This term is used to describe the emotional and ornate art and architecture of the 1600s. [pic] a. Romanesque [pic] b. Gothic [pic] c. Classical [pic] d. Baroque status: correct (1.0) correct: d your answer: d feedback: Correct. [pic] 2 The colonnaded piazza added to St. Peter’s is the achievement of this architect. [pic] a. Borromini [pic] b. Michelangelo [pic] c. Bramante [pic] d. Bernini status: correct (1.0) correct: d your answer: d feedback:
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Abstract and Referential Ontology: Descartes Versus Spinoza on the Existence of God. The concept of God is central to the development of Cartesian and Spinozan philosophy. Although both philosophers employ an ontological argument for the existence and necessity of God the specific nature of God differs greatly with each account. While Descartes suggests a Judeo-Christian concept of God‚ Spinoza argues a more monistic deity similar to that of the Hindu tradition. The most significant difference
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Developing Critical Thinking Distinguishing between fact‚ hypothesis and opinion. Facts are truths and realities‚ and what evidence exists to prove. Hypotheses are theories or ideas which need to be tested by academic enquiry. Opinion is personal‚ based on impressions‚ experience and perhaps limited research – you can’t demonstrate opinions objectively. INTRODUCTION AC 1.1 There have been many famous thinkers‚ Rodin cast a statue as “The Thinker” meant to represent Philosophy and Renee Descartes
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famous “Discourse of the Method”‚ Descartes is basically teaching us how to think like a real philosopher‚ and giving us information about his education‚ sufficient rules of logic‚ moral code‚ and how these moments are shaping the founding of the Cogito. Descartes is trying to build a new foundation through the entire treatise‚ and demolish the old foundation. In the first part Descartes is talking about his opinion about education and good sense. He tells us how good sense is the best distributed
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Rene Descartes Descartes never did a stroke of useful work in his life. At various times he described himself as a solider‚ a mathematician‚ a thinker and a gentleman. The last comes closest to describing his attitude toward life as well as his social status. Descartes was indisputably the most original philosopher to appear in the fifteen centuries following the death of Aristotle. Rene Descartes was born March 31‚ 1596‚ in the small town of La Haye‚ in the Creuse Valley
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What is Scepticism? Is Methodological Scepticism different? The philosophical term Scepticism can simplistically be described as the challenging of established knowledge‚ principles‚ assumptions and beliefs in philosophy‚ science and theology (Kisner‚ 2005) Scepticism is based on the fact that with enough skill‚ any argument can sound convincing However‚ like most other philosophical constructs the notion is a lot more complex and often ambiguous‚ particularly upon examination of Rene Descartes
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George Berkeley’s primary ambitions as a philosopher are to disprove the materialist doctrines of skepticism and atheism. Although his primary focus is on disproving materialism‚ he also attempts to prove the existence of the human spirit. This is because the existence of the spirit is vital to maintaining a Christian world-view. One of Berkeley’s most famous claims is that "to be is to be perceived." Yet‚ He himself admits that the soul cannot be perceived. He is then forced to create a parallel
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hand‚ saw human perception as a very deceptive thing‚ as there is no way to prove anything we sense to be real. This stems from his belief that the only thing which we can know for sure‚ is the existence of self‚ as said in his most famous line‚ “Cogito ergo sum”‚ which translates to “I think‚ therefore I am.” (Descartes‚ 1641) This is more applicable to modern society‚ as although an extreme example‚ a more modern version of this philosophy would include attempting to block out any and all input
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“Our minds are not infinite.” To begin this argument‚ Descartes entertains the idea that he cannot be certain of anything in the world‚ that everything known to him could be the result of an evil spirit’s deception. The only assurance he finds is “Cogito Ergo Sum;” I think‚ therefore I must exist‚ at the very least‚ as a thinking thing at this moment in time. With this foundation‚ he moves on to argue that since his extensions‚ his imagination‚ and his senses can deceive him‚ he is a finite‚ limited
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In understanding how can man be truly human‚ first is the reason for the human freedom and this freedom is the most important aspect of making human truly human. One of the most important problems with which we have to deal in our reflections on man‚ and one which constantly recurs‚ is the problem of man’s freedom. The problem has aroused innumerable discussions‚ not only among philosophers but also among theologians‚ and the passion with which controversy was often carried on is an indication of
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