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

This research report looks at one of Descartes' most well known theories. The basis of the Cartesian Circle is duly noted. The ide...

This research report examines the theories of Descartes and how knowledge and the intellect relate to experiential knowledge. The ...

1585 The beginning rudiments of mathematics began practically at the beginning of mans reign on the earth. The first indiv...

disorders respond especially well to meditation as it lowers the levels of serotonin (stress hormone) in the bodys system. Other s...

a thinking thing, or a thing possessing within itself the faculty of thinking" (Descartes, 1960, p. 7). The fundamental asp...

controlling his temper, modesty, and manliness, he learned piety, abstinence, and how to live simply "far removed from the habits ...

certain choices in life. They make communion and choose a new middle name. They go to school, and their degree is attached to that...

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

and balances helps to equalize what man truly knows and that which he thinks he knows - the very foundation for identifying weakne...

at the conclusion that there is no belief of which we can be certain, since the process of acquiring such information is inherentl...

They are, instead, robot-like in that they do what they are told and do not question the validity of the teachings. Instead, peopl...

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

of the world (1993). Yet, one can see this in action in smaller ways. Another way to look at the world is through the model called...

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

The problem which arose was that if the mind generates all perception, then is our understanding of something "real", meaning of t...

It is in the Second Meditation, however, that the apparent flaw in his logic appears and gives rise to the Cartesian Circle. In th...

to the first two in that people have some former knowledge in order to "know" someone, or "know" how to do something (Hospers, 196...

that the condition for being in a mental state should be given by the function of that state and also, this is meant to be in term...

one is not perceiving reality correctly. Yet, while all of these situations leads to a change in perception, who is to say that th...

occurred. One of the only things that one can find to argue about Locke is that he eventually becomes as inflexible as the rest o...

consciousness where the mind is not aware of anything in particular. During mediation, breathing slows and practitioners tend to p...

is, therefore, to be perceived - that matter does not exist independently of perception. Inasmuch as philosophy is nothing other ...

Descartes seemed to think that the way to find objectivity, from a subjective existence, would be to prove that a perfect God is t...

of the most important philosophers when talking about knowledge and where it comes from. His explanation suggests that there is a ...

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...

at those responsible for the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. In other words, education is supposed to take a neutral appr...

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...

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