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In seven pages this paper considers Hume's compatibilism philosophy and offers criticisms to examine how his position could be mod...

of participating in Forms consists (as he holds in the Phaedo) in taking the Forms apart, with the result that nothing remains: 1)...

This is a 5 page critical review that criticizes the nation's system of juvenile justice and its many shortfalls, emphasizing the ...

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

In 5 pages this paper argues that the so-called Scottish Enlightenment was neither Scottish nor particularly enlightened with Ferg...

In eight pages Hume's Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding serves as a springboard to a discussion regarding the Scottish philos...

In five pages Hume's views on morality are discussed in terms of their origins and arguments against limiting self serving actions...

In five pages material substance concepts are considered in this contrasting and comparison of three philosophical perspectives wi...

men for the society in which they develop. Youngs concepts of justice and mans role in society appear to challenge those prese...

In twelve pages the impact of Hume's arguments regarding miracles on religious thought is assessed in terms of whether or not God ...

discover) the truth or falsity of propositions about past and present events, propositions about the future seem problematic. If a...

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...

even more challenging. He takes dualism to its logical end by insisting that we not only cannot prove that the matter exists, but ...

He asserted that evidence that God exists in a singular or plural context because it has become universally accepted as truth (135...

This, he asserted, was mans freedom of the will, in which people are able to determine their own choices, rather than be automatic...

for others, such as Bentham and Mill. One of the positions for which Hume is famous is that we cannot derive ought from is, in oth...

In eleven pages this report discusses how Hume's skeptical views shaped his perceptions regarding good taste and art with the writ...

It is here that the concept of utility arises. Hume asserts that qualities are valued either for their agreeableness, either to t...

the soul. In understanding the influence the pre-Socratics had, it is beneficial to consider some of the major questions and the ...

determines that moral decisions are established as a result of moral sentiment rather than understanding. In the first section o...

a "relentless critic of metaphysics and religion" (David Hume, 2002). Hume argued that "our purely philosophical conceptions of G...

In five pages Hume's views on free will and determinism are examined within the context of An Enquiry Concerning Human Understandi...

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

In seven pages differences that exist between Eastern and Western philosophies are considered with references made to Zen and the ...

This research report looks at Hume and Descartes and their ideas about reason. It is claimed that Hume minimized the use of reason...

This paper written in a letter style consists of five pages and examines the contention that David Hum was an atheist and then con...

In five pages this paper discusses Hume's knowledge of the world theory and his rejection of causality and induction. One source ...

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

In six pages this research paper contrasts and compares these men's philosophical perspectives on God's existence. Four sources a...

to the role of an international statesman; through his efforts, he ultimately ended up as a role model for many American youths wh...