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Clear And Distinct Level Of Reality
1,373 wordsIn Descartes Meditations on First Philosophy, he offers two main arguments from which he concludes the existence of God. In the Third Meditation, Descartes proposes his metaphysical argument, which states that God must exist, because his real existence is the only cause, which could have produced Descartes own idea of God. In the Fifth Meditation, Descartes contends that existence is contained in Gods essence, so a non-existent God is by definition, a contradiction. This paper will analyze the s...
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Deep Throat First Person
5,031 wordsWHAT DOES MYSTICISM HAVE TO TEACH US ABOUT CONSCIOUSNESS? Revised version of the paper delivered to "Towards a Science of Consciousness 1996 (Tucson II) April 1996 [Draft for Tucson II Conference Proceedings] Revised version appears in JCS, 5, No. 2 (1998), pp. 185 - 201 Robert K. C. Forman, Program in Religion, Hunter College, CUNY, 695 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10021, USA. Email: In this article I would like to bring the findings of my somewhat unusual but increasingly accepted field mysticism...
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Universal Laws One Thing
1,313 words... d effect, but all the propositions of arithmetic and geometry, are synthetic. In all these propositions, no analysis of the subject will reveal the predicate. He gives the example 7 + 5 = 12. He points out that 7 and 5 have to be put together to give 12; the idea of 12 is not contained in them, nor even in the idea of adding them together (Prolegomena 2). From his proposition that all mathematics are synthetical, Kant explains how the ideas of space and time are also a priori forms of sensib...
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Live Our Lives Path To Enlightenment
4,294 wordsReality Bytes: A journey through perceptions of reality in 'The Matrix' and the technological world. The idea for this dissertation arose from the culmination of a number of thoughts that have interested me for some time. The question of 'reality' has always intrigued me. I perceived it as tangible and exact but at the same time intensely vulnerable. I saw the frailties of 'reality' exposed by the many differing ways it can be perceived. These differences of perception can be attributed to facto...
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Rape Victims Aggravating Circumstances
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United States Foreign Policy Perception Of Reality
1,551 wordsPsychology Psychology is by far one of the most useful classes I have taken so far. It helps me a lot in my everyday life, especially when it comes to interpreting something, for instance my own behavior and attitudes, or behavior and attitudes of others. There are a lot of fields in which psychology helps me, and one of them is perception of various things. Now that I am taking this class I am able to analyze my own perception as well as perceptions of others, whether we are talking about a mov...
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Negatively Affect Physical Activity
2,260 wordsPsychiatric Rehabilitation is a philosophy as well as specific strategies that has been formed over the past 30 years about how treatment should be provided to those individuals who suffer from a mental illness. During the 1970 's, due in large part to pioneers like Fountain House and Fair-weather Lodge, a shift began in the paradigm that had till then defined the "treatment" of mental illnesses. A growing consciousness emerged that, in addition to medications, skill building and social support ...
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Socially Constructed Homeless Population
1,429 wordsHomelessness There has been a long debate about the definition of homelessness in Western countries (Polakow & Guillean 118). This is more than a mere academic issue, as the lack of agreement over definition makes it difficult to enumerate the homeless population and to urge governments to meet the needs of homeless people. It is usually accepted that those who sleep in public places or squat in derelict buildings are homeless, but the following questions are often raised. How should we classify...
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Men And Women Sexual Harassment
598 wordsMale/Female Differences In Perceptions Of Sexual Harassment Male/Female Differences In Perceptions Of Sexual Harassment Male/Female Differences in Perceptions of Sexual Harassment One of your male co-workers has a revealing photograph of a female on his desk at work. You ask him to remove the picture because it makes you feel uncomfortable. He does not remove the picture. Do you think this is a form of sexual harassment? According to Bertha Brooks, a speaker on the subject of sexual harassment, ...
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Iambic Pentameter Emily Dickinson
2,820 wordsWhat is Poetry? What is poetry? What is a poem? How can you tell the difference between poetry and prose? I usually try to provide a definition, knowing that the definition is little more than a simplified starting point for this elusive and irresistible genre. I developed this one collaboratively with my colleague at TCC, Stan Barger, who team-taught English 112 with me several summers: Poetry is the concentrated, rhythmic, verbal expression of observations, perceptions, and feelings. Poetry lo...
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Cause And Effect Distinct Ideas
2,063 wordsWhat Came First: The Chicken or the Egg? David Hume moves through a logical progression of the ideas behind cause and effect. He critically analyzes the reasons behind those generally accepted ideas. Though the relation of cause and effect seems to be completely logical and based on common sense, he discusses our impressions and ideas and why they are believed. Humes progression, starting with his initial definition of cause, to his final conclusion in his doctrine on causality. As a result, it ...
