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a rational thinker. He sought to prove theories using only reason because he viewed the senses as unreliable. While many other philosophical thinkers of the seventeenth century were using both reason and the senses to prove their theories, Descartes'…

Many of you expressed that the handout concerning Nagel, Smart, and Russell was helpful, so I have endeavored to take you on a similar journey through our more recent authors as well. Again I should stress that philosophers write primarily for other…

is our being determined? Whether or not any specific individual is among the select? Is this determined by an unconditional, unchangeable order of God? Or does God offer salvation to all men, and then give each individual the power to choose for himself…

won, some of their ships were sunk. When the Peloponnesian fleet fled the remainder of the Athenian fleet left in pursuit, leaving the Athenian survivors in the water. Some managed to swim to shore; most drowned, and few bodies were recovered.…

exist: consummatory, which is a "pleasure derived from satisfaction of desire; satiation" and appetitive which is a "pleasure derived from the pursuit of pleasure; anticipation" It is difficult to live a life without any pleasure and according…

as Fairness', acknowledges that society exists for the "mutual benefit of all its members" (Nuttall 2002:223). They should be better off living in a society than not. However, he also indicates that there is a conflict of interest between members…

time job with the Los Angeles Department of Corrections. What I thought to be true and what reality was; were two different things. I believed that the individuals incarcerated were being punished and were not able or allowed to do much of anything.…

between scientists and philosophers concerning the potential of nonhuman animal intelligence. This essay will provide a brief view of both sides most compelling arguments. Many philosophers, such as Rene Descartes , believe that nonhuman animals…

lifeblood of the mass media, and the primary purpose of the mass media is to sell audiences to advertisers. The 130 billion advertising industry is a powerful educational force not only in the United States. For example, the average American…

look back and compare the present against the past. One of the areas that we tend to do this with is philosophy. We can currently try and generalize the two types of philosophy into two categories: Classical and Romantic. Born on 428 B.C., Plato…