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    "Beside Oneself" Response

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    Throughout “Beside Oneself: On the Limits of Sexual Autonomy”‚ Butler uses numerous terms to address the age old question of what makes humans human and to characterize the world we live in. One recurring theme that stands out in this essay is the innate vulnerability that all humans must endure as bodily creatures. As human beings we are all vulnerable due to our dependency on others‚ both physically and socially. This universal dependency on one another interconnects all people no matter their

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    Lei Ding CMP2800 3/18/2014 Compare and contrast Tang Poems and Sanskrit Lyrics Tang poems and Sanskrit lyrics are both Asian literature in their countries. Tang poetry refers to the creation of the Tang Dynasty (618-907) can also be extended to refer to the Tang Dynasty poetry style creation. Tang Dynasty China has always been regarded as the highest level of the golden age of poetry. Unlike the European poems‚ Sanskrit lyrics usually requires a poet to present even the most subjective

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    Descartes Free Will

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    Philosophy Descartes attempts to explain the cause of errors in human beings. Descartes says that error occurs "since the will extends further than the intellect" (Descartes p.39). That’s because our intellect is something that is finite; it is limited to the perception of only certain things. Whereas our will‚ ability to choose is not limited; it is has an infinite capacity. Therefore we sometimes attempt to will things which we do not have a complete understanding of. Descartes’ argument‚

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    Achievement and Doubts

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    (K-12)‚ Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps)‚ increase of the TESDA graduates‚ increase in PhilHealth enrolees from 62% to 81% and improved benefits. Even though we see the achievements of the Aquino administration still many Filipinos have doubts that it is not enough and yes it is not enough because the progress that we are always wanted to have is still too far to reality. Our president must focus on the problem of our country specially in the field of employment because one of the major

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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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    Book Analysis: Rene

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    the two institutions that had retained order and promoted the growth of a great society for decades‚ were rejected. It is not difficult to see Chateaubriand’s René as an allegory describing post-Revolutionary France and the predicaments that the Revolution brought to French citizens. Chateaubriand’s short interlude draws a parallel between René and France- both have been cut off from previous social order‚ which provokes a feeling of nostalgia. In René’s world‚ like in the new France‚ there is no connection

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    “We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light”‚ Plato said. Studying knowledge is something philosophers have been doing for as long as philosophy has been around. People always see just a part of things around the world. They need an open mind to understand more deep and wise into the world. It’s one of those perennial topics that philosophy has been refining since before the time of Plato. The discipline is known as epistemology

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    Descartes vs. Pascal

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    Descartes vs. Pascal For centuries‚ human beings have been debating over the validity of the use of reason. This is a very‚ very difficult subject to discuss‚ as one is forced to study something which is at that moment being used in their study. Two classic thinkers who contrasted on their view of reason were Descartes and Pascal. Though both saw reason as the primary source of knowledge‚ they disagreed over the competence of human reason. Descartes‚ the skeptic‚ said that we could use reason

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    Descartes v Hume

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    of reason alone. Empiricism‚ a rival theory‚ asserts that truth must be established by sensual experience: touch‚ taste‚ smell‚ et al. Rene Descartes‚ a philosopher and rationalist concluded that one self was merely a continuous awareness of one’s own existence; one’s substance was one’s ability to think. On the other hand‚ David Hume‚ an empiricist refuted Descartes conclusion and claimed that the concept of self was nonsense‚ the idea could not be linked to any sensual experience. Ultimately‚ Hume

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    Descartes Sixth Meditation

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    In his sixth meditation must return to the doubts he raised in his first meditation. In this last section of his sixth meditation he deals mainly with the mind-body problem; and he tries to prove whether material things exist with certainly. In this meditation he develops his Dualist argument; by making a distinction between mind and body; although he also reveals their rather significant relationship. Primarily he considers existence of the external world and whether our experience hold

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