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He asserted that evidence that God exists in a singular or plural context because it has become universally accepted as truth (135...
"experienced" internally in some manner, as well as externally via touch or logical use of the item in daily living. In thi...
In five pages this paper examines such metaphysical phenomena as change, Cambridge change, real change, and existence within the c...
In four pages this paper presents an autobiography of Saint Augustine and also considers his arguments on the existence of God....
men for the society in which they develop. Youngs concepts of justice and mans role in society appear to challenge those prese...
the ultimate good. If God has created finite spirits endowed with free will, it must be expected that this free will is going to...
a "relentless critic of metaphysics and religion" (David Hume, 2002). Hume argued that "our purely philosophical conceptions of G...
In six pages Scottish philosopher David Hume's skepticism concerning the existence of miracles is discussed which although interes...
In five pages this paper examines how David Hume's perspectives are addressed by Thomas Nagel in his arguments. Three sources are...
In five pages this paper discusses the grounds for believing in God's existence by discussing philosophical interpretations of fou...
In five pages this paper examines Aquinas' 5 arguments on God's existence and exposes the errors in his 2nd argument. Three sourc...
prove the existence of God, which he considered to be self-evident. Aquinas said that when we are not able to demonstrate the caus...
In five pages David Hume's definition of morality as a sympathy concept is applied to his contention that moral views do not stem ...
In five pages David Hume's contention that there is no God is countered by an opposing argument. Two sources are cited in the bib...
In a paper containing 5 pages the usefulness of analogical language in theological inquiries is evaluated by incorporating the the...
of the most important philosophers when talking about knowledge and where it comes from. His explanation suggests that there is a ...
or the perception of identity changes through time. For example, someone grows up and has certain experiences and perceptions and ...
reason provides a means of discerning action that is "according to nature" (77). He also cites Augustine in stating that there are...
This essay responds to several issues concerning King David. What was the Davidic covenant. Since David sinned, why is he consider...
story has on an impressionable young mind. What did Isaac think and feel at the time? What must he have thought when he was bound ...
that the object of thought is capable of being. Hume understands that, quite simplistically, the soul is simply . . . the soul. ...
guessing his parents. An eight year old may argue that it is proper for him to go to a particular event by himself, but his parent...
In five pages this paper discusses the religious existence of man and the causal relationships theory as they pertain to the philo...
and the imagination. However, he states that gaining an idea of self from the presentation given by the senses initially cannot re...
In six pages this research paper argues that essence is not preceded by existence with supporting philosophical arguments from Dav...
This paper examines the contingency theory and causality argument offered by Saint Thomas Aquinas in his cosmological theories on ...
needs of the spirit, which were outlined through divine law (Pierce, 2002). The law of nature, Epictetus believed, was that the be...
born a Jew and lived under the Jewish law and system (Galatians 4:4). * Jesus life was characterized by service and humility (Phil...
"the cauldron of competing doctrines which swirled at the heart of the early church...All medieval philosophers drew on his work, ...
be the first cause (Philosophy Online, n.d.). 3. Everything that exists at one time did not and may not at some time in the future...