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Essays 391 - 420
In twelve pages the impact of Hume's arguments regarding miracles on religious thought is assessed in terms of whether or not God ...
men for the society in which they develop. Youngs concepts of justice and mans role in society appear to challenge those prese...
In eight pages Hume's Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding serves as a springboard to a discussion regarding the Scottish philos...
made consistent"; meaning that its hard to believe we can draw the wrong conclusions if we have true premises to begin with (Berke...
his own observation and experience" (Hume). In other words, an old dog, due to his experience, knows the rabbit will double back. ...
In ten pages Hume's life, works, and writings are considered including his Treatise of Human Nature, with an assessment of his inf...
In five pages this report contrasts and compares the conservative Bentham with the liberal Hume and then applies their concepts to...
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...
than just reasoning and experience anyway. Deductive and causal reasoning are two types but it is still not construed as adequate ...
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,...
present impression, the sight of a flame, for instance, results in a causal relationship in the mind of the observer between flame...
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...
This research report looks at Hume and Descartes and their ideas about reason. It is claimed that Hume minimized the use of reason...
could of course provide argument to counteract such objections. Some have said that all ethical, moral principle and judgments ...
In five pages Locke's An Essay Concerning Human Understanding is referenced in a discussion of the philosopher's perspectives rega...
In twelve pages Plato's dialogues The Republic, Phaedrus, and Gorgias are examined in an analysis of how the philosopher conceptua...
place of divine forces and natural phenomenon is seen in a depersonalized way. The final stage is the third stage of positive scie...
In seven pages this essay contrasts morality as depicted in Plato's Apology and Sophocles' Antigone. Two sources are cited in t...
inquiring and trying to discover what is good is the best kind of life, the only life worth living" (Frost, 1962, 84). As this de...
a context that is relative to his life. Aristotle believed that "happiness is an activity of soul in accordance with virtue." Ar...
to understand the last mans comprehension of these notions, and why the last man is not able to create beyond himself, one has to ...
him from within and turns him into a murderer. Blakes Songs of Experience have been described as an "unforgettable condemnation of...
meaning; however, it has a totally different meaning if one steals from a prosperous bakery in order to keep ones family from star...
neighbors. Such things do happen. When life happens, it is often unique and has little reference to the past. Yet, in examining t...
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...
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...
the importance of direct experience in the formulation of knowledge, is at the core of Humes overarching skepticism, which makes a...