Descartes began Meditation One of his classic Meditation on First Philosophy by saying that throughout his life‚ he had acquired several opinions and beliefs which he later discovered to be false (17-18). The main goal of Descartes was to find a foundation on which knowledge can be built. Descartes wanted to find a certainty‚ which could not be doubted beyond dispute. Descartes agree with Plato that knowledge requires certainty‚ but reject the Platonic idea that the physical world is not knowable
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1. The simple and direct images in Dorothea Lange’s photographs provide ------- reflection of a bygone social milieu. (a) an intricate (b) a candid (c) an ostentatious (d) a fictional (e) a convoluted 2. Kate’s impulsive nature and sudden whims led her friends to label her -------. (a) capricious (b) bombastic (c) loquacious (d) dispassionate (e) decorous 3. Neurosurgeon Alexa Canady maintained that choosing a career
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Open-minded or sceptical? That’s the question! Since this school year‚ I am following a new course‚ Theory of Knowledge. For me‚ the approach was entirely new and quite confusing. At first‚ my world kind of made sense to me. I doubted about some things‚ but from experience I learnt that everyone struggled with doubts. However‚ this course questioned everything I assumed to ‘know’ and was sure about! For me‚ this course is a good way to experience something completely new‚ as it encourages me to
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Michaela Hoenigl MATH-1111-BA 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
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When going about making moral decisions‚ should one employ reason‚ sentiment‚ or both? David Hume‚ a recognized empiricist and skeptic‚ would argue we need to utilize both. When describing morality‚ Hume says that “If any material circumstance be yet unknown or doubtful‚ we must first employ our inquirer intellectual faculties to assure us of it; and must suspend for a time all moral decision or sentiment” (135). In other words‚ Hume is saying that before one makes a judgment of morality‚ one must
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Hospers challenges the view of a radical sceptic of that there is no knowledge for everything is doubtful by providing vital grounds on how it can ultimately be attained and by adopting the two different senses of knowing‚ the strong and weak sense. He then fortifies his argument by proving the incoherence of a doubter. This essay will look on his arguments against radical scepticism and finally to what extent it is successful. In his argument‚ he emphasises on the three main requirements for knowing
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If I Could Change One Thing About Myself Perhaps‚ one of the most unpleasant feelings one can experience in life is being discontent with oneself. Whereas we are prone to notice negative features in other people‚ we rarely turn our eyes on ourselves to critically evaluate our behavior or personal qualities. But‚ if we do‚ we can notice many traits within ourselves that we would not like to be there. I try to stay tolerant towards the majority of my personality features. Though‚ simultaneously with
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Discuss Putnam’s response to skepticism This essay aim to critically discuss Putnam’s response to the Brain in a vat argument.Based on the required reading by DeRose‚I will start by explaining a specific form of skeptical argument and what is “BIV”‚a skeptical hyphothesis which is famous in philosophy.Then I’ll explain Putnam’s response to BIV from the perspective of semantic externalism and analyse it.Finally‚I’ll reach a conclusion both on Putnam’s response and my understanding of BIV arument
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Hume asked‚ "what reason do we have in thinking the future will resemble the past?" It is reasonable to think that it will because there is no contradiction in supposing the future won’t resemble the past. But it is also true that is possible for the world to change dramatically and our previous experience would be completely useless in judging future experience. We want to say that past experiences have been a good predictor. We are compelled to do so and it is almost as if we can’t help ourselves
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PHILISOPHICAL INQUIRY: What is philosophy? “The love of wisdom.” Metaphysics: the theory of reality. What is real? Epistemology: the theory of knowledge. What does it mean to “know?” Value-theory: the study of value. What gives something value...over something else? Logic: The principles of right reasoning. What principles do we use? All of these do not stand independent from each other...they all mix. September 25: Abstractions: CH9 Is Fido an abstraction? Dog is a category
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