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Essays 151 - 180
all that man can know, as well for the conduct of his life as for the preservation of his health and the discovery of all the arts...
unchanging primary principles constitute the basis of all knowledge, and that knowledge of a thing is required in order to conduct...
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...
believe in absolutes. Much of what the philosopher contends seems to provide support for that view. Aristotle says, in line with t...
doubt and thought. If he thinks, then he exists: at least, his mind exists, since what he knows of his body is dependent, again, o...
also supported what was known as the Theory of Ideas, which mainly stated that archetypal ideas (which rest in the universal)(Plan...
having been created by a supreme and ethereal being, whose own creation is inherent to that of all He created. Based upon his def...
is real? Again, the Cartesian Cogito is something that resolves the problem for some. Still, this is a problem that many philosoph...
In six pages this research paper examines Descartes' 'I think therefore I am' argument regarding existence. Six sources are cited...
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 five pages this paper contrasts and compares how this trio of philosophers perceived the soul and reality in a consideration of...
In two pages this paper examines how the philosophies of these two theorists were influenced by history and their respective cultu...
In five pages two of Descartes' arguments are analyzed in terms of the nature of object existence and the determination of dreamin...
He found that he could not believe in something unless its certainty was unquestionable. He only believed in the concrete, the po...
In six pages human nature is the focus in an overview that contrasts Descartes' philosophy with that of George Berkeley's with cri...
In six pages Descartes' arguments regarding reality and existence as revealed in Meditations are examined along with Searle's obje...
In five pages this paper examines the French philosopher's text as it explains his approaches to recognizing knowledge that is 'tr...
defines it as sort of a liveliness of vividness that accompanies the perception of a new idea. A belief, he says, is more than an...
In six pages this essay examines the preface and each of the Meditations in terms of its primary points, the relationship that exi...
In two pages this essay considers Descartes' doubt methodology as it is represented in this Meditation. There is no bibliography ...
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 two pages this paper examines how William James sought to improve upon Descartes' seventeenth century psychological philosophy ...
In five pages Descartes' Meditation III is analyzed in terms of affirmations, denials, knowledge, and the existence of God. There...
In three pages philosophers Hume, Descartes, and Aristotle are applied to the concepts of man's nature, the existence of God, and ...
In seven pages this paper examines the perspectives of this seventeenth century philosopher in terms of man's natural existence an...
In nine pages specific questions are answered regarding Aristotle's position on happiness, virtue, knowledge, and wisdom, and then...