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Arguments for the Existence of God Rene Descartes (1596-1650) is known as one of the most influential Western philosophers today....

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,...

most teenagers, I was interested in the present. Today, I look to the future and realize that the effort I put into my life today ...

One will of course possess an impression from the sight, and supposes that there is a causal relationship between the flames and t...

may volunteer to go door to door to collect money for charity. Each makes use of leisure time. Yet, one might attach the actions o...

one philosopher might say that it is always wrong to kill other people, or one might may qualify that idea by saying that it is al...

made consistent"; meaning that its hard to believe we can draw the wrong conclusions if we have true premises to begin with (Berke...

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

neighbors. Such things do happen. When life happens, it is often unique and has little reference to the past. Yet, in examining t...

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

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...

role in this respect. Plato held that the key agent in any sort of behavior but especially ethical or moral behavior (or lack of t...

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...

ever voted, by a tenth part of those who were bound to pay obedience to it " (Hume PG). One can take this notion a step further an...

even more challenging. He takes dualism to its logical end by insisting that we not only cannot prove that the matter exists, but ...

He asserted that evidence that God exists in a singular or plural context because it has become universally accepted as truth (135...

This, he asserted, was mans freedom of the will, in which people are able to determine their own choices, rather than be automatic...

personal desire to do so, rather than depending upon automatic reaction or stimulation. "The skeptic, therefore, had better keep ...

of the foundational ideas of philosophy. According to him, the problem of evil posed a philosophical threat to the design argumen...

It is here that the concept of utility arises. Hume asserts that qualities are valued either for their agreeableness, either to t...

perceives as her "rival." Rather they listen to the girl, and in the case of all good villains she switches the blame, "She is b...

In five pages this research paper considers Hume's philosophical text in an overview of its structure and main points. Six source...

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

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...

Morality (age 4 - 10) - This is when moral value resides in what the person needs and wants for himself (Laurence Kohlberg, 2002)....

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 ...

moral and legal issues under constant debate over the issue of abortion but many of them are misleading, use misinformation and ar...