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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...

cause of the effect must possess as much reality as the effect. Furthermore, Descartes asserts that any cause must have as much p...

the universe and the cells of life on the planet, it was assumed that this enormous and highly intricate mechanism had a designer ...

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

as a bridge so that people with different understandings can nevertheless come to understand and appreciate one anothers views. ...

born a Jew and lived under the Jewish law and system (Galatians 4:4). * Jesus life was characterized by service and humility (Phil...

In a paper that consists of five pages St. Augustine's concept of God is explored along with a consideration of its rationale in o...

principle being expressed is that everything which causes change, or gives rise to existence, must be the result of some predecess...

to God or to some type of "Ultimate Reality" (16). Such an experience differs from religious insight in that a religious insight ...

In five pages God's existence as it is considered within the context of Mortimer Adler's How to Think about God A Guide for the 20...

In six pages the proof Descartes offered that God exists is considered but other relevant issues such as why he would have been mo...

John Stuart Mill presented his take on the law in On Liberty. This paper contrasts his view with Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics an...

simple to Descartes, so simple it needs no argument. He basically says that as long as one is thinking, one exists. To Descartes, ...

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...

with a wholly different sort of argument. He states that if the universe has an intelligent designer (i.e., the cosmological argum...

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

the idea of punishment; the God of the Old Testament is particularly fierce in his judgments. So perhaps morality is in reality f...

Kant believed that accessing this moral law which was indeed universal consisted of relying on our own instincts, not in the realm...

In seven pages this paper examines the perspectives of this seventeenth century philosopher in terms of man's natural existence an...

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 three pages the existence of God as it is presented in the 'Watchmaker' argument is critiqued with extens...

In seven pages the views of Plato, Thomas Aquinas, and Thomas Hobbes are compared and contrasted in a consideration of whether or ...

In five pages the influence of classical antiquity on the architecture and art of the European Middle Ages are considered in the a...

Tom rescues his daughter (Little Eva) from a drowning death. St. Clare is one who believes in paying his debts and, in fact, promi...

of Asia within San Francisco. One finds themselves, a few short blocks from the business district of the city, smack dab in the mi...

greedy for gain" (Machiavelli 56). Men, Machiavelli argued, were by nature more interested in their own good than in achieving th...

property rather than fellow human beings. Tourist information on St. Thomas indicates that St. Thomas Market Square is today a "...

In nine pages this paper examines the role of personal morality in attaching meaning to life in a comparative analysis of Meno and...

In five pages this report examines Descartes' First Philosophy regarding nature and God's existence as featured in his First Medit...

In five pages this paper examines how African American author Howard Thurman deals with questions regarding God's nature and exist...