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Essays on Suicide and the Immortality of the Soul: The Complete 1783 Edition David Hume
... of the world at large, or as a member of any particular society. {47} FINAL causes form a system of knowledge too wonderful for man. It is the perrogative of ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Modern Philosophy
David Hume's critique of the belief in Miracles
... wonder" arising from miracles. Even the individual who can not enjoy the pleasure immediately will still believe in a miracle, regardless of the possible validity of the ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Modern Philosophy
Descriptive Essay about "The Stranger" by Albert Camus
... the development of the narrator's attitude toward himself and the rest of the world. Through this sort of simple grammatical structure, Camus gives the reader the opportunity to become part of the awareness of ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Modern Philosophy
Existence of God. A look at Rene Descartes' theory
... originate from the experiences of the world, nor was this drawn from the senses. Rather, he believes that this perception of God is prior ... assume that God is perfect, then we may wonder why human beings, a creation of God, are created imperfect and liable ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Modern Philosophy
Utopias of 21st Century
... the bombings of the World Trade Centre underscore the centrality of the urban not only for the imagination and spatial strategies of oppositional forces but also the symbolic and material reorganization of capitalismand imperialism. Analyzing the ... wonder ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Modern Philosophy
Cogito ergo sum.
... the knowledge of myself or of the great book of the world." His process was a process of doubt, which doubted the existence of everything. He wished to adopt the mathematical criterion of ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Modern Philosophy
External World
... the world. We assume that we are inside looking out at the world, when in fact the world may be the rest of ourselves. I can go on assuming and wondering ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Modern Philosophy
Hobbes' views on humanity. Is this conception of humanity accurate, that is, is man a self-preserving and anti-social machine? Are humans ultimately selfish and perpetually in a state of conflict?
... rather that God and of mankind? After all, she did gain power, great acknowledgement and recognition throughout the world. But Hobbes also ... the bully was just fearful of others, whether it be of what they thought or said. By now, one begins to wonder ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Modern Philosophy
Descartes philosophy of 'How much We Know'. How can you be sure as Descartes wanted to be about what you know?
... "true" on the basis of authority-the authoirty of the church or the authority of an expert. Unwilling to take knowledge about the world "on ... my teenage years, I wondered about this same topic. Are we being manipulated by society? the media? our school, ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Modern Philosophy
Descartes, The Existence of God This goes over, describes, and defines Descartes writings on God.
... the cause of the idea, then it necessarily follows that I an not alone in the world, but that something else, which is the cause of the ... mind. He wonders whether ideas could have been innate in him, like the idea of himself was innate in him. All of these ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Modern Philosophy