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This research report looks at Hume and Descartes and their ideas about reason. It is claimed that Hume minimized the use of reason...
the considerations surrounding his concepts of the mind and he supports his contentions with direct demonstrations of the applicab...
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...
able to determine their own choices, rather than be automatically programmed for response. The student might surmise that o...
or the perception of identity changes through time. For example, someone grows up and has certain experiences and perceptions and ...
This, he asserted, was mans freedom of the will, in which people are able to determine their own choices, rather than be automatic...
his own observation and experience" (Hume). In other words, an old dog, due to his experience, knows the rabbit will double back. ...
it is also the case that in general terms, people seem to believe what they see. They do not see atoms and they do see a solid mas...
Arguments for the Existence of God Rene Descartes (1596-1650) is known as one of the most influential Western philosophers today....
questions that are not answered by the phrase "I think. Therefore I am." What if one does not think? Does that prove that he or sh...
This paper examines how philosophers David Hume, Plato, and Rene Descartes define knowledge in three pages with the cave allegory ...
In six pages human nature is the focus in an overview that contrasts Descartes' philosophy with that of George Berkeley's with cri...
all that man can know, as well for the conduct of his life as for the preservation of his health and the discovery of all the arts...
In nine pages this research paper examines Hume's philosophical conclusions regarding moral judgments and the roles sentiment and ...
In nine pages this paper discusses how Rene Descartes philosophically attempted to prove God exists in his Meditations on First Ph...
considerable empirical consideration but one which has yet to be either proved or refuted. Such as statement, therefore is not a ...
the chance to break free from such constraints. The global society was ready for a tremendous change in direction following the t...
experience, will readily be admitted with regard to such objects, as we remember to have once been altogether unknown to us..." (A...
awareness of the moment at hand and draws attention to the fleeting nature of existence that unifies all things. "The ideas of Se...
In eleven pages this paper defines rationalism and empiricism in a consideration of the philosophical views of Berkeley, Hume, Loc...
In six pages this paper examines how knowledge theories are philosophically conceptualized by Kant, Hume, Spinoza, and Descartes. ...
at the conclusion that there is no belief of which we can be certain, since the process of acquiring such information is inherentl...
is real? Again, the Cartesian Cogito is something that resolves the problem for some. Still, this is a problem that many philosoph...
explain why this is so. Descartes also questioned the ability of a dreamer to know whether or not he is dreaming. Many people do a...
In seven pages this chapter is discussed in terms of how the author portrayed the philosophical influences of such theorists as Hu...
and change. He did not perceive the world as having changed greatly, but instead perceived the same world in a much different lig...
In ten pages this paper examines what philosophy represents as considered in Philosophy The Quest For Truth by Louis R. Pojman a...
In six pages this research paper argues that essence is not preceded by existence with supporting philosophical arguments from Dav...
Most people like an ordered existence. It makes them feel comfortable with the real uncertainty of life. Descartes made "doubt" a ...
In fifteen pages this paper examines the intention of philosophy from a historical perspective that includes consideration of phil...