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Arguments for the Existence of God Rene Descartes (1596-1650) is known as one of the most influential Western philosophers today....

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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 ...

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

and balances helps to equalize what man truly knows and that which he thinks he knows - the very foundation for identifying weakne...

Smarts philosophies regarding the correlation between brain and mind are supported by a number of historic philosophers and scient...

is an objective reality, people are basically defining what is real and what is not. Life becomes confusing. Loeb (1986) explains...

or the perception of identity changes through time. For example, someone grows up and has certain experiences and perceptions and ...

and truth, Benjamin (2002) surmises how those who have invested both time and pains in its postulations should partake of a greate...