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In six pages this research paper examines Descartes' 'I think therefore I am' argument regarding existence. Six sources are cited...

In six pages the proof Descartes offered that God exists is considered but other relevant issues such as why he would have been mo...

In five pages this report examines Descartes' First Philosophy regarding nature and God's existence as featured in his First Medit...

He found that he could not believe in something unless its certainty was unquestionable. He only believed in the concrete, the po...

do know for certain that objects exist, we must know of them through the mind and not the senses (Important arguments ...). Desca...

the fire next to him. Therefore, he reasons that the effect, the idea of God, must have a cause in reality. Descartes writes, "B...

to discern between what is true and what is opinion has led humanity toward incredible advances in knowledge over the last several...

In a paper of five pages, the writer looks at skepticism in philosophy. The skeptical writings of Montaigne, Pascal, and Descartes...

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

Poetics by Aristotle is used as a springboard for this topic. Aristotle's take on tragedy is the focus of this paper. This five ...

In a paper consisting of seven pages the concept of marriage rooted in friendship is a view shared by Barbara Whitehead and Aristo...

In five pages this essay contrasts and compares the views on forms held by Plato as critiqued by Aristotle with references made to...

In five pages this paper discusses how the philosophies of Descartes and Heidegger manifest themselves in this short story by Samu...

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

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

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...

might Descartes for example deal with the problem? A student writing on this subject will want to point out that the primary dilem...

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

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

In eleven pages this paper defines rationalism and empiricism in a consideration of the philosophical views of Berkeley, Hume, Loc...

play, I think, and maybe that is what does it. We are faced with the spectacle of all that love being lost on someone who can t r...

philosopher, would aid in curtailing discord while broadening the trust that must exist between peoples. Using the Myth of ...

This research report looks at Hume and Descartes and their ideas about reason. It is claimed that Hume minimized the use of reason...

ideas and moods. Also, the desire for immortality may be attached to the brain. This idea paints the human being as nothing more t...

the strongest objection is to defend human composition by illustrating how equating the two are like comparing apples and oranges....

academy the first university of its type, he was able to influence minds of the next generation and proliferate his ideas and meth...

Kamath (2007) goes through all the possible outcomes regarding this dilemma. He explains that if the operation goes forth, there a...

Hylemorphism's preference over materialism in philosophy is examined from the metaphysical perspectives of Thomas Aquinas and Aris...

if it is taken outside of the context of societal situations. For Nozick, justice is more clearly a function of societal roles a...