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Essays 211 - 240
Smarts philosophies regarding the correlation between brain and mind are supported by a number of historic philosophers and scient...
conclusion that "a being than which none greater can be conceived can be conceived to be greater than it is," which is "absurd" (A...
experiences were possible (Gogan, 2006). This author indicates this in the following: "Kant gets rid of the usual foundation for r...
and truth, Benjamin (2002) surmises how those who have invested both time and pains in its postulations should partake of a greate...
perception is that which we, as humans, have been trained to discern as a species, inasmuch as the certain quality of perception r...
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...
the Buddhist worldview and the goal of detaching oneself from the material world and the body. "Thought is an attribute that rea...
accept the cogito at face value. It is only after answering an objection, that he comes up with a conclusion, which is that while ...
is an objective reality, people are basically defining what is real and what is not. Life becomes confusing. Loeb (1986) explains...
or the perception of identity changes through time. For example, someone grows up and has certain experiences and perceptions and ...
capable of undergoing so many changes with regard to appearance, temperature, solidity and so on as to be rendered completely diff...
Arguments for the Existence of God Rene Descartes (1596-1650) is known as one of the most influential Western philosophers today....
of the world (1993). Yet, one can see this in action in smaller ways. Another way to look at the world is through the model called...
that the condition for being in a mental state should be given by the function of that state and also, this is meant to be in term...
to the first two in that people have some former knowledge in order to "know" someone, or "know" how to do something (Hospers, 196...
The fundamental propositions of the science established in the Meditations go to physics, but while Descartes did apply science, h...
one is not perceiving reality correctly. Yet, while all of these situations leads to a change in perception, who is to say that th...
occurred. One of the only things that one can find to argue about Locke is that he eventually becomes as inflexible as the rest o...
at the conclusion that there is no belief of which we can be certain, since the process of acquiring such information is inherentl...
They are, instead, robot-like in that they do what they are told and do not question the validity of the teachings. Instead, peopl...
which he uses to argue that the senses are not based in the physical world. This is also supported by his argument that madmen may...
Despite her poor reception by those that disagree with her philosophically, Costello makes many valid points about animal rights. ...
Some (not Descartes) focused on the fact that reality is mainly material - these are the materialists (What is Philosophy?). Other...
the Western tradition. This is because they combine powerful introspection with a radical desire for the discovery of truth that, ...
The problem which arose was that if the mind generates all perception, then is our understanding of something "real", meaning of t...
It is in the Second Meditation, however, that the apparent flaw in his logic appears and gives rise to the Cartesian Circle. In th...
In a paper of five pages, the writer looks at skepticism in philosophy. The skeptical writings of Montaigne, Pascal, and Descartes...
This paper considers how Descartes used doubt to prove his own existence. There are three sources in this five page paper. ...
might Descartes for example deal with the problem? A student writing on this subject will want to point out that the primary dilem...
beyond their own myopic existence. Can conscious experience be separate from the brain, and can conscious experience wield causal...