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    Descartes proves that God exists in his third meditation. He proves that God exists because he wants to be certain about things outside of himself. But‚ he cannot be certain of these things if he is ignorant about the existence of God. This is because if a supreme God exists‚ he could cause Descartes to be mistaken in the one avenue to certainty that he has. This avenue is known as clear and distinct perception‚ and‚ according to Descartes‚ it is what is necessary to be certain about a thing. However

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    Pain and Suffering

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    Romeo and Juliet Emotional pain and suffering is unavoidable‚ especially when connected to love. Many examples can be noted through Romeo and Juliet’s relationship and experiences in William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Romeo is deprived of relationships‚ loses his closest friend‚ and is grief-stricken by the news of Juliet’s death. Meanwhile‚ Juliet has no support or freedom from her family and is responsible for her true love’s real death. She seems to be in more distress throughout

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    Descartes and Hume Wax

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    2010 Descartes and Hume: Piece of Wax In Descartes’ “Meditation II‚” he begins his look into sensory perceptions with a very in-depth look into a plain piece of wax. He explains that there is a very distinct piece of wax‚ perhaps from a fresh honeycomb. All the physical attributes of this wax can be observed; feel‚ temperature‚ color‚ taste‚ smell‚ odor; these are the things we can tell through our senses. He then melts away the wax‚ and the things our senses had perceived are no longer there

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    sources was the first meditation of the French philosopher Rene Descartes. In this movie‚ what most people perceive as reality is no more real than a dream. This dream is created by a powerful being bent on deceiving humanity‚ but there are some members of humanity who choose to let themselves be deceived. Neo experiences the same doubt about reality as Descartes when he talks about not being sure if he is awake or still dreaming. Descartes points out that there are no certain markings between the dream

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    Despite the regained world‚ Descartes does not prove and return to the point before his doubting‚ questioning sense perception and declaring clear and distinct perceptions the hallmark of truth‚ or the grounds of knowledge. The question of free will manifests itself in this conclusion:

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    Descartes vs. Aquinas

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    I found Descartes’ way of thinking very interesting when compared to Aristotle. Descartes doubts the existence of God when he decides to start over and completely ignore his senses. He states in his third meditation‚ “…and I do not yet even know for sure whether there is a God at all…I must examine whether there is a God‚ and if there is‚ whether he can be a deceiver.” (25) Descartes makes a goal for himself to find out if there is a God and who he is. According to Aquinas we will never be able to

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    Thanks For The Pain

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    Mariah Kash Thanks for the Pain. You know some people are excited for their first day of High School. It’s a “New start”‚ a chance to grow up‚ maybe make some new friends‚ and leave all the other BS behind. That’s what I thought‚ until “she” came around. “She” ruined everything for me last year‚ and I’m not exaggerating when I mean EVERYTHING! It was only the second week of school‚ and I was in English. I was sitting there doing my work with Britney when “She” came up and started to taunt

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    Descartes suggests the viewpoint that the human body and the human mind are two completely different things with different functions. The viewpoint is called Dualism‚ and holds that both the physical world and the immaterial world exist. Dualism is based on two substances‚ which are mind and matter. Descartes explained that these two does not necessarily need one another to exist. In Descartes’ Dualism‚ the body is considered to be a material substance‚ and the mind is considered to be an immaterial

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    Descartes believes that all knowledge must rest on a priori foundations. This claim is proven through his acceptance in the idea of God as most true and that innate ideas are relearned. Descartes states that his understanding of “God a certain substance that is infinite‚independent and supremely powerful...the more carefully I focus my attention on them‚ the less possible it seems they could have arisen out of myself alone”(Meditations And Discourse on Methods 45-46). Descartes sees himself as a

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    Erik Irre Modern Philosophy December 16‚ 1999 Paper 1‚ Section 2 If these great thinkers (Descartes‚ Spinoza‚ and Leibniz) were to discuss instead the soul’s connection to the body‚ what might each say (both on his own behalf and in response to the other)? Would they find any places where they might agree? If not‚ why not? (These are‚ after all‚ smart guys!) Though this sort of meeting would strike me as a debate with as furiously disparate and uncompromising ideals as one would find

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