determinism and divine foreknowledge.The problems are generally concerning about the compatibility between moral responsibility and causal determinism‚ which can be found among the debates on the Consequent Argument. The argument is introduced by Peter van Inwagen (1983) in An Essay on Free Will. Contemporary philosophers who participate in this argument are either support or reject this argument. Fischer presents the argument informally as follow: “Suppose that causal determinism obtains and I
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Roger Scruton and Peter Singer are two philosophers who have very different theories on animal rights and the relationships we have with them. I found points in both Scruton and Singer’s opinion that I agreed with‚ yet neither of them felt completely true to me. Singer speaks of an overall equality between beings based on their potential to feel and suffer‚ rather than cognitive ability. This theory prohibits any slaughter or consumption of animals. Scruton offers the notion of the many different
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Peter Singer explores human moralities while expressing his concern towards the little consideration given by the wealthier regions regarding the problem that people are starving in less fortunate places. Although many people have the ability to give enough to aid in minimizing this problem‚ they have chosen to not involve themselves at all. Very few countries such as Britain and Australia have active governments that put aside money to help these refugees. Unfortunately‚ the amount of money they
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using and creating fears in the people to slowly‚ quietly‚ and willingly take some of our valuable freedoms. It should be common knowledge in the fact that the government is using our fears against us. In Fifty Shades of Fear an article written by Peter Ludlow it states‚ “Philosophers have long noted the utility of fear to the state. Machiavelli notoriously argued that a good leader should induce fear in the populace in order to control the rabble”
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This paper is a formal analysis‚ treating Peter Paul Rubens’ 1612 masterpiece‚ Massacre of the Innocents. The oil painting stands at approximately 150 x 200 cm‚ a size offering the viewer a window-like gaze into a historical scene of twisted‚ bloody carnage. Formally‚ there is much cohesion with the overall disastrous theme of human chaos and disorder. On a compositional whole‚ the anguish and psychological suffering compliments scattered lighting‚ vivid color‚ and clustered space. The painting is
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A risk is a situation involving exposure to danger and the potential to lose or gain something of value. So why do people choose to take risk‚ knowing that they can lose at any moment. In his article “The Mystery of Risk” by Peter Gwin‚ says‚ “Some of the motivations for taking risk are obvious-financial reward‚ fame‚ political gain and saving lives.” Risk takers such The Success of Risk Taking as fishermen‚ professional racers‚ rock climbers‚ gamblers and stuntmen
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Religion‚ as defined by Dr. Mike‚ “is a social institution set up to fill our need to know by answering the big questions of our existence.” This explanation is penetrating‚ insightful‚ and valuable in providing a sense of understanding not only what religion is‚ but also why it is so significant to our societies. It provokes thought and provides a basic level of discernment regarding religion from both a sociologic perspective and that of merely‚ an average human being. This definition helps us
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The Fall of the Roman Empire is a retelling of the last centuries of Roman collapse in which the author‚ Peter Heather‚ put his expertise on ancient Rome and its barbarian neighbors to good use. In this book‚ Heather sought to reconnect disjointed scholarly analyses which‚ for years‚ have been focused on specific aspects of the collapse of the Roman Empire into one broad story. Written in casual and easily-understood language‚ this book rarely sounds like a stereotypical history textbook. Heather’s
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Peter S. Goodman builds his argument essay by giving prior knowledge and also other knowledge on the topic of international news. His dipiction of us loosing our fellow foreign newscasters is tremoundsly terrible‚ by the fact that we are at war in their countries. He uses many different ways to persuade his audience on the importance of international news. Goodman begins his organization process by giving facts on the importance of news from foreign countries. He describes the importance of having
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Peter Singer enters a new section‚ entitled “Motivation and Justification”. Starting with chapter 7‚ he looks deep into the minds of altruists to figure out why they chose this type of lifestyle. What motivates these people to do so much for the sake of others (Singer‚ 2015‚ p.75)? The immediate answer Singer first throws out is love‚ but he later refutes it and proposes empathy as the prime motivation. Empathy refers to “the ability to understand and share the feelings of others” (dictionary source)
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