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the importance of direct experience in the formulation of knowledge, is at the core of Humes overarching skepticism, which makes a...
Therefore, Kant reasons, perception of this permanent is possible only through a thing outside me" (Kant 245, B275). What makes K...
director of our own narrative, but we can never say for certain how the story will end. Although we make plans, and try to foresee...
able to determine their own choices, rather than be automatically programmed for response. The student might surmise that o...
present impression, the sight of a flame, for instance, results in a causal relationship in the mind of the observer between flame...
that the object of thought is capable of being. Hume understands that, quite simplistically, the soul is simply . . . the soul. ...
In five pages Hume's attack on the self or personal identity is discussed as represented in A Treatise of Human Nature and also co...
In six pages Scottish philosopher David Hume's skepticism concerning the existence of miracles is discussed which although interes...
be a less sure guide than revelation; however, Aquinas did believe it possible to reach certain truths without the aid of revelati...
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...
some strategy that starts from other beliefs that we have. Inference, for example, is such a strategy. One might infer that it is ...
Hume presented his arguments in a pair of treatises that are still considered required reading for any student of Western philosop...
is not particularly concerned with explaining the universe, but rather offers the argument to how that God exists. "You ask me, wh...
the considerations surrounding his concepts of the mind and he supports his contentions with direct demonstrations of the applicab...
long before the development of measurement and observation tools that could provide "proof" of his position. Scientifically...
or the perception of identity changes through time. For example, someone grows up and has certain experiences and perceptions and ...
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...
In five pages this research paper considers Hume's philosophical text in an overview of its structure and main points. Six source...
In five pages this paper contrasts the philosophical perspectives of David Hume and Thomas Aquinas regarding religion and ultimate...
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 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...
In nine pages the General Agreement on Tariff and Trade is examined in this overview that discusses government skepticism and futu...
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 ...
In eight pages Hume's counter philosophical arguments to causality are examined with supporting evidence offered by Immanuel Kant ...
In eight pages Hume's Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding serves as a springboard to a discussion regarding the Scottish philos...
In five pages Hume's views on morality are discussed in terms of their origins and arguments against limiting self serving actions...