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the time, which was that an absolute monarchy was not an adequate form of governance because it contained no means by which indivi...

In five pages this research paper considers Hume's philosophical text in an overview of its structure and main points. Six source...

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...

determines that moral decisions are established as a result of moral sentiment rather than understanding. In the first section o...

In five pages this paper examines David Hume's philosophy regarding knowledge and how it is based upon immediate perceptual experi...

In five pages this paper discusses Hume's knowledge of the world theory and his rejection of causality and induction. One source ...

of the foundational ideas of philosophy. According to him, the problem of evil posed a philosophical threat to the design argumen...

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...

ever voted, by a tenth part of those who were bound to pay obedience to it " (Hume PG). One can take this notion a step further an...

This, he asserted, was mans freedom of the will, in which people are able to determine their own choices, rather than be automatic...

controversial writings on religion and morality (Hume, 2002). In fact, he continued to turn out essays and critical writings on ev...

personal desire to do so, rather than depending upon automatic reaction or stimulation. "The skeptic, therefore, had better keep ...

He asserted that evidence that God exists in a singular or plural context because it has become universally accepted as truth (135...

In five pages Hume's views on free will and determinism are examined within the context of An Enquiry Concerning Human Understandi...

you, and by the cold reception which your pretended discoveries shall meet with, when communicated. Be a philosopher; but amidst ...

with whatever is remote and extraordinary; and running without control into the most distant parts of space and time in order to a...

This is a 5 page critical review that criticizes the nation's system of juvenile justice and its many shortfalls, emphasizing the ...

In five pages this report assesses David Hume's attitudes regarding jusice and examines why he labels it as an artificial virtue b...

In 5 pages this paper argues that the so-called Scottish Enlightenment was neither Scottish nor particularly enlightened with Ferg...

In five pages this research paper examines the growing trend toward government expansion and how this has impacted social change. ...

of participating in Forms consists (as he holds in the Phaedo) in taking the Forms apart, with the result that nothing remains: 1)...

This research report looks at Hume and Descartes and their ideas about reason. It is claimed that Hume minimized the use of reason...

In five pages this essay discusses Hume's opposition to the a posteriori argument regarding the divine 'Designer' of the cosmos. ...

that one already has some sense of who they are. Therefore, using ones senses cannot be used to initially gain an idea of humanity...

screening, are not strongly correlated with student achievement increases. The last point made by Goldhaber and Anthony (2004) ...

High Schools and Equality Over the last several years, it has been frequently touted in the nations newspaper that young black st...

In five pages material substance concepts are considered in this contrasting and comparison of three philosophical perspectives wi...

In seven pages this paper analyzes the views of these philosophers as they relate to the death penalty. Six sources are cited in ...

One will of course possess an impression from the sight, and supposes that there is a causal relationship between the flames and t...