Modern Philosophy at Cypress College

18. In your own words, explain Cartesian dualism and how it gives rise to the mind-body problem. - This idea of Cartesian dualism se...

11. Explain Descartes's philosophical method and his justification for that method. - Descartes was an expert in Mathematics; that being...

1. The Wikipedia article unfortunately fails to correctly interpret the quotation in which Descartes says "I firmly believed that in th...

61. Explain Hobbes's view of human nature as completely as you can. What was Hobbes's model of a human being? For Hobbes, how did hu...

1. What does Bacon mean by "natures?" - I think that Bacon basically is talking about everything natural. 2. What does Bacon mean...

1. Ockham is described as a “nominalist.” Explain what “nominalism” means in this context. - I think the easiest way to describe a nominalis...

1. What is the scholastic method? - The scholastic method is basically choosing a book by a well known author/scholar and going through it w...