Essays 61 - 90
Arguments for the Existence of God Rene Descartes (1596-1650) is known as one of the most influential Western philosophers today....
the immortality of the soul. The main points are as follows. First of all, Hume points out that the soul is said to be immaterial,...
with a wholly different sort of argument. He states that if the universe has an intelligent designer (i.e., the cosmological argum...
questions that are not answered by the phrase "I think. Therefore I am." What if one does not think? Does that prove that he or sh...
be a less sure guide than revelation; however, Aquinas did believe it possible to reach certain truths without the aid of revelati...
style to be clear and unbiased. These were then categories by qualified psychologies into one of three groups, behavioural therapy...
would be clearly dependent upon the eye of the beholder. Therefore, the conclusions were not judgments, per se, but were response...
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...
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...
one philosopher might say that it is always wrong to kill other people, or one might may qualify that idea by saying that it is al...
a philosopher, Philo a skeptic and Demea a theologian. Well see if this is correct and analyze one of the arguments. Cleanthes O...
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...
In ten pages Hume's life, works, and writings are considered including his Treatise of Human Nature, with an assessment of his inf...
In six pages Scottish philosopher David Hume's skepticism concerning the existence of miracles is discussed which although interes...
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...
with whatever is remote and extraordinary; and running without control into the most distant parts of space and time in order to a...
This is a 5 page critical review that criticizes the nation's system of juvenile justice and its many shortfalls, emphasizing the ...
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 five pages David Hume's definition of morality as a sympathy concept is applied to his contention that moral views do not stem ...
In five pages this paper examines how David Hume's perspectives are addressed by Thomas Nagel in his arguments. Three sources are...
In three pages this paper discusses David Hume's philosophical belief that causation laid the foundation for rational belief with ...
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 ...