1 and 1/2 pages a. critically evaluate Thomas argument from necessity in the terms of validity and soundness. how does it turn on the validity of the Aristotelian princle of ' no infinate Regress'?
Descartes: refutation of skepticsm
Why does Descartes write this statement: "i, first of all philosopher, refute skepticism"?
How does Locke differentiate between knowledge of substance and general ideas? In particular, why does he think that knowledge of nature, like Newtonian physics, is really belief, while mathematics and "morals" (Locke's term for ethics and politics) is where he thinks we can attain knowledge?
Descartes: refutation of skepticsm
Why does Descartes think that to philosophize is to refute skepticism"? The short answer is that Descartes thinks knowledge is possible. Skepticism denies that knowledge is possible. Descartes' methodical doubt in the Meditations, is a method or a means by which he gains certainty, not the conclusion of his inquiry.
Descartes Meditation 2 the wax example
what is the difference between the epistemological arguements that descartes is making with the wax arguement/axiom and the metaphysical arguements I really cannot distinguish between the two when it comes to descartes I also do not really understand what parts of the cogit in meditation 2 are epistemological vs. metaphysical ca ...continues
What does utilitarianism teach us about morals and morality?
Describe the nature and utility of St. Thomas Aquinas' "proofs." Do you feel they hold value today; why or why not?
Mill's On Liberty- I need a few answers and some feedback
Identify Mill's central problem and trace the steps of the argument he uses to sustain his thesis . How many "steps" are there? Can you please clarify?
I need a short (1/2-1 page) response that answers the following questions: What objection would Nietzsche raise to Mill's notion of individuality? Why would he have an objection? This is concerning the views of Mill expressed in his book, On Liberty. Is it because Mill says that wheather an view or belief ...continues
Who said this? Was it John Stuart Mill?
I am writing a paper on J.S. Mill's On Liberty. I cannot locate the following quote anywhere in his text: "Is the encouragement of individuality, and with it the expansion of human happiness, best accomplished by an absolute prohibition against all social interference in the inner sphere of each person's life?" My guess i ...continues
