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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...
the considerations surrounding his concepts of the mind and he supports his contentions with direct demonstrations of the applicab...
able to determine their own choices, rather than be automatically programmed for response. The student might surmise that o...
or the perception of identity changes through time. For example, someone grows up and has certain experiences and perceptions and ...
that the object of thought is capable of being. Hume understands that, quite simplistically, the soul is simply . . . the soul. ...
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...
In five pages this paper contrasts the philosophical perspectives of David Hume and Thomas Aquinas regarding religion and ultimate...
defines it as sort of a liveliness of vividness that accompanies the perception of a new idea. A belief, he says, is more than an...
In five pages this report compares Hume and Berkeley in terms of their philosophies' differences and similarities particularly as ...
In six pages this research paper considers An Essay Concerning Human Understanding in an analysis of Locke's representation of how...
In nine pages this research paper examines Hume's philosophical conclusions regarding moral judgments and the roles sentiment and ...
In eight pages this research paper considers philosophical perspectives regarding God's existence and includes David Hume's opposi...
In twelve pages the impact of Hume's arguments regarding miracles on religious thought is assessed in terms of whether or not God ...
In five pages David Hume's contention that there is no God is countered by an opposing argument. Two sources are cited in the bib...
In eight pages Hume's counter philosophical arguments to causality are examined with supporting evidence offered by Immanuel Kant ...
In eight pages Hume's Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding serves as a springboard to a discussion regarding the Scottish philos...
In five pages Hume's views on morality are discussed in terms of their origins and arguments against limiting self serving actions...
In twelve pages this research paper examines the evolution of pluralism in a consideration of such philosophies as David Hume's em...
In seven pages this paper considers Hume's compatibilism philosophy and offers criticisms to examine how his position could be mod...
thought and action are connected, bringing to mind the view of science and how it demonstrated the same evidence. Character...
In a report consisting of eight pages abortion is examined within the context of David Hume's utilitarian philosophy and Aristotle...
In three pages this paper discusses David Hume's philosophical belief that causation laid the foundation for rational belief with ...
In five pages this paper examines how David Hume's perspectives are addressed by Thomas Nagel in his arguments. Three sources are...
In six pages Scottish philosopher David Hume's skepticism concerning the existence of miracles is discussed which although interes...
In five pages this essay discusses Hume's opposition to the a posteriori argument regarding the divine 'Designer' of the cosmos. ...
This research report looks at Hume and Descartes and their ideas about reason. It is claimed that Hume minimized the use of reason...
In five pages David Hume's definition of morality as a sympathy concept is applied to his contention that moral views do not stem ...
of participating in Forms consists (as he holds in the Phaedo) in taking the Forms apart, with the result that nothing remains: 1)...
In five pages this report assesses David Hume's attitudes regarding jusice and examines why he labels it as an artificial virtue b...
In 5 pages this paper argues that the so-called Scottish Enlightenment was neither Scottish nor particularly enlightened with Ferg...