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8. In order to distinguish between the activities of God and the activities of created things, we must explain the conception of a...

Tis essay presents a summary and discussion of the perspectives presented by Rene Descartes in his "Discourse on the Method," part...

defines it as sort of a liveliness of vividness that accompanies the perception of a new idea. A belief, he says, is more than an...

Goldings Lord of the Flies, for example, gives a view of civilised society which is by no means optimistic. He takes a group of ch...

In two pages this paper examines philosophy's role and human activity purpose as well as Socrates' defense as represented in Apolo...

In nine pages this paper examines teaching philosophies in this overview that explores the relationship between philosophy and edu...

In five pages this report compares Hume and Berkeley in terms of their philosophies' differences and similarities particularly as ...

In six pages Descartes' knowledge philosophy is examined in terms of dreams and reality as it pertains to the principles he outlin...

In four pages Descartes' contention that the mind is known more easily than the body is evaluated along with a consideration of th...

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

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

In six pages this essay examines the preface and each of the Meditations in terms of its primary points, the relationship that exi...

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

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

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

even more challenging. He takes dualism to its logical end by insisting that we not only cannot prove that the matter exists, but ...

image, a form, or a judgement, and concludes that an image or what individuals perceive as form can never be false. However, erro...

In six pages this research paper contrasts and compares these men's philosophical perspectives on God's existence. Four sources a...

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

In six pages this research paper and essay considers how God's existence or lack thereof was argued by these three philosophers. ...

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 five pages this report examines Descartes' First Philosophy regarding nature and God's existence as featured in his First Medit...

In five pages this essay discusses how rational foundationalism is explored by Descartes in his Meditations on the First Philosoph...

He found that he could not believe in something unless its certainty was unquestionable. He only believed in the concrete, the po...

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...

being and his conviction that he is in a certain location, dressed in a certain way, but then goes on to compare his situation wit...

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

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

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