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Meditations On First Philosophy Clear And Distinct Ideas
1,566 wordsSynopsis Introduction, How do we know what we know? 2) Talk on Descartes, his line of thinking, he is a thinking thing 3) Discuss the wax passage, how and why Descartes drew his conclusions. Descartes believes clear and distinct perceptions are drawn through the mind, not the senses 4) Compare / contrast Descartes with Hume. Hume beliefs conclusions on the wax were drawn from past experiences of cause and effect, gained through the senses. 5) Conclusion How do we know what we know? Ideas reside ...
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Bibliography Lists Fourteenth Century
345 wordsRoss Dunn/Travels of Ibn Battuta A 5 page analysis of The Adventures of Ibn Battuta, a Muslim Traveler of the Fourteenth Century by Ross Dunn. The writer relates how Dunn uses the accounts of Abu Abdallah Ibn Battuta to bring alive the Muslim world of the Middle Ages. No additional sources cited. Filename: 99 ibn. wps Ibn Battuta: The Man and His Perceptions A 5 page discussion of Ibn Battuta, the great explorer of the 1300 s. Concludes that although Battuta traveled over 75, 000 miles during hi...
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Clear And Distinct Level Of Reality
1,379 wordsIn Descartes? Meditations on First Philosophy, he offers two main arguments from which he concludes the existence of God. In the Third Meditation, Descartes proposes his metaphysical argument, which states that God must exist, because his real existence is the only cause, which could have produced Descartes? own idea of God. In the Fifth Meditation, Descartes contends that existence is contained in God? s essence, so a non-existent God is by definition, a contradiction. This paper will analyze t...
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Meditation I Descartes Reason To Doubt Beliefs
1,251 wordsOne reason is simply that the question what if anything is anything certain is an interesting one. We live in a world where there are diverse opinions, views, and theories about many matters. Often these views we hold with great confidence, yet what passes for knowledge is continually changing as new scientific discoveries are made, and new theories are devised. Have you ever asked yourself if whether anything is really certain? Or that those who live in uncertainty, take guidance from the preva...
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Meditations On First Philosophy Clear And Distinct Ideas
1,419 wordsHow do we know what we know? Ideas reside in the minds of intelligent beings, but a clear perception of where these ideas come from is often the point of debate. It is with this in mind that Ren? Descartes set forth on the daunting task to determine where clear and distinct ideas come from. A particular passage written in Meditations on First Philosophy known as the wax passage shall be examined. Descartes thought process shall be followed, and the central point of his argument discussed. In Med...
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Back In Time Final Cause
1,181 wordsThe Monadology attempts to define the ultimate substance of the world. The first part of The Monadology explains what a monad is, whereas, the second part of The Monadology concentrates on metaphysical principles. All that there is in the universe consists of monads, which there are an infinite number of them. A monad is a simple, indivisible substance. It can also be thought of as the true atom of nature, in brief, the elements of things (Leibniz, 1714: 285). Whatever, is, was and will be true ...
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House Of Usher Fall Of The House
1,235 wordsWhen Narrative Perception Narrative Perception When literature first began to take flight in America, many of the stories written were of the Gothic variety. American society, at the time, seemed to connect with fantasy and reality, therefore many early writers wrote in the Gothic style. Most of these Gothic stories feature characters whose perceptions of themselves and the world around them are abnormal due to drug use, being in a dream state, or simply just madness. In comparing two short stor...
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Method Of Doubt Sensory Perceptions
1,680 wordsCan Descartes be certain that he is thinking? How? Can he be certain that he exists? How? (And who is he? ) Descartes? statement? I think therefore I exist? raises questions about the meaning of thought, the meaning of existence but most fundamentally, in what sense he can be certain. The difficulty in establishing the certainty of? I think? and? I exist? is that the two concepts are interrelated. Thus, for example, differing interpretations of what it is to think will have a profound impact on ...
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U S Census Bureau Living In Poverty
2,357 wordsPoverty at a Glance There is a diversity of faces and voices that define people that are currently living in poverty. If you seen them on the street would you know them? Who are these unfortunate people? Do you think you could point them out? Where do they come from? While some impoverished people are apparent -many are hidden and walk amongst us everyday, fighting to survive, playing the societal game, and hoping to rise up and leave behind a life of poverty and despair. The impoverished is mad...
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