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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...

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

other words, lets say that someone came along and said that the sky was falling and that it was a miracle! Basically what Hume is...

In six pages this research paper considers An Essay Concerning Human Understanding in an analysis of Locke's representation of how...

the considerations surrounding his concepts of the mind and he supports his contentions with direct demonstrations of the applicab...

controversial writings on religion and morality (Hume, 2002). In fact, he continued to turn out essays and critical writings on ev...

be a less sure guide than revelation; however, Aquinas did believe it possible to reach certain truths without the aid of revelati...

He asserted that evidence that God exists in a singular or plural context because it has become universally accepted as truth (135...

In eight pages this research paper considers philosophical perspectives regarding God's existence and includes David Hume's opposi...

thought and action are connected, bringing to mind the view of science and how it demonstrated the same evidence. Character...

In six pages Scottish philosopher David Hume's skepticism concerning the existence of miracles is discussed which although interes...

of participating in Forms consists (as he holds in the Phaedo) in taking the Forms apart, with the result that nothing remains: 1)...

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

with a wholly different sort of argument. He states that if the universe has an intelligent designer (i.e., the cosmological argum...

is not particularly concerned with explaining the universe, but rather offers the argument to how that God exists. "You ask me, wh...

be certain, since the process of acquiring such information is inherently flawed. Not an altogether optimistic philosophy to be s...

did not hold much power within society, inasmuch as there was an unyielding sense of control that loomed over the aspects of freed...

one philosopher might say that it is always wrong to kill other people, or one might may qualify that idea by saying that it is al...

with whatever is remote and extraordinary; and running without control into the most distant parts of space and time in order to a...

This research report looks at Hume and Descartes and their ideas about reason. It is claimed that Hume minimized the use of reason...

societal dictates under which Chinese women had lived for centuries. This period was characterized by a complex interaction betwe...

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

classic volume, the philosopher demonstrates that people know the causes of events but that this knowledge is really perhaps based...

able to determine their own choices, rather than be automatically programmed for response. The student might surmise that o...

In nine pages this paper discusses how Rene Descartes philosophically attempted to prove God exists in his Meditations on First Ph...

experience, will readily be admitted with regard to such objects, as we remember to have once been altogether unknown to us..." (A...

acknowledging it as the source from which the mind receives sensory information. However, Kant argued that the mind cannot know th...

In five pages two of Descartes' arguments are analyzed in terms of the nature of object existence and the determination of dreamin...

In five pages this paper contrasts the philosophical perspectives of David Hume and Thomas Aquinas regarding religion and ultimate...

that the object of thought is capable of being. Hume understands that, quite simplistically, the soul is simply . . . the soul. ...