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

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

of that century, the French philosopher, Nicolas Malebranche (1638-1715) developed his metaphysical theories known as "occasionali...

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

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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...

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

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

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

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 ...

This research report looks at this ultimate skeptic and explores doubt and truth in terms of all intellectual propositions. Is Des...

This research report examines rationalizations used by Descartes and his own belief system. Various issues are explored and scient...

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

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

In three pages philosophers Hume, Descartes, and Aristotle are applied to the concepts of man's nature, the existence of God, and ...

In nine pages the debate between innate or native knowledge as espoused by Kant, Descartes, and Plato is compared with the empiric...

yet highly controversial Theory of Evolution in 1859, a theory impressive in its presentation and scientific reasoning but unmista...

In five pages this paper examines life's purpose and God as represented by these worldviews with such works as The Antichrist, Med...

This research report looks at how Descartes would feel about Plato's ideas. Would he agree with Plato in his ideas about death? Th...

In ten pages this paper examines what philosophy represents as considered in Philosophy The Quest For Truth by Louis R. Pojman a...

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