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

unchanging primary principles constitute the basis of all knowledge, and that knowledge of a thing is required in order to conduct...

believe in absolutes. Much of what the philosopher contends seems to provide support for that view. Aristotle says, in line with t...

This is found in Descartes work Meditations and is referred to as substance dualism, which is also known as Cartesian interactioni...

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...

the body dies (Island of Freedom, 2003). Although Descartes saw the mind and body as two separate substances and also having diff...

dominated by Aristotelianism (McMullen, 2002). Due to the dominance of Aristotelianism, the idea of mechanical philosophy did not...

"wears" but has nothing to do with the actual internal identity of the individual. The British philosopher Gilbert Rye referred to...

components of our existence. From a historical perspective meditation has played a tremendously important role even in the United...

body but the are not only of the body ("Rene," 2005). The mind controls these things. Mind also cannot be "thought without it thin...

in order to establish a firm foundation of understanding in his or her life. In knowledge there is inherent value and wealth; dwe...

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

is a rather immense task that philosophers have been dealing with for quite some time. The fact that no one can know the answer f...

apply to all of them. First, in the Buddhist tradition, there is no charge for any part of the program. Hosts not only do not ch...

and philosophy have looked at such issues. Some contemporary philosophers claim that all things are really comprised of energy and...

or sight) was subjected to each individuals standards of judgment. Whereas concrete facts were not changeable or subject to ones i...

conclusions. Most logical claims can be refuted. Thus, logic in some way is not much better than perception. At least, one can say...

including moral evil. Epicurus, by contrast, believed just the opposite and openly asserted how the gods have no sway over anyone...

by humanity, without turning to any other body of factual information or knowledge. In other words, it is possible for people to c...

infinite substance: God, "the universal essence or nature of everything that exists" (Wozniak, 1995). Spinoza (1997) persevered a...

The Islamic Jihad formed as a means by which to right the wrongs of government intervention. In the quest to separate what its me...

occurred. One of the only things that one can find to argue about Locke is that he eventually becomes as inflexible as the rest o...

They are, instead, robot-like in that they do what they are told and do not question the validity of the teachings. Instead, peopl...

In five pages psychology and the foundations laid by philosophy are examined in a discussion of Herodotus, Socrates, Aquinas, Lock...

In one page this paper examines how daily life can be transcended through meditation with the Buddhist example of Prince Siddharth...

able to determine their own choices, rather than be automatically programmed for response. The student might surmise that o...

argued that this is true, Plato, but let us bring forth two other philosophers to create a better atmosphere for this discourse. ...

In five pages this paper examines the construction of a logical system within the context of slavery as described in Frederick Dou...

upon life are not likely to be duplicated in the near future. Indeed, the praise for such progression during these two periods ca...

attempt to free themselves. What he has realized is that what they had seen all along on the wall of the cave were mere representa...