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    Part I. INTRODUCTION CONCEPTS Definition. What is Philosophy? There are a number of definitions of philosophy given by many thinkers and they vary according to their interests and orientations. Generally‚ philosophy is regarded as perhaps the most obstruse and abstract of all subjects that seems apart from ordinary life. Although quiet a number of people may think of it as a being remote from every normal interest‚ it may be inferred that all of us have some philosophical views‚ whether we are

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    Descartes Belief in God

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    Descartes and God In his groundbreaking work‚ Meditations on First Philosophy‚ the French philosopher Rene Descartes lays the groundwork for many philosophical principles by attempting to “establish a bold and lasting knowledge” (171)1. The foundations for knowledge Descartes established would go on to influence a plethora of other philosophers and philosophical works. Descartes argues in his meditations first from the point of view of complete skepticism‚ using skepticism as a tool in order to

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    Descartes’ Discourse on the Method (IV) None of the proposed philosophical theories is exact‚ not even a combination of two or more theories (Sayre‚ 2011). However‚ Descartes has unique way of metaphysical argument concerning existence of God. Descartes’ Discourse on the Method (Part IV) ends surprisingly with a claim of God’s existence‚ which can be deduced from the interrelationship between mind‚ soul and our existence. Descartes began the fourth section by discussing about himself. The reading

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    The issue of knowledge is definitely an essential part in philosophy. It forces us to question whether we are certain of the things we think we know‚ and whether we can justify the things we know are actually true. This theory or study of knowledge can be referred to as epistemology. All these views on knowledge can vary depending on how we view the world itself. We are able to perceive the world through the application of our senses‚ however‚ our senses alone can be very deceiving. We can never

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    Descartes Divisibility Rene Descartes believes that the mind and body is different things and that the body is dividable but the mind is not dividable. I’m not sure what I believe‚ but I think I believe at least for now that the mind and body is two different things. I will explore why Descartes thinks you can divide a body and why he thinks a mind is not dividable. As well as what Descartes response should be to Armstrong’s criticism. Was Descartes right or not? I think this is all up to the

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    Socrates and Descartes

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    the greatest philosophers ever. Each man was very respected while they were living but when you have hundreds or thousands of people still talking about you after your death there is something very special to say about that. Socrates and Rene Descartes spent their life looking for the truth. They looked for the perfect answer to every question because both of them wanted the answers no one could have an answer too. Although these men were alive at very different times‚ they had the same ideas

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    College Algebra September 28‚ 2013 Essay René Descartes – Discourse on Method “How can I know what is true?“ - this is the main question that René Decartes discusses in Discourse on Method. He talks about the desire he always had to distinguish the true from the false in order to see clearly in his actions. Apart from this‚ he points out several principles that he established in order to confirm his knowledge. To begin with‚ René Descartes central objective is to reach certainty and in this

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    Wax Argument Descartes

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    “Wax Argument”: Rene Descartes was an extraordinary philosopher who introduced a new‚ obscure‚ way to understanding the difference between the mind and the body. Descartes’ argument seems to be directed to Aristotle‚ in order to counter Aristotle’s “sensory argument;” in which everything is a conclusion of the senses. Descartes uses the “wax argument” to distinguish between the mind and body‚ separating the mind into its own form. The use of wax allows Descartes to prove and make his point because

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    Running head: DESCARTES INFLUENCE ON PSYCHOLOGY Descartes Influence on Psychology DESCARTES INFLUENCE ON PSYCHOLOGY René Descartes was a famous French mathematician‚ scientist‚ and philosopher throughout the mid 1600’s. He is often regarded as the father of modern philosophy; however‚ his highly influential ideas have also impacted many other scientific fields‚ including the world of psychology. Descartes contributions in philosophy and biology have had a significant influence on modern

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    chapter 2 pg.14-25 Socrates: The First Moralist Socrates (c.470-399 B.C) he was 70 years old when he died‚ his father was Sophroniscus‚ a sculptor‚ his mother Phaenarete‚ was a midwife. Socrates was likely a stonemason and a sculptor before turning to philosophy. He was a soldier during the Peloponnesian War. He has walked barefoot across ice‚ meditated standing up for thirty-six hours. He had the ability to ignore physical discomfort in order to achieve some greater mental or spiritual objective.The oracle

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