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

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 ...

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

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...

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...

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

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

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

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...

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...

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

experiences were possible (Gogan, 2006). This author indicates this in the following: "Kant gets rid of the usual foundation for r...

conclusion that "a being than which none greater can be conceived can be conceived to be greater than it is," which is "absurd" (A...

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

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