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Power is behind all that we perceive, then the Higher Power would be a deceitful one. Descartes arrives at this conclusion becaus...
examine carefully Descartes famous "cogito ergo sum" statement, which was the original Latin for "I think, therefore I exist" - or...
trial for treason and his thoughts prior to his execution. These are the Apology, the Crito and the Phaedo, which is an account of...
even more challenging. He takes dualism to its logical end by insisting that we not only cannot prove that the matter exists, but ...
This, he asserted, was mans freedom of the will, in which people are able to determine their own choices, rather than be automatic...
might Descartes for example deal with the problem? A student writing on this subject will want to point out that the primary dilem...
of the most important philosophers when talking about knowledge and where it comes from. His explanation suggests that there is a ...
This research report examines ideas by Descartes and internal aspects of one's being are explored. True knowledge is one concept h...
is, therefore, to be perceived - that matter does not exist independently of perception. Inasmuch as philosophy is nothing other ...
at the conclusion that there is no belief of which we can be certain, since the process of acquiring such information is inherentl...
In nine pages the debate between innate or native knowledge as espoused by Kant, Descartes, and Plato is compared with the empiric...
In eleven pages this paper defines rationalism and empiricism in a consideration of the philosophical views of Berkeley, Hume, Loc...
and balances helps to equalize what man truly knows and that which he thinks he knows - the very foundation for identifying weakne...
awareness of the moment at hand and draws attention to the fleeting nature of existence that unifies all things. "The ideas of Se...
This research report looks at how knowledge is acquired according to these two theorists. A great deal of information is contained...
the immortal soul so that man can survive (PG). The mortal and the immortal soul were each housed in different areas in the body (...
In five pages the differing political views between Plato and his one time philosophy student Aristotle are discussed with Plato's...
In a paper consisting of seven pages the concept of marriage rooted in friendship is a view shared by Barbara Whitehead and Aristo...
In five pages this essay contrasts and compares the views on forms held by Plato as critiqued by Aristotle with references made to...
Poetics by Aristotle is used as a springboard for this topic. Aristotle's take on tragedy is the focus of this paper. This five ...
This paper discusses Richard Kraut's commentary on the intellectual elitism of Aristotle an defines virtue in this overview of Ari...
as the Socratic dialogue that in many ways can be compared to todays constructivist approach to education in which he "drew forth ...
or recording the knowledge, sharing it and then, finally, applying it. One startling revelation comes from the International Data ...
and bring the concept back to reality, most people know someone who gets wonderful grades in school, but does not have a lick of c...
modest maiden, and the enemy will open his doors; afterwards be as swift as a scurrying rabbit, and the enemy will be to late to r...
as social and political ideologies, group interests, and even competing personal and professional interests has greatly impacted o...
in small groups of four students each where they brainstormed what the main ideas of a story were and what led them to that conclu...
Aristotles concrete, scientific theories are more relevant than Platos deductive and abstract ideology. Aristotle believed...
distinguishes between the activities of the practical and intellectual virtues, with the activities of political virtue having a s...
tacit knowledge internalizes it. Tacit knowledge lead to explicit concepts through things like metaphors, models, analogies or fro...