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Second Meditation of Rene Descartes

In five pages Rene Descartes' Meditation II is examined in terms of the moral complexities of the philosopher's assertion 'I am, I...

David Hume's Critique of Rene Descartes' Existence of God 'Proof'

In nine pages this paper discusses how Rene Descartes philosophically attempted to prove God exists in his Meditations on First Ph...

Meditation Benefits

at the moment to meet our destiny will be available to us. It is at this point that we alter our relationship with the future. W...

'Descartes' Evil Genius' by O.K. Bouwsma

you either mistake it for something else, or you can easily understand how someone might come to do this" (89). In this way, Bouws...

Transcending Daily Life Through Meditation

In one page this paper examines how daily life can be transcended through meditation with the Buddhist example of Prince Siddharth...

Benefits of Meditation

In three pages this research paper examines creative visualization, channeling, Shamanic Journeying, and T'ai Chi practices of med...

Western Medicine and Metaphysical Medicine

In forty five pages this paper presents a literature review in which the incorporation of eastern medical practices including t'ai...

Buddhist Meditation Practices Known as Vippassana and Samatha

In eight pages this report contrasts and compares these various types of Buddhist meditation practices. Seven sources are cited i...

Meditation Value, Zen Buddhism, and Martin Heidegger

In nine pages this paper considers Zen Buddhism and Heidegger's teaching in a discussion of how meditation and its value relates t...

Searle's Disagreement with the Mind Philosophy of Rene Descartes

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

'Evil Genius' and Rene Descartes

significance despite scholarly interpretations to the contrary, because Descartes, himself, rejects this line of reasoning (109). ...

Dualism Philosophy of Rene Descartes

mind may receive sensory perceptions from the brain, but it is able to act freely, based on thought processes. While it may have ...

Sensory Perceptions and Meditations of Rene Descartes

In five pages this research paper discusses Descartes' Meditations on First Philosophy in terms of deductive reasoning and an eval...

Contemporary World and Discourse and Meditations of Rene Descartes

In nine pages the contemporary world is related to the Discourse and Meditations of Rene Descartes. Four sources are cited in the...

Third Meditation of Rene Descartes

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

Meditation on Knowledge and Philosophy of Rene Descartes

In two pages this essay considers Descartes' doubt methodology as it is represented in this Meditation. There is no bibliography ...

Dream Doubt in the First Meditation of Rene Descartes

In five pages the First Meditation of Rene Descartes is examined in terms of dream doubt and how perception examples fall short of...

Rene Descartes' 'Dreaming Argument' in Meditations

really know anything. People take things for granted in their daily lives and this is wrong. In any event, the dreaming argument i...

Modalities of Self Care and Holistic Nursing

help each other by merely listening and offering words of encouragement. My psychologist friend firmly believed that lifestyle ch...

The Sixth Meditation by Descartes

of those objects were independent of his own thought processes: "I perceived certain objects wholly different from my thought, na...

States of Consciousness

is indicative of REM sleep. If one has reached Stage IV, it is indicative that one will shortly be entering the REM stage where d...

Analyzing Universal Doubt

known. Basically, Descartes questions whether or not someone is dreaming. If one is dreaming, they sometimes believe that they are...

First Meditation of Rene Descartes

be deceiving. This is his first error, but we can guard against it be not placing "absolute confidence in that by which we have e...

Theories on Stress and How It May Be Treated

the most effective means of treatment. Stress is, in fact, a reaction; not the event or situation which causes the reaction (DeFr...

Dreaming and Descartes' First Meditation

of his faculties he created the hyperbolic doubt. Hyperbolic doubt is when one sets aside the information gained by any sense that...

Daily Living Through Zen Buddhism

karmic retribution. Zen Buddhists believe that karmic actions result in reincarnation, and that "ones circumstances are the suita...

Cogito Argument of Rene Descartes

"by posing the question in terms of relation between thinking subject, deity, and external world, Descartes made a purely epistemo...

A Look at The Meditations by Descartes

According to Descartes a human being used his facilities to gain knowledge of his own world. No one would particularly argue with ...

An Analysis of The Long Discourses Of The Buddha: A Translation Of The Digha Nikaya

& of themselves... the mind in & of itself... mental qualities in & of themselves -- ardent, alert, & mindful -- putting aside gre...

Sensual Inquiry of Philosopher Rene Descartes

a desire to find out something that is known for sure. It is of course hard to know anything is certain. Some people today questio...