To begin with Plato and Aristotle are two of the most highly recognized and respected philosophers of their time. Plato was once the student of a philosopher by the name of Socrates and then Aristotle was a student of Plato. Because he was his teacher the two have some of the same views on certain subjects, but also had very different views on other topics as well. Both of which have reasonable arguments to back their positions. Plato has the theory of forms, which states that everything is changing, multiple, imperfect thing of a certain king in the sensible world(a many) as caused by an eternal and ideal essence, or Form, in the transcendent world(a one). Also is Plato’s view on the transcendent reality. In philosophy the transcendent reality means reality which transcends or lies beyond space and time. Thus god, as represented in classical theology is a transcendent being and true reality. However, Aristotle has different views on such matters. The diff
Finally, we move on the Descartes. He was known as “The Father of Modern Philosophy.” In his findings he used or begun with doubt in each of his experiments. Which gave him a unique ness because with doubt follows reason. Descartes said,” was I not then likewise persuaded that I did not exist? Not at all; of a surety I myself did exist since I persuaded myself of something. But there is some deceiver or other, very powerful and very cunning, who employs his ingenuity in deceiving me. Then without doubt I exists also if he deceives me, and let him deceive me as much as he will, he can never cause me to be nothing so long as I think I am something. So that after having reflected well and carefully examined all things, we must come to the definite conclusion that this proposition: I am, I exist, is necessarily true each time that I pronounce it, or that I mentally conceive it.” Here he is saying that he knows that he exists and that there is a higher po
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