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present impression, the sight of a flame, for instance, results in a causal relationship in the mind of the observer between flame...

only from a scientific standpoint but from a philosophical and political standpoint as well. British philosopher John Lock...

the immortality of the soul. The main points are as follows. First of all, Hume points out that the soul is said to be immaterial,...

Therefore, Kant reasons, perception of this permanent is possible only through a thing outside me" (Kant 245, B275). What makes K...

than just reasoning and experience anyway. Deductive and causal reasoning are two types but it is still not construed as adequate ...

One will of course possess an impression from the sight, and supposes that there is a causal relationship between the flames and t...

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

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

drug called Xolair. The problem is that while TNX-901 had proven effective in trials, Xolair had not, especially against peanut al...

In five pages this research paper considers Hume's philosophical text in an overview of its structure and main points. Six source...

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

In five pages this paper discusses Hume's knowledge of the world theory and his rejection of causality and induction. One source ...

This paper written in a letter style consists of five pages and examines the contention that David Hum was an atheist and then con...

of the foundational ideas of philosophy. According to him, the problem of evil posed a philosophical threat to the design argumen...

personal desire to do so, rather than depending upon automatic reaction or stimulation. "The skeptic, therefore, had better keep ...

womb, is upon the world. These are issues of science fiction, but as time goes on they become science fact, a situation that has t...

This, he asserted, was mans freedom of the will, in which people are able to determine their own choices, rather than be automatic...

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

fact, it seems that both are taking the noble road and one wonders why anyone would succumb to the pressure of signing a paper tha...

a "relentless critic of metaphysics and religion" (David Hume, 2002). Hume argued that "our purely philosophical conceptions of G...

It goes without saying that there exists an inherent difference in the aggressive tendencies of males and females. This differenc...

would be clearly dependent upon the eye of the beholder. Therefore, the conclusions were not judgments, per se, but were response...

In five pages Hume's attack on the self or personal identity is discussed as represented in A Treatise of Human Nature and also co...

In seven pages this paper analyzes the views of these philosophers as they relate to the death penalty. Six sources are cited in ...

of participating in Forms consists (as he holds in the Phaedo) in taking the Forms apart, with the result that nothing remains: 1)...

In five pages this essay discusses Hume's opposition to the a posteriori argument regarding the divine 'Designer' of the cosmos. ...

with whatever is remote and extraordinary; and running without control into the most distant parts of space and time in order to a...

In five pages Hume's views on free will and determinism are examined within the context of An Enquiry Concerning Human Understandi...

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

it is not necessary that everybody feel compelled or obligated to do so. Moral Communitarianism The philosophy and scholarship of...