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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Erik Irre Modern Philosophy December 16‚ 1999 Paper 1‚ Section 2 If these great thinkers (Descartes‚ Spinoza‚ and Leibniz) were to discuss instead the soul’s connection to the body‚ what might each say (both on his own behalf and in response to the other)? Would they find any places where they might agree? If not‚ why not? (These are‚ after all‚ smart guys!) Though this sort of meeting would strike me as a debate with as furiously disparate and uncompromising ideals as one would find
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Pocahontas was more than just a Disney princess. Although the film made about her captured some events from her life‚ the events portrayed in the classic were not all accurate to how she really lived. Pocahontas arrived at Virginia on a ship (Hoose 14). She lived with her family in a village named Werowocomoco. Since Pocahontas’ father‚ Powhatan‚ was such a powerful ruler‚ Pocahontas had many events in her life that made her into the woman she was at the end of her life. Pocahontas’ early life
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reason alone. Empiricism‚ a rival theory‚ asserts that truth must be established by sensual experience: touch‚ taste‚ smell‚ et al. Rene Descartes‚ a philosopher and rationalist concluded that one self was merely a continuous awareness of one’s own existence; one’s substance was one’s ability to think. On the other hand‚ David Hume‚ an empiricist refuted Descartes conclusion and claimed that the concept of self was nonsense‚ the idea could not be linked to any sensual experience. Ultimately‚ Hume concluded
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to redefine is “Princess”. Other than its literal meaning of ladies of the royal family‚ the word princess has also been used and related to concepts negatively. I can totally agree with some but letting a good word turns into a bad one; I would rather “Re-redefine” it instead. How would you define the word “Princess”? I bet everyone has a different answer and thought. If you ask a little girl‚ she probably tells you that her dream is to become a princess or she is a princess because her daddy
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Descartes’ vs. Hospers Knowledge is an acquaintance with facts‚ truths‚ or principles‚ as from study of investigation and a familiarity or conversance‚ as with a particular subject or branch of learning. (3) Many philosophers have different perspectives of knowledge. Descartes’ believes that the only thing absolutely known is that you exist because you think. However‚ Hospers believes that there are different forms of knowing that must be proven with evidence. Descartes’ believes that you
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The philosophers Zara Yacob‚ a seventeenth-century Ethiopian philosopher‚ and René Descartes‚ a seventeenth-century French philosopher‚ mathematician‚ and scientist‚ were two very important religious intellectuals of their time. Yacob and Descartes were similar in many ways despite never meeting but also differed considerably in that they both believed in God but arrived at that conclusion in very different ways. They also had profoundly different ways of thinking. The two extraordinary philosophers
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2: Song and Dance number by Guest no.1 - Nicki Minaj (4 min) Segment 3: Exaggerated Showbiz Spoof Intrigue with Disney Princesses in real life (9:20min) (Blind Item; Gossip; the code name for the actors/ actresses are the names of the Disney Princess’ and Princes) *Snow White - Tabs *Sleeping Beauty - Ate Mikee *Rapunzel - Anika *Evil Queen - Pepsi Gossip no. 1: Once upon a time‚ pagkatapos ng isang Ball‚ ng Star Magic Ball‚ nahuli ni Snow White na nakapulupot ang buhok ni Rapunzel
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The existence of God has been a question since the idea of God was conceived. Descartes tries to prove Gods existence‚ to disprove his Evil demon theory‚ and to show that there is without a doubt something external to ones own existence. He is looking for a definite certainty‚ a foundation for which he can base all of his beliefs and know for a fact that they are true. Descartes overall project is to find a definite certainty on which he can base all his knowledge and beliefs. A foundation that
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"Are the voices real or I am dreaming‚" thought the Princess Lucinda that just awoke from her sleep and therefore she was not yet fully aware of her surroundings. She heard people on the upper deck talking enthusiastically. She was dubious if she was dreaming‚ or if the sounds were real. The voices were faint‚ she couldn’t comprehend everything they were saying‚ but she was certain with respect to the subject of their discussion. The captain had mentioned that they were to land early this morning
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