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    use the method‚ set forth by Galileo‚ to lay the foundation for Philosophy. “He also looked to defeat skepticism on its own ground” (Kemerling). His cogito argument is significant because it is the foundation for his philosophical thinking and the first solid truth after emptying the basket of apples. His evil demon and dreaming doubt arguments are part of his method of doubt and his reasoning for starting philosophical reasoning from scratch. In order to use the scientific methods Descartes must

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    say that I have found Saint Anselm Ontological Argument to be very interesting and I was so fascinated by his life and the stand he took to prove his reasoning in his argument. In fact Anselm’s most famous work is his attempt to prove the existence of God in the Proslogion (or discourse) known now as the “Ontological argument.” I also found it very interesting that Mr. Immanuel Kant‚ another great philosopher in my view said the ontological argument attempts to show that which we can conceive of

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    disease is related to unopposed and prolonged estrogen stimulation. As a result‚ the activeness of the active cancerous cell in the body will be lowered down. Having doubt with the weaknesses in the article‚ let us proceed to counter arguments. The first argument put forward by the writer is smoking is the only solution that bring peace to the smokers. I don’t completely agree with this line as there are millions of morally ways to gain a peaceful feeling. Based on a suggestion‚ “exercise courtesy

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    adopted it or rejected it according to the result.” By establishing this credibility early in the essay‚ Twain is able to play with the audiences’ expectations later when he displays his experiments to be a comparison on human and animal traits. The result is an entertaining essay‚ which slowly decomposes Twain’s validity as a scientist‚ but highlights the satire behind his work. For the remains of the essay‚ Twain goes on to mention unfavorable traits that are specific to man‚ and promptly correlates

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    people of higher income into the world’s prosperous-technology businesses. However‚ it would pose a problem to many of the tenants‚ because it would mean they would have to move to other locations where rents is more affordable. Levin does present arguments from the perspective of the tenants and the ethical position that Greystar is in‚ regarding this case. He conducts interviews with the local tenants being affected by this event‚ now there are some interviews that illustrate the class-conflict‚ especially

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    Brittany Sayles English 100/ Gianunzio May 23rd‚ 2014 Research Essay: Rough Draft Death Penalty: Unlawful An ancient proverb provides that “an eye for an eye‚ a tooth for a tooth”‚ while the Code of Hammurabi in the 18th century B.C. likewise says that “if a man put out the eye of another man‚ his eye shall be put out‚ if he break another man’s bone‚ his bone shall be broken.” These moral principles are the foundation of capital punishment. For centuries‚ the laws of many states adhere to and

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    ARGUMENTS VS EXPLANATIONS EXPLANATIONS An explanation is a group of statements that try to show how or why something is or will be the case. Specifically‚ we use an explanation when we try to explain what makes a claim true. The event or the phenomenon in question is usually accepted as a matter of fact. Explanations do NOT prove why something is the case. Every explanation is composed of two parts: The explanandum (a statement that describes the event that is supposed to be explained)‚ and

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    Schools are built by the hundreds every year. Parents rely on the schooling and its staff to take care of their kids throughout the day while they are at work or are running errands. If you notice‚ however‚ schools have to practice lockdown drills every couple of months and now have to keep their inside classroom doors locked. Why do they do this? “Every time you stop a school‚ you will have to build a jail. What you gain at one end you lose at the other. It’s like feeding a dog on his own tail.

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    reality—that is‚ the idea that objects are wholly present and only present in the ‘now’—a bold conclusion is made: that the endurantist contradicts himself in believing an object that has changed is identical to itself in a time before it had changed. The argument is this: endurantists believe that every object is numerically identical to (is the same as) itself at every point in time during its ‘object-hood’ or lifespan. For example‚ a piano is the same object now as it will be ten years from now. However

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    In academic writing‚ an argument is usually a main idea‚ often called a “claim” or “thesis statement‚” backed up with evidence that supports the idea. In most college papers‚ one needs to make some sort of claim and use evidence to support it. One’s ability to do this will separate a good paper from other papers. We use argument in everyday life to convince somebody of my ideas or opinion‚ convince our teachers we deserve a better grade. A better argument is accomplished if no emotion is involved

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