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    Empiricism One of the most notable figures in the history of western philosophy was Scottish philosopher David Hume. Hume was widely known for his views on Empiricism. Empiricism has been pondered since the beginnings of philosophy by many famous figures‚ from Aristotle to John Locke. (Wikipedia) Empiricism claims that human knowledge is founded on observation and use of the five senses. Hume published a literary work titled Enquiry concerning Human Understanding. This had a profound impact on empiricist

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    the senses; it is this refinement that can be innocent or vicious. According to Hume‚ the pursuit of innocent indulgence is permitted‚ but when they are pursued at the expense of some virtue they become a vice. Vicious luxury is a vice in the way it “engrosses all a man’s expenses and leaves no ability for such acts if duty and generosity as are required by his situation and fortune” (P. 279). The distinction between the two luxuries is the main argument of his constituents on why luxury is believed

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    Hume vs Kant Causality

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    Hume vs. Kant: Causality Hume’s ultimate goal in his philosophic endeavors was to undermine abstruse Philosophy. By focusing on the aspect of reason‚ Hume shows there are limitations to philosophy. Since he did not know the limits‚ he proposed to use reason to the best of his ability‚ but when he came to a boundary‚ that was the limit. He conjectured that we must study reason to find out what is beyond the capability of reason. Hume began his first examination if the mind by

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    Analyzing Aristotle

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    Analyzing Aristotle 1) The soul and the body are different forms. While the body is visible and mortal‚ the soul is invisible and immortal. He suggests that although the body dies and decays‚ the soul continues to exist. I do believe there is life after death‚ everyone must eventually die‚ and it cannot be avoided. However‚ even though death is a fact of life‚ it is a topic that many people prefer not to talk about. This avoidance of discussion is usually due to the denial of one’s own death and

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    Aristotle on Friendship

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    Aristotle On Friendship Philosophical Ethics December 6‚ 1995 Friendship is undoubtedly one of the most important elements in the books of Aristotle’s ethical principles. Aristotle takes the idea of friendship to a serious degree. He categorizes them into three groups or types of friendships. This report will attempt to define each type of friendship as well as identify the role of friendship in a society. Aristotle considers friendship to be a necessity to live. He

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    Aristotle and Virtue

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    Aristotle believes that we need virtue‚ both of thought and of character‚ to achieve that completeness leading to happiness. This is the function: activity in the soul in accord with virtue‚ where soul is defined as what is in us that carries out our characteristic activity. Aristotle is right in believing we need virtue. The end of Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics Book I introduces the idea that since happiness is “a certain sort of activity of the soul in accord with complete virtue‚ we

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    David Hume Research Paper

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    Life David Hume was the son of a minor Scottish landowner. His family wanted him to become a lawyer‚ but he felt an "insurmountable resistance to everything but philosophy and learning". Mr. Hume attended Edinburgh University‚ and in 1734 he moved to a French town called La Fleche to pursue philosophy. He later returned to Britain and began his literary career. As Hume built up his reputation‚ he gained more and more political power. Hume’s Philosophy HUME’S WRITINGS In 1742‚ Hume wrote Essays

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    Aristotle Theory

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    CHAPTER 4 - ARISTOTLE Chapter 4 79 ARISTOTLE’S PHILOSOPHY OF LAW by Fred D. Miller‚ Jr.1 4.1. Life and Writings of Aristotle Aristotle was born in 384 B.C. at Stagira in northern Greece‚ the son of Nicomachus‚ a physician of King Amyntas II of Macedonia. At age seventeen he entered Plato’s Academy in Athens‚ where he studied for nineteen years. In addition to composing a number of dialogues now lost‚ he may have then begun work on his Rhetoric. After Plato’s death (348) Aristotle grew alienated

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    Philosophy Aristotle

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    culture of the Department. What‚ she asks you‚ should she do? Should she stay‚ or leave? If she stays‚ how should she comport herself? Sometimes‚ Aristotle notes‚ the end in one activity-end formula can become an activity in another. If the pursuit of happiness is never pursued for the sake of some other thing‚ then according to Aristotle it is the "highest of all goods" or the "complete good" or the "good that is self-sufficient". 1. You practice carpentry (activity) in order to build

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    Median Aristotle

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    Aristotle defines virtue in terms of a mean or median. On one end is the excess and on the other the deficiency with the median found somewhere between the two. A sizeable portion of the book is dedicated to discussing these virtues and their excess and deficiency as well as the sphere the virtue falls under. While a majority of the virtues have vices on either side and are found through trial and error somewhere between them‚ the virtue of temperance does not have this quality and is therefore more

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