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to change moral systems developed before him with complicity in an illegitimate process of reasoning" (p.6). Essentially, he is as...
questions that are not answered by the phrase "I think. Therefore I am." What if one does not think? Does that prove that he or sh...
the considerations surrounding his concepts of the mind and he supports his contentions with direct demonstrations of the applicab...
"the agent ought to promote the self above other values" (Moseley, 2006). This is not as ugly as it sounds: it goes all the way ba...
or the perception of identity changes through time. For example, someone grows up and has certain experiences and perceptions and ...
able to determine their own choices, rather than be automatically programmed for response. The student might surmise that o...
examine carefully Descartes famous "cogito ergo sum" statement, which was the original Latin for "I think, therefore I exist" - or...
that the object of thought is capable of being. Hume understands that, quite simplistically, the soul is simply . . . the soul. ...
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 five pages this paper contrasts the philosophical perspectives of David Hume and Thomas Aquinas regarding religion and ultimate...
In five pages this report compares Hume and Berkeley in terms of their philosophies' differences and similarities particularly as ...
defines it as sort of a liveliness of vividness that accompanies the perception of a new idea. A belief, he says, is more than an...
and measures may have been taken sooner without the need to apply to the government to restrict trade with the use of trade tariff...
Hume was often at odds with other philosophers when it came to his personal perception of human nature and the ways of life....
his own observation and experience" (Hume). In other words, an old dog, due to his experience, knows the rabbit will double back. ...
have been the fact that the individual has MS or CP or some other disease. Another reason might have been that they simply were no...
Human Understanding, by David Hume (2001), may be helpful. In his classic volume, Hume demonstrates that people know the causes...
In eight pages this research paper considers philosophical perspectives regarding God's existence and includes David Hume's opposi...
In twelve pages the impact of Hume's arguments regarding miracles on religious thought is assessed in terms of whether or not God ...
In five pages David Hume's contention that there is no God is countered by an opposing argument. Two sources are cited in the bib...
In nine pages this research paper examines Hume's philosophical conclusions regarding moral judgments and the roles sentiment and ...
neighbors. Such things do happen. When life happens, it is often unique and has little reference to the past. Yet, in examining t...
day. There is no reason to speculate that it will not rise tomorrow. Hence, there is a quandary. There is logic that considers sci...
may volunteer to go door to door to collect money for charity. Each makes use of leisure time. Yet, one might attach the actions o...
a philosopher, Philo a skeptic and Demea a theologian. Well see if this is correct and analyze one of the arguments. Cleanthes O...
any attempt to model understanding of God on the basis of a study of humanity is simply untenable. What is the soul of man? A mixt...
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...
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...
the last century (Haralambos and Holborn, 2004). Prior to this it was common for children to work, even seen as beneficial to thei...
In ten pages Hume's life, works, and writings are considered including his Treatise of Human Nature, with an assessment of his inf...