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idea that nothing comes from nothing. Reality in itself must come from a cause that is at least equal if not more so than its effe...
In five pages this research paper discusses Descartes' Meditations on First Philosophy in terms of deductive reasoning and an eval...
yet highly controversial Theory of Evolution in 1859, a theory impressive in its presentation and scientific reasoning but unmista...
In five pages this paper considers these two philosophers' views regarding empiricism and the origin of reason in a comparative ex...
this sentiment and states that it is good when each individual realizes their talents and abilities to their fullest. Speaking in ...
Hume was often at odds with other philosophers when it came to his personal perception of human nature and the ways of life....
of human thinking or reasoning is based on experience and the integration of experience into personal knowledge. Turing recognize...
multiculturalism and reconstruction to cloud the truth and cultivate biased perspectives has caused Americas history textbooks to ...
preferred candidate for African-Americans at eighty-eight percent. In fact, other than the White vote, Kerry won out over Bush in...
The assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr., Robert Kennedy and the substantive divisions regarding the Vietnam War all sparked ...
In ten pages brief essays considering dying, death, and bereavement are presented in a consideration of terminal illness and child...
This paper examines the theories of Gilbert Harman pertinent to scientific and moral reasoning. The author addresses how morality...
This research report examines the ideas of the philosopher Rene Descartes and how he views reality. Is only the physical real? Ide...
you either mistake it for something else, or you can easily understand how someone might come to do this" (89). In this way, Bouws...
In nine pages specific questions are answered regarding Aristotle's position on happiness, virtue, knowledge, and wisdom, and then...
In five pages this research paper contrasts and compares 16th century mind concepts of Rene Descartes and 20th century counterpart...
This research report looks at how knowledge is acquired according to these two theorists. A great deal of information is contained...
nature and follow it. It will not be discovered in a rational, intellectualized society. Hume The foundation of Humes think...
In five pages material substance concepts are considered in this contrasting and comparison of three philosophical perspectives wi...
In five pages the First Meditation of Rene Descartes is examined in terms of dream doubt and how perception examples fall short of...
true of actions as well as other events, not in order to argue that determinism is compatible with actions being freely performed ...
and the imagination. However, he states that gaining an idea of self from the presentation given by the senses initially cannot re...
that one already has some sense of who they are. Therefore, using ones senses cannot be used to initially gain an idea of humanity...
they touched, saw, tasted and felt, was actually constructed from a very sophisticated computer program. The people of this future...
long before the development of measurement and observation tools that could provide "proof" of his position. Scientifically...
this is a ludicrous statement because if the sun did not rise, there would be no life as human beings need the sun in order for th...
be certain, since the process of acquiring such information is inherently flawed. Not an altogether optimistic philosophy to be s...
In eleven pages this report discusses how Hume's skeptical views shaped his perceptions regarding good taste and art with the writ...
It is here that the concept of utility arises. Hume asserts that qualities are valued either for their agreeableness, either to t...
his previous beliefs had rested, since he intends to analyse philosophically whether these beliefs are in fact valid, and if they ...