Essays 1 - 30
In five pages Hume's attack on the self or personal identity is discussed as represented in A Treatise of Human Nature and also co...
Waiting for Lefty and Life in the Iron Mills provide studies on issues of injustice and innate humanity, which shine through even ...
use federal dollars to do so. Many feel sorry for them. But then there is the other point of view. Why build homes in such a place...
tract housing and suburbanization for example is a part of the dilemma. Yet, the author does provide the reader with some hard ...
how probable his apocalyptic vision is for Los Angeles. Unfortunately for Daviss argument, all of these modern pestilences ...
of natural development are interrupted through the introduction of the urban landscape, but that nature inherently responds to the...
have adventures and leave responsibility behind. This puts Bertrande in a very difficult position for she is left to run her ho...
agricultural commune, with most people looking out for the other, in which agricultural products were the primary focus of barter....
fire to many of the largest buildings in the middle of town, and when the firemen and volunteers came to put out the blaze they we...
In five pages this paper discusses the city of Los Angeles and the mismanagement and misunderstanding that have led to its geograp...
Hume presented his arguments in a pair of treatises that are still considered required reading for any student of Western philosop...
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...
other words, lets say that someone came along and said that the sky was falling and that it was a miracle! Basically what Hume is...
considerable empirical consideration but one which has yet to be either proved or refuted. Such as statement, therefore is not a ...
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...
In five pages both philosophical arguments regarding moral judgment are compared along with a consideration of why each would disa...
In nine pages this paper discusses how Rene Descartes philosophically attempted to prove God exists in his Meditations on First Ph...
In five pages this paper examines how David Hume's perspectives are addressed by Thomas Nagel in his arguments. Three sources are...
The career and personal background of Nobel Peace prize winner and Northern Ireland politician John Hume are presented in this six...
you, and by the cold reception which your pretended discoveries shall meet with, when communicated. Be a philosopher; but amidst ...
In six pages this paper discusses how Hume critiques man's knowledge regarding causal relationships which is based on the philosop...
Characteristic of humanitys constant quest for the concept of Gods existence and the problem of evil, the journey of understanding...
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...
it is also the case that in general terms, people seem to believe what they see. They do not see atoms and they do see a solid mas...
any attempt to model understanding of God on the basis of a study of humanity is simply untenable. What is the soul of man? A mixt...
to change moral systems developed before him with complicity in an illegitimate process of reasoning" (p.6). Essentially, he is as...
the importance of direct experience in the formulation of knowledge, is at the core of Humes overarching skepticism, which makes a...
Human Understanding, by David Hume (2001), may be helpful. In his classic volume, Hume demonstrates that people know the causes...
the considerations surrounding his concepts of the mind and he supports his contentions with direct demonstrations of the applicab...
or the perception of identity changes through time. For example, someone grows up and has certain experiences and perceptions and ...