Essays 1 - 30
This is a direct attack on Leibniz, who was regarded as a scholar in the fields of metaphysics, theology, and the cosmos. The phi...
In two pages this report examines the Empiricism characterized by the philosophies of Thomas Hobbes and John Locke and the rationa...
In six pages this paper examines these two philosophical schools of knowledge with the categorical imperative of Immanuel Kant and...
is, therefore, to be perceived - that matter does not exist independently of perception. Inasmuch as philosophy is nothing other ...
"empiricists claim that nothing is in the mind that did not come through the senses." Such a claim would suggest that people are l...
also believed in one realm. Spinoza writes: "By God, I mean a Being absolutely infinite -- that is, a substance consisting in inf...
will experience touch, smell, taste and so forth, the latter of which is difficult to relay. In other words, how can one provide a...
In eleven pages this paper defines rationalism and empiricism in a consideration of the philosophical views of Berkeley, Hume, Loc...
philosophical movement that appeared in Great Britain and suggested that all knowledge is experiential ("British," 2004). In other...
knowledge has long been purported as the only viable means by which mankind truly knows how and if something exists; without empir...
in his groundbreaking compilation of scientifically conscious thought was that of other minds, a concept that was thoroughly devel...
theory, control theory and learning theory. The oldest which focuses on biochemistry dates back to 1876 and the newest groups of l...
new ideas that argued humans were intellectual beings who could control things. Positivism, which is based on science and empirici...
of empiricism through three primary assumptions of an ontological, axiological, and methodological nature. This includes a realist...
be certain, since the process of acquiring such information is inherently flawed. Not an altogether optimistic philosophy to be s...
In nine pages the utility theory of Cesare Beccaria is considered as it applies to criminal justice and crime and its influence up...
it is (L) that connects human behavior with the environment via "desires and beliefs" that the environment fosters in us (Rosenbe...
made consistent"; meaning that its hard to believe we can draw the wrong conclusions if we have true premises to begin with (Berke...
director of our own narrative, but we can never say for certain how the story will end. Although we make plans, and try to foresee...
awareness of the moment at hand and draws attention to the fleeting nature of existence that unifies all things. "The ideas of Se...
In five pages this paper considers these two philosophers' views regarding empiricism and the origin of reason in a comparative ex...
In twelve pages this research paper examines the evolution of pluralism in a consideration of such philosophies as David Hume's em...
In five pages this paper compares these two works in consideration of gender empiricism and how science directs its own study fiel...
This paper examines the concepts of empiricism and common sense from the perspectives of George Berkeley and David Hume in five pa...
In six pages Scottish philosopher David Hume's skepticism concerning the existence of miracles is discussed which although interes...
In eight pages this paper discusses the rationalism of Moliere reflected in Tartuffe and the emotional appeal of Rousseau's romant...
In thirty pages savings and investment are examined in a comparative consideration of these 2 economic philosophies and includes t...
In six pages Bronte's Romanticism and Austen's Rationalism and Neoclassicism are compared and contrasted in terms of how these lit...
In six pages this novel is analyzed in terms of the conflict between conformity and universality and examines how individuality an...
able to work but not doing so (Slack, 1990). There have been different approaches taken towards the development and maintenance ...