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In five pages this essay discusses Hume's opposition to the a posteriori argument regarding the divine 'Designer' of the cosmos. ...

a "relentless critic of metaphysics and religion" (David Hume, 2002). Hume argued that "our purely philosophical conceptions of G...

even more challenging. He takes dualism to its logical end by insisting that we not only cannot prove that the matter exists, but ...

He asserted that evidence that God exists in a singular or plural context because it has become universally accepted as truth (135...

In eleven pages this report discusses how Hume's skeptical views shaped his perceptions regarding good taste and art with the writ...

It is here that the concept of utility arises. Hume asserts that qualities are valued either for their agreeableness, either to t...

rather selfish but perhaps it is true. Hume further believes that that the house also produces pleasure, which in turn produces pr...

In six pages this research paper contrasts and compares these men's philosophical perspectives on God's existence. Four sources a...

In five pages this research paper considers Hume's philosophical text in an overview of its structure and main points. Six source...

personal desire to do so, rather than depending upon automatic reaction or stimulation. "The skeptic, therefore, had better keep ...

be certain, since the process of acquiring such information is inherently flawed. Not an altogether optimistic philosophy to be s...

than just reasoning and experience anyway. Deductive and causal reasoning are two types but it is still not construed as adequate ...

would be clearly dependent upon the eye of the beholder. Therefore, the conclusions were not judgments, per se, but were response...

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...

they touched, saw, tasted and felt, was actually constructed from a very sophisticated computer program. The people of this future...

Therefore, Kant reasons, perception of this permanent is possible only through a thing outside me" (Kant 245, B275). What makes K...

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,...

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

long before the development of measurement and observation tools that could provide "proof" of his position. Scientifically...

only from a scientific standpoint but from a philosophical and political standpoint as well. British philosopher John Lock...

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

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

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

In ten pages Hume's life, works, and writings are considered including his Treatise of Human Nature, with an assessment of his inf...

In five pages this report contrasts and compares the conservative Bentham with the liberal Hume and then applies their concepts to...

distinguishes between the activities of the practical and intellectual virtues, with the activities of political virtue having a s...

pressures to reduce public spending and a general social trend for individual to increase their personal responsibility. The issu...

The case at hand concerns partial birth abortion. Abortion-though guaranteed as a right by the Constitution-is something that is s...

the fact that regardless of whether or not abortions are legal, women will still get abortions. These were, and are, referred to a...

or not having the right to life" (Marquis 241). Therefore, Marquis, more or less, examines what it is that makes killing any human...