YOU WERE LOOKING FOR :Philosophies of Hume
Essays 31 - 60
It is here that the concept of utility arises. Hume asserts that qualities are valued either for their agreeableness, either to t...
In nine pages this research paper examines Hume's philosophical conclusions regarding moral judgments and the roles sentiment and ...
In eight pages Hume's Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding serves as a springboard to a discussion regarding the Scottish philos...
In five pages Hume's views on morality are discussed in terms of their origins and arguments against limiting self serving actions...
In three pages this report discusses the utilitarian philosophy of David Hume in a consideration of the role of sympathy in 'Why U...
at least, Hume is positing that reason does not have a very important role to play in life, thus, reason, to Hume, would be defini...
Therefore, Kant reasons, perception of this permanent is possible only through a thing outside me" (Kant 245, B275). What makes K...
supporters of the argument from design see a babys perfect little fingers with unique fingerprints and the fact that the honey bee...
than just reasoning and experience anyway. Deductive and causal reasoning are two types but it is still not construed as adequate ...
this is a ludicrous statement because if the sun did not rise, there would be no life as human beings need the sun in order for th...
or the perception of identity changes through time. For example, someone grows up and has certain experiences and perceptions and ...
personal desire to do so, rather than depending upon automatic reaction or stimulation. "The skeptic, therefore, had better keep ...
would be clearly dependent upon the eye of the beholder. Therefore, the conclusions were not judgments, per se, but were response...
In five pages this report compares Hume and Berkeley in terms of their philosophies' differences and similarities particularly as ...
giant metal man falling into the sea. Hogarth is the only one that believes him and rushes away to search in likely places for the...
One will of course possess an impression from the sight, and supposes that there is a causal relationship between the flames and t...
education is still substantially elevated in contemporary culture. Aristotle, on the other hand, sees virtue as choice and so mora...
able to determine their own choices, rather than be automatically programmed for response. The student might surmise that o...
that the object of thought is capable of being. Hume understands that, quite simplistically, the soul is simply . . . the soul. ...
the considerations surrounding his concepts of the mind and he supports his contentions with direct demonstrations of the applicab...
determines that moral decisions are established as a result of moral sentiment rather than understanding. In the first section o...
for others, such as Bentham and Mill. One of the positions for which Hume is famous is that we cannot derive ought from is, in oth...
his own observation and experience" (Hume). In other words, an old dog, due to his experience, knows the rabbit will double back. ...
In seven pages this paper considers Hume's compatibilism philosophy and offers criticisms to examine how his position could be mod...
In twelve pages this research paper examines the evolution of pluralism in a consideration of such philosophies as David Hume's em...
In fifteen pages this paper examines the intention of philosophy from a historical perspective that includes consideration of phil...
In ten pages this paper examines what philosophy represents as considered in Philosophy The Quest For Truth by Louis R. Pojman a...
In five pages this paper contrasts the philosophical perspectives of David Hume and Thomas Aquinas regarding religion and ultimate...
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...
In two pages this paper examines philosophy's role and human activity purpose as well as Socrates' defense as represented in Apolo...