Monthly Archives: November 2010

In Friedrich Nietzsche’s, Twilight of the Idols and the Anti-Christ, he argues that in every age wise people think that life is worthless. He calls these people nihilists. Nihilists believe that life is meaningless and worthless. Nietzsche calls nihilists, decadents; … Continue reading →

In Friedrich Nietzsche’s, Twilight of the Idols and The Anti-Christ, Nietzsche uses genealogy, the study of one’s past, to question the meaning of one’s mortality. He proclaims that one’s morality is generally produced out of the displeasure that is felt … Continue reading →

In the book, Principle of Human Knowledge and Three Dialogues, the philosopher, George Berkeley illustrates how materialism is baseless, therefore, that leads to doubt as he proclaims in the first dialogue. Also, makes up his own view of the world … Continue reading →

In Descartes’ Meditations on First Philosophy, Descartes believes that one cannot dream about something unless he or she has experienced it before. For example, in the movie Inception, the main character Cobb, played by Leonardo DiCaprio, struggles with determining wether … Continue reading →

In Descartes’ Mediations on First Philosophy, Descartes uses doubt to figure out the truth about human understandings. He believes that trusting your senses is a shady way to figure out the truth because, one’s senses can be deceived by either … Continue reading →