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Essays 301 - 330
In five pages this report contrasts and compares the conservative Bentham with the liberal Hume and then applies their concepts to...
fashion as to give the reader a sense of connectedness speaks volumes regarding the authors inherent talent for blending his homel...
a "relentless critic of metaphysics and religion" (David Hume, 2002). Hume argued that "our purely philosophical conceptions of G...
would be clearly dependent upon the eye of the beholder. Therefore, the conclusions were not judgments, per se, but were response...
they touched, saw, tasted and felt, was actually constructed from a very sophisticated computer program. The people of this future...
long before the development of measurement and observation tools that could provide "proof" of his position. Scientifically...
only from a scientific standpoint but from a philosophical and political standpoint as well. British philosopher John Lock...
be certain, since the process of acquiring such information is inherently flawed. Not an altogether optimistic philosophy to be s...
than just reasoning and experience anyway. Deductive and causal reasoning are two types but it is still not construed as adequate ...
present impression, the sight of a flame, for instance, results in a causal relationship in the mind of the observer between flame...
the immortality of the soul. The main points are as follows. First of all, Hume points out that the soul is said to be immaterial,...
for others, such as Bentham and Mill. One of the positions for which Hume is famous is that we cannot derive ought from is, in oth...
discover) the truth or falsity of propositions about past and present events, propositions about the future seem problematic. If a...
determines that moral decisions are established as a result of moral sentiment rather than understanding. In the first section o...
rather selfish but perhaps it is true. Hume further believes that that the house also produces pleasure, which in turn produces pr...
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...
In five pages this research paper considers Hume's philosophical text in an overview of its structure and main points. Six source...
This paper written in a letter style consists of five pages and examines the contention that David Hum was an atheist and then con...
of the foundational ideas of philosophy. According to him, the problem of evil posed a philosophical threat to the design argumen...
In twelve pages the impact of Hume's arguments regarding miracles on religious thought is assessed in terms of whether or not God ...
In nine pages this research paper examines Hume's philosophical conclusions regarding moral judgments and the roles sentiment and ...
men for the society in which they develop. Youngs concepts of justice and mans role in society appear to challenge those prese...
In six pages this paper discusses how Plato's Euthyphro would be received by Hume and Kant in a consideration of family duty, love...
In eight pages Hume's counter philosophical arguments to causality are examined with supporting evidence offered by Immanuel Kant ...
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...
In five pages material substance concepts are considered in this contrasting and comparison of three philosophical perspectives wi...
In five pages Hume's views on free will and determinism are examined within the context of An Enquiry Concerning Human Understandi...
In five pages this essay discusses Hume's opposition to the a posteriori argument regarding the divine 'Designer' of the cosmos. ...