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rising above childhoods of extreme poverty or abuse, yet cases do occur. James second argument in defense of free will point to th...

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...

is an objective reality, people are basically defining what is real and what is not. Life becomes confusing. Loeb (1986) explains...

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...

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...

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...

beyond their own myopic existence. Can conscious experience be separate from the brain, and can conscious experience wield causal...

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

Descartes seemed to think that the way to find objectivity, from a subjective existence, would be to prove that a perfect God is t...

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...

that the condition for being in a mental state should be given by the function of that state and also, this is meant to be in term...

The fundamental propositions of the science established in the Meditations go to physics, but while Descartes did apply science, h...

one is not perceiving reality correctly. Yet, while all of these situations leads to a change in perception, who is to say that th...

to the first two in that people have some former knowledge in order to "know" someone, or "know" how to do something (Hospers, 196...

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...

In five pages this essay argues that ancient principles were rejected by seventeenth and eighteenth century scientific breakthroug...

This essay addresses Descartes and the error known a the somatic market hypothesis. In this discussion, the writer differentiates ...

In three pages philosophers Hume, Descartes, and Aristotle are applied to the concepts of man's nature, the existence of God, and ...

In seven pages this paper examines the perspectives of this seventeenth century philosopher in terms of man's natural existence an...

This research report looks at this ultimate skeptic and explores doubt and truth in terms of all intellectual propositions. Is Des...

This research report examines rationalizations used by Descartes and his own belief system. Various issues are explored and scient...

In four pages this paper discusses how Russell reacted to the 'dream demon' notion of Descartes, contrasting his perspective that ...

This research report looks at one of Descartes' most well known theories. The basis of the Cartesian Circle is duly noted. The ide...