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is a rather immense task that philosophers have been dealing with for quite some time. The fact that no one can know the answer f...
believe in absolutes. Much of what the philosopher contends seems to provide support for that view. Aristotle says, in line with t...
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...
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 order to establish a firm foundation of understanding in his or her life. In knowledge there is inherent value and wealth; dwe...
In eight pages this paper examines these philosophers' views regarding knowledge in a consideration of experience and reason with ...
it is thought to be an intuition in respect to "ones own reality" (2003). It is in essence "an expression of the indubitability of...
really know anything. People take things for granted in their daily lives and this is wrong. In any event, the dreaming argument i...
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...
In five pages this report examines Descartes' First Philosophy regarding nature and God's existence as featured in his First Medit...
In five pages this essay discusses how rational foundationalism is explored by Descartes in his Meditations on the First Philosoph...
In six pages the proof Descartes offered that God exists is considered but other relevant issues such as why he would have been mo...
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...
He found that he could not believe in something unless its certainty was unquestionable. He only believed in the concrete, the po...
In five pages this paper contrasts and compares how this trio of philosophers perceived the soul and reality in a consideration of...
entire world does not revolve around them? Descartess dreaming argument likely suggests more than ones inability to determine whet...
the body dies (Island of Freedom, 2003). Although Descartes saw the mind and body as two separate substances and also having diff...
the fire next to him. Therefore, he reasons that the effect, the idea of God, must have a cause in reality. Descartes writes, "B...
do know for certain that objects exist, we must know of them through the mind and not the senses (Important arguments ...). Desca...
In nine pages this paper examines teaching philosophies in this overview that explores the relationship between philosophy and edu...
In five pages this report compares Hume and Berkeley in terms of their philosophies' differences and similarities particularly as ...
In two pages this paper examines philosophy's role and human activity purpose as well as Socrates' defense as represented in Apolo...
dominated by Aristotelianism (McMullen, 2002). Due to the dominance of Aristotelianism, the idea of mechanical philosophy did not...
In a paper of five pages, the writer looks at skepticism in philosophy. The skeptical writings of Montaigne, Pascal, and Descartes...
argued that this is true, Plato, but let us bring forth two other philosophers to create a better atmosphere for this discourse. ...
might Descartes for example deal with the problem? A student writing on this subject will want to point out that the primary dilem...
In five pages psychology and the foundations laid by philosophy are examined in a discussion of Herodotus, Socrates, Aquinas, Lock...