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that the object of thought is capable of being. Hume understands that, quite simplistically, the soul is simply . . . the soul. ...
In five pages both philosophical arguments regarding moral judgment are compared along with a consideration of why each would disa...
determines that moral decisions are established as a result of moral sentiment rather than understanding. In the first section o...
than just reasoning and experience anyway. Deductive and causal reasoning are two types but it is still not construed as adequate ...
his own observation and experience" (Hume). In other words, an old dog, due to his experience, knows the rabbit will double back. ...
In five pages Hume's attack on the self or personal identity is discussed as represented in A Treatise of Human Nature and also co...
In five pages David Hume's definition of morality as a sympathy concept is applied to his contention that moral views do not stem ...
In six pages this research paper considers An Essay Concerning Human Understanding in an analysis of Locke's representation of how...
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...
assented to three kinds of knowledge: intuitive, demonstrative, and sensitive and all are based upon the concept of "ideas" (Kenyo...
or the perception of identity changes through time. For example, someone grows up and has certain experiences and perceptions and ...
In five pages this paper considers these two philosophers' views regarding empiricism and the origin of reason in a comparative ex...
able to determine their own choices, rather than be automatically programmed for response. The student might surmise that o...
In nine pages this paper discusses how Rene Descartes philosophically attempted to prove God exists in his Meditations on First Ph...
and change. He did not perceive the world as having changed greatly, but instead perceived the same world in a much different lig...
More specifically, Hume argued that cause is the idea that one event makes another event inevitable and/or necessary (The Philosop...
In eleven pages this report discusses how Hume's skeptical views shaped his perceptions regarding good taste and art with the writ...
the immortality of the soul. The main points are as follows. First of all, Hume points out that the soul is said to be immaterial,...
personal desire to do so, rather than depending upon automatic reaction or stimulation. "The skeptic, therefore, had better keep ...
In five pages Hume's views on free will and determinism are examined within the context of An Enquiry Concerning Human Understandi...
In eight pages Hume's Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding serves as a springboard to a discussion regarding the Scottish philos...
In five pages this paper contrasts the philosophical perspectives of David Hume and Thomas Aquinas regarding religion and ultimate...
In five pages this paper discusses how doubt and reality is understood by philosopher Rene Descartes with his argument flaws also ...
the considerations surrounding his concepts of the mind and he supports his contentions with direct demonstrations of the applicab...
and the imagination. However, he states that gaining an idea of self from the presentation given by the senses initially cannot re...
that one already has some sense of who they are. Therefore, using ones senses cannot be used to initially gain an idea of humanity...
event has a cause; and, second, an immortal soul exists distinct from the body. Therefore, freedom of the human will serves as an ...
In five pages this paper considers the philosophical views of David Hume and Socrates regarding Ralph Waldo Emerson's observation ...
In six pages human nature is the focus in an overview that contrasts Descartes' philosophy with that of George Berkeley's with cri...
In fourteen pages this paper examines how passion and human happiness were perceived from various philosophers spanning the sixtee...