Descartes uses epistemology and metaphysics to frame his famous "cogito" argument. But in order to understand how that works‚ first‚ we must discuss the differences between an epistemological and a metaphysical question. Epistemology is a facet of philosophy interested in knowledge. And an epistemological question is a question concerned with something relating to knowledge‚ apprehension of knowledge‚ knowledge-world correspondence‚ or the origins of knowledge. What is knowledge? Is knowledge
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Immanuel Kant was a Prussian philosopher who was mostly known for his metaphysics. He referred to metaphysics as the studying of being or what exists. Conversely‚ epistemology was defined by Kant as the study of knowledge; knowledge dealt with limits or what can be known or unknown. Metaphysics makes claims but we need epistemology to solidify these claims. In terms of epistemology‚ Kant separates us into to categories: empiricists and rationalists. An empiricist obtains all information through sense
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Epistemology How do we know what we know? Is what we believe to be truth really truth? A branch of Philosophy that seeks out to answer these questions and to discover the origin of knowledge is Epistemology. Much of what we believe is based on allegations and generalizations rather than established evidence. That’s way so many people have different beliefs throughout the world. I will be discussing more of these Worldviews in a later paragraph. Right now I’d like to continue to focus on Epistemology
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Professors Cappon and Myers agree that the process of intuition is an important way to attain knowledge. However Myers criticizes intuition as a perilous means of knowing. This paper will demonstrate that‚ perhaps instinct is not a foolproof means of attaining knowledge‚ nevertheless reasoning and logic can fail us as well. It is the human mind rather then the process that causes the error in both causes. Intuition‚ then‚ is by no means inferior to the other processes of attaining knowledge.
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Courtney D’Andrea Philosophy 1100 Professor Magrini Final Paper Epistemology Epistemology is one of the very important branches of philosophy. It is also known as the knowledge theory. The knowledge theory consists of three questions; “What is the origin of knowledge? What is the reliability of knowledge? & What is the criteria of knowledge?” Rene Descartes and John Locke really looked into epistemology and both had different theories to approach it. John Locke looked at empiricism and
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Running Head: ORGANIZATIONAL EPISTEMOLOGY 1 Organizational Epistemology St. Rachel E. Ustanny University of Phoenix ORGANIZATIONAL EPISTEMOLOGY 2 There are different perspectives about the origin of knowledge‚ which have influenced the development of concepts such as a priori and a posteriori truth‚ epistemic regress‚ and sensual perception—Descartes (as cited in Cooper‚ 1999) argued that there are certain undeniable truths‚ which are obtained from our senses; Feldman (2003)
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Final Paper Roni Daniel December 10‚ 2012 Dr. Kathy Downey University of Phoenix PHL/716 Epistemology‚ or the study of knowledge‚ requires the scholar analyze the what‚ how‚ and why’s of their own knowledge. Asking these questions of themselves is essentially applying that which they have learned. There are different origins of knowledge as conceptualized by philosophers‚ educators‚ and scientists. Early philosophers defined knowledge as “justified true belief” (Cooper‚ pg. 23). In order
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Introduction The study of metaphysics is a broad spectrum of comprehensive ideas that ultimately serve to discover the generalities of human thought. Without Aristotle‚ the concept of metaphysics would cease to exist. Taking this into consideration‚ it is evident that Aristotle plays a major part in the study of metaphysics and how we know it today. Therefore‚ he formulated the basic entities of metaphysics and constructed its foundation through his own philosophies. Also‚ after reviewing material
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1‚ pp. 719-24. (Original 1623 in Il Saggitore) Locke‚ J Rubenstein‚ E. M. (2006). Color. The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. URL: <http://www.iep.utm.edu/c/color.htm> Stoud‚ B. M. (2002) The Quest for Reality: Subjectivism and the Metaphysics of Colour. URL:<http://www.oxfordscholarship.com.wwwproxy0.nun.unsw.edu.au/oso/public/content/philosophy/0195151887/toc.html> [ 1 ]. Gallilei‚ G. (1954). Two Kinds of Properties. Introduction to Contemporary Civilisation in the West. (A.C
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Epistemology ------------------------------------------------- Carefully explain Descartes’ cogito and his attempt to build his knowledge structure from the ground up. (Be as succinct as possible.) Does Descartes succeed or fail in that attempt? Justify your answer in full. Descartes’ Epistemology This essay attempts to explain Descartes’ epistemology of his knowledge‚ his “Cogito‚ Ergo Sum” concept (found in the Meditations)‚ and why he used it [the cogito concept] as a foundation when building
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