innate‚ fictitious and adventitious. According to Descartes‚ innate ideas have always been instilled in us while fictitious and adventitious ideas are just figments of our imaginations. He states the the innate idea of Gods existence is placed in us by God himself and denies the possibility of God being fictitious or adventitious. He does state however‚ that innate beliefs must be accompanied by experiences in order to acquire optimal knowledge. Descartes’ theories and applications offer much insight
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medicine with the most brilliant minds in technology. We are going to take out the middleman. We are going to get stuff done.” These are the words that tech billionaire‚ James Bell‚ says to his newest recruit on the television medical drama‚ Pure Genius. The show‚ while only lasting thirteen episodes‚ shows a unique perspective of modern medicine. It opens viewers’ eyes and exposes them to what doctors and researchers are currently developing today. Everything displayed in this show‚ whether medical
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perfect theology and reason‚ making it a compelling contender for the most persuasive argument for the existence of God. It’s crucial to continue discussing and examining these arguments in order to fully grasp their complexities and importance. Descartes’ argument merges cosmology and ontology in order to demonstrate the existence of a supremely perfect being. He argues that the concept of a perfect being is innate to us and cannot originate from anything else. This argument highlights the idea of
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According to the Merriam Webster Dictionary‚ the definition of evil is “morally bad.” However‚ after reading the memoir Night by Elie Wiesel‚ one begins to question the depths of the superficial dictionary definition. In Elie’s memoir‚ he is able to show the capability of evil within mankind by describing his experiences through one of the most horrific events in history. The three strongest cases which show what evil is capable of‚ occurs in the early and final chapters. In the earlier chapters
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One early philosopher was Rene Descartes with his work Meditations on First Philosophy. Descartes was once a foundationalist‚ believing that our knowledge originated in our senses. His positioned changed‚ however‚ when he began use his skepticism to test if our belief could be absolutely certain. His Dream Argument helped explained how mathematics are able to be true even if our senses could be fooled‚ though the Evil Demon Argument calls that to question. Descartes does placed mathematics as true
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MANUEL FIGUEROA 2/14/13 WHY IS THE TOPIC IMPORTANT TO THE SOCIETY: Gravity and friction are two forces that work together to allow life as we know it on earth. They are balanced forces. There is no movement without first overcoming friction‚ which is why a heavier object falls faster due to gravity than a lighter object. A heavy object is not resisted by air friction‚ while a very light object is (which causes
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Arthur Miller wrote the Crucible in the time of the Red Scare‚ the hysteria over the threat of communist spies in America‚ provoked by Joseph McCarthy. McCarthy accused numerous people of being communist‚ which would cost them their jobs and reputation. Joseph McCarthy‚ because of the power he had‚ made people bend to his will under the disguise of helping others‚ just like Abigail Williams did throughout the Crucible. Three girls‚ Betty Parris‚ Mary Warren‚ and Mercy Lewis‚ were the ones who she
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The Evil of Modern Technology “Many shall run to and fro‚ and knowledge shall be increased.” Daniel 12:4 Here I am‚ sitting in a house heated by a gas/forced air furnace‚ illuminated by an incandescent bulb‚ writing down my thoughts on a computer screen‚ accessing the internet by a wireless connection and weighing in against modern technology. I will be the first to tell you‚ however‚ that I don’t want to go back to the way it was‚ even a few decades ago‚ when I shivered over a lone heat register
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Descartes starts by doubting everything (“I will suppose then‚ that everything I see is spurious”) and thinks that anything which admits the slightest doubt must be false. He attempts to find something which he is unable to doubt and if he cannot he must conclude He contends that he is not able to doubt his existence. Even if there is a deceiving god who is constantly deceiving him about the world‚ he still must exist‚ as he must exist in order to be deceived. (“I am‚ I exist”). He then tries
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Steve Jobs: Genius or Just Obsessive Compulsive? It is rumored that Steve Jobs‚ the developer of Apple Electronics‚ suffered from the mental disease: OCPD. Jobs presented many symptoms of OCPD or Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder. He was considered a creative genius‚ but in order to reach that position he ruined his family relationships‚ his health‚ and even his happiness. OCPD is very similar to OCD‚ but there are slight differences. OCD causes people’s brains to send unwanted
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