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idea that nothing comes from nothing. Reality in itself must come from a cause that is at least equal if not more so than its effe...
that he be deceived since God is supremely good. Nevertheless, it does appear to Descartes that there is a good possibility that G...
Power is behind all that we perceive, then the Higher Power would be a deceitful one. Descartes arrives at this conclusion becaus...
of that century, the French philosopher, Nicolas Malebranche (1638-1715) developed his metaphysical theories known as "occasionali...
upon life are not likely to be duplicated in the near future. Indeed, the praise for such progression during these two periods ca...
their Doubts, and to confirm them at last in a perfect Skepticism" (47). Locke...
until midmorning began as a result of his ill health (Gaukroger, 1997). The education he received here, which lasted until 1612 se...
at those responsible for the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. In other words, education is supposed to take a neutral appr...
Therefore, realities for these individuals would logically be at a variance. Francis Bacon, considered the father of modern scie...
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...
going to equal seven. He states in his Mediations on First Philosophy: "SEVERAL years have now elapsed since I first became awar...
conception of what is perceived. Some ideas appear to be innate, while others appear to originate elsewhere and come to the mind i...
In six pages Rene Descartes' Meditations are used to distinguish between dreaming and the waking reality state. There are no othe...
In five pages this report examines these concepts from the perspectives of Democritus, Rene Descartes, and Aristotle. Six sources...
This paper consists of 12 pages and concerns asking famous philosophers such as George Berkeley, Rene Descartes, John Wisdom, Davi...
In five pages this paper examines skepticism, cogito, the truth rule, and the circular argument about God's existence within the c...
In five pages this essay discusses how rational foundationalism is explored by Descartes in his Meditations on the First Philosoph...
In six pages this paper examines how knowledge theories are philosophically conceptualized by Kant, Hume, Spinoza, and Descartes. ...
This research report examines ideas by Descartes and internal aspects of one's being are explored. True knowledge is one concept h...
In five pages this paper discusses the grounds for believing in God's existence by discussing philosophical interpretations of fou...
In five pages this paper considers what philosophers David Hume, Thomas Hobbes, Rene Descartes, and Plato have to say about the du...
In five pages Descartes' philosophies regarding education are discussed and whether or not there is any evidence of them in the co...
In five pages this paper examines the philosophies of Rene Descartes and Plato in a consideration of the mind and the soul, which ...
In six pages this paper examines an X Files episode form 1998 in a consideration of whether or not personhood can be experienced b...
In five pages this paper discusses how Descartes' philosophy of reality is presented in the 1641 publication of The Meditations. ...
In five pages this essay discusses Descartes' reality in terms of deconstruction and reconstruction. There are no other sources l...
In eleven pages this paper defines rationalism and empiricism in a consideration of the philosophical views of Berkeley, Hume, Loc...
In five pages the sense of wonder Descartes conjures in his Third Meditation regarding the existence of God is examined. There ar...
In seven pages this paper examines the overdetermination theory in a consideration of the Marxist class concept with the division ...
The beliefs of Rene Descartes and other humanist philosophers are considered within the context of Turing's argument that a comput...