ARU Development of Empiricism Paper

Select a topic in Metaphysics (e.g. the existence of God, the mind/soul, causality) Epistemology (the source of our knowledge), or Politics (political origins).  Explain an earlier modern thinker’s position and arguments with respect to that topic (early to late 17th century, e.g. Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Hobbes, Locke, Berkeley). Discuss and evaluate 18th Century response to and developments of this topic (Hume, Kant, or Hegel).  Critically evaluate the two thinkers and draw a conclusion about modern developments on your topic.