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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...

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 ...

is an objective reality, people are basically defining what is real and what is not. Life becomes confusing. Loeb (1986) explains...

Smarts philosophies regarding the correlation between brain and mind are supported by a number of historic philosophers and scient...

capable of undergoing so many changes with regard to appearance, temperature, solidity and so on as to be rendered completely diff...

of the world (1993). Yet, one can see this in action in smaller ways. Another way to look at the world is through the model called...

a thinking thing, or a thing possessing within itself the faculty of thinking" (Descartes, 1960, p. 7). The fundamental asp...

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...

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...

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...

Arguments for the Existence of God Rene Descartes (1596-1650) is known as one of the most influential Western philosophers today....

They are, instead, robot-like in that they do what they are told and do not question the validity of the teachings. Instead, peopl...

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

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

Descartes seemed to think that the way to find objectivity, from a subjective existence, would be to prove that a perfect God is t...

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

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

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

This essay addresses Descartes and the error known a the somatic market hypothesis. In this discussion, the writer differentiates ...

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

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

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

This research report looks at the ideas of both of these theorists. Armstrong's opposition to Descartes' ideas is duly noted. Thi...

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

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 four pages this paper discusses how Russell reacted to the 'dream demon' notion of Descartes, contrasting his perspective that ...