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    John Eck was Luther’s main opponent in the Leipzig Debate in 1519. John Eck was born on November 13‚ 1486. He adopted “Eck” to his name – the name of his birthplace. Eck’s father was a magistrate in Eccius or Eck. Eck’s father cannot support his education‚ so he lived with his uncle‚ Johann Maier‚ and attended the small school under his uncle’s supervision. Eck was an intelligent‚ young boy who was sent to Heidelberg to further his education. He entered the university at the age of twelve (Dau 2-3)

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    Rationalism is the principle that maintains that through reason alone we can gain at least some positive knowledge of the world. The three major rationalists‚ Rene Descartes‚ Baruch Spinoza and Gottfried Welhelm Leibniz‚ used this idea in order to defy skepticism and expose the true nature of reality. However‚ each philosopher is frequently in disagreement. The idea for ‘God’‚ and what constitutes substance‚ matter and reality are the four key structural beliefs that aid each rationalist in the forming

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    Descartes Reflex Act

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    Reflex acts were one of the first human reactions to being studied. Descartes was the first beginning a study model of reflex acts‚ this to be able to demonstrate that the body worked like any other machine. Another scientist in studying this phenomenon‚ Robert Whytt. He was a Scottish physicist and physicist. He inclined his research around action-reflex‚ differentiating voluntary and involuntary movements. Describing the pupil reflex to light (reflecting Whytt)‚ he further proposed that the arches

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    Descartes' Meditation II

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    New Foundation i. I can’t be wrong about 1) The fact that I exist‚ or 2) That I am thinking thing 3) What I think or how things seem to me a) The contents of my own mind II. The Wax Argument 1. I may be deceived by an Evil Demon i. May not be any material objects 2. No proof of material objects until later 3. I can decide what a clear and distinct conception of a material object would be 4. My senses don’t give me a clear and distinct conception of material

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    In Descartes’ Meditations on First Philosophy‚ I will be considering the “dreaming argument” if Descartes’s resolution seems acceptable to believe. In the First Meditation is where the “dreaming argument” is first mentioned and then later he has resolved the argument in the Sixth Meditation and the Objections and Replies. I will be touching on the idea that our experiences could be dreaming experiences based on personal experiences and thoughts I have had on the topic. Then I will go on to explain

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    specifically have tried to prove that their theory is the best they are Descartes‚ Epictetus‚ and Leibniz. Descartes believes that reason is good for proving God exists and reason shows us we exist. Epictetus believes that reason is useful for proving what good actually is and that reason gives us freedom. Leibniz believes reason is good because it proves the existence of God and helps prove that our universe did not form by accident. Descartes believes that reason is good for proving that God exists. He

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    In his Fourth Meditation‚ Descartes approaches the problem of human mistakes and ultimately reconciles this with the existence of a non-deceiving God. He takes issue with the notion of God‚ being perfect‚ creating in him an imperfection – that is‚ the capacity to make mistakes. Mistakes‚ according to Descartes‚ arise when we are mistaken or deceived about a truth. But God is not a deceiver; and given that God has given humans the ability to judge‚ it doesn’t follow that he should give us the ability

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    The Conception of Substance Dualism Rene Descartes‚ a 17th century French philosopher‚ created the idea of Substance dualism. Descartes states that the mind and the body are two separate entities that possess different characteristics. The mind‚ a theoretical substance‚ cannot be viewed in space as a material substance using tradition measuments such as height or weight. Because of this‚ only the physical body can be extended‚ not the mind‚ separating the two into the theory of substance dualism

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    Evil Vs Evil Short Story

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    he was kicked by a horse. His knee was shattered and he fell to the ground‚ disabled for life. The horse began to run but it fell into a hole and broke its leg. Reflecting on all that had happened‚ I thought: ‘Evil begets evil. If I continue in my evil ways‚ I will surely be overtaken by evil’. So I decided to change”‚ stated by moralstudies.org. So what does this say about human nature? The king was willing to change to better his kingdom and what people thought of him. Power‚ when placed in the

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