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awareness of the moment at hand and draws attention to the fleeting nature of existence that unifies all things. "The ideas of Se...

way they are like human beings who are mentally handicapped. Animals have souls and are loving and lovable, but they do not have t...

conclusion that "a being than which none greater can be conceived can be conceived to be greater than it is," which is "absurd" (A...

experiences were possible (Gogan, 2006). This author indicates this in the following: "Kant gets rid of the usual foundation for r...

Smarts philosophies regarding the correlation between brain and mind are supported by a number of historic philosophers and scient...

and truth, Benjamin (2002) surmises how those who have invested both time and pains in its postulations should partake of a greate...

is an objective reality, people are basically defining what is real and what is not. Life becomes confusing. Loeb (1986) explains...

or the perception of identity changes through time. For example, someone grows up and has certain experiences and perceptions and ...

and balances helps to equalize what man truly knows and that which he thinks he knows - the very foundation for identifying weakne...

at the conclusion that there is no belief of which we can be certain, since the process of acquiring such information is inherentl...

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...

certain choices in life. They make communion and choose a new middle name. They go to school, and their degree is attached to that...

a thinking thing, or a thing possessing within itself the faculty of thinking" (Descartes, 1960, p. 7). The fundamental asp...

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...

that the condition for being in a mental state should be given by the function of that state and also, this is meant to be in term...

The fundamental propositions of the science established in the Meditations go to physics, but while Descartes did apply science, h...

one is not perceiving reality correctly. Yet, while all of these situations leads to a change in perception, who is to say that th...

to the first two in that people have some former knowledge in order to "know" someone, or "know" how to do something (Hospers, 196...

It is in the Second Meditation, however, that the apparent flaw in his logic appears and gives rise to the Cartesian Circle. In th...

The problem which arose was that if the mind generates all perception, then is our understanding of something "real", meaning of t...

of the most important philosophers when talking about knowledge and where it comes from. His explanation suggests that there is a ...

at those responsible for the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. In other words, education is supposed to take a neutral appr...

This essay addresses Descartes and the error known a the somatic market hypothesis. In this discussion, the writer differentiates ...

In seven pages this chapter is discussed in terms of how the author portrayed the philosophical influences of such theorists as Hu...

In four pages this paper discusses how Russell reacted to the 'dream demon' notion of Descartes, contrasting his perspective that ...

In five pages this essay argues that ancient principles were rejected by seventeenth and eighteenth century scientific breakthroug...

In seven pages this paper examines the perspectives of this seventeenth century philosopher in terms of man's natural existence an...

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 ...