PHH 4200 January 15‚ 2009 St. Augustine and Avicenna St Augustine and Avicenna both believe in the existence of the one true eternal God. They both believe that God is the creator of all things and that He is greater than all of His creation. Both Augustine and Avicenna also see God as an unchanging and incorruptible entity. However‚ in spite of all of their similarities‚ Avicenna and Augustine differ significantly in their philosophies of the existence of God. St. Augustine believes that God
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Summary of St. Thomas Aquinas’ 5 Ways of Proving God’s Existence In the thirteenth century‚ St. Thomas Aquinas formulated the famous ‘Five Ways’ of proving God’s existence. These five ways were not regarded as proofs in a scientific way but rather it is a step‚ in the sense of believing God. The ‘Five Ways’ are: First‚ The Argument of Unmoved Mover. It states that whatever is in motion is moved by another thing; that thing is also moved by something. So‚ in order to prevent continuity‚ you
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hours. 85 miles of highway and 15 miles of railways were destroyed. What would someone say about this natural disaster who was there? It was a normal day for my grandma‚ but when she turns on the news it became very far from normal. She see’s that Mt. St Helens erupts. After that‚ she looks outside‚ but doesn’t see any ash yet. She then tells my grandpa about this. He was just outside working in his shop and is not surprised about this because of what he had heard before on the radio. He then goes outside
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It was once said by Alexander the Great that "there is nothing left to conquer". For many this quote can sum the career of Alexander as a magnificent King‚ commander and statesman. He achieved what no other had done in his time‚ but one must see both the positives and negatives of Alexander the Great as King‚ commander and statesman. As commander‚ Alexander without a doubt conquered territories on a superhuman scale and in doing so he fought many battles and defeated kings to achieve this. Though
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By Christine Murray ©Catholic Online 2004 People have always to determine the role of the free will in life indeed‚ whether they have one at all. As we approach the Catholic feast day of St. Augustine on Aug. 28‚ it is good to examine his writings on the subject‚ especially in Free Choice of the Will. He assumes the will is free and seeks to determine how we choose good or evil. This continues to be “debated” in our age and has great implications on one’s perspective on life. The Catholic
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this was known as Neoplatonism‚ which was what Augustine had taken to. (TeSelle) Neoplatonism was not as concrete in having one main idea‚ so it is important to pinpoint what Augustine’s take on it was. In an autobiographical work‚ The Confessions of St. Augustine‚ he writes on how Logos is the divine eternal world. In this writing he talks about the idea that the things being perceived are only a shadow of the intelligible world‚ “But having then read those books of the Platonists‚ and thence been
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trigger that can jump-start the creative process for those who are in need a creative spark. Roger von Oech’s A Whack on the Side of the Head is a short book describing how to figuratively “whack” some creativity into people. Roger von Oech states that there are ten mental blocks that hinder creativity‚ and sometimes‚ all people really need is a whack on the head to think differently and more clearly about their current situations. Members of society do not have a need to be creative for most of
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however in some rare but lucky cases an accident leads to a greater result. Furthermore‚ Alexander Fleming was one of the few who made a mistake that lead to a lifesaving discovery was that of penicillin‚ which he discovered. He was an extremely gifted in many medical practices; he paved the way for live-saving modern medicine and became an iconic medical figure with an immense amount of achievements. Alexander Fleming was truly an intelligent man with tremendous amount of creativity. Best known
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The article “The Effect of Protective Headgear on Head Injuries and Concussions in Adolescent Football (Soccer) Players” by J. Scott Delaney‚ Ammar Al-Kashmiri‚ R. Drummond‚ and J. A. Correa‚ the authors examine the effectiveness of protective headgear in teenage athletes. For their study they focused on the Oakville Soccer Club in Oakville‚ Canada‚ using soccer players ages 12-17. The athletes were to fill out a questionnaire examining their 2006 season‚ asking information about concussions they
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In the spooky story titled: Pumpkin head Hadley is a young widow (just as Oates recently lost her husband)‚ and she’s attracted—for mysterious reasons that relate to her childhood—to Anton‚ a young post-doc who works at the local Co-op. He has “dropped by”‚ and she’s not too upset to see him—it seems she might be ready to finally emerge after a long period of mourning—but she is slightly repulsed by Anton. The man is forceful‚ though‚ and she doesn’t have the strength to ask him to leave‚ although
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