René Magritte

INTRODUCTION: The following are argument analysis of arguments that mainly comprises the “Three dialogues between Hylas and Philonous” and “Treatise concerning the principle of Human Knowledge” both written by George Berkley , who is an Irish philosopher and coined the philosophical concept called “immaterialism” which denies that materials exist in the world and are the fundamental building blocks of reality , indeed it says that it is the ideas which really exist in the minds of the…

Rene Descartes lived in an era of geniuses. He was born in La Haye, a small town in Touraine, France. He was the first modern philosopher. He made major contributions to anatomy and physiology, optics, mathematics, and philosophy. In his Meditations on First Philosophy, Descartes’ first meditation is Meditation One, concerning about the things that can be called into doubt. Descartes wants to show that beliefs based on sensory data are not certain, thereby establishing the superiority of the…

John Locke was a 17th century empirical philosopher. Locke begins his essay in Book 1 by arguing against the concept of innate ideas. Empiricists such as Locke claim that nothing can come a priori or prior to experience. Locke believed the mind at birth was a blank slate (tabula rasa), which experience can then make its mark. In chapter one, of Book one, Locke tackles the most favorable argument for innate ideas, the evidence of “universal consent”. This argument states that all cultures have…

be. I would stay in bed and ask a bunch of questions and doubt everything. Both of these philosophy are great, one philosopher by the name of Immanuel Kant believed that either empiricist or rationalist could exist without the other. David Hume and Rene Descartes were both great philosophers but…

Descartes did not believe that the information we receive through our senses is necessarily accurate. After the revelation he experienced on November 10, 1619, Descartes undertook his own intellectual rebirth. His first step was to throw out everything he thought he knew, refusing to believe in even the most basic premises before proving them to himself satisfactorily. In this act of demolition and reconstruction, Descartes felt it would be a waste of time to tear down each idea individually.…

“Viewing the Human Mind through Being John Malkovich” This essay is about exploring the human mind through the brain of a person name John Malkovich. In the movie Malkovich’s brain appears to be a metaphysical portal that represents the human mind. His mind is descriptive of himself from the exterior and interior of his body and mind that is seen by others. The premise of the movie is about wanting to be another person. There are philosophical concepts brought forth on the nature of self,…

1636 Hobbes went to Florence and became a debater in philosophic groups in Paris that was ran by Marin Mersenne. Once Hobbes became a debater he considered himself a philosopher and a scholar (Wikipedia). Hobbes traveled to France and met mathematics Rene Descartes and Pierre Gassendi (Biography). In France, Hobbes went and devoted his life to studying the system of life. Hobbes first study in France was the physical doctrine of motion and physical momentum. He studied the physical phenomena in…

The argument is a deductive argument, meaning that its premises necessitate the conclusion. While it is not a good deductive argument, it has various tempting aspects. First, the argument is valid, meaning that were the premises true, the conclusion would have to be true. Second, the argument, especially P2, seems intuitive. It appears intuitive that whatever I might be imagining, especially if it is imagined vividly, would be located in my mind. However, while the argument initially appears…

Substance dualism is too extreme to be convincing; dualism and materialism are much stronger arguments. Substance dualism is the belief that the body and soul are completely separate entities, which can exist without each other. Plato and Descartes were two key philosophers that supported this idea, however philosophers such as Aristotle and Elizabeth Anscombe believed in a less extreme dualism, in which the body and soul are separate but require each other to complete their purpose. Conversely,…

How would you even begin a review of arguably the most important work, and thinker, responsible for the turn in Modern European Philosophy? Perhaps by acknowledging that Descartes is important, not for what he “thought” was “indubitable,” but for the dialogue he started about what he necessarily conceived, as such, being demonstrably wrong. I think that is a fair statement, and I have no intention of expounding upon that for this review. My intent is not to abuse or discredit him, but instead…