Hume And Descartes On The Theory Of Ideas
.... of the idea, then
it necessarily follows that I am not alone in the world, but that something
else, which is the cause of this idea, also exists" (75). Descartes weakness is
his idea of innate ideas. It is not necessarily correct to say people have a
mind the minute they are born, instead they have gained it after being living
for some time. Descartes position on innate ideas is open to criticism; innate
ideas should be predicted not thought of. There is no certainty that the nature
in which the idea is explained should be innate. If Descartes theory of
innateness has no temporary connections between the ideas, then there i .....
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Existentialists: I Am Me, And You Are You
.... each other.
Garcin, a soldier who went AWOL, certainly lived a different life than the baby-
killer Estelle.
These individualistic qualities lead to us by Tarzan's statement, now
guide us to the existential belief of existence before essence. This idea
consists of the belief that people are formed from their own unique past
experiences. Tarzan, a lonely boy who was raised by a pack of gorillas, has not
experienced the touch of mankind. His isolation from the world is completely
opposite from that of Jane's past. Jane, a women raised in the indulgence of
the modern day, has experienced many unique events that have made her wha .....
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Existentialist Themes Of Anxiety And Absurdity
.... up the essence of being a human being. Subquestion three, “E
--> (H --> M)”, asks whether it is true or false that it is ethical to assume
that humans should be given moral priority over animals.
I order to support my interpretation and answer the topic question, I
will try to explain my personal ethical theory. We were given several different
theories in which to emulate or pick pieces of in order to define such words
which have different meanings to different people. For such vague words such as
`right' and `wrong', the context in which they are presented are vital pieces in
order to define them. It is my belief, a .....
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The Existence Of God
.... the secret to God's omnipotence in Anlsem's eyes. Another point that
he stresses is that just be understanding the concept of what a God is, you are
proving his existence. This is because if you understand who God is, you can
also accept his existence, and therefore cannot conceive that he does not exist.
Therefore making him that which nothing greater can be conceived of, and which
cannot be conceived not to exist which we have already defined as God.
The second argument for a God comes from St. Tomas Aquinas, who argues
for the cosmological point of view. The cosmological argument states that all
things in this universe hav .....
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John Locke: Property Rights
.... is inseparable from thinking.” This ability to reflect, think, and
reason intelligibly is one of the many gifts from God and is that gift which
separates us from the realm of the beast. The ability to reason and reflect,
although universal, acts as an explanation for individuality. All reason and
reflection is based on personal experience and reference. Personal experience
must be completely individual as no one can experience anything quite the same
as another.
This leads to determining why Locke theorized that all humans, speaking
patriarchially with respect to the time “why all men,” have a natural rig .....
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John Rawls And Utilitarianism
.... else
that they could keep in mind to negotiate a better situation to those qualities.
For example, if everyone in this society has an equal amount of influence toward
the establishing of specific laws, a rich man may propose that taxes should be
equal for all rather than proportionate to ones assets. It is for this and
similar situations that Rawls feels that everyone must become oblivious to
themselves. Rawls believes that the foundational guideline agreed upon by the
those in the original position will be composed of two parts. The first of
these rules of justice being one that enforces equal rights and duties for all
cit .....
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Does Science Explain All?
.... in the audience who
still have faith in Santa Clause.
Science does seem to explain all. It has enabled humans to fly, cure
incurable diseases, explore the depths of the oceans, stave off death, walk on
the moon and wipe out entire civilizations with the push of a button. It is
becoming more and more widespread in that people are putting their faith in
science above that in the gods. What parent wouldn't rather bring their sick
child to a doctor than have faith in the healing power of some mystical entity
that may or may not exist.
However strong and almost perfect the view of science is in today's
society it cannot and does .....
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Justice
.... not grow on trees. Men can make money
by their physical or mental labor. Do I not, then, have full claim to my
earnings?
If A discovers a cure for AIDS; it surely was not solely a product of A.
Society's framework made the discovery possible: A had to build on previous
knowledge; she had to use a laboratory she probably did not own. All of these
factors make society a partner in the discovery. Therefore, she does not have
the right to all of the benefits of her discovery; she must give up some of her
benefits to society at large.
It is true that A did not personally create every piece of equipment she used to
make the discovery; .....
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Plato's Argument For A Just Life
.... being quenched. Our appetites see no further consequences than the
immediate fulfillment of our desires; they do not contemplate the results of the
actions we take to fulfill our desires.
For this reason, Plato believes that we must separate the soul based on how it
reacts to desires. There must be a part of the soul, Plato reasons, that
contemplates the end result of our actions and makes decisions based on a higher
reasoning than desire. So we see two distinct parts of the soul. The first is
said to be appetite (which desires without reason) and reason (which considers
the consequences). Reason may thus work against a .....
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Kanflict: How Humans Have Risen Above The Divine
.... of the life on the planet, that we
will chose to serve the laws of morality and justice, while putting aside one's
own happiness.
God on the other hand has no such decision to make. God only knows
morality. There is no weighing or balancing of conflicting agendas, be it
morality or desire. This is what I choose to tag "Kanflict." God's decision is
all the less impressive because morality is the only option.
For us humans it is all the more difficult and therefore impressive
to choose morality over desire to serve our own happiness. Kant has therefor
shown that Plato's analogy of the Ring Of Gygies is not th .....
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Kant's Fundamental Principles Of The Metaphysics Of Moral
.... action is
conceived as good in itself and consequently as being necessarily the principle
of a will which of itself conforms to reason, then it is categorical.” (Abbott,
32) “There is therefore but one categorical imperative, namely, this: Act only
on that maxim whereby thou canst at the same time will that it should become a
universal law.” (Abbott, 38) The categorical imperative must be found A Priori
and it excludes all interests and desires.
Kant uses four examples to better describe the working of the categorical
imperative in Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysics of Morals. The first
example is of a man who is su .....
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The One Truth Of Reality
.... love, clear perception, purity, transcendence, and
enlightenment are all the very same thing. During the journey, one will no doubt
see many facets of truth and see them as separate, distinguished, or part of a
duality; but in time, one will see how they all link up and ultimately, how
everything is a part of the same thing, and how perceiving everything in terms
of truth is transcendence of distinguishment and knowing the truth; and in this
way, being enlightened, free, and fulfilled -- attaining the ultimate happiness.
Transcendent of the Measurable
What is perceived tangibly through the primary five senses (sight, hearing,
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