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it is thought to be an intuition in respect to "ones own reality" (2003). It is in essence "an expression of the indubitability of...

Malcolm instead contends that if one is thinking, making decisions and so forth, he or she is obviously awake. Malcolm takes on ...

that can render a thought or a concept wrong. One can do a study one day to prove that cholesterol is bad, and then another day, a...

This is found in Descartes work Meditations and is referred to as substance dualism, which is also known as Cartesian interactioni...

having been created by a supreme and ethereal being, whose own creation is inherent to that of all He created. Based upon his def...

believe in absolutes. Much of what the philosopher contends seems to provide support for that view. Aristotle says, in line with t...

is a rather immense task that philosophers have been dealing with for quite some time. The fact that no one can know the answer f...

is real? Again, the Cartesian Cogito is something that resolves the problem for some. Still, this is a problem that many philosoph...

entire world does not revolve around them? Descartess dreaming argument likely suggests more than ones inability to determine whet...

In five pages Descartes' Meditation III is analyzed in terms of affirmations, denials, knowledge, and the existence of God. There...

In two pages this paper examines how William James sought to improve upon Descartes' seventeenth century psychological philosophy ...

In nine pages this paper examines teaching philosophies in this overview that explores the relationship between philosophy and edu...

In five pages this report compares Hume and Berkeley in terms of their philosophies' differences and similarities particularly as ...

In six pages this essay examines the preface and each of the Meditations in terms of its primary points, the relationship that exi...

In six pages Descartes' knowledge philosophy is examined in terms of dreams and reality as it pertains to the principles he outlin...

In four pages Descartes' contention that the mind is known more easily than the body is evaluated along with a consideration of th...

In five pages this research paper discusses Descartes' Meditations on First Philosophy in terms of deductive reasoning and an eval...

In five pages two of Descartes' arguments are analyzed in terms of the nature of object existence and the determination of dreamin...

In two pages this paper examines how the philosophies of these two theorists were influenced by history and their respective cultu...

He found that he could not believe in something unless its certainty was unquestionable. He only believed in the concrete, the po...

even more challenging. He takes dualism to its logical end by insisting that we not only cannot prove that the matter exists, but ...

image, a form, or a judgement, and concludes that an image or what individuals perceive as form can never be false. However, erro...

In six pages this research paper contrasts and compares these men's philosophical perspectives on God's existence. Four sources a...

being and his conviction that he is in a certain location, dressed in a certain way, but then goes on to compare his situation wit...

In six pages this research paper examines Descartes' 'I think therefore I am' argument regarding existence. Six sources are cited...

In five pages this essay discusses how rational foundationalism is explored by Descartes in his Meditations on the First Philosoph...

He didnt believe that going to church necessarily related to a relationship with God. He felt that church almost got in the way o...

cause of the effect must possess as much reality as the effect. Furthermore, Descartes asserts that any cause must have as much p...

unchanging primary principles constitute the basis of all knowledge, and that knowledge of a thing is required in order to conduct...

pull up a chair. De Pree correlates the skills of a jazz musician: improvisation, innovation, freedom, and inspiration, with wo...