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Philosophical Look at David Hume and Plato

In six pages this paper denotes similarities and differences in the philosophies of Plato and Hume regarding God, morality, and hu...

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 ...

Euthyphro by Plato and the Reactions of David Hume and Immanuel Kant

In six pages this paper discusses how Plato's Euthyphro would be received by Hume and Kant in a consideration of family duty, love...

Justice Concept of Young Challenging the Views of David Hume, Thomas Aquinas, and Aristotle

men for the society in which they develop. Youngs concepts of justice and mans role in society appear to challenge those prese...

Compatibilism and David Hume

In seven pages this paper considers Hume's compatibilism philosophy and offers criticisms to examine how his position could be mod...

Cause and Effect Attacks of David Hume

In eight pages Hume's counter philosophical arguments to causality are examined with supporting evidence offered by Immanuel Kant ...

Material Substance According to David Hume, George Berkeley, and John Locke

In five pages material substance concepts are considered in this contrasting and comparison of three philosophical perspectives wi...

Reality Perspectives of George Berkeley and David Hume

made consistent"; meaning that its hard to believe we can draw the wrong conclusions if we have true premises to begin with (Berke...

Section IX of An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding by David Hume

his own observation and experience" (Hume). In other words, an old dog, due to his experience, knows the rabbit will double back. ...

Rationalism and the Concepts of Rene Descartes and David Hume

In eight pages this paper examines these philosophers' views regarding knowledge in a consideration of experience and reason with ...

Rene Descartes and David Hume on Knowledge

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

John Locke and David Hume on Knowledge

One will of course possess an impression from the sight, and supposes that there is a causal relationship between the flames and t...

'Humean' Naturalism and Wittgenstein

neighbors. Such things do happen. When life happens, it is often unique and has little reference to the past. Yet, in examining t...

Hume's Concept of Utility

may volunteer to go door to door to collect money for charity. Each makes use of leisure time. Yet, one might attach the actions o...

Hume's Skepticism - An Overview

the importance of direct experience in the formulation of knowledge, is at the core of Humes overarching skepticism, which makes a...

Hume's Is-Ought Problem

to change moral systems developed before him with complicity in an illegitimate process of reasoning" (p.6). Essentially, he is as...

Critique of Llewelyn and Hume Article on How Patients Perceive Therapy

style to be clear and unbiased. These were then categories by qualified psychologies into one of three groups, behavioural therapy...

Hume, Kant, and Descartes' Teleological, Ontological, and Cosmological Arguments and God's Existence Criticisms

Arguments for the Existence of God Rene Descartes (1596-1650) is known as one of the most influential Western philosophers today....

Critical Essay on Hume's View of Contracts

ever voted, by a tenth part of those who were bound to pay obedience to it " (Hume PG). One can take this notion a step further an...

Edward Humes' 'No Matter How Loud I Shout : A Year in the Life of Juvenile Court'

This is a 5 page critical review that criticizes the nation's system of juvenile justice and its many shortfalls, emphasizing the ...

Hypocritical Title of the 'Scottish Enlightenment'

In 5 pages this paper argues that the so-called Scottish Enlightenment was neither Scottish nor particularly enlightened with Ferg...

Greenleaf's Ideas 25 Years Later

Greenleaf's first essay on servant leadership in 1970 presented a very different way of looking at leadership. He argues that a pe...

Critique of Dworkin's Striking Down of Legislation

key to the way that Dworkin is criticising it. To look at this we need to put the ideas of Dworkin into a broader context. Some, ...

Aspects of "Romeo and Juliet"

describing Tybalt, Mercutio "invoked the plague as a figure of speech, saying ... The pox of such antic, lisping, affecting phanta...

Technology Ideas

in the US in 2005 there was a record year, a total of 409,532 patent applications were filed and 165,485 patents were issued, this...

Aristotle/De Anima

possibly think?" (I.3). As this indicates, Aristotles perspective is grounded in observation and reality. He sees the mind as intr...

ECCB Membership Criteria and Requirements

the bank and other areas. In this respect it may be argued that there is an agreement similar to that seen in the European Union. ...

Classical, Celtic, Norse and Chinese Mythologies

One of the of the fundamental reasons for the success of the Romans was their ability to adopted the best components of the cultur...

A Conceptual Metaphor for Life

considering the journey chronologically. Starting with childhood, the student can discuss what he remembers of his earliest year...

Comparative Analysis of China and Canada Banking Systems

note operations, but the policy is dictated by government policy. The Receiver General is also an agency of the bank (Bank of Cana...