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In eleven pages this paper defines rationalism and empiricism in a consideration of the philosophical views of Berkeley, Hume, Loc...

God is the world and the universe and it is just there. At the same time, he may be seen as both the cause of, and the universe, i...

In five pages this paper examines life's purpose and God as represented by these worldviews with such works as The Antichrist, Med...

In nine pages the debate between innate or native knowledge as espoused by Kant, Descartes, and Plato is compared with the empiric...

In nine pages specific questions are answered regarding Aristotle's position on happiness, virtue, knowledge, and wisdom, and then...

This research report looks at the ideas of both of these theorists. Armstrong's opposition to Descartes' ideas is duly noted. Thi...

In seven pages this chapter is discussed in terms of how the author portrayed the philosophical influences of such theorists as Hu...

In four pages this paper discusses how Russell reacted to the 'dream demon' notion of Descartes, contrasting his perspective that ...

This research report examines rationalizations used by Descartes and his own belief system. Various issues are explored and scient...

This research report looks at one of Descartes' most well known theories. The basis of the Cartesian Circle is duly noted. The ide...

This research report examines the theories of Descartes and how knowledge and the intellect relate to experiential knowledge. The ...

In three pages philosophers Hume, Descartes, and Aristotle are applied to the concepts of man's nature, the existence of God, and ...

In seven pages this paper examines the perspectives of this seventeenth century philosopher in terms of man's natural existence an...

In five pages this essay argues that ancient principles were rejected by seventeenth and eighteenth century scientific breakthroug...

Descartes seemed to think that the way to find objectivity, from a subjective existence, would be to prove that a perfect God is t...

beyond their own myopic existence. Can conscious experience be separate from the brain, and can conscious experience wield causal...

is, therefore, to be perceived - that matter does not exist independently of perception. Inasmuch as philosophy is nothing other ...

In five pages this paper discusses the grounds for believing in God's existence by discussing philosophical interpretations of fou...

This research report examines ideas by Descartes and internal aspects of one's being are explored. True knowledge is one concept h...

of that century, the French philosopher, Nicolas Malebranche (1638-1715) developed his metaphysical theories known as "occasionali...

This essay addresses Descartes and the error known a the somatic market hypothesis. In this discussion, the writer differentiates ...

of the most important philosophers when talking about knowledge and where it comes from. His explanation suggests that there is a ...

at those responsible for the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. In other words, education is supposed to take a neutral appr...

In seven pages a Girardian perspective is applied to an examination of Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov. Three sources are cit...

A 5 page review of the short story that was included in the book And We Sold the Rain.The three mysteries presented by the author ...

he saw in a cartoon as a symbol of painting. He started brushstroke paintings in 1965, and he has been making sculptures since the...

This research report looks at how knowledge is acquired according to these two theorists. A great deal of information is contained...

little consequence when it came to the knowing the true nature of something. However, Montaigne seems to limit himself in that he ...

Meditation, the three skeptical arguments are that one does not really know if he or she is dreaming, that one does not know wheth...

According to Descartes a human being used his facilities to gain knowledge of his own world. No one would particularly argue with ...