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Mind and Body Dualist Philosophy and Rene Descartes' Psychology

considering them in De homine, and proposing that there was some kind of interaction between the two, Descartes provided a more cl...

Rene Descartes, Philosophy and Psychology

work on the dual nature of man, which puts him firmly in the camp of philosophers. But he also had a tremendous influence on psych...

Meditations on First Philosophy by Rene Descartes

The revolutionary philosophy of Rene Descartes as it is presented within Meditations on First Philosophy is explained in an essay ...

Philosophy Defined by Philosphers

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...

First Meditation of Rene Descartes

Most people like an ordered existence. It makes them feel comfortable with the real uncertainty of life. Descartes made "doubt" a ...

Historical Context Regarding Philosophy's Intent

In fifteen pages this paper examines the intention of philosophy from a historical perspective that includes consideration of phil...

'Evil Genius' and Rene Descartes

significance despite scholarly interpretations to the contrary, because Descartes, himself, rejects this line of reasoning (109). ...

Dualism Philosophy of Rene Descartes

mind may receive sensory perceptions from the brain, but it is able to act freely, based on thought processes. While it may have ...

Descartes' Psychology and the 'Conscious Mental State' Theory of William James

This paper examines the 'constant mental state' theory of psychology William James created to improve the theoretical limitations ...

Scientific Psychology and the Negative Consequences of Dualism of Mind and Body

In two pages this paper discusses how Rene Descartes' theory on the dualism between the mind and body had negative consequences fo...

Scientific Psychology and Negative Consequences of the Dualism Between Mind and Body as Theorized by René Descartes

In two pages this paper examines that despite positive moral and religious consequences regarding Rene Descartes' dualism theory o...

Bertrand Russell on the Arguments of John Locke and Rene Descartes

In six pages this report assess which philosophical argument Bertrand Russell would support in an examination of Russell's Problem...

Philosophical Empiricism and Rationalism

In two pages this report examines the Empiricism characterized by the philosophies of Thomas Hobbes and John Locke and the rationa...

Philosophers and Personal Responsibility

In five pages this paper examines the philosophies of Rene Descartes and Plato in a consideration of the mind and the soul, which ...

Material Things' Existence and Proof from John Locke and Rene Descartes

In ten pages An Essay Concerning Human Understanding by John Locke and Meditations on First Philosophy by Rene Descartes are asses...

3 Doubt Arguments in Meditations on First Philosophy by Rene Descartes

In four pages this text examines Meditations on First Philosophy in an analyzes of the three doubt arguments Rene Descartes presen...

Marxist Class Concept and Overdetermination

In seven pages this paper examines the overdetermination theory in a consideration of the Marxist class concept with the division ...

Reality and Knowledge and Descartes and Berkeley

think, therefore I am" (Frost 2550. From this Descartes reasoned a body of ideas that he did not believe could be disputed, as th...

Historical and Cultural Perspectives on William James' and Rene Descartes' Philosophies

In two pages this paper considers what impact history and culture had on the philosophies of William James and Rene Descartes. Tw...

'Ghost in the Machine' and Rene Descartes

In a paper consisting of five pages Rene Descartes' life, philosophy particularly Cartesian Dualism, and whether or not it is curr...

Siddhartha and Descartes

and space-- the factual historical figure and the imaginary Eastern mystic. Descartes criticism of Siddhartha One can imagine t...

David Hume's Critique of Rene Descartes' Existence of God 'Proof'

In nine pages this paper discusses how Rene Descartes philosophically attempted to prove God exists in his Meditations on First Ph...

Nursing and Knowledge

led to alter his position. The old philosophers gave much attention to the issue of knowledge and epistemology. Aristotle ...

Unity, Being, and Becoming According to the Philosophers

can compare this to how humans contemplate form. It is not easy. If one stretches the allegory and sees it as symbolic of humans o...

Section IX of An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding by David Hume

his own observation and experience" (Hume). In other words, an old dog, due to his experience, knows the rabbit will double back. ...

Aristotle and Rene Descartes Define Philosophy

what is not. Descartes method of systematic doubt is to "reject as if absolutely false anything as to which I could imagine t...

Radical Doubt in the Philosophy of Rene Descartes

philosophy" was intent on raising philosophical debate above the aesthetic and theological interests which had held it captive for...

Skepticism and Knowledge According to John Locke

their Doubts, and to confirm them at last in a perfect Skepticism" (47). Locke...

God's Existence and Rene Descartes' Meditation III

conception of what is perceived. Some ideas appear to be innate, while others appear to originate elsewhere and come to the mind i...

Reality Concept and Rene Descartes' Philosophy

until midmorning began as a result of his ill health (Gaukroger, 1997). The education he received here, which lasted until 1612 se...