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are comprised of. Dualism and Descartes Descartes believed that the two elements were mind and soul, or mental substance ("gh...

The beliefs of Rene Descartes and other humanist philosophers are considered within the context of Turing's argument that a comput...

being" (Burnham, 2001). In order for our universe to have taken on the form that it has, it has been necessary, according t...

is dreaming or not and finally, the last statement in the proof is a conclusion that says that he does not know whether or not he ...

choice of Adam and Eve to disobey Gods commandment (Law, 2007). According to Augustine, their acts brought about two crucial conse...

account of their experience with God" (Adamson, 2008). Human beings are capable of many things, and capable of believing, ...

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

"by posing the question in terms of relation between thinking subject, deity, and external world, Descartes made a purely epistemo...

Malcolm instead contends that if one is thinking, making decisions and so forth, he or she is obviously awake. Malcolm takes on ...

the dreaming argument is simply one concept that emanates from Descartes Meditations, but it has numerous theoretical implications...

based solely upon interpretive existence: 1) For an ordinary physical object (such as a tree) to really exist is for it to exist e...

the fire next to him. Therefore, he reasons that the effect, the idea of God, must have a cause in reality. Descartes writes, "B...

really know anything. People take things for granted in their daily lives and this is wrong. In any event, the dreaming argument i...

"the cauldron of competing doctrines which swirled at the heart of the early church...All medieval philosophers drew on his work, ...

There are a number of charities that work towards fair trade as a part of a larger remit to help those in needs such as those in d...

guessing his parents. An eight year old may argue that it is proper for him to go to a particular event by himself, but his parent...

that sensible things mean those items or realities that can be perceived by the senses of a human being. Philonous states the foll...

they are wage laborers or business owners. To some extent, Marx has a point, but only to an extent. Kant has a different take on...

In five pages this paper considers a person with an electronic brain and whether that can be regarded as possessing a mental state...

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

This 8 page paper considers whether the Bible is fact or myth, and whether or not it provides an accurate account of real people a...

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

This paper consisting of ten pages describes how to teach adults Old Testament theology in a Sunday school environment and conside...

off in the matter of modern political philosophies, it is still important to question what is meant by "think" or what defines the...

This paper consists of three pages and examines the Roman mythological gods and goddesses Mars, the war god, Cupid, the love god, ...

This research report looks at the ideas of both of these theorists. Armstrong's opposition to Descartes' ideas is duly noted. Thi...

In 5 pages this paper discusses how Wordsworth and Hopkins perceived nature as God-like and powerful in beauty with a consideratio...

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

you either mistake it for something else, or you can easily understand how someone might come to do this" (89). In this way, Bouws...

In five pages this research paper contrasts and compares 16th century mind concepts of Rene Descartes and 20th century counterpart...