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Essays 331 - 360
is, therefore, to be perceived - that matter does not exist independently of perception. Inasmuch as philosophy is nothing other ...
In five pages this paper discusses the grounds for believing in God's existence by discussing philosophical interpretations of fou...
This research report examines ideas by Descartes and internal aspects of one's being are explored. True knowledge is one concept h...
of that century, the French philosopher, Nicolas Malebranche (1638-1715) developed his metaphysical theories known as "occasionali...
The problem which arose was that if the mind generates all perception, then is our understanding of something "real", meaning of t...
It is in the Second Meditation, however, that the apparent flaw in his logic appears and gives rise to the Cartesian Circle. In th...
of the most important philosophers when talking about knowledge and where it comes from. His explanation suggests that there is a ...
at those responsible for the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. In other words, education is supposed to take a neutral appr...
awareness of the moment at hand and draws attention to the fleeting nature of existence that unifies all things. "The ideas of Se...
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 ...
way they are like human beings who are mentally handicapped. Animals have souls and are loving and lovable, but they do not have t...
or the perception of identity changes through time. For example, someone grows up and has certain experiences and perceptions and ...
is an objective reality, people are basically defining what is real and what is not. Life becomes confusing. Loeb (1986) explains...
experiences were possible (Gogan, 2006). This author indicates this in the following: "Kant gets rid of the usual foundation for r...
and truth, Benjamin (2002) surmises how those who have invested both time and pains in its postulations should partake of a greate...
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...
Smarts philosophies regarding the correlation between brain and mind are supported by a number of historic philosophers and scient...
conclusion that "a being than which none greater can be conceived can be conceived to be greater than it is," which is "absurd" (A...
In eleven pages this paper defines rationalism and empiricism in a consideration of the philosophical views of Berkeley, Hume, Loc...
In nine pages this paper examines the role of personal morality in attaching meaning to life in a comparative analysis of Meno and...
and balances helps to equalize what man truly knows and that which he thinks he knows - the very foundation for identifying weakne...
A 5 page review of the short story that was included in the book And We Sold the Rain.The three mysteries presented by the author ...
he saw in a cartoon as a symbol of painting. He started brushstroke paintings in 1965, and he has been making sculptures since the...
In seven pages a Girardian perspective is applied to an examination of Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov. Three sources are cit...
chooses to present. In the following we note one particular focus as it pertains to divine knowledge. Maritain states that, "divin...
human senses can be mislead. This is seen when there are individuals close and far away, with the difference in size seen by the e...
know as the scientific method, which is still used today for ascertaining reliable facts about the natural world. To accomplish hi...
with most of the guests as a large part of his life had been shaped by political factors. When he was...