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David Hume's Perspectives and the Arguments of Thomas Nagel

In five pages this paper examines how David Hume's perspectives are addressed by Thomas Nagel in his arguments. Three sources are...

God's Existence Cosmological Argument

be a less sure guide than revelation; however, Aquinas did believe it possible to reach certain truths without the aid of revelati...

Cosmological Argument of David Hume

with a wholly different sort of argument. He states that if the universe has an intelligent designer (i.e., the cosmological argum...

Skepticism and Descartes' Cogito

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...

David Hume on Whether or Not Tomorrow the Sun Will Rise

day. There is no reason to speculate that it will not rise tomorrow. Hence, there is a quandary. There is logic that considers sci...

The Central Ideas of David Hume

have been the fact that the individual has MS or CP or some other disease. Another reason might have been that they simply were no...

David Hume on Natural Religion

a philosopher, Philo a skeptic and Demea a theologian. Well see if this is correct and analyze one of the arguments. Cleanthes O...

Detailed Analysis of Plato's Cave Allegory

(Washington State University, 2004). Plato asserts that our perceptions are essentially "shadows" of real objects. In ot...

David Hume's Philosophical Arguments on the Global Presence of Evil

guessing his parents. An eight year old may argue that it is proper for him to go to a particular event by himself, but his parent...

David Hume and John Locke on the Certainty Concept

assented to three kinds of knowledge: intuitive, demonstrative, and sensitive and all are based upon the concept of "ideas" (Kenyo...

Hume, Kant, and Aristotle

In five pages this essay discusses David Hume, Immanuel Kant, and Aristotle by contrasting and comparing their philosophies regard...

Aristotle & Hume On Ethics

this sentiment and states that it is good when each individual realizes their talents and abilities to their fullest. Speaking in ...

Excessive Skepticism and David Hume

able to determine their own choices, rather than be automatically programmed for response. The student might surmise that o...

The Greatest King of Israel

This essay responds to several issues concerning King David. What was the Davidic covenant. Since David sinned, why is he consider...

David Hume's Critique of Rene Descartes' Existence of God 'Proof'

In nine pages this paper discusses how Rene Descartes philosophically attempted to prove God exists in his Meditations on First Ph...

Immanuel Kant's Foundations of the Metaphysics of Morals and David Hume's An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding

In five pages both philosophical arguments regarding moral judgment are compared along with a consideration of why each would disa...

Causal Relationships and David Hume's Critique

In six pages this paper discusses how Hume critiques man's knowledge regarding causal relationships which is based on the philosop...

John Locke and David Hume's Views on Free Will

Human Understanding, by David Hume (2001), may be helpful. In his classic volume, Hume demonstrates that people know the causes...

Critical Essay on Hume's View of Contracts

ever voted, by a tenth part of those who were bound to pay obedience to it " (Hume PG). One can take this notion a step further an...

Principle of Radical Empiricism and David Hume

with whatever is remote and extraordinary; and running without control into the most distant parts of space and time in order to a...

'No Miracles' Argument and Scientific Realism

not in the business of representing aspects of the world, there is no way to argue for a plurality of moral truths, simply from th...

Miracle Post Second World War Economy of Japan

In seven pages this paper examines the miracle that bolstered Japan's postwar economy and argues that another miracle might be req...

Evil, God, and David Hume

of the foundational ideas of philosophy. According to him, the problem of evil posed a philosophical threat to the design argumen...

David Hume and His Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion

In five pages this essay discusses Hume's opposition to the a posteriori argument regarding the divine 'Designer' of the cosmos. ...

Section IX of An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding by David Hume

his own observation and experience" (Hume). In other words, an old dog, due to his experience, knows the rabbit will double back. ...

'On the Immortality of the Soul' by David Hume

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,...

Comparative Philosophical Analysis of David Hume and George Berkeley

In five pages this report compares Hume and Berkeley in terms of their philosophies' differences and similarities particularly as ...

Eternal Happiness and God

In ten pages free will and God are analyzed in this philosophical essay with a critical examination of theories by Hume, Kierkegaa...

'Self' and Existence

In six pages this research paper argues that essence is not preceded by existence with supporting philosophical arguments from Dav...

Philosophical Arguments Pertaining to God's Existence

In twenty pages this research paper considers philosophical arguments pertaining to God's existence as argued in support and in op...