Early Greek philosophers pondered about the meaning of existence, about the origin of life, and the derivation of other elements the world consisted of. These natural philosophers all shared the belief that in order for changes to occur in nature (for example, rain falling from the sky) there had to be "something" that all things came from and returned to. Instead of continuously relying on ancient Greek myths, philosophers attempted to come up with logical explanations and answers to their questions of where "things" came from and how they "transformed" in nature. Two of these early philo...

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Other philosophers believe the opposite is true - that time is cyclical, revolving, moving. ... A question that every philosopher of time faces is whether or not time flows or is stationary. ... Philosophers who maintain this belief are of two types: process philosophers and philosophers of the manifold. ... To these philosophers, neither the future nor the past can be changed or altered because, according to the philosophers of the manifold, neither past or future really exist - time is always now, always occurring in the present. ... Regarding the "flow" of time, philosophers" generally beli...

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During the last meeting of class we were led through a scattered discussion of the various philosophers and philosophies discussed throughout the year. If we are to find a common problem that offers any sort of unity to what we have been studying, it must be that each philosopher wants to discover how to go about experiencing reality. Philosophers such as Pierce, Tolstoy, Camus, Bergson, Russell, and Sartre have attempted to define an unconditional experience with varying degrees of success. ... Both philosophers believed that humans were neither diligent nor intelligent enough to interpret ...

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Many philosophers believe that something is material, if and only if it is spatial, extended in space. ... Philosophers that acknowledge only the mind are idealists or mentalists and philosophers who acknowledge the body are materialists. ... Rene Descartes was one philosopher that dealt with the mind-body problem. ...

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ABSTRACT The aim of this paper is to layout the primary tenets of the much debated mind/body dualistic argument from the lens of philosophers from the ancient epoch but most elaborately from Rene Descartes. ... He holds the view that mind and body are two independent substances and hereby he is called a dualist philosopher. ... The earliest systematic conception of mind and body stems from the philosophies of these two Greek philosophers. ... However, long before these philosophers' theories, the ancient scriptures taught that mankind was made in God's image and that Adam needed the ...

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Deleuze and Guattari, First of all its important to define the word immanence, which means remaining within or operating within. To strart of with, th eplane of immanence does not have a particular form, it's not finished the same way reality as we know it is not a finished product. According to D&...

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Outline the Ontological argument for the existence of God and consider the view that, while it may strengthen a believer's faith, it has no value for the non-believer. The word "ontology" is a Greek word relating to the concept of being. The ontological argument itself therefore an a priori argu...

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Bergson's claim is that when philosophizing in such a manner philosophers are incapable of penetrating into a reality. ... Here, as Bergson sees it, concerns the vital task of the philosopher, which is to promote the effort required in order to invert the habitual direction of the work of thought and thereby grasp, by means of the intellectual sympathy called intuition, the mobile reality known as duration. ...

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According to Plato, by nature, human is a political animal. Regardless of time, culture and geography, human beings exhibit a strong political nature that constitutes their existence. This behavior seems embedded in the human DNA and seems to last as long as humanity is in existence. Plato's belief...

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Theism's philosophical self-defenses stand in relation to a potential attack. A country has coastlines, and if the government has reasons to think of an attack, it will deploy armies or defensive systems in readiness to defend its territory. That image serves as a metaphor in the philosophical defen...

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