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While Hume appears down to Earth and logical, he is, in a very general sense, a skeptic. He notes that there is a battle between r...

controversial writings on religion and morality (Hume, 2002). In fact, he continued to turn out essays and critical writings on ev...

In five pages this paper examines how the South influences Erskine Caldwell's writings in such works as God's Little Acre and Toba...

his previous beliefs had rested, since he intends to analyse philosophically whether these beliefs are in fact valid, and if they ...

There was not just one "Prince of Lagash" since Lagash existed as one of the ancient city-states of southern Mesopotamia. As the s...

In five pages this paper tries to prove love exists by using Thomas Aquinas' 5 proofs of God's existence. One source is cited in ...

Descartes seemed to think that the way to find objectivity, from a subjective existence, would be to prove that a perfect God is t...

even more challenging. He takes dualism to its logical end by insisting that we not only cannot prove that the matter exists, but ...

He asserted that evidence that God exists in a singular or plural context because it has become universally accepted as truth (135...

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...

speaker is Philo, a religious skeptic (Johnson 266). The discussion is chiefly between Philo and Cleanthes, with occasional remar...

youth by by those who wanted to restore democracy to Athens (PG). While Socrates had much faith in people and believed that morali...

be a less sure guide than revelation; however, Aquinas did believe it possible to reach certain truths without the aid of revelati...

are already well acquainted with the Torah, his book provides an excellent introduction for those that are only somewhat familiar ...

(Garrett(1)). In addition these gods possess many human traits such as jealousy and envy. As Garrett(1) states, "These gods, mo...

Canonization (Canonization Information, 2002). This step is key because this is what often distinguishes a mere "accident" from a...

come from western society and not conform to the lifestyle of the Muslims there. Not wearing veils was seen as immoral (1969). If ...

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

of the most important philosophers when talking about knowledge and where it comes from. His explanation suggests that there is a ...

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

that there is "within the human mind, and indeed by natural instinct, an awareness of divinity," that "God himself has implanted i...

literary critics, philosophers, and even theologians have questioned and considered for centuries. That Which Cannot be Known A...

conception of what is perceived. Some ideas appear to be innate, while others appear to originate elsewhere and come to the mind i...

Power is behind all that we perceive, then the Higher Power would be a deceitful one. Descartes arrives at this conclusion becaus...

death (As To Posthumous). There is one chapter, for instance, called "The Death of Jean" which was written just four months prior...

Crises arise that usher in change, systems achieve equilibrium for a time and then begin to change again, leading to another round...

that he be deceived since God is supremely good. Nevertheless, it does appear to Descartes that there is a good possibility that G...

believed deeply in the value of ethics as it related to humans in the natural world. His concept of forming an adequate ethical c...

their strong financial record demonstrates a doubling in their enrollments and their gross revenues between 1995 and 1999 (Company...

up life. Most people will not do this, although there are some who are willing. Some of the kamikaze pilots who crashed into build...