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    Achievement and Doubts

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    (K-12)‚ Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps)‚ increase of the TESDA graduates‚ increase in PhilHealth enrolees from 62% to 81% and improved benefits. Even though we see the achievements of the Aquino administration still many Filipinos have doubts that it is not enough and yes it is not enough because the progress that we are always wanted to have is still too far to reality. Our president must focus on the problem of our country specially in the field of employment because one of the major

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    Descartes: Meditations

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    reason. In this one brief text‚ Descartes turns many of the old doctrines‚ created by Aristotle‚ upside down and frames many of the questions that are still being debated in philosophy today. Among other things‚ Descartes breaks down Aristotle’s notion that all knowledge comes via the senses and that mental states must in some way resemble what they are about. In so doing‚ he develops an entirely new conception of mind‚ matter‚ ideas‚ and much more. Rene Descartes explains that in order to even begin

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    Descartes - Meditation II “The nature of the human mind‚ and how it is better known than the body” what you see does not exist memory is faulty movement and place are mistaken notions only certain thing is that there is no certainty however‚ if can not be certain of sense and body‚ does it mean that one does not exist physical does not exists – therefore one is nonexistent – however‚ in order to even question these things‚ he must exist. He must exist in order for

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    Descartes Beliefs

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    As Descartes continued to ponder his beliefs he began to examine his beliefs about God and whether those could be trusted or not. He had to question whether or not his beliefs could be relied upon or if God was actually deceiving him or if God is even a real thing. However‚ Descartes concludes that God does in fact exist and “God has never owed me anything‚ so I should thank him for his great generosity to me‚ rather than feeling cheated because he did not give me everything” Descartes also comes

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    mehod of doubt

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    Lei Ding CMP2800 3/18/2014 Compare and contrast Tang Poems and Sanskrit Lyrics Tang poems and Sanskrit lyrics are both Asian literature in their countries. Tang poetry refers to the creation of the Tang Dynasty (618-907) can also be extended to refer to the Tang Dynasty poetry style creation. Tang Dynasty China has always been regarded as the highest level of the golden age of poetry. Unlike the European poems‚ Sanskrit lyrics usually requires a poet to present even the most subjective

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    Descartes and the Matrix

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    in Mediations on First Philosophy‚ Rene Descartes‚ nothing can be certain. Similarly‚ in The Matrix‚ the Wachowski brothers raise the question of how does anyone know what is real and what is not? The Wachowski brothers and Descartes describe their ideas about knowledge and epistemology through skepticism. Knowledge is a justified‚ true belief. According to Descartes‚ knowledge comes from two sources: Experiences‚ which are the senses‚ and reason. Descartes starts his argument by stating that many

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    Rene Descartes

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    Running Head: RENE DESCARTES: THE REVOLUTIONARY IN THE SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION Rene Descartes: The Revolutionary in the Scientific Revolution Andrea L. Mercado Devry University The Scientific Revolution was a period of time where people began to think about why things happened and really started to question how such things happened. Critical thinkers and scientists were brought to light. The people expressed curiosity in what they have believed in and practiced in religion. They asked themselves

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    Rene Descartes

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    Rene Descartes Rene Descartes was born March 31‚ 1596 in La Haye‚ Touraine. Descartes was the son of a minor nobleman and belonged to a family that had produced a number of learned men. At the age of eight‚ he was enrolled in the Jesuit school of La Fleche in Anjou‚ where he remained for eight years. Besides the usual classical studies‚ he received instruction in math and in Scholastic philosophy. Roman Catholicism exerted a strong influence on Descartes throughout his life. Upon graduation

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    Descartes Rationalism

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    associated with rationalism are Descartes‚ Kant‚ and Leibniz. Empiricism believes that some ideas or concepts are independent of experience and that truth must be established by reference to experience alone. Empiricist support the idea of posteriori which means knowledge that comes after experience or dependent on experience. Locke‚ Humes‚ and Berkeley are philosophers

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    Rene Descartes

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    René Descartes By: Geaney Pacursa  René Descartes (31 March 1596 – 11 February 1650) was a French philosopher‚ mathematician‚ and writer who spent most of his adult life in the Dutch Republic. He has been dubbed the ’Father of Modern Philosophy’‚ and much subsequent Western philosophy is a response to his writings‚ which are studied closely to this day. In particular‚ his Meditations on First Philosophy continues to be a standard text at most university philosophy departments. Descartes’ influence

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