YOU WERE LOOKING FOR :First Meditation of Rene Descartes
Essays 301 - 330
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...
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 eleven pages this paper defines rationalism and empiricism in a consideration of the philosophical views of Berkeley, Hume, Loc...
In five pages this paper discusses the grounds for believing in God's existence by discussing philosophical interpretations of fou...
is, therefore, to be perceived - that matter does not exist independently of perception. Inasmuch as philosophy is nothing other ...
In four pages this paper discusses how Russell reacted to the 'dream demon' notion of Descartes, contrasting his perspective that ...
In seven pages this paper examines the perspectives of this seventeenth century philosopher in terms of man's natural existence an...
argued that this is true, Plato, but let us bring forth two other philosophers to create a better atmosphere for this discourse. ...
In three pages philosophers Hume, Descartes, and Aristotle are applied to the concepts of man's nature, the existence of God, and ...
This research report examines the theories of Descartes and how knowledge and the intellect relate to experiential knowledge. The ...
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...
able to determine their own choices, rather than be automatically programmed for response. The student might surmise that o...
In five pages psychology and the foundations laid by philosophy are examined in a discussion of Herodotus, Socrates, Aquinas, Lock...
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 seven pages this chapter is discussed in terms of how the author portrayed the philosophical influences of such theorists as Hu...
In nine pages specific questions are answered regarding Aristotle's position on happiness, virtue, knowledge, and wisdom, and then...
is an objective reality, people are basically defining what is real and what is not. Life becomes confusing. Loeb (1986) explains...
way they are like human beings who are mentally handicapped. Animals have souls and are loving and lovable, but they do not have t...
Smarts philosophies regarding the correlation between brain and mind are supported by a number of historic philosophers and scient...
experiences were possible (Gogan, 2006). This author indicates this in the following: "Kant gets rid of the usual foundation for r...
and truth, Benjamin (2002) surmises how those who have invested both time and pains in its postulations should partake of a greate...
perception is that which we, as humans, have been trained to discern as a species, inasmuch as the certain quality of perception r...
accept the cogito at face value. It is only after answering an objection, that he comes up with a conclusion, which is that while ...
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...
awareness of the moment at hand and draws attention to the fleeting nature of existence that unifies all things. "The ideas of Se...
This research report looks at how Descartes would feel about Plato's ideas. Would he agree with Plato in his ideas about death? Th...
In ten pages this paper examines what philosophy represents as considered in Philosophy The Quest For Truth by Louis R. Pojman a...
are comprised of. Dualism and Descartes Descartes believed that the two elements were mind and soul, or mental substance ("gh...