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    Hume believed that all morality was the product of habit or custom. He also claimed that it was our sentiments that was influencing human moral and actions. We use these sentiments‚ or feelings‚ to find a conjunction between the motive‚ not the reason‚ behind an action and actually performing the action itself. Hume believed that our sentiments had the power to result in specific actions. At a certain point‚ this means we are predetermined to act as we do. These sentiments control our actions to

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    Hume and Descartes on The Theory of Ideas David Hume and Rene Descartes are philosophers with opposing views about the origination of ideas. Descartes believed there were three types of ideas which are‚ innate‚ adventitious and those from imagination. He stated since he exists and his idea of what a perfect being is‚ such as God‚ then God exists. Hume‚ on the other had‚ believed ideas came only from one thing‚ impressions. Both theories have their strengths and weaknesses but I like Hume’s theory

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    Intro to Philosophy April 26‚ 2012 Final Paper Bishop George Berkeley “If a tree falls in the forest and no one is there to hear it‚ does it make a sound?” Although this famous quote is not the exact wording used by the philosopher Bishop George Berkeley‚ he was the inspiration behind this idea along with many others. Throughout his life‚ Berkeley developed theories that laid the foundation for the study of modern philosophy. His life experiences and travels assisted him in becoming

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    Human Understanding: Yet another Essay The Enlightenment was an era that took place primarily in the 18th century and could best be described as a time of progress. Early on in the Age of Enlightenment men began to question old doctrines and search for a new method of thinking and understanding. An answer to one of the most fundamental questions was sought: Where do our ideas come from? Although many pondered the question‚ two primary schools of thought emerged as an answer to the question: empiricism

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    Paley’s argument cannot be used to show there is an “impersonal‚ accidental forces because of its complexity. Thus‚ stumbling upon such an object provides good reason to conclude that there is a personal agent who designed it.” DePoe explains that Paley’s watch example suffered a major set back by the introduction of Darwin’s theory of evolution. Evolution offered a naturalistic explanation as to how life could possess the intricacy of “parts that have been adapted to perform their specific functions

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    sees then mind is emotions‚ thoughts and even ideas and the only thing that is in the body is moton and it was different for Berkeley. 3) Yes‚ it does imply to it because we let ourselves get attached on worldly things or on material objects. 4) David Hume believed that the self is an illusion‚ which mean like the way we perceive ourselves is not the real self and it is the same for Milarepa’s‚ he thinks the self is nothing. 5) I don’t think

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    1. Explain how Locke and Hume view personal identity‚ or the “Self”. How do you see Kafka’s “Metamorphosis” as exemplifying these philosophical themes? You may choose Locke or Hume or both‚ or argue why you see neither of their theories as showing up in Kafka’s work. Locke’s theory of personal identity does not rely on substance to explain personal identity. Locke’s theory is person one at time two is the same person as person two at time one if and only if person one and person two are both

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    Philosophical idealism in David Swan In the opening paragraph of David Swan‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne illustrates his philosophical musings by writing‚ " There are innumerable other events-if such they may be called-which come close upon us‚ yet pass away without actual results‚ or even betraying their near approach‚ by the reflection of any light or shadow across our minds." It reminded me of Nicolas Malebranche’s ocassionalism‚ which refers to the contact of two things is the occasion for God is the

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    Immanuel Kant on the Enlightenment The Enlightenment took place during the seventh and eighteenth century in Europe. It was an intellectual revolution that encouraged people to step away from an ancient way of thinking. It first began in Paris but quickly spread over much of Europe. Immanuel Kant was a German philosopher who believed in a “Dare to Know” principle. He argued that people should learn things on their own and think for themselves. Even though Kant believed in thinking for oneself

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