Andrew Baker Corey Miller Phil-P 100 September 16‚ 2014 God’s existence The issue that I shall be addressing is whether a certain objection to a theistic explanation of God’s existence can be sustained. In this paper‚ the objection in question is advanced mostly by naturalists‚ and the thrust of it is that theists cannot provide a satisfactory account of God’s existence based on causality because occasional philosophical questions arise concerning the truth of the premises. After carefully setting
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attempting to keep there movie star physiques‚ is becoming an epidemic among modern society. Yoga is much more than contorting your body into strange and somewhat un-normal positions. Mind and Body explains that “Yoga is both philosophic and metaphysic conditioning.” This art is also a general name for the controls and techniques that are used to create mythically the perfect body‚ mind‚ and spirit. Along with the above definition of yoga‚ we must look at it as one of the six systems of Indian
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While early Greek philosophers were contemplating on topics such the origin of change and the idea of a priori knowledge‚ Early Modern Philosophers took an interest about nature and how the power of science and mathematics comes into play. One early philosopher was Rene Descartes with his work Meditations on First Philosophy. Descartes was once a foundationalist‚ believing that our knowledge originated in our senses. His positioned changed‚ however‚ when he began use his skepticism to test if our
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Immanuel Kant‚ disagreed with the Utilitarian principle that maximized happiness for the greatest number of people. In chapter 2 of his book‚ Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals‚ Kant theorizes an external critique that we don’t always act for desires but duty instead. Kant really has this worry and he wants to find a firm foundation for our moral laws. According to Kant‚ Act only on that maxim by which you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law. Universal moral law
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purposes‚ the Early Modern Period shall extend from the European discovery of the Americas in 1492 until the end of the French Revolution in 1799. We will be investigating two streams of thought in this period. First‚ we will look at Early Modern metaphysics and epistemology‚ focusing on Descartes‚ Locke‚ Berkeley‚ and Hume. And second‚ we will examine the political theory emerging at the time‚ particularly in the writings of Hobbes‚ Locke‚ and Rousseau. TEXTS The following editions are recommended
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difference between a priori and a posteriori proof is based off of knowledge that is independent of experience or reasoning that is dependent upon experience. An a prior proof is an ontological argument which is the study of being; a subset of metaphysics. Also an a prior proof would lack experience to be justified. Saint Anselm’s proof is categorized as a priori proof because his proof began with a concept of the greatest conceivable being that is independent of experience that was just an understanding
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Africa. About 513 B.C.‚ he returned to Ephesus‚ where he declined the Post of chief magistrate. He was a member of the Ionic school of philosophy‚ although he was different from it in many important points. Heraclitus has been called the father of metaphysics. He died‚ probably in Ephesus about 475 B.C. The best remember for his famous poetic metaphor is that no one can step into the same river twice. Heraclitus seems to have written only one book‚ which apparently consisted of series of epigrammatic
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Philosophies of Aristotle and Plato Plato and Aristotle both have been very influential as the ancient Greek philosophers. Aristotle was a student of Plato and there are many similarities between these intellectual giants of the ancient world but there are also many things that distinguish them from each other. Aristotle was far more empirical-minded than Plato. First‚ Plato’s philosophy relegated the material‚ physical world to a sort of metaphysical second class. His contention was that the
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PREVIEW: PHIL C100 Quiz 1 — P A G E 1 — 1. The word "philosophy" comes from the Greek philein (to love) and sophia (knowledge or wisdom). X | True | | False | 2. Which of the following is a "philosophical question": | Is there a God? | | Does the end justify the means? | | What form of government is best? | | What is Time? | X | All of the above. | 3. An argument is a reason for accepting a position. X | True | | False | 4. The area of philosophy
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Perry‚ J.‚ 1977‚ ’A dialogue on personal identity and immortality ’. Hackett Publishing. Shoemaker‚ S.‚ 2008‚ ’36 - Personal identity: a materialist account ’. In Metaphysics: The Big Questions. Blackwell Publishing‚ Carlton‚ Australia (pp. 333-347). Swinburne‚ R.‚ 2008‚ ’39 - Personal identity: the dualist theory ’. In Metaphysics: The Big Questions. Blackwell Publishing (pp. 368-384).
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