In meditations by Rene Descartes‚ he said he has decided to doubt everything he previously believed to be true and instead rely on only his reasoning ability starting from the scratch and building his knowledge beginning with things of which he is completely certain. He rejects the knowledge from his sense deciding that such knowledge is unreliable and open to deception so is not trustworthy. He reasons that he himself must actually exist because he is able to doubt and to think. He knows that he
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Marcus Aurelius’s‚ Meditations‚ is a series of twelve books that record Aurelius’s private thoughts‚ which were written to himself for guidance and self-improvement. Meditations draws ideas from Stoicism‚ and at times Platonic thinking‚ and covers topics about life‚ suffering‚ and a man’s ethics. One of the ideas that Aurelius has is that we can avoid feeling negative feelings by changing our attitude towards any situation. Aurelius claims that “everything which happens‚ happens justly”. Basically
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Descartes’ Second Meditation In Descartes’ Second Meditation the key philosophical idea of “I think‚ therefore I am” is introduced and thus begins a new age in western philosophy. Some of the arguments Descartes provide in order to support his claims are that in order to doubt anything‚ you must be able to think and if you think‚ you exist. Descartes brings up the point that there may be no physical world‚ along with that thought comes the doubt of anything else being real‚ which again
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BUDDHIST TERMS Bodhisattva: is anyone who is motivated by compassion and seeks enlightenment not only for him/herself but also for everyone Dharma: The Universal Truth; The Teachings and the inner practice of the Teachings of Buddha Dhammapada: A sutra consisting of two sections and 39 chapters‚ with 423 short verses of the Buddha‚ teachings given at various times and places. It is regarded as the "original" teaching of the Buddha‚ which can be used for reference‚ moral instruction and inspiration
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Kurt McGann 11/12/11 Period 1 Mythology Hart Personal Meditations Section 1 Stoicism: “a systematic philosophy‚ dating from around 300 b.c.‚ that held the principles of logical thought to reflect a cosmic reason instantiated in nature.” (dictionary.com). Marcus Aurelius (the author of “Meditations”) was a stoic as well as an emperor. The book he wrote was a collection of thoughts‚ things he advised himself to do‚ a piece reflecting his stoicism‚ and a personal diary of sorts. The kinds of things
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A Comparison of Buddhist and Christian Monasticism By what means does an individual seeking relief from the vicissitudes of everyday life attain salvation? Monasticism is a form of religious practice that provides a distinct method for obtaining the absolute by seeking spiritual perfection within a religion either through union with God or through the attainment of Nirvana. Monasticism is a way of life in which persons decides to leave their worldly lives behind to join a community and take religious
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on the development of Asian Artwork. As Buddhists traveled along the Silk Road they would leave their lessons behind in the shape of artwork for others to follow and worship the Buddha. Buddhist art followed believers as the dharma spread and adapted to new countries. The religion of Buddha spread quickly along the Silk Road and with the help of the artwork‚ allowed its followers to be comfortable worshipping while traveling. The art created by these Buddhist people left the world the most pristine
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In Descartes Meditation I‚ he casts doubt as to whether or not we are dreaming. He first uses modus tollens to cast doubt to our senses. He then he uses redictio ad absurdum to show that even if we are dreaming‚ there are some things that are still real. Descartes begins with establishing the key idea of laying a strong foundation for his ideas. He acknowledges that he has preconceived ideas about the world in which he can doubt their truth. He sees this collection of ideas as a pyramid‚ where
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This week we had to read Rene Descartes FIRST MEDITATION: On what can be called into doubt. I really enjoyed this reading because it made me think a lot and dig deeper into what he was writing about and try to connect it with real life. After reading Descartes outside of class we a lot about dreams‚ our senses‚ being deceived‚ trust and doubting out beliefs. I found this reading very interesting because almost everyone who reads it can relate to it some way or another. The topic I felt had the most
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An Explication of “Meditations – First Series 6” This poem by Edward Taylor dramatizes the conflict between society’s idea of who is worthy of heaven and who God actually saves. The speaker is someone who‚ although everyone else thinks his soul is predestined‚ doesn’t know his worth to God. In order to better describe his situation the speaker relates his situation to earthly treasures‚ such as gold or money. The poem is written almost as a prayer in the sense that the questions aren’t answered
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