Meditations on First Philosophy

In his Meditations on First Philosophy, René Descartes offers both an a priori and an a posteriori proof of God’s existence. Until Immanuel Kant introduced his epistemology—the notion of a priori synthetic judgments—Descartes’ a priori proof was generally considered purely demonstrative and analytic. However, analyzing Descartes using Kant’s epistemological foundations, reveals that Descartes’ a priori proof was both a priori and synthetic. Specifically, the Cartesian concept of clear and…

decided to leave his wife and new-born son to wander the land to try to get understanding of his own life. He realized that wealth and luxury did not guarantee happiness. After six years of studying different religious teachings, different philosophies, and meditation he found the “middle-way” to enlightenment. According to buddhapadipa.org, “He realized that self-indulgence was utter materialism and self-mortification was utter spiritualism, so then he balanced these two extremes into the…

“Rather than focusing on illness or specific parts of the body, this ancient approach to health considers the whole person and how he or she interacts with his or her environment” (Walter, 1999). The main philosophy of holistic care is to place an emphasizes on a person’s mind, body, and spirit all working together in harmony to create a person’s overall wellbeing. Explore Meaning Based on your expanded understanding of these four concepts, discuss how they…

reflective rather than authoritative. Boland wants her daughter to experience life at its fullest, with all of its hardships and pleasures. Simply, “Pomegranate” is a love poem from a mother to her daughter. But, it is also indicative of Boland’s philosophy as a writer. She is is interested in stories: how they are crafted, written, and revised. Her work is compelling because she believes in the power an artist has to sincerely tell histories by collecting and refashioning the range of fleeting…

Buddhism is a philosophy in which one gains spiritual enlightenment which can free themselves from the cycle of rebirth, and I believe anyone can attain enlightenment through the power of Nichiren Buddhism. “Many one body, one in mind”. One of the famous quotes president Daisaku Ikeda and the presidents before had said to encourage the people in the organization of SGI. Buddhism began 2,500 years ago in India. Currently there are more than 360 million members worldwide and over a million in…

My reflection practice in placement helped me outline my personal teaching and learning philosophies, which will be the guidelines for my future teaching. As a pre-service teacher, I can use reflection as a way to examine if my assumptions about those philosophies, pedagogies and guiding principles about children’s learning are compelling. In my future teaching, reflection will be integrated in part of my daily practice. Regularly…

This novel can be divided into four section. The first section describes the early life of the tiger in the forest of Mempi. Then the tiger’s first venture into human society after the death of his family, his capture and life in the circus was discussed in the second section. In the third section, the tiger’s escape from the circus after the death…

The discipline of Yoga provides the fabric of life in which disciples secede from the material world in the direction of ‘the great disembodied thought’ and spiritual freedom. An idea that people are not bound to what appears to be the only real existence. A way of freeing the mind and true identity from obstruction and society. (pg. 29) The basis for Yoga is control of the body and working towards separation from the physical self and material world. The goal is to become an observer in which…

with an objects creation, which I do support the matter cause, the efficient cause, the form cause, and the final cause because they circulate the reasoning of thoughts. Lastly I’m in agreement with the proposals of Aquinas. From the point that the first principle of life is the soul, to the body and soul are together, I most of his…

Thus, our preparation and meditation needs to be that much more focused on obtaining the Spirit’s influence. 4 Doctrine and Covenants 28:1 5 Doctrine and Covenants 42:14 The charge to the missionaries of the church is exactly the same. Missionaries, or volunteer full-time teachers…