... personal identity is tested because we as individuals conform to society to an extent. We are by far freer than Winston yet we have rules/laws that we must follow. Descartes says, we are allowed to think, our souls are free. Our body is what acts, and our actions are not free. Winston's laws are enforced and given by big brother ... not be explained mechanically. Plato did not believe that the mind exists in time or space and thought that it would return to the realm of the forms upon death. Descartes would argue that the mind and body must really be separate because he can conceive of...

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... enviornment and heredity ruling our lives. Existentialism is continuous with classical modern philosophy because it can be related to so many things that other philosophers have thought up and discussed. Descartes used the method of doubt "I think, therefore I am." He said that the human mind has two powers, intuition and deduction. Intuition is the ability to understand certain truths and deduction ... ...

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... regards to freedom. He believes that freedom must be dealt with and accepted. His philosophical approach to Existentialism has brought him into the fame and company of philosophers such as Descartes. Sartre views freedom as unavoidable as he states, " We are condemned to be free." It is our decision to believe if that freedom is to be valued or not, however ... ...

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... , we must accept the possibilities and probabilities that make our own actions possible. When we make decisions in life, we must recognize the probability of what we want to happen. Descartes said, "Conquer your-self rather than the world." (Sartre, 29-30) How does one accomplish this? Each one of us has established our own set of ethical standards. In front ... ...

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