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    Knowledge is the things that one has taken into itself and made the decision to believe that it is true. This leads to the question‚ what makes certain obtained pieces of knowledge true? Descartes would doubt everything until he came to an absolute and undeniable truth. If he had any reason to doubt something‚ it could not be true knowledge. Descartes then discovered one thing that he could not doubt and that is “I think‚ therefore I am.” He says that if he can think‚ then he knows that he exists

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    Descartes Knowledge The question of our existence in reality is a question which philosophers have tackled throughout time. This essay will look at the phrase‚ cogito ergo sum or I think therefore I am‚ a phrase brought about by Rene Descartes. This phrase is the backbone of Descartes whole philosophy of our existence in reality. As long as we are thinking things‚ we exist. When we look at this approach to our existence we must first deny that any sensory data

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    paper‚ I will argue Descartes’ argument‚ that it is possible to gain knowledge‚ is flawed and incorrect. First‚ I will set out Descartes’ premise for believing knowledge is possible. Next‚ I will reintroduce his ideas in order to point out flaws and show the weakness of his position. Then‚ I will provide a counter to my assertions. Finally‚ I will give my reasons for supporting the notion that it is not possible to gain knowledge. Descartes’ Argument Descartes’ argument for knowledge is based on skepticism;

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    that it is possible to gain knowledge‚ is flawed and incorrect based on his faulty reasoning. First‚ I will restate Descartes’s logic for believing knowledge is possible. Next‚ I will introduce flaws I can see surrounding his argument and show the weakness of his position. Finally‚ I will give my reasons for supporting the notion that it is not possible to gain knowledge beyond the notion that I am a thinking thing. Descartes’s Argument Descartes’s argument for knowledge is based on skepticism; he

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    Theories of Justification Identify and carefully examine two theories of justification. “The concern with understanding human knowledge has been a central philosophical one.”1“Like Rene Descartes‚ we have all ask ourselves at one time or another couldn’t everything I seem to see‚ hear‚ etc. Be illusory? Might I’ll in fact be dreaming all this? If so what do I really know of the outside world?"2 Knowledge is a vague concept according to Bertrand

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    Knowledge Aquinas and Descartes have different ideas on how humans gain knowledge in the world. Both philosophers need to define what the human body is composed of in order to determine how we gain knowledge. For Aquinas intellect comes from the soul and the body working in unison. The soul is the substantial form of a living material thing. It is the actuality of a living material substance. Even though the rational soul is what differentiates humans from other living things‚ it does not

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    The fundamental idea of Descartes was that he would have these short arguments by asking whether it was possible doubting the vital intentions of arithmetic and geometry. Descartes was hoping to find certain material and knowledge. He was for sure that the knowledge was real. He wanted to find something solid before he could build upon it with more knowledge. He stated that knowledge came from speaking. When it came to the ideas of Bacon‚ he did not give an actual philosophy‚ but rather a method

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    of knowledge is the propositional case: “I know that” is followed by a proposition. For example‚ “I know that I am now typing up my précis”. Hospers discusses the propositional condition of knowledge. There are three essential components to propositional knowledge: truth‚ belief‚ and evidence. Truth and belief are fairly straightforward concepts; evidence‚ however‚ is controversial. Yes‚ we all agree that in order to know something‚ there must be evidence that backs up that knowledge. For

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    Question: "Descartes ’ dualist theory of Mind and Body has difficulty explaining how the two interact. What is the problem? Explain and evaluate Descartes ’ attempts to overcome it." Introduction René Descartes (1596-1650) is known as the "Founder of Modern Philosophy" and the "Cartesian Dualism" although he was also an outstanding mathematician and scientist for his time. Influenced by notable Western philosophers such as Plato and Aristotle‚ who maintained that man ’s intelligence could not

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    TOK ESSAY PLAN “… our knowledge is only a collection of scraps and fragments that we put together into a pleasing design‚ and often the discovery of one new fragment would cause us to alter utterly the whole design” (Morris Bishop). To what extent is this true in history and one other area of knowledge? To what extent = Ex: (Nat Sciences- atomic theory) (History- soviet archives opened- new outlook‚ perspective) KI: RLS: Assumption: Implication: AOK: WOK: 5: This is a bit of an intellectual

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