Tag: History of Philosophy
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Are Nuclear Weapons A Necessary Evil? Part 1: A Brief History
Difficulty Level: General Series Introduction It is no exaggeration that August 6th 1945 saw one of the most horrific days in human history. At 8:15 in Hiroshima, Japan, a crew on the plane Enola Gay dropped the first-ever nuclear weapon, called ‘the Little Boy’. They watched as a whole city,…
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Did Descartes Sleep in an Oven? The Evidence for Descartes’s Dreams
Contents Introduction Imagine a cold November night in 1619. You are a soldier for the Dutch Army during the 30 Years War and stationed in Bavaria. To stay warm, you decide to crawl into an oven. While in there, you receive three visions from God about the underlying truths of…
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Descartes’s Death: Descartes Was Murdered… Or Was He?
Introduction Rene Descartes is one of the most famous philosophers within the Western philosophical canon, contributing to many areas of philosophy such as metaphysics, philosophy of mind and philosophy of perception. However, his fame does not arise from his philosophical works alone. He also provides one of the most controversial…