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In five pages David Hume's contention that there is no God is countered by an opposing argument. Two sources are cited in the bib...
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 five pages this paper examines how David Hume's perspectives are addressed by Thomas Nagel in his arguments. Three sources are...
In five pages both philosophical arguments regarding moral judgment are compared along with a consideration of why each would disa...
you, and by the cold reception which your pretended discoveries shall meet with, when communicated. Be a philosopher; but amidst ...
In six pages this paper discusses how Hume critiques man's knowledge regarding causal relationships which is based on the philosop...
guessing his parents. An eight year old may argue that it is proper for him to go to a particular event by himself, but his parent...
other words, lets say that someone came along and said that the sky was falling and that it was a miracle! Basically what Hume is...
considerable empirical consideration but one which has yet to be either proved or refuted. Such as statement, therefore is not a ...
Hume presented his arguments in a pair of treatises that are still considered required reading for any student of Western philosop...
Human Understanding, by David Hume (2001), may be helpful. In his classic volume, Hume demonstrates that people know the causes...
In nine pages this paper discusses how Rene Descartes philosophically attempted to prove God exists in his Meditations on First Ph...
Therefore, Kant reasons, perception of this permanent is possible only through a thing outside me" (Kant 245, B275). What makes K...
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 paper discusses the religious existence of man and the causal relationships theory as they pertain to the philo...
In eleven pages this report discusses how Hume's skeptical views shaped his perceptions regarding good taste and art with the writ...
It is here that the concept of utility arises. Hume asserts that qualities are valued either for their agreeableness, either to t...
This, he asserted, was mans freedom of the will, in which people are able to determine their own choices, rather than be automatic...
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...
of participating in Forms consists (as he holds in the Phaedo) in taking the Forms apart, with the result that nothing remains: 1)...
In three pages this report discusses the utilitarian philosophy of David Hume in a consideration of the role of sympathy in 'Why U...
or the perception of identity changes through time. For example, someone grows up and has certain experiences and perceptions and ...
that the object of thought is capable of being. Hume understands that, quite simplistically, the soul is simply . . . the soul. ...
if it is taken outside of the context of societal situations. For Nozick, justice is more clearly a function of societal roles a...
In five pages this paper contrasts the philosophical perspectives of David Hume and Thomas Aquinas regarding religion and ultimate...
the considerations surrounding his concepts of the mind and he supports his contentions with direct demonstrations of the applicab...
controversial writings on religion and morality (Hume, 2002). In fact, he continued to turn out essays and critical writings on ev...
be a less sure guide than revelation; however, Aquinas did believe it possible to reach certain truths without the aid of revelati...