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and change. He did not perceive the world as having changed greatly, but instead perceived the same world in a much different lig...

In six pages human nature is the focus in an overview that contrasts Descartes' philosophy with that of George Berkeley's with cri...

in the numbers of scientists and "practitioners" (cartographers), instrumentmakers, navigators, and so on), and the consequent cre...

and philosophy have looked at such issues. Some contemporary philosophers claim that all things are really comprised of energy and...

is, therefore, to be perceived - that matter does not exist independently of perception. Inasmuch as philosophy is nothing other ...

In five pages this paper examines the contributions of Saint Augustine to philosophy's history and development. Five sources are ...

African parents. His mother was Catholic and his father converted to Christianity in his later years. As a boy, Augustine studied ...

to Augustine, this transformative power for human beings is so profound that, once it occurs, the Christian can "love and do whate...

In ten pages this paper examines what philosophy represents as considered in Philosophy The Quest For Truth by Louis R. Pojman a...

significance despite scholarly interpretations to the contrary, because Descartes, himself, rejects this line of reasoning (109). ...

In seven pages this paper discusses St. Anselm, Aristotle, and Heidegger in a consideration of the relationship between philosophy...

In eight pages this paper discusses how Aristotelian philosophy is refuted by St. Thomas Aquinas and also discusses the Summa Theo...

In four pages this paper presents an autobiography of Saint Augustine and also considers his arguments on the existence of God....

In fifteen pages this paper examines the intention of philosophy from a historical perspective that includes consideration of phil...

In ten pages this paper contrasts and compares each religious philosopher's arguments regarding man being separate from goodness a...

ordinary life, one can take the comments at face value, or use them as somewhat of a springboard for further thought or discussion...

belief at the time (The Radical Academy, 2004). God gives this power to the people as a whole, not to individuals (The Radical Aca...

modern, the setting and the rising stars, were in the sky together ... As the rift between the spiritual and the material values w...

is granted to him to seek after the truth. Science is the legitimate and beloved daughter of the Church. She must have confidence ...

generally viewed as a precursor of the Gothic style of church architecture, which began in 1140 with the re-building of St. Denis ...

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great interest and considerable depth. His ongoing quest was not only to determine the role of religion within social confines bu...

in his own personal progress at the cost of everything else. He was wholly supportive of the scientific community during the Enli...

times. By a rescript of Septimus Severus (193-211) all imperial subjects were forbidden under severe penalties to become Christian...

main opposition "the absolute truth"....] After twelve years of inquiry, the Vatican concluded recently that both sides in ...

In eight pages this essay examines Paul K. Feyerabend's perceptions of Galileo's heresy trial. Four sources are cited in the bibl...

In ten pages the heliocentric model is the central focus of this consideration of Galileo's life, works, and theories. Four sourc...

In eight pages this paper considers Karl Popper's thoughts on Galileo's theories, who himself had been critical of Ptolemy and Ari...

In five pages this paper reviews Galileo's scientific findings and emphasizes his support of the heliocentric theory of Copernicus...

In five pages William Paley's teleological argument, St. Anselm's ontological argument, and St. Thomas Aquinas' cosmological argum...