Descartes' Trademark Argument for God's Existence The trademark argument (also known as the causal argument) tries to prove Gods existence through the fact that we have an idea of him. This argument rests on Descartes' definition of cause and effect, which he considers a priori. This idea, that God is an infinite being, he reasons is innate left on our brain as his stamp or trademark much like a potter leaves on his pots. "God, at my creation, implanted this idea in
principles of the universe. I will be deliberating Descartes’ Meditation Three on the existence of God, known as the Trademark Argument. Descartes deems there is a supreme being in each of us placed there by our creator. The rationale of the idea is to act as the mark of a tradesman within us. Descartes says that examining this idea leads to the realization of the existence of God. His argument initially encompasses the acknowledgement of such an idea. The idea of God is a being that is omnipotent and
Third Meditation, Descartes focuses on the existence of God and proves to the reader that God’s existence is in fact real. Descartes’ reasoning of God’s existence is explained through what is famously known as “ The Trademark Argument”. According to Descartes, the trademark argument is the following “... it must be concluded that the mere fact that I exist and have within me an idea of a most perfect being, that is God, provides a very clear proof that God indeed exists.” (Descartes, Cottingham 40)
According to Descartes’s “Trademark Argument” everything, mind and matter, has a cause in God’s respect. He believes that God exists due to the inference that if something is the cause of something else, that something exists. In the passage from page 25, part 5 of René Descartes’s “Discourse on Method and Meditations on First Philosophy,” the author attempts to explain the meaning behind the way God decided to: create the world as we know it, and maintain it. Descartes uses logic-based reasoning
Intellectual Property Table of Contents Overview of Intellectual Property 3 Types of Intellectual Property Rights 3 Industrial property 4 Copyright 5 Controversy of Intellectual Property 5 Intellectual Property in the Digital Age 7 No Electronic Theft Act 9 Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 9 Case Study Involving Intellectual Property – Domain Names 9 Conclusion 11 Overview of Intellectual Property The term intellectual property refers to the innovations of the human mind. Intellectual
Ethics and Intellectual Property Intellectual property (IP) is the meant to protect the creations of the mind, such as inventions for trademarks (sign, design or expression), patents (mechanics, pharmaceuticals, and chemistry), and copyrights (books) used in commerce. By definition it is an intangible property, the product of human ingenuity, protected by law (Johnson & Lau, 2011). Intellectual property needs to be protected for the consumer and for the industries competitiveness. The government
creation of mind, such as literary and artistic works, inventions, designs, names, symbols, logos and even images used in industries. Some example of Intellectual property are that business owners, they are given exclusive rights for the use of their trademark or even their identity, logo, which were originally established by them. Even for creative artistes like singers, artist are granted copyrights on their musical, drawings, artistic works for their creation. This would allow the artistes to protect
Jasper, Summer and Dak are a group of three young and highly talented creatives who make up all three members of The Trio. By putting their innovative minds together, the group managed to create a unique and intricately designed dress made from vinyl that has succeeded to be the next big thing in the highly lucrative market of adolescent and young adult consumers. As the manager of The Trio, it is my duty to protect the intellectual property of the group. Such a responsibility will involve researching
from competitors, leading confusion to customers and revenue lost. That is why it is essential for firms to have their brand protected at early stage as that will secure their growing brand and protect them from competition. Once firms establish trademark for their brand, they can fight infringement of their brand through the court system like the case of Pepperidge Farm vs. Trader Joe’s for the Milano cookie imitation. At first, the lawsuit seems non-sense to me as the Trader Joe’s cookie shape and
Gathya Trademark Tiff Gathya eatery brand trademark tiff is just another in the endless list of trademark battles. The instant case involves a farson shop namely Gathya, which has 7 branches and six franchisees in the city of Ahmedabad. The problem arose when a former employee started his own eatery business on a handcart with the same brand name- Gathya- appended by the words‘Laxmi Rath’. The court held that Gathya’s trademark’s scope of protection encompasses the defendant’s mark and it was quick