samuel Johnson and George Berkeley on Metaphysics

or of material things. Berkeleys philosophical stance of immaterialism or idealism simply denied the existence of matter all toge...

Critiquing the Research Approach of Measuring Children's Anger

the most common reasons for the referral of children to psychological and psychiatric services. Seventy-five percent of the child...

Project Proposal for China's Economic Development

place China as the third largest economy in the world, the United States and Japan hold the first two places (Cheng, 2003). To be...

Project Proposal on China's Economic Development

to a more open trading environment. The government made the transition from a communist centralized power following the Russian mo...

Supreme Court Ruling on Affirmative Action in the Area of Higher Education

continue acting as though they are contributing to a more racially diversified academic community, when in reality they are really...