Descartes' 'Cogito Ergo Sum' (I am, I exist) argument is a complex one. In many ways, he constructs a convincing argument for the existence of the self, and for the process of the thinking being, the essence of that self. In this meditation on his philosophy, Descartes on numerous ...

I have always questioned my beliefs. I wasn't raised in church or taught a specific religion, but I was always told to believe in God and Jesus and to pray. And, of course, there were morals thrown in. I tried reading and understanding the Bible and always ended up putting it down...

In order to discuss what the senses contribute to knowledge, one must first identify the senses used and their contribution to the human learning process. The human senses sight, smell, touch, hearing, and taste are all commonplace in our everyday life, one must therefore not forget their initial im...

Page 1 Plato is one of the most famous and influential philosophers of all time. Writing several books, pertaining to many different topics. He learned his skill from the father of modern philosophy and learned it well. Effecting countless minds of his time, and many more extending all the w...

Its name stems from the fusion of two Japanese phrases: "Rei", meaning "universal soul", and "Ki", meaning "life energy". Today, we know this bewildering practice simply as "Reiki". This technique of spiritual healing is mainly meant to ease away t...

When I was a child I viewed everything from a child's point of view. If I was afraid of the dark it was because I believed that monsters dwelled under my bed and in my closets. If I was afraid of loud noises it is because I believed with all my little heart that they led to danger. As I aged an...

ESSAY: JUNGIAN THEORY AND 'FOR NORA HURSTON' INTRODUCTION Carl Jung created the most interesting theory of personality the world has ever seen. Jung idolized Freud, but did not accept many areas of Freud's theory of personality. Jung's theory divides the psyche into th...

With stories that are similar, Kate Chopin's The Story of an Hour and Pertronius's The Widow of Ephesus can be compared on many different levels. Mrs. Mallard and the widow both have lost their husbands and are experiencing some of the same emotions. Each feels overwhelmed by the thought...

When we think of great poets and writers there are so many names that we hear mentioned over and over, one of those being that of William Blake. Blake was not only a lover of fine arts such as painting, sketching, engraving, and poetry; he was a creator of these things as well. Blake's poetry...

Can You Show That We Don't Know Anything? Most people go through life without ever questioning the idea of knowledge. We all make statements every day such as 'I know X', and 'We all have knowledge of Y', yet when we truly examine what it means to 'know' some...

Most people are familiar with the greatest minds in philosophy such as Aristotle, Plato, or even John Locke. In reality, most well-known philosophers happen to be male. Women philosophers such as Hannah Arendt and Susanne Langer have faded from textbooks and have been somewhat forgotten as the decad...

The temporal world in which we live encompasses everything we know. All of our knowledge comes from a trust of five and a half billion people that have no idea where they came from, and no idea where they are headed; a world of blind leading blind. A vital component of this reality exists in a f...

Of all the topics that are currently occupying the attention of philosophers, the mind-b`ody problem is at center stage. It is one of the classical metaphysical issues concerning the relationship between that which is mental and that which is physical. The simple question asked is: what are we? Ar...

1.In the sixth chapter of his work "Meditations" Descartes makes a distinction between the mind and the body as two things which are fundamentally different, referring to the body, he calls it "res estensa", a finite, limited thing which does not have the capacity to think. The m...

"Pygmalion" is a well-known play that satirizes manners and class in Victorian England. The main characters, Professor Henry Higgins and flower girl Eliza Doolittle, are as different as night and day. Higgins is a successful linguist and member of the upper class, while Doolittle is a common gir...

Corruption In the play, Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller, Linda Loman's character is portrayed two different ways. Some people think of Linda as a "controlling mother figure" who is actually the one to blame for her husband and sons failure in life. Others believe she was ...

Communication in the Workplace When you think of communication what do you normally think of? Simple, right? Well when you break it down into steps and details, it becomes a little more complicated than you had perceived in the past. In this paper I will break it down into the details and s...

Throughout time, humankind has always had to struggle with control. At first, we learned to control one's self, so that one may think and act independently and intelligently to survive. Then humankind has learned to control most aspects of the awesome power known as nature. From taming animals, ...

Within John Ruskin's book "The Two Paths" he discusses many of his ideas, concerns, and theories on art and art culture. I will cover four of what I think to be the more interesting concepts. Balancing true representation of form and 'abstract' human expression in an artwork. The effect art has...

Tragedy of Trust Naive, unsophisticated, proud, and strong-willed, although a short list of characteristics it is broad in meaning, almost a paradox in ways. These are the personality traits that are brought out in the character of Othello throughout the play, "The Tragedy of Othello". ...

Paul and his friends have missed their whole childhood and didn't know what they had to go back to. They realized that the older men had their families and jobs. Since they entered the war during the turning point from childhood to adulthood their experiences are limited to the war. They are un...

As we begin the twenty-second century scientists are finally coming to grips with the fact that music, when applied correctly, can act as a stimulant to the brain's response system to enhance its performance. This enhancement to the mind makes the neuron's response more clear, crisp, and ...

Introduction Thinking is a daily process that always accompanies the human being. Like walking, thinking is a natural action we perform permanently. Because it is a vital process that every body needs, thinking became the subject of discussion for ages. Since the Greek philosophers until today no ...

"A Rose for Emily is a very popular short story because of its, style , climax, and plot. The author, William Faulkner, was a "Southern" writer from Oxford, Mississippi. FAulkner bases this story on the tale of Oxford's aristrocratic " Miss Mary " Neilson. She married Captain jack Hume, the cha...

The way Descartes chose to write this piece literature captivated me. Descartes was a very intelligent man who wanted to make sense of the world he lived in. The format he used was unusual. It seems to me that he may have used this format, which is a replication of the book of Genesis in t...