Essays 301 - 330
Tis essay presents a summary and discussion of the perspectives presented by Rene Descartes in his "Discourse on the Method," part...
The fundamental propositions of the science established in the Meditations go to physics, but while Descartes did apply science, h...
one is not perceiving reality correctly. Yet, while all of these situations leads to a change in perception, who is to say that th...
unique opinion about the theory. The author then indicates that "the Cartesian myth is insidious. It can assume many guises, an...
that the condition for being in a mental state should be given by the function of that state and also, this is meant to be in term...
Despite her poor reception by those that disagree with her philosophically, Costello makes many valid points about animal rights. ...
which he uses to argue that the senses are not based in the physical world. This is also supported by his argument that madmen may...
the Western tradition. This is because they combine powerful introspection with a radical desire for the discovery of truth that, ...
Some (not Descartes) focused on the fact that reality is mainly material - these are the materialists (What is Philosophy?). Other...
enlightenment philosophy? What form did those ideas take in classical criminological thought?" First, a look at each of the named...
in Greece since 4 BCE, those who dared to doubt or who said it was okay to express doubts and questions werent held in high regard...
In a paper of five pages, the writer looks at skepticism in philosophy. The skeptical writings of Montaigne, Pascal, and Descartes...
1585 The beginning rudiments of mathematics began practically at the beginning of mans reign on the earth. The first indiv...
work on the dual nature of man, which puts him firmly in the camp of philosophers. But he also had a tremendous influence on psych...
the other mind theory. "...The problem lies in the belief that in looking for evidence of other minds, we need to start off from ...
are comprised of. Dualism and Descartes Descartes believed that the two elements were mind and soul, or mental substance ("gh...
In four pages this text examines Meditations on First Philosophy in an analyzes of the three doubt arguments Rene Descartes presen...
In nine pages this paper examines the role of personal morality in attaching meaning to life in a comparative analysis of Meno and...
In six pages this research paper examines Descartes' 'I think therefore I am' argument regarding existence. Six sources are cited...
In this paper consisting of twenty pages questions regarding such influential philosophers as Robert Nozick, Mary Daly, the Stoics...
This research report looks at how Descartes would feel about Plato's ideas. Would he agree with Plato in his ideas about death? Th...
In six pages this report assess which philosophical argument Bertrand Russell would support in an examination of Russell's Problem...
In five pages the Third Meditation of Rene Descartes is analyzed in terms of the arguments presented. There are no other sources ...
In ten pages this paper examines what philosophy represents as considered in Philosophy The Quest For Truth by Louis R. Pojman a...
In nine pages the debate between innate or native knowledge as espoused by Kant, Descartes, and Plato is compared with the empiric...
yet highly controversial Theory of Evolution in 1859, a theory impressive in its presentation and scientific reasoning but unmista...
He found that he could not believe in something unless its certainty was unquestionable. He only believed in the concrete, the po...
In five pages Rene Descartes' Meditation II is examined in terms of the moral complexities of the philosopher's assertion 'I am, I...
This research report looks at the ideas of both of these theorists. Armstrong's opposition to Descartes' ideas is duly noted. Thi...
In five pages this paper discusses how the philosophies of Descartes and Heidegger manifest themselves in this short story by Samu...