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thus in doubting, he is thinking, and it must be true that he exists" (Anonymous Topic 2 - "Cogito, ergo sum", 2002; cogito.html)....
This dissolution, first adverse, becomes a positive driving force which allows us to sway from crime, avarice and over-anxious car...
that he be deceived since God is supremely good. Nevertheless, it does appear to Descartes that there is a good possibility that G...
In nine pages this paper considers Zen Buddhism and Heidegger's teaching in a discussion of how meditation and its value relates t...
In two pages this essay considers Descartes' doubt methodology as it is represented in this Meditation. There is no bibliography ...
In nine pages the contemporary world is related to the Discourse and Meditations of Rene Descartes. Four sources are cited in the...
In five pages the First Meditation of Rene Descartes is examined in terms of dream doubt and how perception examples fall short of...
In five pages this research paper discusses Descartes' Meditations on First Philosophy in terms of deductive reasoning and an eval...
In five pages Descartes' Meditation III is analyzed in terms of affirmations, denials, knowledge, and the existence of God. There...
In six pages Descartes' arguments regarding reality and existence as revealed in Meditations are examined along with Searle's obje...
significance despite scholarly interpretations to the contrary, because Descartes, himself, rejects this line of reasoning (109). ...
mind may receive sensory perceptions from the brain, but it is able to act freely, based on thought processes. While it may have ...
In one page this paper examines how daily life can be transcended through meditation with the Buddhist example of Prince Siddharth...
In nine pages this paper discusses how Rene Descartes philosophically attempted to prove God exists in his Meditations on First Ph...
at the moment to meet our destiny will be available to us. It is at this point that we alter our relationship with the future. W...
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 five pages Rene Descartes' Meditation II is examined in terms of the moral complexities of the philosopher's assertion 'I am, I...
He found that he could not believe in something unless its certainty was unquestionable. He only believed in the concrete, the po...
In ten pages An Essay Concerning Human Understanding by John Locke and Meditations on First Philosophy by Rene Descartes are asses...
which he uses to argue that the senses are not based in the physical world. This is also supported by his argument that madmen may...
demands of the world, which are often overwhelming, and get back in touch with their inner selves. This paper is not a "how to" es...
acknowledges that this is somewhat of a surprise, given that, since the 17th century, mysticism, science and healing have gone in ...
parables, or a book of varied quotes. As an example, in the Sixth Book he notes, "Do not ever conceive anything impossible to ma...
leads to the meditative absorptions states known as jhana (Novak, 1989). The second, insight meditation, contemplates the "true n...
ideas and moods. Also, the desire for immortality may be attached to the brain. This idea paints the human being as nothing more t...
help each other by merely listening and offering words of encouragement. My psychologist friend firmly believed that lifestyle ch...
to be" (Nozick 22). After first acknowledging that connections with others are crucial throughout life and comforting at its end...
known. Basically, Descartes questions whether or not someone is dreaming. If one is dreaming, they sometimes believe that they are...
really know anything. People take things for granted in their daily lives and this is wrong. In any event, the dreaming argument i...
be deceiving. This is his first error, but we can guard against it be not placing "absolute confidence in that by which we have e...