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In six pages this paper examines how knowledge theories are philosophically conceptualized by Kant, Hume, Spinoza, and Descartes. ...

In six pages the proof Descartes offered that God exists is considered but other relevant issues such as why he would have been mo...

In six pages this research paper examines Descartes' 'I think therefore I am' argument regarding existence. Six sources are cited...

In five pages this paper contrasts and compares how this trio of philosophers perceived the soul and reality in a consideration of...

In two pages this paper examines how William James sought to improve upon Descartes' seventeenth century psychological philosophy ...

In two pages this paper examines how the philosophies of these two theorists were influenced by history and their respective cultu...

In six pages human nature is the focus in an overview that contrasts Descartes' philosophy with that of George Berkeley's with cri...

beginning of all things--the Buddha. And for those in a hurry --there developed the satori-- or sudden enlightenment. It was often...

believe in absolutes. Much of what the philosopher contends seems to provide support for that view. Aristotle says, in line with t...

having been created by a supreme and ethereal being, whose own creation is inherent to that of all He created. Based upon his def...

also supported what was known as the Theory of Ideas, which mainly stated that archetypal ideas (which rest in the universal)(Plan...

is real? Again, the Cartesian Cogito is something that resolves the problem for some. Still, this is a problem that many philosoph...

is a rather immense task that philosophers have been dealing with for quite some time. The fact that no one can know the answer f...

and philosophy have looked at such issues. Some contemporary philosophers claim that all things are really comprised of energy and...

"wears" but has nothing to do with the actual internal identity of the individual. The British philosopher Gilbert Rye referred to...

body but the are not only of the body ("Rene," 2005). The mind controls these things. Mind also cannot be "thought without it thin...

the body dies (Island of Freedom, 2003). Although Descartes saw the mind and body as two separate substances and also having diff...

it is thought to be an intuition in respect to "ones own reality" (2003). It is in essence "an expression of the indubitability of...

apply to all of them. First, in the Buddhist tradition, there is no charge for any part of the program. Hosts not only do not ch...

in order to establish a firm foundation of understanding in his or her life. In knowledge there is inherent value and wealth; dwe...

In eight pages this paper examines these philosophers' views regarding knowledge in a consideration of experience and reason with ...

"I easily understand that, if some body exists, with which my mind is so conjoined and united as to be able, as it were, to consid...

components of our existence. From a historical perspective meditation has played a tremendously important role even in the United...

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 found in Descartes work Meditations and is referred to as substance dualism, which is also known as Cartesian interactioni...

unchanging primary principles constitute the basis of all knowledge, and that knowledge of a thing is required in order to conduct...

He didnt believe that going to church necessarily related to a relationship with God. He felt that church almost got in the way o...

do not assert any observation sentences (Yancy, 1995). And in fact, science and philosophy truly have a lot in common. Both scient...

examine carefully Descartes famous "cogito ergo sum" statement, which was the original Latin for "I think, therefore I exist" - or...

trial for treason and his thoughts prior to his execution. These are the Apology, the Crito and the Phaedo, which is an account of...