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Berkeley's Theory of Immaterialism
... belief that sensible things were composed of material substance, the basic framework for the materialist position. The main figure who believed that ... belief of these real (primary) qualities. It is here that Berkeley directs an alternate hypothesis: that the ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Classical Philosophy
Why should I be moral? Speaks of Aristotle's ideas
... that this pursuit must be cooperative, not competitive. All this said, it is clear that it fits into his belief that ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Classical Philosophy
Aristotle
... born to be slaves. However, we see that Aristotle have somewhat reservations upon his beliefs that all slaves corresponded to his mold. ... views on the human soul that gave grounds to his arguments for slavery. It was his beliefs that the soul was divided ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Classical Philosophy
Explanation and reflection of Aquinas's "Five Ways"
... of proof does not create a person's beliefs. That is why it is referred to as "belief in God", as opposed to "knowledge" or ... the fact that they believe, not why they believe. The existence or non-existence of proof does not create a person's beliefs. That ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Classical Philosophy
A shotgun wedding of philosophy A brief examination of a God-of-the-gaps version of theology in contemporary philosophy.
... belief that the subject of the non-human and human sciences is all there is, and that there is no need to postulate any explanation that ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Classical Philosophy
The Effects Of The Studies Of Charles Darwin
... that although ?Origin? did not satisfy the requirements for scientific logic, it was superior to any other proposals, past and present - including Lamarckism, a belief that ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Classical Philosophy
El Dorado: The Ideal Society
... that the belief that all people are capable of being rational is an irrational thought in itself. I would argue that rationality ... persecution in El Dorado because every citizen accepts this belief of a supreme being who doesn't actually intervene ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Classical Philosophy
Scholasticism; What It Is and Who Started It.
... scholasticism is a popular belief that is still studied today and means "that [which] belongs to the school." Scholasticism was an attempt ... died seven weeks later on March 7th, 1274. There is belief that maybe Aquinas was poisoned, but by an account of ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Classical Philosophy
Knowledge and Plato
... --seems so insuperable that they pronounce such a feat an impossibility, and declare their belief that all knowable ... belief that all knowable reality in order to be knowable must be in some sense really identical with the knowing subject. They think that ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Classical Philosophy
Socrates-not perfect- I got a A- at UC Berkeley on it Essay on how Socrates arguments are contradictory and can be proven faulty. This essay proves a few of Socrates arguments faulty.
... belief that one should listen to the "expert" that knows best rather than the majority. Socrates argues that following popular belief ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Classical Philosophy