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    Guillermo Johnpaul A. HUM14 (1:30pm-3:00pm) TERM PAPER Philosophers can give a great contribution to society. They can influence people’s lives like how they act then and now. They contribute their ideas and motives to people. They can influence behavior and attitude to society. Philosophers for me are important people they give and talk about their ideas‚ it’s like they are professors and society is the students. I chose John Locke (1632 - 1704)‚ He is an English philosopher. He

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    Explain Hume’s criticisms of the teleological argument (25 marks) Hume criticised the teleological argument in plenty of ways as he believed that the argument was deeply flawed. His first point criticised Paley’s analogy of the watch. The first part of the analogy claimed that if you found a rock while walking through a heath‚ you would not think anything of it. However‚ if you had seen a watch you would examine it and find that it had moving parts that demonstrate that the watch has a purpose

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    Hume and Locke’s conflicting views on the existence of personal identity stem from a fundamental disagreement in regard to memory.  According to Hume we have an impermanent personal identity as a result of our constantly changing stream of perceptions. These mental experiences are usually triggered by impressions‚ or perceptions that involve a sense experience. These constantly changing streams of perception form the false identity. On the other hand John Locke proposes this concept that says X

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    determinism as the researchers suggested. Determinism refers to the conviction that all human conduct or any other occurrences have a cause. This is opposed to a person’s will to accomplish an action. Gary Gutting discussed what David Hume‚ a philosopher‚ believed and the belief of David Hume is that both determinism and free choice are possible‚ they are compatible with each

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    not fortuitously but designed. Therefore some intelligent being exists by whom all natural things are directed to their end and this being is called God. Aquinas was arguing from design qua regularity. In Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion‚ David Hume criticises the teleological argument; he argued that the Universe was designed does not necessarily mean that God designed it. There is no evidence that the Universe needs a designer it may come into existence naturally. We have no evidence that

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    rule of law is a staple principle in science. However‚ during the 18th century a Scottish philosopher by the name of David Hume made a theory that challenges the very idea of science and has impacted the world ever since. Drawing out enough obligations and agreements where in today’s modern era‚ he’s being taught about to students around the globe. But during the 18th century Hume wasn’t the only great thinker during that time that had theories concerning science and how it works. Immanuel Kant‚

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    Teleological Argument Examine the key ideas and strengths of the design argument for the existence of God? The design argument is also known as the teleological argument. The word teleological has its root in the Greek word telos‚ meaning purpose or order .It attempts to prove Gods existence by using the posteriori argument‚ based on observations or an experiences. “What could be more clear or obvious when we look up to the sky and contemplate the heavens‚ than there is some divinity or

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    Examine the key features of the Teleological argument. The word teleological comes from the Greek word ‘Telos’ which means purpose. The teleological argument is a posteriori and like the cosmological argument‚ attempts to prove the existence of God. It claims that certain phenomena within the universe appear to display features of design and are perfectly adapted to fulfil their function. Therefore‚ if features of the universe are so perfectly designed‚ for example the structure and function of

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    religious experience‚ how it will be used and the constraints that define it. Next we will show how a religious experience is actually a miracle and that they are one and the same thing. This leads us on to how miracles justify a belief in god but how Hume argues against miracles by his attack on personal testimonies. From this the main argument will be that religious experiences (miracles) can be an individual and collective justification for a belief in god but are not a strong argument for the existence

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    There have been many staues of David sculpted by famous artists like Donatello‚ Verrocchio‚ and Michelangelo. Bernini’s version of David and is about to begin his attack on Goliath‚ as he appears posing. The statue seems to be moving through space and the action suggests that the action of flinging the stone requires a lot of room around David. The statue forces the observer to look past the actual subject and focus more on the surroundings. He seems to have very muscular legs‚ and appears to be

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