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They are, instead, robot-like in that they do what they are told and do not question the validity of the teachings. Instead, peopl...

at the conclusion that there is no belief of which we can be certain, since the process of acquiring such information is inherentl...

occurred. One of the only things that one can find to argue about Locke is that he eventually becomes as inflexible as the rest o...

upon life are not likely to be duplicated in the near future. Indeed, the praise for such progression during these two periods ca...

of the most important philosophers when talking about knowledge and where it comes from. His explanation suggests that there is a ...

attempt to free themselves. What he has realized is that what they had seen all along on the wall of the cave were mere representa...

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...

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

at those responsible for the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. In other words, education is supposed to take a neutral appr...

are comprised of. Dualism and Descartes Descartes believed that the two elements were mind and soul, or mental substance ("gh...

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

In five pages this paper discusses the grounds for believing in God's existence by discussing philosophical interpretations of fou...

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

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

certain choices in life. They make communion and choose a new middle name. They go to school, and their degree is attached to that...

a thinking thing, or a thing possessing within itself the faculty of thinking" (Descartes, 1960, p. 7). The fundamental asp...

of the world (1993). Yet, one can see this in action in smaller ways. Another way to look at the world is through the model called...

capable of undergoing so many changes with regard to appearance, temperature, solidity and so on as to be rendered completely diff...

and balances helps to equalize what man truly knows and that which he thinks he knows - the very foundation for identifying weakne...

or the perception of identity changes through time. For example, someone grows up and has certain experiences and perceptions and ...

way they are like human beings who are mentally handicapped. Animals have souls and are loving and lovable, but they do not have t...

perception is that which we, as humans, have been trained to discern as a species, inasmuch as the certain quality of perception r...

accept the cogito at face value. It is only after answering an objection, that he comes up with a conclusion, which is that while ...

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...

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

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...

and truth, Benjamin (2002) surmises how those who have invested both time and pains in its postulations should partake of a greate...