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perception is that which we, as humans, have been trained to discern as a species, inasmuch as the certain quality of perception r...

way they are like human beings who are mentally handicapped. Animals have souls and are loving and lovable, but they do not have t...

accept the cogito at face value. It is only after answering an objection, that he comes up with a conclusion, which is that while ...

awareness of the moment at hand and draws attention to the fleeting nature of existence that unifies all things. "The ideas of Se...

it is also the case that in general terms, people seem to believe what they see. They do not see atoms and they do see a solid mas...

the Buddhist worldview and the goal of detaching oneself from the material world and the body. "Thought is an attribute that rea...

attempt to free themselves. What he has realized is that what they had seen all along on the wall of the cave were mere representa...

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

It is in the Second Meditation, however, that the apparent flaw in his logic appears and gives rise to the Cartesian Circle. In th...

The problem which arose was that if the mind generates all perception, then is our understanding of something "real", meaning of t...

to the first two in that people have some former knowledge in order to "know" someone, or "know" how to do something (Hospers, 196...

at the conclusion that there is no belief of which we can be certain, since the process of acquiring such information is inherentl...

They are, instead, robot-like in that they do what they are told and do not question the validity of the teachings. Instead, peopl...

occurred. One of the only things that one can find to argue about Locke is that he eventually becomes as inflexible as the rest o...

The fundamental propositions of the science established in the Meditations go to physics, but while Descartes did apply science, h...

one is not perceiving reality correctly. Yet, while all of these situations leads to a change in perception, who is to say that th...

that the condition for being in a mental state should be given by the function of that state and also, this is meant to be in term...

This research report looks at this ultimate skeptic and explores doubt and truth in terms of all intellectual propositions. Is Des...

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 ...

of the world (1993). Yet, one can see this in action in smaller ways. Another way to look at the world is through the model called...

capable of undergoing so many changes with regard to appearance, temperature, solidity and so on as to be rendered completely diff...

a thinking thing, or a thing possessing within itself the faculty of thinking" (Descartes, 1960, p. 7). The fundamental asp...

certain choices in life. They make communion and choose a new middle name. They go to school, and their degree is attached to that...

upon life are not likely to be duplicated in the near future. Indeed, the praise for such progression during these two periods ca...

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

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

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...