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Philospher David Hume

In five pages David Hume's contention that there is no God is countered by an opposing argument. Two sources are cited in the bib...

External Objects, Human Perception and the 'Representationalism' of John Locke

In six pages this research paper considers An Essay Concerning Human Understanding in an analysis of Locke's representation of how...

Analysis of Relativism vs. Absolutism

In ten pages this research paper discusses the philosophical arguments of Jean Paul Sartre, William James, Michel de Montaigne, Th...

Analysis of the Pluralism Philosophy

In twelve pages this research paper examines the evolution of pluralism in a consideration of such philosophies as David Hume's em...

Evil and Philosophy II

In six pages this paper discusses evil in the world in a consideration of philosophical perspectives offered in the Bible, Night b...

Knowledge of the World Theory of David Hume

In five pages this paper examines David Hume's philosophy regarding knowledge and how it is based upon immediate perceptual experi...

Miracles According to David Hume

This paper considers the nature of miracles from the philosophical perspectives of David Hume in 5 pages. Four sources are cited ...

Teleology and Proving God's Existence Through Reason

thought and action are connected, bringing to mind the view of science and how it demonstrated the same evidence. Character...

Abortion and the Philosophies of David Hume and Aristotle

In a report consisting of eight pages abortion is examined within the context of David Hume's utilitarian philosophy and Aristotle...

God, Understanding Morality, and David Hume

In five pages David Hume's definition of morality as a sympathy concept is applied to his contention that moral views do not stem ...

David Hume on Causation and Rational Belief

In three pages this paper discusses David Hume's philosophical belief that causation laid the foundation for rational belief with ...

Miracles and David Hume

In six pages Scottish philosopher David Hume's skepticism concerning the existence of miracles is discussed which although interes...

Concepts of Empiricism and Common Sense

This paper examines the concepts of empiricism and common sense from the perspectives of George Berkeley and David Hume in five pa...

Justice Rules and David Hume

In five pages this report assesses David Hume's attitudes regarding jusice and examines why he labels it as an artificial virtue b...

Subjective and Objective Morality and Scottish Philosopher David Hume

In four pages this report examines subjective and objective morality from the perspective of David Hume. Two sources are cited in...

David Hume's Epistemology

you, and by the cold reception which your pretended discoveries shall meet with, when communicated. Be a philosopher; but amidst ...

Laws, Morality, Plato, Aquinas, and Hobbes

In seven pages the views of Plato, Thomas Aquinas, and Thomas Hobbes are compared and contrasted in a consideration of whether or ...

David Hume

controversial writings on religion and morality (Hume, 2002). In fact, he continued to turn out essays and critical writings on ev...

Subjectivist vs. Rationalist Philosophical Theories

here on Earth. This of course, did not go over well with the Church who was used to organizing everyones life on Earth. Reason, th...

Testimonial Knowledge and Robert Audi

some strategy that starts from other beliefs that we have. Inference, for example, is such a strategy. One might infer that it is ...

Cosmological Argument of David Hume

with a wholly different sort of argument. He states that if the universe has an intelligent designer (i.e., the cosmological argum...

St. Anselm's Ontological Argument from Philosophical Perspectives

points which are "1) God is defined as the being in which none greater is possible; 2) It is true that the notion of God exists i...

Skepticism and the Existence of God

is not particularly concerned with explaining the universe, but rather offers the argument to how that God exists. "You ask me, wh...

The Central Ideas of David Hume

have been the fact that the individual has MS or CP or some other disease. Another reason might have been that they simply were no...

David Hume on Whether or Not Tomorrow the Sun Will Rise

day. There is no reason to speculate that it will not rise tomorrow. Hence, there is a quandary. There is logic that considers sci...

David Hume on Natural Religion

a philosopher, Philo a skeptic and Demea a theologian. Well see if this is correct and analyze one of the arguments. Cleanthes O...

Hume’s Dialogue Updated

any attempt to model understanding of God on the basis of a study of humanity is simply untenable. What is the soul of man? A mixt...

Miracles and David Hume

In twelve pages the impact of Hume's arguments regarding miracles on religious thought is assessed in terms of whether or not God ...

Thomas Aquinas' Global Perspectives on the Hierarchy Concept

In 5 pages this paper examines social order within the context of the hierarchical cosmology concept of Thomas Aquinas. Four sour...

Thomas Nagel, Peter Unger, and David Hume on Skepticism

present impression, the sight of a flame, for instance, results in a causal relationship in the mind of the observer between flame...