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    In the finality of Descartes' first meditation, the meditator is already facing supreme doubt of all formerly inherited and empirical knowledge and builds an approach towards creating a foundation of doubt on all previous beliefs. Believing to have called all of their beliefs into question, the meditator still demands reason to doubt arithmetic and geometric knowledge – a knowledge that to them feels most intuitive; a “perfect knowledge”. To this, the meditator raises a hypothesis that applies…

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    Mish In The 3rd Century

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    Human have throughout history felt the need to understand the world around them. Perhaps it is a primal need to survive that has led us to explore the vast unknown and master it. In order to begin uncovering the mysteries that filled our pre-modern world, we must first put a name to which we do not know: G-d. This omnipresent being has allowed us to dispel the fear of the unknown, and throughout time, uncover the knowledge we assigned it to represent. We had scriptures written long ago, that G-d…

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    The Umwelt, or the physical world: Justin believes that all living things are innately and intricately connected and believes that all physical beings and their energies are intertwined. Justin stated that, “I interact with all the matter in the world,” and goes onto explain that he believes that every individual effects every other individual in a beautiful way. Justin is aware of his instincts and is cognizant that he is protective but also defensive at times by projecting his anxieties onto…

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    Aristotle

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    1. How does Aristotle evidently define the term “form”? Aristotle defines the term “form” by connecting the fact that all substances are comprised of form and matter, and will always occur together. He also states that form is the essence, or ousia, of substance itself and can also be defined as shape, structure, order, or simply the making of what something is. Finally Aristotle defines the term “form” by stating that it cannot exist independently and can be distinguished from content only in…

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    The idea of existence precedes essence is a notion of existentialism that is hard to understand. The best way to understand this is to use the concept of death. It is impossible however, to make any sense out of death. Death is something that is outside our realm of understanding. Death is ontologically inseparable from existence. Death is always something in our lives and is the end of perception. Monsieur Meursault in the final hours of his life finally begins to understand the notion of…

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    Otto begins The Idea of the Holy by belligerence that the non-discerning in religion must be given its due importance, then goes ahead to present and build up his thought of the numinous. As a sort of first close estimation for the entirely new idea he is giving us, Otto describes the numinous as the holy (God) short its ethical and reasonable angles. Somewhat more decidedly, it is the inexpressible center of religion: the experience of it can't be depicted regarding other encounters. Otto then…

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    Does the idea of perfection in any way imply the existence of perfection? This question formed the basis of Anselm’s Ontological argument. Anselm advocated the existence of God as an infinite and perfect being not just in the mind, but also in reality. This concept of the existence of a perfect being was challenged by another philosopher named Gaunilon, who compared the existence of God with that of a perfect island. Anselm’s reply to Gaunilon was that there is no comparison between the two,…

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    The book will force the reader to question what they know about existence. Existence in a humanistic sense is awareness or consciousness. Consciousness is the medium of knowledge, as well as receptacle of identity and awareness. Simply put, the human consciousness is nothing more than thoughts which represent experiences. The world we live in is one of fabrication, reality twisted into subjectivity by difference in thought. Memories have a great deal of power in this fabricated world. This is a…

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    A Helping M William Ezzad

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    A Helping Man: William Ezzard William Ezzard, now fifty years old, resides in Old Orchard Beach, teaching various subjects including writing, social studies, reading and science, at BMS (Biddeford Middle School). Before this, he experienced many things, including finding his perfect career job, experienced the extraordinary moments of traveling to magical places all around the world, finding his true love, and always helping people in need. A lot of friends and family members would…

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    Boethius Argument

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    In order to produce agreeable arguments that do not challenge the status quo of their times, authors often adapt their views and opinions to fit preexisting ideologies. In The Consolation of Philosophy, Boethius concludes his work with a depiction of god that largely mirrors the Christian viewpoint. However, he alters his definition of god as the work progresses. Originally, he portrays divinity as an abstract, absolute goodness that all men strive for both naturally and actively. In contrast,…

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