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you, and by the cold reception which your pretended discoveries shall meet with, when communicated. Be a philosopher; but amidst ...

controversial writings on religion and morality (Hume, 2002). In fact, he continued to turn out essays and critical writings on ev...

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

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...

some strategy that starts from other beliefs that we have. Inference, for example, is such a strategy. One might infer that it is ...

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...

is not particularly concerned with explaining the universe, but rather offers the argument to how that God exists. "You ask me, wh...

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...

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

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

Hume presented his arguments in a pair of treatises that are still considered required reading for any student of Western philosop...

considerable empirical consideration but one which has yet to be either proved or refuted. Such as statement, therefore is not a ...

other words, lets say that someone came along and said that the sky was falling and that it was a miracle! Basically what Hume is...

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...

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

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

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

the lyrics in modern songs, and in essence, the poets of today are Eminem and Jay Zee and Beyonce. Lyrics to emanate from these ar...

The role of critical thinking in American society has taken on greater importance in the 21st century. This paper relates the conc...

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

of Nature. He has also noted that while the 20th century has involved a great deal of specialization, the 21st century will be a ...

still perhaps not arriving at solid answers when his friend tells him he has to leave. Socrates tells him, "Alas! my companion, an...

as the Socratic dialogue that in many ways can be compared to todays constructivist approach to education in which he "drew forth ...

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

On the other hand, if the attack is primarily intended as a background setting from which the main character extrapolates their ow...

noticing that people were gathering together and talking, and the sense of uneasiness and anxiety kept increasing. Finally I decid...

actions that he would normally finds repugnant. Similarly, the captain of the guard who compels Joe to commit murder undermines Jo...

This essay pertains to The Cave by Jose Saramago and presents the interpretation that the author stresses the similarities between...