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

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

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

In ten pages this paper considers the Wellness Letter of University of California at Berkeley's review of the text in an assessmen...

be able to utilize this land for recreational purposes. For as long as there has been land to exploit, there has also been a war ...

In five pages Descartes' Second Meditation is explored in terms of his analysis of what the perception of melting beeswax would be...

In five pages this essay discusses Descartes' reality in terms of deconstruction and reconstruction. There are no other sources l...

that sensible things mean those items or realities that can be perceived by the senses of a human being. Philonous states the foll...

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

In six pages Descartes' arguments regarding reality and existence as revealed in Meditations are examined along with Searle's obje...

The ways in which these men's various philosophies manifest themselves in a conversation about a table are examined in considerati...

doubt and thought. If he thinks, then he exists: at least, his mind exists, since what he knows of his body is dependent, again, o...

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

or of material things. Berkeleys philosophical stance of immaterialism or idealism simply denied the existence of matter all toge...

Some (not Descartes) focused on the fact that reality is mainly material - these are the materialists (What is Philosophy?). Other...

and truth, Benjamin (2002) surmises how those who have invested both time and pains in its postulations should partake of a greate...

this sentiment and states that it is good when each individual realizes their talents and abilities to their fullest. Speaking in ...

from the Appearances of Nature (Beebe, 2002). In this text, Paley wrote: There cannot be design without a designer; contrivance wi...

(Washington State University, 2004). Plato asserts that our perceptions are essentially "shadows" of real objects. In ot...

However, we can also argue that the proof f this truth made no difference to whether the belief was true, being true even before i...

points which are "1) God is defined as the being in which none greater is possible; 2) It is true that the notion of God exists i...

"experienced" internally in some manner, as well as externally via touch or logical use of the item in daily living. In thi...

supporters of the argument from design see a babys perfect little fingers with unique fingerprints and the fact that the honey bee...

here on Earth. This of course, did not go over well with the Church who was used to organizing everyones life on Earth. Reason, th...

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...

More specifically, Hume argued that cause is the idea that one event makes another event inevitable and/or necessary (The Philosop...

Loftus report that visitors to Disneyland had come to the conclusion that they met Bugs Bunny, but the rabbit is actually a Warner...

is, there is both free will and determinism. The idea that free will and determinism are one in the same is rare, but it seems ...

Hume was often at odds with other philosophers when it came to his personal perception of human nature and the ways of life....

In five pages this report examines the assertion that there is a separation of the body and soul and that each event is attributed...