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Essays 151 - 180
personal desire to do so, rather than depending upon automatic reaction or stimulation. "The skeptic, therefore, had better keep ...
rather selfish but perhaps it is true. Hume further believes that that the house also produces pleasure, which in turn produces pr...
a "relentless critic of metaphysics and religion" (David Hume, 2002). Hume argued that "our purely philosophical conceptions of G...
discover) the truth or falsity of propositions about past and present events, propositions about the future seem problematic. If a...
One will of course possess an impression from the sight, and supposes that there is a causal relationship between the flames and t...
In eight pages this paper examines these philosophers' views regarding knowledge in a consideration of experience and reason with ...
is real? Again, the Cartesian Cogito is something that resolves the problem for some. Still, this is a problem that many philosoph...
present impression, the sight of a flame, for instance, results in a causal relationship in the mind of the observer between flame...
Therefore, Kant reasons, perception of this permanent is possible only through a thing outside me" (Kant 245, B275). What makes K...
the immortality of the soul. The main points are as follows. First of all, Hume points out that the soul is said to be immaterial,...
they touched, saw, tasted and felt, was actually constructed from a very sophisticated computer program. The people of this future...
long before the development of measurement and observation tools that could provide "proof" of his position. Scientifically...
only from a scientific standpoint but from a philosophical and political standpoint as well. British philosopher John Lock...
would be clearly dependent upon the eye of the beholder. Therefore, the conclusions were not judgments, per se, but were response...
all that man can know, as well for the conduct of his life as for the preservation of his health and the discovery of all the arts...
be certain, since the process of acquiring such information is inherently flawed. Not an altogether optimistic philosophy to be s...
than just reasoning and experience anyway. Deductive and causal reasoning are two types but it is still not construed as adequate ...
Arguments for the Existence of God Rene Descartes (1596-1650) is known as one of the most influential Western philosophers today....
style to be clear and unbiased. These were then categories by qualified psychologies into one of three groups, behavioural therapy...
ever voted, by a tenth part of those who were bound to pay obedience to it " (Hume PG). One can take this notion a step further an...
In 5 pages this paper argues that the so-called Scottish Enlightenment was neither Scottish nor particularly enlightened with Ferg...
This is a 5 page critical review that criticizes the nation's system of juvenile justice and its many shortfalls, emphasizing the ...
This research report looks at Hume and Descartes and their ideas about reason. It is claimed that Hume minimized the use of reason...
neighbors. Such things do happen. When life happens, it is often unique and has little reference to the past. Yet, in examining t...
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...
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 importance of direct experience in the formulation of knowledge, is at the core of Humes overarching skepticism, which makes a...
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nations employ many Afghans. On April 29-30, 2007, Afghanistan held the Fourth Afghanistan Development Forum (ADF) in Kabul (Afg...