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the dreaming argument is simply one concept that emanates from Descartes Meditations, but it has numerous theoretical implications...
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...
Malcolm instead contends that if one is thinking, making decisions and so forth, he or she is obviously awake. Malcolm takes on ...
"by posing the question in terms of relation between thinking subject, deity, and external world, Descartes made a purely epistemo...
They are, instead, robot-like in that they do what they are told and do not question the validity of the teachings. Instead, peopl...
This is found in Descartes work Meditations and is referred to as substance dualism, which is also known as Cartesian interactioni...
conception of what is perceived. Some ideas appear to be innate, while others appear to originate elsewhere and come to the mind i...
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...
of that century, the French philosopher, Nicolas Malebranche (1638-1715) developed his metaphysical theories known as "occasionali...
philosophy" was intent on raising philosophical debate above the aesthetic and theological interests which had held it captive for...
their Doubts, and to confirm them at last in a perfect Skepticism" (47). Locke...
Power is behind all that we perceive, then the Higher Power would be a deceitful one. Descartes arrives at this conclusion becaus...
for answers related to existence or transcendence. Interestingly, many will read his arguments, which are admittedly logical and w...
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...
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 ...
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 ...
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...
there is a universal perception of God, it is not proof that he does exist. Perhaps the most important part of Descartess argument...
thus in doubting, he is thinking, and it must be true that he exists" (Anonymous Topic 2 - "Cogito, ergo sum", 2002; cogito.html)....
In five pages Descartes' Second Meditation is explored in terms of his analysis of what the perception of melting beeswax would be...
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 examines skepticism, cogito, the truth rule, and the circular argument about God's existence within the c...
The beliefs of Rene Descartes and other humanist philosophers are considered within the context of Turing's argument that a comput...
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...