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    Sebastian Gumina Paper Topic #1 Descartes’ Skeptical Method Descartes’ method offers definitive conclusions on certain topics‚ (his existence‚ the existence of God)but his reasoning is not without error. He uses three arguments to prove existence (His and God’s) that attempt to solidify his conclusions. For his method to function seamlessly‚ Descartes needs to be consistent in his use of the method‚ that is‚ he must continue to doubt and challenge thoughts that originate in his own

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    At the start of Descartes fourth meditation‚ there are three certainties that Descartes has so far concluded. The first being that god exists. The second that god is not a deceiver. And third that god created him and is therefore responsible for all of his faculties (which includes his faculty of judgment). The first two convictions seem sound enough to Descartes yet the third convict evokes some conflict within him. Descartes speaks about how‚ if everything within him comes from god‚ and God did

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    Hume and Descartes on The Theory of Ideas David Hume and Rene Descartes are philosophers with opposing views about the origination of ideas. Descartes believed there were three types of ideas which are‚ innate‚ adventitious and those from imagination. He stated since he exists and his idea of what a perfect being is‚ such as God‚ then God exists. Hume‚ on the other had‚ believed ideas came only from one thing‚ impressions. Both theories have their strengths and weaknesses but I like Hume’s theory

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    the father of modern western philosophy‚ Rene Descartes‚ one might assume that‚ even then‚ the quote does not apply. But one of Descartes’ most well-known arguments is almost born from it. Descartes’ dream argument fuels

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    Is Money Evil?

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    Most people have heard of the phrase “Money is the root of all evil”. Often people will think this phrase is not true. In this society‚ everybody needs money to survive. Money rules over everything. Without it‚ you cannot purchase anything at all. So how can money be the root of all evil when life would be miserable without money? With money‚ you can support your family members‚ help friends with income problems or even donating to the needy people and have a higher standard of living. So the

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    Shelley’s novel Frankenstein the creature is brought into this world like a newborn child by his creator‚ Victor Frankenstein. Although the creature has a seemingly evil appearance and has committed malicious acts‚ he was once good and pure. Victor believes that his creature who he refers to by the names “wretch” and “daemon” was born evil‚ but I believe that the creature is actually very kind and good at heart and the creature is right to say “misery made me a fiend.” (Shelley 69) It was really his

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    consider various legal‚ familial‚ health positions when determining how to care for his or her patient. An example of this predicament can be seen in case 8 of Philosophy and Medicine. Here‚ I am presented with a situation where the patient‚ Esther K‚ has pancreatic cancer. When the patient was initially diagnosed‚ she made a will. In this will‚ she refused all aggressive therapies and any treatment that she determined would be considered as “extraordinary measures:” chemotherapy‚ respirators‚ or

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    mind from birth. Descartes strongly believes that innate ideas are the necessary things that provide a reliable basis for all metaphysical knowledge. The idea of God is clearly and distinctly perceived. Descartes does admit‚ however‚ that he cannot grasp the thought of God’s existence‚ but that he merely understands it. Due to his conclusion that God ultimately exists‚ he is now able to trust the external world with

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    oceans‚ no mountains‚ no earth‚ no moon; just him and his isolation. In “Meditation Three”‚ Descartes goes much deeper than just his famous philosophical ideal — if “one can think one can be”(Descartes 19). He goes on to explain how there must be a God. He states that if there was not a God‚ people would have created themselves. If this were to be true‚ everyone would create themselves as perfect people. Descartes believes that there must be a God. God created humans and other humans and other objects

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    ON THE THREE EVILS

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    ON THE THREE EVILS Humanity has been led astray by three evils – greed‚ hatred and ignorance. Whether we are Buddhists‚ Hindus‚ Muslims‚ Christians‚ Animists‚ or Atheists‚ we cannot escape the three inevitables: old age‚ disease‚ and death. Nobody can deny that the five sense objects – pretty sight‚ delightful sound‚ fragrant smell‚ savory taste‚ and nice touch – are only fleeting phenomena. They are neither lasting nor permanent. Nor can anybody deny that property is transitory: no one can carry

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