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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...

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

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

challenged mankinds very conscience. He retreated to Walden Pond in order to refresh his own character and to effectively remove ...

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...

present impression, the sight of a flame, for instance, results in a causal relationship in the mind of the observer between flame...

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,...

they touched, saw, tasted and felt, was actually constructed from a very sophisticated computer program. The people of this future...

long before the development of measurement and observation tools that could provide "proof" of his position. Scientifically...

only from a scientific standpoint but from a philosophical and political standpoint as well. British philosopher John Lock...

carbon dating placed him at a time when the land barrier would have still been accessible. "Its incredible whats in the ice," sa...

be certain, since the process of acquiring such information is inherently flawed. Not an altogether optimistic philosophy to be s...

than just reasoning and experience anyway. Deductive and causal reasoning are two types but it is still not construed as adequate ...

One will of course possess an impression from the sight, and supposes that there is a causal relationship between the flames and t...

Monster, who is Frankensteins technological "son." While having the stature of a full-grown adult. Shelley makes it clear that the...

Therefore, Kant reasons, perception of this permanent is possible only through a thing outside me" (Kant 245, B275). What makes K...

In six pages this paper examines how knowledge theories are philosophically conceptualized by Kant, Hume, Spinoza, and Descartes. ...

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

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

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

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

In seven pages this paper analyzes the views of these philosophers as they relate to the death penalty. Six sources are cited in ...

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

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

In six pages this paper discusses how Plato's Euthyphro would be received by Hume and Kant in a consideration of family duty, love...

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

In five pages this opinion paper refutes Kohn's argument that competition is evil and unavoidable. There are no additional source...

In ten pages this paper contrasts and compares each religious philosopher's arguments regarding man being separate from goodness a...

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

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