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for example, would exist even if there were no human beings there to see it, but not that colour was an independent spiritual form...

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

philosophy" was intent on raising philosophical debate above the aesthetic and theological interests which had held it captive for...

logically be at a variance. So, for the person uttering the statement about the validity of the solidness of the chair, it may ver...

function can be said to be literal. In other words, what is inferred in immediately testable and will hold true for every person. ...

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

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

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

(Anonymous The Philosophy of Ren? Descartes, 2002; phildescartes1.htm). In 1629 settled himself in Holland, a place which appar...

Tis essay presents a summary and discussion of the perspectives presented by Rene Descartes in his "Discourse on the Method," part...

the belief that God created all plants and animals, as well as the universe itself, as recounted in the Old Testament. Evolutioni...

there is noting upon which the beliefs of an individual may be based and built or expanded upon. Descartes Meditations It is in "...

8. In order to distinguish between the activities of God and the activities of created things, we must explain the conception of a...

think, therefore I am" (Frost 2550. From this Descartes reasoned a body of ideas that he did not believe could be disputed, as th...

in Greece since 4 BCE, those who dared to doubt or who said it was okay to express doubts and questions werent held in high regard...

what is not. Descartes method of systematic doubt is to "reject as if absolutely false anything as to which I could imagine t...

This paper examines the 'constant mental state' theory of psychology William James created to improve the theoretical limitations ...

considering them in De homine, and proposing that there was some kind of interaction between the two, Descartes provided a more cl...

mind may receive sensory perceptions from the brain, but it is able to act freely, based on thought processes. While it may have ...

and space-- the factual historical figure and the imaginary Eastern mystic. Descartes criticism of Siddhartha One can imagine t...

off in the matter of modern political philosophies, it is still important to question what is meant by "think" or what defines the...

This research report examines the ideas of the philosopher Rene Descartes and how he views reality. Is only the physical real? Ide...

In five pages this paper discusses how doubt and reality is understood by philosopher Rene Descartes with his argument flaws also ...

In five pages Meditation I and Meditation II of Rene Descartes are analyzed. There is no bibliography included....