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long before the development of measurement and observation tools that could provide "proof" of his position. Scientifically...
only from a scientific standpoint but from a philosophical and political standpoint as well. British philosopher John Lock...
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...
is real? Again, the Cartesian Cogito is something that resolves the problem for some. Still, this is a problem that many philosoph...
the immortality of the soul. The main points are as follows. First of all, Hume points out that the soul is said to be immaterial,...
they touched, saw, tasted and felt, was actually constructed from a very sophisticated computer program. The people of this future...
One will of course possess an impression from the sight, and supposes that there is a causal relationship between the flames and t...
In eight pages this paper examines these philosophers' views regarding knowledge in a consideration of experience and reason with ...
In five pages this report contrasts and compares the conservative Bentham with the liberal Hume and then applies their concepts to...
made consistent"; meaning that its hard to believe we can draw the wrong conclusions if we have true premises to begin with (Berke...
his own observation and experience" (Hume). In other words, an old dog, due to his experience, knows the rabbit will double back. ...
a "relentless critic of metaphysics and religion" (David Hume, 2002). Hume argued that "our purely philosophical conceptions of G...
discover) the truth or falsity of propositions about past and present events, propositions about the future seem problematic. If a...
even more challenging. He takes dualism to its logical end by insisting that we not only cannot prove that the matter exists, but ...
He asserted that evidence that God exists in a singular or plural context because it has become universally accepted as truth (135...
personal desire to do so, rather than depending upon automatic reaction or stimulation. "The skeptic, therefore, had better keep ...
rather selfish but perhaps it is true. Hume further believes that that the house also produces pleasure, which in turn produces pr...
for others, such as Bentham and Mill. One of the positions for which Hume is famous is that we cannot derive ought from is, in oth...
of the foundational ideas of philosophy. According to him, the problem of evil posed a philosophical threat to the design argumen...
In five pages this paper discusses Hume's knowledge of the world theory and his rejection of causality and induction. One source ...
In six pages this research paper contrasts and compares these men's philosophical perspectives on God's existence. Four sources a...
In five pages this research paper considers Hume's philosophical text in an overview of its structure and main points. Six source...
determines that moral decisions are established as a result of moral sentiment rather than understanding. In the first section o...
In seven pages this paper analyzes the views of these philosophers as they relate to the death penalty. Six sources are cited in ...
In seven pages this paper considers Hume's compatibilism philosophy and offers criticisms to examine how his position could be mod...
In five pages this essay discusses Hume's opposition to the a posteriori argument regarding the divine 'Designer' of the cosmos. ...
In five pages Hume's views on free will and determinism are examined within the context of An Enquiry Concerning Human Understandi...
In six pages this paper examines how knowledge theories are philosophically conceptualized by Kant, Hume, Spinoza, and Descartes. ...
with whatever is remote and extraordinary; and running without control into the most distant parts of space and time in order to a...
In twelve pages the impact of Hume's arguments regarding miracles on religious thought is assessed in terms of whether or not God ...