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Essays 331 - 360
are already well acquainted with the Torah, his book provides an excellent introduction for those that are only somewhat familiar ...
(Garrett(1)). In addition these gods possess many human traits such as jealousy and envy. As Garrett(1) states, "These gods, mo...
idea that nothing comes from nothing. Reality in itself must come from a cause that is at least equal if not more so than its effe...
speaker is Philo, a religious skeptic (Johnson 266). The discussion is chiefly between Philo and Cleanthes, with occasional remar...
youth by by those who wanted to restore democracy to Athens (PG). While Socrates had much faith in people and believed that morali...
be a less sure guide than revelation; however, Aquinas did believe it possible to reach certain truths without the aid of revelati...
is Anselms primary opponent in his argument regarding the existence of God. Kants separation between the analytic and the synthet...
constant when the resultant external force acting on the system is zero" and if the system is the universe there are no external f...
various things as they approach in diverse ways toward something that is the greatest, just as in the case of hotter (more hot) wh...
that he be deceived since God is supremely good. Nevertheless, it does appear to Descartes that there is a good possibility that G...
believed deeply in the value of ethics as it related to humans in the natural world. His concept of forming an adequate ethical c...
scholars. In Matthew 25, Jesus says that when the hungry are fed and the blind can see and the naked are clothed, that will signif...
Generations have trod, have trod, have trod; And all is seared with trade; bleared, smeared with toil;...
evil, was literally personified in the body of evil curses, evil spirits and superstitions. Now, of course, for the most part peop...
is a rather immense task that philosophers have been dealing with for quite some time. The fact that no one can know the answer f...
under the dominion of God. However, nothing in scripture -- or history for that matter -- suggests that human beings are similar...
than a man can do the same for God, if there is a God. In essence, if God exists then God is a being that is capable of creating a...
in this instance French Dakar-Niger railroad owners (toubabs) versus impoverished workers in pre-Independence era Senegal who soug...
any scientific evidence to prove that a higher power created the universe. It is, most likely, as with humans, a product of evolu...
contribution to the image in Greek mythology is the story of Chiron, who was born of a union between Zeus and Ixion, the son of Ar...
In five pages these themes are examined as they are represented in Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy and in the Bible. Five sources...
In nine pages this paper presents the 'First Cause' concept and analytically proves it to be invalid with references made to the t...
In a paper consisting of eight pages the existence of God is predicated on philosophical as opposed to religious supporting argume...
In a paper consisting of five pages the attitudes of these poets regarding God are discussed in terms of how they are reflected in...
In one page this paper examines the African society's redefining of women's social and political roles as represented in this nove...
In 1 page a teleological analysis of this novel by Ousmane Sembene is presented. There is 1 source cited in the bibliography....
people, is just beginning to form at the time of the novels action. The main thrust of the action agitates for fairness within a c...
In five pages this paper examines the strike of Senegal's railway employees as examined in this novel by Ousmane with women's role...
a variety of stories in a variety of ways. First, Dionysus is a contradictory god. He does things that might surprise people bec...
was very connected to a slave culture yet also grew up in a land that was supposedly more free in relationship to the African Amer...