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Several philosophers had differing views on key concepts: - Locke and Hume both believed knowledge comes from experience, but Locke thought it was from sense experience while Hume thought it was from instinct and habit. - Plato and Socrates both thought knowledge requires social interaction, but Plato focused on the human soul while Socrates focused on self-experience. - Descartes and Plato both saw human reason as key to truth, but Descartes wanted to understand the reasoning process itself while Plato simply used reason to answer questions. - St. Augustine and Plato viewed self as soul over time, but St. Augustine saw body and soul as detached while Plato saw

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Several philosophers had differing views on key concepts: - Locke and Hume both believed knowledge comes from experience, but Locke thought it was from sense experience while Hume thought it was from instinct and habit. - Plato and Socrates both thought knowledge requires social interaction, but Plato focused on the human soul while Socrates focused on self-experience. - Descartes and Plato both saw human reason as key to truth, but Descartes wanted to understand the reasoning process itself while Plato simply used reason to answer questions. - St. Augustine and Plato viewed self as soul over time, but St. Augustine saw body and soul as detached while Plato saw

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MARINELLE C.

RUIZ
BPA 2-B
September 16, 2023

PHILOSOPHERS SIMILARITIES DIFFERENCES


John Locke vs. David They both believed that all They differ in the idea that
Hume knowledge is derived from Locke believed that
experiences and that all knowledge gain from
skills come from sense experience, while
observations. Hume believed that
knowledge is mainly based
on instinct and habit.
Socrates vs. Plato They both believed that They differ in the idea that
knowledge can’t be Plato mainly focused on
achieved with only the human soul, while
help of ourselves, that we Socrates mainly focused
are not self-sufficient, and on experiences. He
that we need social believed that self-
interaction. experiences is significant
as it give us ideas about
ourselves.
Plato vs. Aristotle Both were aware of the They differ in the idea that
instability of the Plato believed that family
administration and gave was the root cause of the
significance to the law. issue in the society, and as
for Aristotle, he believed
that families are essential
as they help for the growth
of an certain individual.

John Locke vs. Both of these philosophers They differ in the idea that
Montesquieu shared the same interest in Locke was apprehensive
political beliefs, such as with securing the
that a government or individual freedom of
administration is made to people, whereas
protect the freedom rights Montesquieu believed that
of its citizen. the government alone
should be divided into
three branches with
various roles to secure the
freedom.
Thomas Hobbes vs. John Both philosophers They differ in the idea that
Locke acknowledged that a Thomas believed that only
nation or state requires a one person should handle
government and agreed the government, whereas
that every individual Locke believed that a
should have equal rights. group of individuals
should handle the
government.
Descartes vs. Plato According to John According to Chaffee, they
Chaffee, both believed that differ in the idea that
the human ability to reason Descartes because instead
constitutes the of simply using reason to
extraordinary instrument try to answer questions
we have to achieve truth like Plato, Descartes
and knowledge, since wanted to penetrate the
Descartes agreed to Plato a nature of our reasoning
great thinker. process and understand its
relation to the human self.
St.Agustine vs. Plato According to John They differ in the idea that
Chaffee, both had the idea St.Agustine believed that
about self that it is an the body and soul are
immortal soul that exist detached, whereas Plato
over time. believed that self is created
of the two body and soul,
it should be paired.
Paul Churchland vs. Both had the idea of the According to John
St.Agustine self as being composed of Chaffee, they differ in the
the mind and the body, and idea that for Paul
that the two are separated. Churchland, self is the
brain, while St.
Augustine believes that
self is an immortal soul
that exists over time.
Descartes vs. David Hume Both had the notion of "I They disagree on the
doubt therefore I am," concept of self because for
because Hume agreed with Descartes, it should be the
Descartes' thought that mind, not the physical
they ought to assess not being nor the essence, and
just their own viewpoints for David Hume, the flesh
but also the view of others. is nothing other than a
mechanism tied to the
mind. It is a cohesive
mixture from every one of
an individual's
experiences.

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https://www.studocu.com/ph/document/cebu-technological-university/nursing/assignment-11-
compare-and-contrast-the-philosophers-paclauna-margot-g-bsn-2a/29187974

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