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According to Descartes a human being used his facilities to gain knowledge of his own world. No one would particularly argue with ...

of his faculties he created the hyperbolic doubt. Hyperbolic doubt is when one sets aside the information gained by any sense that...

Meditation, the three skeptical arguments are that one does not really know if he or she is dreaming, that one does not know wheth...

the Western tradition. This is because they combine powerful introspection with a radical desire for the discovery of truth that, ...

This 3 page paper gives an explanation of how meditation can help healing. This paper includes the practice of meditation for heal...

apply to all of them. First, in the Buddhist tradition, there is no charge for any part of the program. Hosts not only do not ch...

components of our existence. From a historical perspective meditation has played a tremendously important role even in the United...

beginning of all things--the Buddha. And for those in a hurry --there developed the satori-- or sudden enlightenment. It was often...

In two pages this paper examines how William James sought to improve upon Descartes' seventeenth century psychological philosophy ...

In two pages this paper examines how the philosophies of these two theorists were influenced by history and their respective cultu...

In six pages human nature is the focus in an overview that contrasts Descartes' philosophy with that of George Berkeley's with cri...

In five pages this paper contrasts and compares how this trio of philosophers perceived the soul and reality in a consideration of...

In six pages this research paper examines Descartes' 'I think therefore I am' argument regarding existence. Six sources are cited...

In five pages Descartes' philosophies regarding education are discussed and whether or not there is any evidence of them in the co...

In six pages this research paper and essay considers how God's existence or lack thereof was argued by these three philosophers. ...

In six pages this research paper contrasts and compares these men's philosophical perspectives on God's existence. Four sources a...

In six pages this paper examines how knowledge theories are philosophically conceptualized by Kant, Hume, Spinoza, and Descartes. ...

In six pages the proof Descartes offered that God exists is considered but other relevant issues such as why he would have been mo...

do not assert any observation sentences (Yancy, 1995). And in fact, science and philosophy truly have a lot in common. Both scient...

his previous beliefs had rested, since he intends to analyse philosophically whether these beliefs are in fact valid, and if they ...

He didnt believe that going to church necessarily related to a relationship with God. He felt that church almost got in the way o...

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...

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...

what Descartes believed to be the existence of humanity and humanitys understanding of what knowledge truly is. In a comparison of...

in order to establish a firm foundation of understanding in his or her life. In knowledge there is inherent value and wealth; dwe...

In eight pages this paper examines these philosophers' views regarding knowledge in a consideration of experience and reason with ...

"I easily understand that, if some body exists, with which my mind is so conjoined and united as to be able, as it were, to consid...

the body dies (Island of Freedom, 2003). Although Descartes saw the mind and body as two separate substances and also having diff...