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    I. Introduction Rene Descartes was born in Lay Haye‚ France on March 31‚ 1596. He was a prized mathematician and philosopher (Cress‚ vii). Descartes published many works on philosophy‚ one of his most famous being Discourse on Method and Meditations on First Philosophy. This book discusses the nature of human knowledge. He does this by first differentiating skepticism from doubt‚ then he goes through the different steps of doubt‚ and concludes with the idea of the cogito. His philosophy on the nature

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    gain knowledge. Philosophers have deepened our knowledge as to how we will approach the education of young children‚ whether it will be the rationalism or empiricism approach. John Locke was an empiricist because he believed our knowledge comes to us from experience‚ specifically the faculties of sensation and reflection. On the other hand‚ the rationalists believe that the source of knowledge is reason‚ not experience. The knowledge that comes from reason leads us to philosopher Descartes‚ whom

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    Compare and contrast Language Objectives: Identify and practice comparative language in three forms: comparatives & superlatives‚ similarities‚ sentence connectors Form One: *Comparatives & superlatives 1. Text A is longer than text B 2. Text C is the longest 3. Text A is more informal 4. Text B uses more difficult language 5. Text C is the most academic *See appendix A for grammar rules Form Two Similarities – both‚ each‚ either and neither Text A and text B are both published online Both

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    Epistemology: Meditations on First Philosophy — Skepticism Rene Descartes’ take on epistemology concerns examining his core beliefs and applying the method of skepticism. He examines these beliefs by raising doubts on each of his core principles. He hopes to build a foundation which not even the strongest skeptic can raise a doubt on. Rene also proclaims that should he find anything from his core beliefs to doubt—even the slightest of doubts— he must reject the foundational belief simply because

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    treatments. I will discuss John Locke who was an Oxford scholar‚ medical researcher and physician‚ political operative‚ economist and ideologue for a revolutionary movement‚ as well as being one of the great philosophers of the late seventeenth and early eighteenth century. And then I will discuss Wilhelm Wundt who is thought of as one of the founding fathers of psychology. Wundt is credited for founding psychology‚ or in other words he made psychology a true science. John Locke was considered one of

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    jobs and the “conqueror” by not providing the conquered a means to live (Dunn 247; Locke §184).

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    and thus how doubtful were all those I had subsequently built upon them." (pp.1) The First Meditation opens with Renee Descartes reflecting on all the things that he has been mistaken about‚ and all his beliefs that were built on those false ones. As a result‚ he somehow feels the need to reexamine everything he has believed in the past‚ and has set aside some time in front of the fireplace to do it. Renee Descartes claims him self to be "The Meditator" and decides that in order to determine truth

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    Theory of Knowledge Essay “The historian’s task is to understand the past; the human scientist‚ by contrast‚ is looking to change the future.” To what extent is this true in these areas of knowledge? Ioannis Machairas Candidate Number: 000901-054 Exam session: May 2014 Word Count: Topic 5: “The historian’s task is to understand the past; the human scientist‚ by contrast‚ is looking to change the future.” To what extent is this true in these areas of knowledge? History

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    Plato: Knowledge‚ and Immortality of the Soul Reading this selection was a bit confusing since Socrates is the one who is talking and not Plato himself‚ I quickly realize that Plato was a pupil of Socrates so it would only make sense to explain your beliefs through the words of the very person who instilled this truth within you. To start off‚ I would like to bring up “The Divided Line”. The diagram shown first divides‚ to my understanding‚ the world as it is from the world as we perceive it. It

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    Philosophers for generations asked question regarding the form of government that human beings react best in. In class we examined both Thomas Hobbes and John Locke’s theory of the State of Nature which allowed us to see their viewpoints on humankind. Hobbes believes that humans are selfishly motivated and are constantly at war with one another. However‚ Locke has a more positive outlook. He believes that humans behaved based on the Law of Nature which is given to us by God (hobbeslockedocument). In Locke’s

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