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Hume
... reason in contradicting the validity of a miracle is that he views all of our beliefs, or what we choose to accept, or not ... Miracles lead to such strong temptations, that we as individuals tend to lose sense of our own belief of fantasy and reality. As ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Modern Philosophy
"God is Dead" Nietzsche's proclamation to the "advent of nihilism"
... to a modern test. I think Nietzsche believes that old philosophical and religious beliefs have been dressed up from years and centuries ... jury. Nietzsche's argument is that with the "advent of nihilism", man began to change his beliefs and faith in an all ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Modern Philosophy
Analysis of whether or not Transcendentalism is relevant to modern-day society.
... beliefs of adding onto the previous generations' efforts would not work if each generation, in helping itself, is destroying the Earth. The Transcendentalists also believed that ... believed in the Jeffersonian philosophy that each generation should only be ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Modern Philosophy
Happiness, refers to John Stuart Mill's ideas
... that followers of this belief system often promote an ignorant lifestyle, They maintain that advocates of the Greatest Happiness Principle believe in the theory that ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Modern Philosophy
Descartes - Ontological Argument
... , 10). Descartes, doubting these assertions, goes on to say that other ideas and beliefs are caused by the influences of man and nature. ... to its fullest extent in order to assert his own beliefs. This is achieved through doubting anything which is true in ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Modern Philosophy
The Cartesian Errors
... that he can not think of God except as existing he proves my point about his lack of conviction in his razing of his beliefs. ... that he can not think of God except as existing he proves my point about his lack of conviction in his razing of his beliefs. ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Modern Philosophy
Socrates on why Death is a Blessing
... see more fitting. In the most impressive backing of his beliefs yet, he proposes an outrageous counter punishment. He proposes ... be considered a blessing. I will argue that although Socrates presents possibilities that might await one after death, he does ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Modern Philosophy
Descarte's Meditation one
... for instance, that a triangle has four sides or some other false belief, there is no realm of perception that is not touched ... foundationalist, Descartes needs to destroy the foundations of his beliefs so that in his Meditations he will be able to build upon ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Modern Philosophy
The Relevance of Philosophy, essay about a Bertrand Russell extract
... suggests that it may actually serve a purpose for everyone. In the first line, Russell is clearly contrasting his own belief in ... Educating Rita. Thirdly, there are prejudices derived from 'the habitual beliefs of our age or our nation'. These include the ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Modern Philosophy
Arranged Marriage vs. Free-choice Marriage Faizan Sadiq
... . Research shows that the type of marriage chosen often reflects a person's values, traditions, beliefs, and cultural customs ... and that step is marriage. However, before making such a big decision, most people think about their values, traditions, beliefs ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Modern Philosophy