‘Boethius was successful in his argument that God rewards and punishes justly.’ Discuss (35) Boethius was a philosopher teaching at the end of the Roman empire‚ in his 40’s he was arrested for suspected conspiracy with the Eastern Roman Empire and was eventually put to death at the age of about 44/45. Whilst in prison Boethius wrote his book‚ ‘The Consolation of Philosophy’ where he discusses in great depth with Lady Philosophy issues with God’s omniscience. In his writings‚ Boethius identifies
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In this essay‚ I will discuss the arguments Philosophy presents to Boethius in the latter’s Consolation of Philosophy in order to support her view that the good are strong and the evil weak as well the sources that assign this strength and weakness to the good and wicked respectively. First‚ philosophy argues that the good are powerful since they are the only ones with the ability of actualizing their will; meaning that they are the only strong ones to attain the good they are seeking whereas the
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Mike Whiteside PHI 105 2/23/13 Professor Chackal One Goal‚ Two Different Approaches Boethius: a man of of the Great Loving God‚ a positive friend‚ a benevolent senator‚ and a realistic soul. Thoreau: a man of minimalism‚ a rebel against corrupt establishments‚ a guru of nature‚ a non-violent protester‚ and a simple thinker. Both these men are common in goal but the way they went about that goal was different. They both sought to bring peace to others through philosophy‚ the study of realistic
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Pascal says “If there is a God‚ He is infinitely incomprehensible‚ since‚ having neither parts nor limits‚ He has no affinity to us’’ (Pascal‚ 2). Throughout Pascal’s argument he makes the constant notion believing in order to gain finite happiness‚ how is it possible to know if God is willing to provide this infinite gain if he is infinitely incomprehensible? This critical mistake is the very reason Pascal’s argument doesn’t work‚ we just don’t have the knowledge to know about what truly happens
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Overpaid or Justly Compensated Professional athletes sign huge contracts up to $20 million dollars per season‚ but it does not quite mean that they are overpaid. These athletes play sports for professional teams which is not that easy to get into. There is only a .03 percent chance for a college basketball player to make it into the NBA‚ which the chances seem nearly impossible. These athletes also have to work hard to stay in shape all year round‚ because their jobs depend on it. They also
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God Does Not Necessarily Have to Exist In Descartes’ Meditations‚ he makes the strong claim that God must exist. I will first explain what Descartes’s argument for God’s existence is‚ and then I will attempt to support the argument that God does not need to necessarily exist through objections and replies. Premise 1: “We have an idea of God as an infinite and perfect being.” First‚ Descartes believes that there are properties that are inherently perfect. For example‚ being good is a perfection
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In The Consolation of Philosophy‚ the teacher Lady Philosophy and the student Boethius develop a relationship of learning through dialogue that enables the Boethian prisoner to attain his spiritual goal. Lady Philosophy is a good teacher. Instead of telling the philosophical truth directly to Boethius‚ she chooses to maintain a discussion between her and her student based on Boethius’s arguments. Through the discussion‚ Lady Philosophy at first finds out the errors of Boethius’s assumptions and
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The Teleological Argument for God There are many theories about how the universe‚ earth‚ and humans came into existence. Some aim to prove the existence of God‚ that a large explosion created all life‚ or even that everything has just always existed. One of these theories works to answer questions about creation and prove the existence of the Christian God; this theory is known as the Teleological argument. To expand my basis of knowledge on this subject I consulted Matthew Esters‚ who recently
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supplied for God’s existence? St. Thomas‚ in his Summa Theologica‚ sets forth five separate proofs for the existence of God‚ Unlike St. Anselm’s proof‚ which deals with pure concepts‚ St. Thomas’ proofs rely on the world of our experience-what we can see around us. In these proofs we can easily see the influence of Aristotle and his doctrine of the Four Causes. l) The Proof from Motion. We observe motion all around us. Whatever is in motion now was at rest until moved by something else‚ and that
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Philosophy‚ Boethius uses the character Lady Philosophy to present the argument that justice is always served in that “the good are always rewarded and the wicked always punished” (81). I support that the argument is sound and valid through evaluation‚ then I continue by extrapolating Boethius’s reasoning to understand that although the nature of true reward is singular‚ the nature of punishment is diverse. Boethius presents his claim on the nature of good‚ which is a crucial lead-in to his arguments on
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