YOU WERE LOOKING FOR :3 Doubt Arguments in Meditations on First Philosophy by Rene Descartes
Essays 181 - 210
beginning of all things--the Buddha. And for those in a hurry --there developed the satori-- or sudden enlightenment. It was often...
This 3 page paper gives an explanation of how meditation can help healing. This paper includes the practice of meditation for heal...
In two pages this paper examines how William James sought to improve upon Descartes' seventeenth century psychological philosophy ...
In eight pages this paper examines God's existence in a consideration of philosophy's rational arguments. Four sources are cited ...
In two pages this paper examines how the philosophies of these two theorists were influenced by history and their respective cultu...
In six pages this research paper contrasts and compares these men's philosophical perspectives on God's existence. Four sources a...
his previous beliefs had rested, since he intends to analyse philosophically whether these beliefs are in fact valid, and if they ...
In six pages this research paper and essay considers how God's existence or lack thereof was argued by these three philosophers. ...
In six pages this research paper examines Descartes' 'I think therefore I am' argument regarding existence. Six sources are cited...
In six pages the proof Descartes offered that God exists is considered but other relevant issues such as why he would have been mo...
In five pages this paper contrasts and compares how this trio of philosophers perceived the soul and reality in a consideration of...
it is thought to be an intuition in respect to "ones own reality" (2003). It is in essence "an expression of the indubitability of...
in order to establish a firm foundation of understanding in his or her life. In knowledge there is inherent value and wealth; dwe...
In eight pages this paper examines these philosophers' views regarding knowledge in a consideration of experience and reason with ...
the body dies (Island of Freedom, 2003). Although Descartes saw the mind and body as two separate substances and also having diff...
also supported what was known as the Theory of Ideas, which mainly stated that archetypal ideas (which rest in the universal)(Plan...
is real? Again, the Cartesian Cogito is something that resolves the problem for some. Still, this is a problem that many philosoph...
and philosophy have looked at such issues. Some contemporary philosophers claim that all things are really comprised of energy and...
"wears" but has nothing to do with the actual internal identity of the individual. The British philosopher Gilbert Rye referred to...
having been created by a supreme and ethereal being, whose own creation is inherent to that of all He created. Based upon his def...
believe in absolutes. Much of what the philosopher contends seems to provide support for that view. Aristotle says, in line with t...
This is found in Descartes work Meditations and is referred to as substance dualism, which is also known as Cartesian interactioni...
all that man can know, as well for the conduct of his life as for the preservation of his health and the discovery of all the arts...
unchanging primary principles constitute the basis of all knowledge, and that knowledge of a thing is required in order to conduct...
He didnt believe that going to church necessarily related to a relationship with God. He felt that church almost got in the way o...
even more challenging. He takes dualism to its logical end by insisting that we not only cannot prove that the matter exists, but ...
examine carefully Descartes famous "cogito ergo sum" statement, which was the original Latin for "I think, therefore I exist" - or...
attempt to free themselves. What he has realized is that what they had seen all along on the wall of the cave were mere representa...
upon life are not likely to be duplicated in the near future. Indeed, the praise for such progression during these two periods ca...
present impression, the sight of a flame, for instance, results in a causal relationship in the mind of the observer between flame...