Epistemology

To meditate is to abandon all previous experience and knowledge in order to build from the ground up. The purpose of this is to prove that all conceptions are absolutely true by specific claims. This theory does not believe that what was known prior came from the senses, because there may have been doubt. Philosopher René Descartes was the original advocate for this type of rational thinking. Born in France, Descartes is known as the foundation of modern Western philosophy. His book,…

In order to want to be respected you must respect others in a way you’ve never imagined. Sirolli learns through his experiences that we need to ask people if they need or want any kind of help, instead of just assuming they do and pushing the help on them. In my opinion, I agree that for some reason we tend to speculate things are done the same way we do them without even coming to a conclusion that these people aren’t from the same country. In Sirolli’s speech “Ted Talk”, he notes that respect…

A Skeptics Inception In Descartes Skepticism he excises the idea of doubt and the never ending allurement to some sort of doubt that is within life. Descartes says that everything you know no matter how probable or improbable it is has doubt. In Descartes meditation one and two he goes over his three main points of doubt. First, he wonders if he may be crazy, secondly if he is dreaming and thirdly if he is being tricked. In the movie Inception we see the main character Cobb in a twisted world…

Some would say that philosophy and the critical thinking that comes with it is as important to the mind and soul as food is to the body. This influence philosophy has on an individual has been argued as having various degrees by innumerable scholars. One such that makes the case for its relevance is Bertrand Russell, in his The Problems of Philosophy, most notably in “Chapter XV: The Value of Philosophy.” In his writings, Russell strongly illustrates the value philosophy holds and the importance…

When it comes to the use of emotion in relation to reason within the Enlightenment, at first glance, Kant’s definition of reason lacks any mention of it. However, in an article by Chad Wellmon, Kant suggests there is a connection between feeling and reason, and therefore reason is not only restricted to the intellect. What does it mean for reason to affect a feeling (or vice versa)? Kant suggests that “all feeling is sensual, and thus determined by natural causality, but on the other hand, he…

The question of relationship between belief and evidence is important to the development of society today.The concern is what exactly we are to believe when there is no evidence available William James was a leading American psychologist and philosopher in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. James maintains that pure reason is never the final determinant of what we believe(Warren). Does our will to have beliefs come from families , Society , our enviorment or because we have no other choice…

want to see in the world. It’s the way they view themselves that stops them. It is because they do not see wings therefor believe they will fall short of reaching the stars. They just do not know. They have enough potential in their hearts to rocket them past the moon, the stars, and the rest of the universe. Changing a community, a city, or the whole world all starts with seeing it in one’s own eyes. It starts with the way one view themselves. In the legendary song “Man in the Mirror” (Jackson)…

A question is never answered completely. Rather the process to solve the problem is repeated when a new issue is found. The 1660s to 1850s was a time period that a large amount of knowledge was gained and was either accepted or not by the public. The Enlightenment was the period of time between the 1660s-1780s. The Enlightenment was a time of questioning and discoveries. The government, science, and religion were some of the items that was questioned. These discoveries created the basis on which…

Rene Descartes associates as an Early Modern Thinker as he obtains opposing views from the Medieval Period. Descartes believes that the Medieval Period thinkers suffer corruption because of their theocentric views and negligence regarding advancing knowledge, as the medieval thinkers practice exegesis. Descartes concludes that an intellectual revolution is necessary in order to completely break with the corrupt past in order to gain new knowledge and truths. In order to achieve new truths and…

Thinkers strive to understand the natural world through the use of networks — systems in which all of the components are interconnected. These components work together to efficiently create new knowledge. In each area of knowledge, experts use these components, or ways of knowing, in ways so that each way of knowing enhances the others. However, in some areas of knowledge, a knower’s background and perspective can influence our methodology and the ways of knowing we use, thereby limiting or…