Essays 211 - 240
going to equal seven. He states in his Mediations on First Philosophy: "SEVERAL years have now elapsed since I first became awar...
the other; and, the law of contrast which is opposite the law of similarity where one thing or event may trigger or associate itse...
or observation. For example we can only argue that the mans eyes are blue by looking at his eyes. Here we have a statement that ne...
a store, and decides that he will not do it again but keeps the merchandise anyway to avoid prosecution, he is being reasonable. H...
a "relentless critic of metaphysics and religion" (David Hume, 2002). Hume argued that "our purely philosophical conceptions of G...
story has on an impressionable young mind. What did Isaac think and feel at the time? What must he have thought when he was bound ...
speaker is Philo, a religious skeptic (Johnson 266). The discussion is chiefly between Philo and Cleanthes, with occasional remar...
youth by by those who wanted to restore democracy to Athens (PG). While Socrates had much faith in people and believed that morali...
education is still substantially elevated in contemporary culture. Aristotle, on the other hand, sees virtue as choice and so mora...
In six pages this paper discusses evil in the world in a consideration of philosophical perspectives offered in the Bible, Night b...
In ten pages this paper considers these literary and philosophical movements in a discussion of such works as She Stoops to Conque...
In fourteen pages this paper examines how passion and human happiness were perceived from various philosophers spanning the sixtee...
In twenty pages this research paper considers philosophical arguments pertaining to God's existence as argued in support and in op...
In three pages philosophers Hume, Descartes, and Aristotle are applied to the concepts of man's nature, the existence of God, and ...
In six pages this research paper argues that essence is not preceded by existence with supporting philosophical arguments from Dav...
In ten pages free will and God are analyzed in this philosophical essay with a critical examination of theories by Hume, Kierkegaa...
In nine pages this paper presents the 'First Cause' concept and analytically proves it to be invalid with references made to the t...
In six pages this paper denotes similarities and differences in the philosophies of Plato and Hume regarding God, morality, and hu...
if it is taken outside of the context of societal situations. For Nozick, justice is more clearly a function of societal roles a...
In fifteen pages this paper examines the intention of philosophy from a historical perspective that includes consideration of phil...
In five pages this paper considers these two philosophers' views regarding empiricism and the origin of reason in a comparative ex...
In six pages this paper discusses how Plato's Euthyphro would be received by Hume and Kant in a consideration of family duty, love...
Inquiry Concerning The Principles of Morals Hume appears to attack the rigorism model of moral judgment in that he believes that ...
This research report looks at the ideas of these two philosophers through written works. Other works are explored such as those by...
nature and follow it. It will not be discovered in a rational, intellectualized society. Hume The foundation of Humes think...
In five pages this paper considers the philosophical views of David Hume and Socrates regarding Ralph Waldo Emerson's observation ...
In five pages this paper discusses how doubt and reality is understood by philosopher Rene Descartes with his argument flaws also ...
In five pages Hume, Kant, Cicero, and Plato are discussing how when responding to political oppression violence can be morally jus...
that the repetition of events in no way created "cause" and that there is not existing interdependence on actions that could be de...
In ten pages this paper examines what philosophy represents as considered in Philosophy The Quest For Truth by Louis R. Pojman a...