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In five pages the sense of wonder Descartes conjures in his Third Meditation regarding the existence of God is examined. There ar...
In five pages this paper discusses the grounds for believing in God's existence by discussing philosophical interpretations of fou...
highest truth and certainty I have learned either from the senses or through the senses" (Descartes 29). But he is quick to note ...
the world, but only derive essence later. In other words, a human is nothing to start with, and the essence of the person comes fr...
cause of the effect must possess as much reality as the effect. Furthermore, Descartes asserts that any cause must have as much p...
Goldings Lord of the Flies, for example, gives a view of civilised society which is by no means optimistic. He takes a group of ch...
of the most important philosophers when talking about knowledge and where it comes from. His explanation suggests that there is a ...
This paper considers how Descartes used doubt to prove his own existence. There are three sources in this five page paper. ...
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...
Arguments for the Existence of God Rene Descartes (1596-1650) is known as one of the most influential Western philosophers today....
capable of undergoing so many changes with regard to appearance, temperature, solidity and so on as to be rendered completely diff...
the ultimate good. If God has created finite spirits endowed with free will, it must be expected that this free will is going to...
In four pages this paper presents an autobiography of Saint Augustine and also considers his arguments on the existence of God....
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 this paper contrasts and compares how this trio of philosophers perceived the soul and reality in a consideration of...
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 five pages this paper examines the French philosopher's text as it explains his approaches to recognizing knowledge that is 'tr...
In two pages this paper examines how the philosophies of these two theorists were influenced by history and their respective cultu...
In five pages Descartes' philosophies regarding education are discussed and whether or not there is any evidence of them in the co...
In six pages this research paper and essay considers how God's existence or lack thereof was argued by these three philosophers. ...
In five pages Descartes' Second Meditation is explored in terms of his analysis of what the perception of melting beeswax would be...
even more challenging. He takes dualism to its logical end by insisting that we not only cannot prove that the matter exists, but ...
what Descartes believed to be the existence of humanity and humanitys understanding of what knowledge truly is. In a comparison of...
In six pages this paper examines how knowledge theories are philosophically conceptualized by Kant, Hume, Spinoza, and Descartes. ...