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    of belief” and “The will to believe”‚ William James develops his argument surrounding the idea that free will is not an illusion‚ and that the hypotheses you identify with can be quantified into different categories and inevitably will determine the path your life takes. His argument is very thorough but it is evident that there are several issues in his assessment of the subdivisions in the process‚ and the justification of the decisions we make. William James revolves his argument around free will

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    definitions of education‚ many people have different options of education and how it should be taught. I however will explore three definitions. William James’ definition who was a philosopher and psychologist will be explained. I will use an online dictionary. Lastly‚ Webster’s Universal English Dictionary definition for education will be explored. William James states that‚ "Education‚ in short‚ cannot be better described than by calling it the organization of acquired habits of conduct and tendencies

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    characteristics in question form a personality‚ which a person merely possesses as a holding‚ a constitutive of personal consciousness. On this view‚ a person can change their personality without having their identity annihilated in the strict sense implied by Hume‚ because one’s personality as well as the personality traits is constitutive of personal identity. Based on how this idea has been refined in recent paragraphs‚ I propose we rename it personality as a constitutive of personal identity or personality

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    of the universe.3 David Hume thought humans could never comprehend the origin of the universe while Robert Boyle

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    William James wrote‚ “Determinism leads us to call our judgments of regret wrong‚ because they are pessimistic in implying that what is impossible yet ought to be.” (1) I intend to make an argument against James‚ on the basis that determinism does not consent human beings to completely neglect moral responsibility. I shall first briefly define determinism. Determinism means that for every event that takes place‚ the preceding events are determined. Given prior events and the laws of nature‚ it

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    Morality is important for the functioning of a healthy society. David Hume would not dispute this point. It helps people control behavior that is destructive to individual and the society as whole‚ bring stability and peace. Adversely‚ during times of conflict‚ moral authority is often claimed‚ inciting a greater wish to obliterate he “evil” enemies. Claims of moral right are bandied about indiscriminately by people of all cultures and walks in life‚ and‚ often‚ many of these views on morality contradict

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    believe with a confidence (though the confidence is not ‘Justifiable”)‚ that we know something beyond the criteria of our experience which is the problem of induction‚ which is also the problem of explicating the very concept of inductive evidence. Hume argued that conditions are based upon experience and they are always subject to change. And linking the fact to the science behind the secret nature of body which is learned from the past experience‚ changes subsequently without change in their sensible

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    In Hume part 3 of the Treatise of Human Nature‚ it starts with going to explain the direct passions that arise from pleasure or pain. Hume explains that motives bring us to action. He then talks about direct passions and perfunctory definition of the will as an impression we feel then he looks at the problem of free will and determinism. In the first section‚ he makes an argument for the idea of necessity. The problem is whether human action is determined by necessity with physical necessity

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    about making moral decisions‚ should one employ reason‚ sentiment‚ or both? David Hume‚ a recognized empiricist and skeptic‚ would argue we need to utilize both. When describing morality‚ Hume says that “If any material circumstance be yet unknown or doubtful‚ we must first employ our inquirer intellectual faculties to assure us of it; and must suspend for a time all moral decision or sentiment” (135). In other words‚ Hume is saying that before one makes a judgment of morality‚ one must temporarily

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    David Hume insightful work‚ titled An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding‚ delves into the topic of belief VS fiction. According to Hume‚ belief can be described as “matters of fact derived from objects‚ memories‚ or customary conjunctions” (Hume 30). However‚ fiction can be described as judgments based on the imagination (Hume 32). Belief is based on impressions and past experiences. Fiction is a concoction of various factors that someone has yet to experience; therefore‚ it can be described

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