into being and my continued existence (2nd proof in Meditation 3). 3. The Ontological Argument for God’s Existence (3rd proof in Meditation 5). * I. Introduction: * Descartes’ Methodic doubt (Meditation 1) leads him down into the depths of skepticism by abstaining from any belief that is not entirely certain and indubitable. After he doubts sense perceptions‚ whether he is awake or dreaming (dream argument)‚ and whether we can be sure of any belief in view of Evil Genie argument‚ withholding
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On Personal Identity: The issue of personal identity and its determents has been always an issue of concern for a lot of philosophers. John Locke was one of the philosophers who were against the Cartesian theory that soul accounts for personal identity. He stated that if the soul is the determinant of personal identity then what if two people share the same soul‚ and wondered if in this case they will be the same person. Locke used the example of Caster and Pollux who share the same soul to
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‘How do we know what is real?’ The human race has come to know what reality is through our empirical belief regarding the information gathered by our senses‚ skepticism by doubting out beliefs in order to sift through to the truth and epistemology regarding knowledge to enlighten ourselves with the truth. All of these are philosophical because they are all philosophical branches. The Matrix illustrates the philosophical question of reality versus illusion. Empirical belief is a method that has
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know which is just that- the world we know. Can it be true that there is a world which we will never actually know? External world skepticism is generated by the fact that our knowledge of the world is incomplete and does not reach a complete level of certitude. These are the skepticisms of our external world as we know it. Further even more radical skepticism questions how do we even know there is an external world beyond our existing perceptions? Why do/would we believe that an external object
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Philosophy Exam 1 Notes Contd. • The Value of Philosophy – Bertrand Russell o Studying Philosophy Alleviates Prejudice ▪ Philosophy is of value. Most men‚ at the hands of science‚ believe that philosophy is useless ▪ The fault is in the way philosophy appears to people. Many people have a wrong conception of what philosophy is and wants to achieve. Just as physical science is helpful to many ignorant people‚ philosophy is helpful indirectly on lives
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Advice Column: 3 Things That Activists Have to Learn From the Two Brexit Campaigns Q: I’m an advertiser‚ who has just graduated from college‚ working for a small NGO. A few days ago‚ our advertising team was asked to create a campaign that promotes young people to vote in the upcoming presidential election. Most of the team members have just graduated from college so we don’t have any real life experience of creating a campaign. Any suggestions to create a successful campaign? A: As an advertiser
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G. E. Moore’s Response to Skepticism Patricia Baiyewu PHI 472/ Introduction to Metaphysics & Epistemology October 20‚ 2012 Professor John Barker G. E. Moore’s main contributions to philosophy were in the areas of metaphysics‚ epistemology‚ ethics‚ and philosophical methodology. In epistemology‚ Moore is remembered as a stalwart defender of commonsense realism. Rejecting skepticism on the one hand‚ and‚ on the other‚ metaphysical theories that would invalidate the commonsense beliefs
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In spite of claiming to be the enemy of repression‚ censure‚ intolerance‚ bigotry and tyranny‚ Voltaire was not a champion for the poor. He did not really care much about them. He would prefer to work indeed harder for his money than his reputation‚ so he managed to amass enough wealth on his own with his writings and his travels around Europe‚ where despite whether on exile‚ he was often the guest of honor of many nobles‚ aristocrats‚ and kings. Because of his often libelous writings‚ he spent
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Auditing Issues - TR Week 10 Most people have the same feeling when they hear the word audit. It usually implements fear in a person‚ even though that person may have done nothing wrong. Fear is common when the auditors are being brought in because most people don ’t know what to expect. This is also true when audits are being done for businesses. I know from personal experience that the auditors are not always greeter with kindness. I currently working in an accounting firm and have had
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What is Relativism? Relativistic Stances Relativism can be considered as a philosophical stance which assumes that there is always a claim relative to a dependent or an independent parameter. A relative truth‚ a relative aspect of reality‚ a belief which is relative to a cause and relativistic ethics come under the dependent parameters category. On the other hand‚ independent parameters include factors that influence a relativistic stance such as time‚ gender‚ religion‚ location‚ state of mind
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