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In five pages this essay discusses how rational foundationalism is explored by Descartes in his Meditations on the First Philosoph...

In six pages Rene Descartes' Meditations are used to distinguish between dreaming and the waking reality state. There are no othe...

In five pages this report examines these concepts from the perspectives of Democritus, Rene Descartes, and Aristotle. Six sources...

In five pages Descartes' philosophies regarding education are discussed and whether or not there is any evidence of them in the co...

In five pages this paper considers what philosophers David Hume, Thomas Hobbes, Rene Descartes, and Plato have to say about the du...

In five pages this paper discusses the grounds for believing in God's existence by discussing philosophical interpretations of fou...

their Doubts, and to confirm them at last in a perfect Skepticism" (47). Locke...

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

going to equal seven. He states in his Mediations on First Philosophy: "SEVERAL years have now elapsed since I first became awar...

philosophy" was intent on raising philosophical debate above the aesthetic and theological interests which had held it captive for...

function can be said to be literal. In other words, what is inferred in immediately testable and will hold true for every person. ...

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...

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

do not assert any observation sentences (Yancy, 1995). And in fact, science and philosophy truly have a lot in common. Both scient...

that he be deceived since God is supremely good. Nevertheless, it does appear to Descartes that there is a good possibility that G...

highest truth and certainty I have learned either from the senses or through the senses" (Descartes 29). But he is quick to note ...

the world, but only derive essence later. In other words, a human is nothing to start with, and the essence of the person comes fr...

until midmorning began as a result of his ill health (Gaukroger, 1997). The education he received here, which lasted until 1612 se...

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

Therefore, realities for these individuals would logically be at a variance. Francis Bacon, considered the father of modern scie...

Cartesian dualism is also known as the "mind-body problem" and establishes that there are clearly separate and distinct aspects of...

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

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

it comes to knowledge leads one to believe that people are much more likely to act out in such a manner that is motivated only by ...

for answers related to existence or transcendence. Interestingly, many will read his arguments, which are admittedly logical and w...

it is also the case that in general terms, people seem to believe what they see. They do not see atoms and they do see a solid mas...

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

the Buddhist worldview and the goal of detaching oneself from the material world and the body. "Thought is an attribute that rea...

accept the cogito at face value. It is only after answering an objection, that he comes up with a conclusion, which is that while ...