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being and his conviction that he is in a certain location, dressed in a certain way, but then goes on to compare his situation wit...

He found that he could not believe in something unless its certainty was unquestionable. He only believed in the concrete, the po...

entire world does not revolve around them? Descartess dreaming argument likely suggests more than ones inability to determine whet...

In a paper of five pages, the writer looks at skepticism in philosophy. The skeptical writings of Montaigne, Pascal, and Descartes...

In five pages this paper discusses how the philosophies of Descartes and Heidegger manifest themselves in this short story by Samu...

might Descartes for example deal with the problem? A student writing on this subject will want to point out that the primary dilem...

argued that this is true, Plato, but let us bring forth two other philosophers to create a better atmosphere for this discourse. ...

able to determine their own choices, rather than be automatically programmed for response. The student might surmise that o...

In five pages psychology and the foundations laid by philosophy are examined in a discussion of Herodotus, Socrates, Aquinas, Lock...

upon life are not likely to be duplicated in the near future. Indeed, the praise for such progression during these two periods ca...

attempt to free themselves. What he has realized is that what they had seen all along on the wall of the cave were mere representa...

occurred. One of the only things that one can find to argue about Locke is that he eventually becomes as inflexible as the rest o...

They are, instead, robot-like in that they do what they are told and do not question the validity of the teachings. Instead, peopl...

Know You Know? According to Waittenmaker (1999), research has demonstrated that it is an individuals background knowledge that ha...

were synonymous. In his investigations into science, Aristotle knew of inductive reasoning, but he relied heavily on use of the de...

In fifteen pages this paper examines the philosophies of the mind developed by Jaegwon Kim, Paul Churchland, and David Chalmers in...

In five pages this paper discusses how 'modern' man's ailments of the spirit, body, and mind can be cured by the beliefs contained...

Irish bishop, feared that the philosophies and science of his era were constituting a threat to Christian faith, due to their prom...

pundits or the mainstream media happen to be handing out at the moment. This is a process that rekindles a "child-like--but by no ...

This research report looks at how Descartes would feel about Plato's ideas. Would he agree with Plato in his ideas about death? Th...

In five pages this report contrasts and compares these scholars views on science and religion. Three sources are cited in the bib...

This paper considers how Descartes used doubt to prove his own existence. There are three sources in this five page paper. ...

This research report looks at Hume and Descartes and their ideas about reason. It is claimed that Hume minimized the use of reason...

simple to Descartes, so simple it needs no argument. He basically says that as long as one is thinking, one exists. To Descartes, ...

Those who continue to be exposed to high levels of stress for prolonged periods of time end up being distressed. The authors state...

acknowledging it as the source from which the mind receives sensory information. However, Kant argued that the mind cannot know th...

come to take care of her needs. The same is true for the toddler. The toddler begins learning unconsciously that if he does someth...

The Replicants in The Blade Runner were genetically engineered, and yet while their initial data was programmed and they had a lif...

the result of our communal activity and community sharing has been shrinking over the past forty years and this shrinkage poses a ...

In three pages the mind's nature as perceived by philosopher and theorist David Armstrong is examined. One source is cited in the...