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Philosophy 309 and 310 Learning Narrative In this prior learning narrative, I will discuss the broad knowledge I have gained throughout my lifetime concerning the history of Western Philosophy.... During my sixteen year career as a Reverend at Vision Christian Ministries, the philosophical readings I became familiar with early on in my education have remained relevant to the problems and discussions I encounter everyday....
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hume and Kant: A dogmatic Awakening: Immanuel Kant, is a philosopher who raised the curiosity regarding the relationship of cause and effect and scientific laws based his final publication on the analysis of David hume's skepticism towards reason.... Kant referred that David hume has 'awakened him from his dogmatic slumber' (Kant).... In literal meanings, David hume basically raised awareness regarding future metaphysics.... In other words, it could be said that hume made it clear that there is no justified ground in metaphysics that shows the relation between cause and effect....
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One of the greatest philosophers ever seen in history was David Hume (1711-1776).... avid Hume is regarded as one of the greatest philosophers to have ever lived.... This paper ''David hume and Schumacher'' tells that Today's world experiences unprecedented attention being paid to the understanding of man's ways of life and his behaviour.... Similarly, Charles Darwin attested to hume as a central influence (hume 34)....
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The empiricist may argue that concepts (such as substance), and the terms that express them, are meaningless or else must relate to some possible experience since concepts and terms get their meaning by reference to some possible experience, but a world beyond experience cannot be a world that might pe experienced; in either case it is not possible to use meaningful concepts to talk of a world beyond possible experiences....
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In the epistemological sense, Hume was an empiricist for whom only two kinds of knowledge (science) existed.... This empiricist epistemology leads to the results, important not only for theology and ethics but also for the understanding of experimental sciences.... Concerning a question on the origin of knowledge, hume specifies the distinction between "the higher emotional perceptions", or "impressions", and "ideas"...
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Case Study
The given paper discusses theories of knowledge attainment.... The link of epistemology into ontology and the way epistemology shape social research in general.... Epistemology represents the part of philosophy that studies knowledge and everything connected with it.... ... ... ... Some scientists state that ontology studies spiritual problems such as perpetuity or perception at the same time as epistemology works with external manifestation....
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The document seeks to make a comparison of the concepts of knowledge (epistemology) as contributed by various philosophers (Plato's, Rene Descartes, David hume's, John Locke's and Berkley's theory of knowledge) in their past works.... hume built on Locke's work and both have common aspects.... However, hume rejects Locke's concept of the idea of the self and holds that there does not exist idea of causality....
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The essay 'Relevance of Feminism for International Relations' focuses on the autonomy and liberation of the female community from the dominance of the male community.... Feminists believe that every arbitrary barrier to the women's full development should be thrown down.... ... ... ... This paper briefly explains the relevance of feminism with respect to international relations....
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