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Different theological philosophies attribute free will and freedom to different other theories. This paper explores libertarian fr...

the guidance of peripheral forces. When one looks more closely at the nature of these two arguments, it becomes easy to see how f...

one may see it as quasi-scientific determinism. Yet, from a Western point of view, Buddhism is considered to be indeterministic (A...

infinite substance: God, "the universal essence or nature of everything that exists" (Wozniak, 1995). Spinoza (1997) persevered a...

the fire next to him. Therefore, he reasons that the effect, the idea of God, must have a cause in reality. Descartes writes, "B...

way they are like human beings who are mentally handicapped. Animals have souls and are loving and lovable, but they do not have t...

essentially wrong is when words appear on his computer screen-something that should not happen-and hes told to "follow the white r...

It is in the Second Meditation, however, that the apparent flaw in his logic appears and gives rise to the Cartesian Circle. In th...

The problem which arose was that if the mind generates all perception, then is our understanding of something "real", meaning of t...

is dreaming or not and finally, the last statement in the proof is a conclusion that says that he does not know whether or not he ...

Cartesian dualism is also known as the "mind-body problem" and establishes that there are clearly separate and distinct aspects of...

it comes to knowledge leads one to believe that people are much more likely to act out in such a manner that is motivated only by ...

for answers related to existence or transcendence. Interestingly, many will read his arguments, which are admittedly logical and w...

there is a universal perception of God, it is not proof that he does exist. Perhaps the most important part of Descartess argument...

thus in doubting, he is thinking, and it must be true that he exists" (Anonymous Topic 2 - "Cogito, ergo sum", 2002; cogito.html)....

idea that nothing comes from nothing. Reality in itself must come from a cause that is at least equal if not more so than its effe...

that he be deceived since God is supremely good. Nevertheless, it does appear to Descartes that there is a good possibility that G...

Power is behind all that we perceive, then the Higher Power would be a deceitful one. Descartes arrives at this conclusion becaus...

of that century, the French philosopher, Nicolas Malebranche (1638-1715) developed his metaphysical theories known as "occasionali...

upon life are not likely to be duplicated in the near future. Indeed, the praise for such progression during these two periods ca...

their Doubts, and to confirm them at last in a perfect Skepticism" (47). Locke...

until midmorning began as a result of his ill health (Gaukroger, 1997). The education he received here, which lasted until 1612 se...

at those responsible for the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. In other words, education is supposed to take a neutral appr...

Therefore, realities for these individuals would logically be at a variance. Francis Bacon, considered the father of modern scie...

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...

going to equal seven. He states in his Mediations on First Philosophy: "SEVERAL years have now elapsed since I first became awar...

conception of what is perceived. Some ideas appear to be innate, while others appear to originate elsewhere and come to the mind i...

In six pages Rene Descartes' Meditations are used to distinguish between dreaming and the waking reality state. There are no othe...

In five pages this report examines these concepts from the perspectives of Democritus, Rene Descartes, and Aristotle. Six sources...

This paper consists of 12 pages and concerns asking famous philosophers such as George Berkeley, Rene Descartes, John Wisdom, Davi...