Skepticism

throughout time the same scientific data has been viewed differently by people in various global locations. These differences could very possibly be caused by each person having their own unique observation. Kuhn believes our world view to be all we have, it is how we view the world observe and experience the world but there is no way to discover how close our world view is to reality. Here, Kuhn suggest that each individual being experiences the world differently. His reasoning is as follows:…

What is doubt and how important it to recognizing it, is what Rene Descartes explains in his first meditation. In “ Meditation on first Philosophy in which the Existence of God and the Distinction between the Soul and the Body are Demonstrated” Descartes starts off his philosophical arguments by questioning his thought of truth and what he believes. He argues that there is doubt our truth and in our beliefs. In Meditation one, he argues two things; the Dream and the Evil Genius. In the…

Philo does not have a clear stand at first, but does develop one toured the end. Philo’s skepticism starts in part two of the dialogue were Philo agrees with Demea’s claim that they should not challenges god’s existences rather his nature. He goes on to say “Nothing exists without a cause; and the original cause of this universe we call God” (Hume…

Xenophanes did not believe that knowledge about the nature of the gods was entirely possible. My inference came from a few different aspects of his writing and ideology. First of course, being his epistemology. Xenophanes possessed enough self-awareness and awareness of the limits of knowledge, to recognize things such as, “But mortals suppose that gods are born,wear their own clothes and have a voice and body.”(frag. 14) and “Ethiopians say that their gods are snub-nosed and black;Thracians…

As evolutionary theory was finding its voice in the mid nineteenth century, art and literature grappled with religious skepticism. Perhaps most tellingly, Tennyson, through his trance-like process of unconscious mining, accessed and worked toward the source of his doubt in the verses of “In Memoriam.” Prompted by the untimely death of companion Arthur Hallam, questions of justice, morality of God and natural law became more obscure and complicated. The often quoted line, "nature, red in tooth…

Reasoning for Reason Rene Descartes and David Hume are both philosophers and their various works have had an impact in the world of philosophy. In this paper, I will argue that Hume’s position on reason is better than Descartes’ because it makes more sense logically whereas Descartes’ position is based on something that cannot be scientifically proven. In Descartes’ opinion, everything you believe should be based on a solid, rational foundation. He explains that he, “had to raze everything to…

“Plato and Immortality: An examination of the argument in the Republic, Book X,” an article by R. R. Hartford, argues that the tenth book of the Republic is noteworthy because of its historical influence on thought and because of Plato’s striking claims throughout. It emphasizes the Phaedrus argument, that reasoned the endless position of the spirit from which everything else lacks and shows that the Republic argument comes to the same conclusion because the soul lacks a characteristic which…

made available to audit professionals through the eAudIT and includes the overview which provide general and business information as well as the summary of the industry knowledge. C. EXERCISE OF PROFESSIONAL JUDGEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL SKEPTICISM Professional skepticism involves a questioning mind, an appetite to challenge and alertness to inconsistencies. It is featured prominently throughout auditing standards as well as professional judgement thus this is critically important to their role…

with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Thus, one response to the query of how it was feasible for such frauds to transpire without being divulged is: Arthur Andersen LLP’s auditors were not independent, did not exercise professional skepticism, and did not conduct a quality audit—hence, failing to unearth the frauds…

Descartes believed that all we can know is information that we are certain of. Knowledge with any amount of skepticism, according to Descartes, proves to be unreliable and thus, not real knowledge. Therefore, he further stated that the knowledge obtained through the senses is not real knowledge because the senses can be deceiving and biased to individuals. Descartes even is skeptical of concepts such as math because he believed that one is just told that two plus three is five, but one cannot be…