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Religion, Faith, and the Ontological Argument

In five pages this paper discusses the ontological argument and its impact upon faith and religion with scientific philosophical o...

Anselm’s Ontological Arguments

by humanity, without turning to any other body of factual information or knowledge. In other words, it is possible for people to c...

Proof Of God's Existence

broke the argument down in a much easier argument (Palmer, 2002). Descartes began with the premise that God is the only being who ...

Faith or Reason in Belief in God

In five pages a dialogue between two people is explored with one who argues that a person believing in God must possess good reaso...

Anselm, Aquinas, Descartes/Existence of God

conclusion that "a being than which none greater can be conceived can be conceived to be greater than it is," which is "absurd" (A...

Arguments in Philosophy

In five pages William Paley's teleological argument, St. Anselm's ontological argument, and St. Thomas Aquinas' cosmological argum...

Peter Kreeft/Fundamentals of Faith

one thing causing another to come into existence. While scientists can argue persuasively that the Big Bang was the beginning of t...

What is Religion

to the heart of "religions purpose and meaning" (Idinopulos). In other words, the "study of religion is not the same thing as the ...

The Philosphy of God

a perfect idea has to have been placed in the human mind by a perfect being or God, which is equivalent to Descartes Third Meditat...

God's Existence and Rene Descartes' Meditation III

conception of what is perceived. Some ideas appear to be innate, while others appear to originate elsewhere and come to the mind i...

God's Existence and 3 Arguments

In nine pages this report examines argument from design, ontological and cosmological arguments regarding God's existence. Seven ...

Sam Harris/End of Faith

coached in terms that refer to economics or politics, with faith itself "always, and everywhere, exonerated" (13). He castigates t...

Faith and Humor

In eight pages this paper examines the use of humor in religion and faith in a consideration of Jesus, Isaac, and faith supporters...

Questions of Religion

revelations of Judaism and then Christianity, but draws the story onward to yet another climax" (Neusner, 2006). Neusner says that...

Philosophy and Morality Rhetoric in Phaedrus and Gorgias by Plato

In five pages this paper analyzes truth in these works in a consideration of the axiological, ontological, and epistemological arg...

God's Existence Belief

at the bottom of the ladder, and humanity at the top, by virtue of the faculty of reason (Augustine of Hippo, 2001). After carefu...

Hume, Kant, and Descartes' Teleological, Ontological, and Cosmological Arguments and God's Existence Criticisms

Arguments for the Existence of God Rene Descartes (1596-1650) is known as one of the most influential Western philosophers today....

Ontological Argument on God's Existence by Rene Descartes

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...

Skepticism and the Existence of God

is not particularly concerned with explaining the universe, but rather offers the argument to how that God exists. "You ask me, wh...

St. Anselm's Ontological Argument from Philosophical Perspectives

points which are "1) God is defined as the being in which none greater is possible; 2) It is true that the notion of God exists i...

Role of Faith/Cry, the Beloved Country

of Western superiority, is the only correct view. By this novels end, it is clear that what Price calls "faith" is rather cultur...

Bad Faith Concept of Jean Paul Sartre

rise to apprehension and fear, the individual then takes refuge in conscious reflection, which forms the second stage. However, th...

God's Existence and the Ontological Argument

is Anselms primary opponent in his argument regarding the existence of God. Kants separation between the analytic and the synthet...

Axiological, Ontological, and Epistemological Arguments Featured in The Republic by Plato

In ten pages this paper discusses how knowledge is considered via three types of philosophical arguments in The Republic by Plato....

The Ontological Argument of St. Anselm of Canterbury

In five pages the life and theological hypothesis that reflects the views and the work of Canterbury's St. Anselm are reviewed. F...

Gaunilo's Response to Saint Anselm's Ontological Argument on God's Existence

In six pages this paper examines how Gaunilo philosophically responded to St. Anselm's Proslogion as it featured his argument on G...

Faith

in this case the history of religions, any particular "religion" does not seem to mean a great deal. Faith is a very personal issu...

Christian Faith Experience

written on papers he handed Joe. He then said: "before you head out, there is something I want to change about your work habits. ...

Faith-Based Counseling

anxiety or address a family problem, they may prefer faith-based counseling simply because its in a language that fits them and th...

NonWestern Religions and Their Completeness

actual word, religion, comes from literally means bound to(Larue 2004). Thus, a person is dedicated toward living a certain way, b...