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the world, but only derive essence later. In other words, a human is nothing to start with, and the essence of the person comes fr...

Arguments for the Existence of God Rene Descartes (1596-1650) is known as one of the most influential Western philosophers today....

to the German artists of the time, yet his bias is clearly French; French Romantics, French Landscape (despite the fact that there...

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

Thomas Hobbes Leviathan, and John Locke in his Second Treatise on Government (Hobbes and See Also Thomas Hobbes Leviathan 1651, 2...

This paper assesses the pros and cons of publicly displaying pornographic materials and the harm such marketing can cause in 5 pag...

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

his previous beliefs had rested, since he intends to analyse philosophically whether these beliefs are in fact valid, and if they ...

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 ...

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 ten pages this paper examines what philosophy represents as considered in Philosophy The Quest For Truth by Louis R. Pojman a...

In five pages two of Descartes' arguments are analyzed in terms of the nature of object existence and the determination of dreamin...

In seven pages this chapter is discussed in terms of how the author portrayed the philosophical influences of such theorists as Hu...

yet highly controversial Theory of Evolution in 1859, a theory impressive in its presentation and scientific reasoning but unmista...

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

In five pages psychology and the foundations laid by philosophy are examined in a discussion of Herodotus, Socrates, Aquinas, Lock...

In six pages Descartes' arguments regarding reality and existence as revealed in Meditations are examined along with Searle's obje...

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

argued that this is true, Plato, but let us bring forth two other philosophers to create a better atmosphere for this discourse. ...

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

In five pages Descartes' Meditation III is analyzed in terms of affirmations, denials, knowledge, and the existence of God. There...

political ideas and values. It does seem to be the case that political ideas are shaped by what people already have and how peop...

cases, the burglar is (or presents herself) as someone who is so under the influence of her friends that she literally has no choi...

This paper considers how Descartes used doubt to prove his own existence. There are three sources in this five page paper. ...

owners rationalized the enslavement of Africans based on the perception that they were heathen, rather than on differences in skin...

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

think carefully about hard choices, they turn out to be very hard indeed." He focuses on black/white relations because he is most ...

most important, that of the therapist is also vital. The qualities necessary in a good therapist include such things as caring, ac...