YOU WERE LOOKING FOR :Second Meditation of Rene Descartes
Essays 241 - 270
The problem which arose was that if the mind generates all perception, then is our understanding of something "real", meaning of t...
at those responsible for the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. In other words, education is supposed to take a neutral appr...
upon life are not likely to be duplicated in the near future. Indeed, the praise for such progression during these two periods ca...
of that century, the French philosopher, Nicolas Malebranche (1638-1715) developed his metaphysical theories known as "occasionali...
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...
of the most important philosophers when talking about knowledge and where it comes from. His explanation suggests that there is a ...
In five pages this paper discusses the grounds for believing in God's existence by discussing philosophical interpretations of fou...
In eleven pages this paper defines rationalism and empiricism in a consideration of the philosophical views of Berkeley, Hume, Loc...
are comprised of. Dualism and Descartes Descartes believed that the two elements were mind and soul, or mental substance ("gh...
In ten pages this paper examines what philosophy represents as considered in Philosophy The Quest For Truth by Louis R. Pojman a...
In nine pages the debate between innate or native knowledge as espoused by Kant, Descartes, and Plato is compared with the empiric...
yet highly controversial Theory of Evolution in 1859, a theory impressive in its presentation and scientific reasoning but unmista...
In five pages this paper discusses how the philosophies of Descartes and Heidegger manifest themselves in this short story by Samu...
God is the world and the universe and it is just there. At the same time, he may be seen as both the cause of, and the universe, i...
This research report looks at the ideas of both of these theorists. Armstrong's opposition to Descartes' ideas is duly noted. Thi...
In seven pages this paper examines the perspectives of this seventeenth century philosopher in terms of man's natural existence an...
argued that this is true, Plato, but let us bring forth two other philosophers to create a better atmosphere for this discourse. ...
In three pages philosophers Hume, Descartes, and Aristotle are applied to the concepts of man's nature, the existence of God, and ...
able to determine their own choices, rather than be automatically programmed for response. The student might surmise that o...
In eight pages Cleaver's text is analyzed in the context of the racial tensions that existed then and now. There are no other sou...
In seven pages this chapter is discussed in terms of how the author portrayed the philosophical influences of such theorists as Hu...
In nine pages specific questions are answered regarding Aristotle's position on happiness, virtue, knowledge, and wisdom, and then...
In five pages psychology and the foundations laid by philosophy are examined in a discussion of Herodotus, Socrates, Aquinas, Lock...
This essay addresses Descartes and the error known a the somatic market hypothesis. In this discussion, the writer differentiates ...
In five pages this essay argues that ancient principles were rejected by seventeenth and eighteenth century scientific breakthroug...
of psychology as well as the evolution of practice" (Resnick, 1997, p. 463). Psychology as a discipline has come to be an e...
This research report looks at one of Descartes' most well known theories. The basis of the Cartesian Circle is duly noted. The ide...
This research report examines the theories of Descartes and how knowledge and the intellect relate to experiential knowledge. The ...
In four pages this paper discusses how Russell reacted to the 'dream demon' notion of Descartes, contrasting his perspective that ...
This research report looks at this ultimate skeptic and explores doubt and truth in terms of all intellectual propositions. Is Des...