the existence of propositional knowledge without any experimental grounding. Descartes believed that we only have the idea of God because God gave us the idea of himself; he argued that the concept of God was one of a perfect being. As we have never experienced complete perfection‚ without being born with the knowledge of a perfect being‚ we wouldn’t be able to produce it. An argument against this is to argue if Descartes is able to say that the God he has in his mind is actually an idea‚ this leads
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(Saltations refer to Macro-evolution). 2) What is Descartes “crucial assumption” and (pg. 76) based on this crucial assumption‚ what conclusion does he draw? Do you agree with his crucial assumption? – Defend your answer. * Made up of 2 different substances (mind & body) Interaction Problem- (how can the mind (inmaterial) tell the body (material) to move your (example) arm? Proposed Solutions to the Interaction Problem 1) Rene Descartes 2) Gottfried Liebaiz “parallelism” 3) Nicloas
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WHAT IS A MONAD? IT’S FEATURES‚ PERCEPTION: 1. Two reasons to know what a monad is: to distinguish a monad from other elements of nature & to know the nature of substance in nature. How do we know that monad exists? Monad cannot be seen. We only reflect on our experiences and realize that they are made of monads. 2. Features of Monad: while monad is indivisible like the atom‚ a more appropriate comparison would be with that of soul. * It is simple like the soul. * It is that which constitutes
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Rebecca History 112 Fallacies and Weaknesses February 9‚ 2010 In his article‚ “Blacks Should Stop Agitating for Political Equality‚” Atlanta Exposition‚ 1895‚ Booker T. Washington said that blacks should take advantage of the new opportunities given to them rather than fight for more rights. Though he understood this tendency‚ saying‚ “… it is not strange that in the first years of our new life we began at the top instead of at the bottom; that a seat in Congress or the state legislature
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Rene Descartes were among the first to break away from the conventional views of their times to find a place for science in a society and propose the way it should be practiced. All three authors agree on some points but differe markedly on others. Bacon insists on the importa nce of experimentation and relative uselessness of senses and experience‚ while Decartes thinks them imporatnt for understanding of nature. Galileo stresses the need for separation of science and religion‚ while Descartes
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Running Head: The Evil Genius Doubt The Evil Genius Argument Andre-Jamil Rousseau University of British Columbia Descartes introduced his evil genius doubt in his first meditations. His hypothesis consists of the belief that a supreme being‚ labeled the “evil genius” or “evil demon” could be maliciously controlling and creating in our minds an illusion of the world as we know it. A complete fabrication that would negate the simplest truths as well as our sense data. His initial goal is to
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Strengths and Weaknesses I find writing a very neutral subject because I am not terrible nor excellent at it. I have always written enough for it to be satisfactory. Therefore‚ I believe that one of my strengths as a writer is being able to understand what I have to write about and knowing what I want to say. I question myself every step of the way‚ asking myself “ Is what I am writing‚ answering the topic that I am addressing?” However‚ with that said‚ I believe that my weakness lies in
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In the world the views on Epistemology may seem unclear some believe in the idea of knowledge that is just known‚ Rationalism‚ and others may question the thought or idea of how does someone know for sure‚ Skepticism. Descartes made a strong case for the rational approach to knowledge‚ he had an intense desire to establish his beliefs on a foundation of absolute certainty to do this he then applied the method of rational doubt. He decided that if he found any reason to doubt a category or principle
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ENLIGHTENMENT The Enlightenment is the period in the history of western thought and culture‚ stretching roughly from the mid-decades of the seventeenth century through the eighteenth century‚ characterized by dramatic revolutions in science‚ philosophy‚ society and politics; these revolutions swept away the medieval world-view and ushered in our modern western world. Enlightenment thought culminates historically in the political upheaval of the French Revolution‚ in which the traditional hierarchical
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Personal Identity REFERENCE: Perry‚ Dialogue on Personal Identity and Immortality. . Thesis . Identity refers to “a relation that everything has to itself and to no other thing”‚ and our perception of personal identity is the knowledge that we are ourselves‚ and who we have been – basically‚ that I am the same person I was last week‚ last year‚ etc. Leibniz’s Law states that if one thing (A) is identical to another (B) at one given point in time‚ they share the exact same properties‚ making
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