We have an idea of the infinite 3.An idea of an infinite could not be caused by a finite thing 4.God is infinite 5.Only an infinite God is adequate to cause this idea 6.God exists An argument such as this implies a specific understanding of Causation. According to Descartes‚ everything from object to idea must have a determinate cause. That is‚ finite existence is not self-generating but rather the product of something else. The cause in question depends upon the degree of formal and objective
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! ! ! Liability for Negligence! 1. The Duty! PURE ECONOMIC LOSS ! Neighbour Test (Donoghue v Stevenson): Care must be taken to avoid acts Salient Features Test (Perre v Apand): Neighbour test is not enough in cases of which you can reasonably foresee would be likely to injure your neighbour. Who are pure economic loss to establish a duty of care‚ which caused a need for further persons I ought to reasonably have in contemplation as I take an action/omission. tests to identify
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Faces Engage Us In today’s world photos are becoming a dominant means of communicating. There are many online photo sharing sites like Instagram that provide people with the ability to turn photos into a social medium. Because of its popularity many people are trying to discover the mechanisms by which users communicate around these photos and how the engage with them. In the article “Faces Engage Us: Photos with Faces Attract More Likes and Comments on Instagram” the authors try to answer two
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Aristotle - notes on 4 causes and the Prime Mover • Aristotle was a materialist. The material world is important for Aristotle as it is this world where our knowledge starts (i.e. we are not born with knowledge like Plato suggested – he’s not a rationalist). • He was an empiricist. This means that he believed knowledge comes to us through the senses. So knowledge for Aristotle is a posteriori (post experience) not a priori (prior to experience). • Philosophy‚ for Aristotle‚ was ultimately
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– Clear Judgement that answers the question and supports your thesis statement. Try to use some of these suggested phrases in your essays to improve the fluency and quality of your argument: Introductions/Presenting a thesis statement: Causation/Change Questions: * There are a number of reasons why X occurred‚ the most important of of which is the fact that …… * X (e.g. abolition‚ the Civil War‚ rebellions) happened because of a range of factors‚ the most important of which was…
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‘Without a pre-determined conceptual scheme our sense impressions would be unintelligible.’ Assess the implications this has for empiricism. Rationalist philosophers believe that our knowledge derives from reason and the opposing philosophers; empiricists believe that all our knowledge comes from sense experience. Saying that our sense impressions would be unintelligible without the conceptual scheme is problematic for empiricists because if this were true‚ all their ideas would be incorrect. Philosopher
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TORTS EXAM 2 STUDY GUIDE NEGLIGENCE • Negligence: The failure of individuals to appreciate the risks caused by their conduct. • Synonymous with carelessness did not intend to cause harm to Plaintiff • To determine whether negligence exists‚ must ask: 1. Was the Defendant’s conduct unreasonable? 2. Did the Defendant cause the Plaintiff’s injury? Elements of Negligence: 1. Duty by the Defendant to the Plaintiff 2. Defendant breached the duty of reasonable care 3. Defendant’s actions were
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Can one reasonably be a dualist in this day and age? Thomas Nagel is correct to argue that‚ ‘dualism....is usually adopted on the grounds that it must be true‚ and rejected on the grounds that it can’t be.’ Such a seemingly paradoxical statement‚ which exists within what I will call the ontological common-senseness of the human experience‚ represents my position with regard to dualism‚ as will be argued within this essay. Acknowledging but notwithstanding the natural attraction to some sort
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of criminality within the individual and describes it as a rational choice (Gottfredson and Hirschi 1990). Positivism on the other hand emphasises causation and determinism‚ it focuses on both the external and internal factors which drive individual behaviour (Gottfredson and Hirschi 1990). Both of these theories hold opposing views about the causations of crime however they both seek to give reason to the existence of criminal
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