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they touched, saw, tasted and felt, was actually constructed from a very sophisticated computer program. The people of this future...

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

and the imagination. However, he states that gaining an idea of self from the presentation given by the senses initially cannot re...

In five pages this paper contrasts the philosophical perspectives of David Hume and Thomas Aquinas regarding religion and ultimate...

that the object of thought is capable of being. Hume understands that, quite simplistically, the soul is simply . . . the soul. ...

Loftus report that visitors to Disneyland had come to the conclusion that they met Bugs Bunny, but the rabbit is actually a Warner...

there is continuity through time in terms of personal identity and her doubt about her own continuing identity is contradicted by...

In five pages Hume's attack on the self or personal identity is discussed as represented in A Treatise of Human Nature and also co...

In nine pages this research paper examines Hume's philosophical conclusions regarding moral judgments and the roles sentiment and ...

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

nature and follow it. It will not be discovered in a rational, intellectualized society. Hume The foundation of Humes think...

He asserted that evidence that God exists in a singular or plural context because it has become universally accepted as truth (135...

determines that moral decisions are established as a result of moral sentiment rather than understanding. In the first section o...

rather selfish but perhaps it is true. Hume further believes that that the house also produces pleasure, which in turn produces pr...

In eleven pages this report discusses how Hume's skeptical views shaped his perceptions regarding good taste and art with the writ...

It is here that the concept of utility arises. Hume asserts that qualities are valued either for their agreeableness, either to t...

the considerations surrounding his concepts of the mind and he supports his contentions with direct demonstrations of the applicab...

discover) the truth or falsity of propositions about past and present events, propositions about the future seem problematic. If a...

that one already has some sense of who they are. Therefore, using ones senses cannot be used to initially gain an idea of humanity...

true of actions as well as other events, not in order to argue that determinism is compatible with actions being freely performed ...

This paper considers the nature of miracles from the philosophical perspectives of David Hume in 5 pages. Four sources are cited ...

be certain, since the process of acquiring such information is inherently flawed. Not an altogether optimistic philosophy to be s...

all that man can know, as well for the conduct of his life as for the preservation of his health and the discovery of all the arts...

this is a ludicrous statement because if the sun did not rise, there would be no life as human beings need the sun in order for th...

long before the development of measurement and observation tools that could provide "proof" of his position. Scientifically...

with a wholly different sort of argument. He states that if the universe has an intelligent designer (i.e., the cosmological argum...

questions that are not answered by the phrase "I think. Therefore I am." What if one does not think? Does that prove that he or sh...

be a less sure guide than revelation; however, Aquinas did believe it possible to reach certain truths without the aid of revelati...

is not particularly concerned with explaining the universe, but rather offers the argument to how that God exists. "You ask me, wh...

have been the fact that the individual has MS or CP or some other disease. Another reason might have been that they simply were no...