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that can render a thought or a concept wrong. One can do a study one day to prove that cholesterol is bad, and then another day, a...
unchanging primary principles constitute the basis of all knowledge, and that knowledge of a thing is required in order to conduct...
This is found in Descartes work Meditations and is referred to as substance dualism, which is also known as Cartesian interactioni...
believe in absolutes. Much of what the philosopher contends seems to provide support for that view. Aristotle says, in line with t...
cause of the effect must possess as much reality as the effect. Furthermore, Descartes asserts that any cause must have as much p...
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...
also supported what was known as the Theory of Ideas, which mainly stated that archetypal ideas (which rest in the universal)(Plan...
is real? Again, the Cartesian Cogito is something that resolves the problem for some. Still, this is a problem that many philosoph...
doubt and thought. If he thinks, then he exists: at least, his mind exists, since what he knows of his body is dependent, again, o...
having been created by a supreme and ethereal being, whose own creation is inherent to that of all He created. Based upon his def...
and philosophy have looked at such issues. Some contemporary philosophers claim that all things are really comprised of energy and...
In eight pages this paper examines these philosophers' views regarding knowledge in a consideration of experience and reason with ...
in order to establish a firm foundation of understanding in his or her life. In knowledge there is inherent value and wealth; dwe...
"I easily understand that, if some body exists, with which my mind is so conjoined and united as to be able, as it were, to consid...
it is thought to be an intuition in respect to "ones own reality" (2003). It is in essence "an expression of the indubitability of...
In two pages this essay considers Descartes' doubt methodology as it is represented in this Meditation. There is no bibliography ...
In four pages Descartes' contention that the mind is known more easily than the body is evaluated along with a consideration of th...
In five pages this research paper discusses Descartes' Meditations on First Philosophy in terms of deductive reasoning and an eval...
In six pages this essay examines the preface and each of the Meditations in terms of its primary points, the relationship that exi...
In five pages this paper examines the French philosopher's text as it explains his approaches to recognizing knowledge that is 'tr...
In six pages Descartes' arguments regarding reality and existence as revealed in Meditations are examined along with Searle's obje...
In two pages this paper examines how the philosophies of these two theorists were influenced by history and their respective cultu...
In five pages Descartes' Meditation III is analyzed in terms of affirmations, denials, knowledge, and the existence of God. There...
In two pages this paper examines how William James sought to improve upon Descartes' seventeenth century psychological philosophy ...
In five pages this paper contrasts and compares how this trio of philosophers perceived the soul and reality in a consideration of...
In six pages this research paper examines Descartes' 'I think therefore I am' argument regarding existence. Six sources are cited...
being and his conviction that he is in a certain location, dressed in a certain way, but then goes on to compare his situation wit...
In five pages this essay discusses Descartes' reality in terms of deconstruction and reconstruction. There are no other sources l...
In five pages this paper discusses how Descartes' philosophy of reality is presented in the 1641 publication of The Meditations. ...
In six pages human nature is the focus in an overview that contrasts Descartes' philosophy with that of George Berkeley's with cri...