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    The Moral Argument

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    THE MORAL ARGUMENT How do we explain the fact that people often refrain from immoral acts even when there is no risk of their being caught? There are many formulations of the moral argument but they all have as their starting point the phenomenon (fact) of moral conscience. In essence the moral argument poses the question: where does our conscience‚ our sense of morality come from if not from God? It also asserts that if we accept the existence of objective moral laws we must accept the existence

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    Inductive Argument

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    2014 Inductive and Deductive Argument Instructor: Ivey Shelton CRT/205 While reading both articles The Death Penalty Violates the Constitution of the United States and Cyberbullying Has a Broader Impact than Traditional Bullying‚ I found that there were both deductive and inductive argument presented with in the articles. On the first article about the death penalty‚ the author used inductive arguments to make his point. An example of and inductive argument in this article is “Furthermore

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    The Moral Argument

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    The Moral Argument Kant’s Moral Argument: 1) Kant claims Human beings are rational‚ moral decision makers. 2) Morality is a matter of doing ones moral duty. However: 3) Kant rejects the idea that God’s commands are the basis of morality‚ he emphasises reason is the basis of morality. 4) In which case how‚ if at all‚ does God fit into Kant’s system? Kant’s rejection of other forms of argument for God’s existence Kant argued that the existence of God is beyond human conception

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    Counter Argument

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    Preparing and Writing an Argument What is a controversial issue? * We should work hard for more money. / We should work less‚ make less money and take time off to enjoy life. Which point do you agree with and why? * In time of economic recession‚ universities are/are not justified in raising tuition. * Some people believe that university students should be required to attend classes. Others believe that going to class should be optional for students. Which point do you agree with and

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    Hospers' Argument

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    providing vital grounds on how it can ultimately be attained and by adopting the two different senses of knowing‚ the strong and weak sense. He then fortifies his argument by proving the incoherence of a doubter. This essay will look on his arguments against radical scepticism and finally to what extent it is successful. In his argument‚ he emphasises on the three main requirements for knowing‚ one is that the thing has to be true‚ secondly‚ one has to believe in that thing and lastly it requires

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    Argument Readings

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    rights activists. Regan has written several essays on animal rights and is recognized as a key intellectual leader of the animal rights movement and has also written several books on the subject which makes him very credible in his writings. Regan’s argument is one of change‚ he’s trying to get us to change our views and persuade us that not all animal right activists are extremists. He starts his essay by telling us that “the world will have to change once we learn to treat animals with respect”‚ he

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    What Is an Argument

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    meaning of an argument was along with the term valid and sound argument. Many people might have their own opinion on what an argument is but in Humanities an argument is a list of reasons that fit together in a particular way to support some conclusion. In everyday situations‚ when two people have an argument‚ it means they disagree about something‚ but in this case argument means dispute. An argument is mostly used in politics. When it comes to what a valid argument is and what a sound argument is confusion

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    Definitional Argument

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    person who attends a practice‚ works at said practice‚ arrives at a competition‚ competes at said competition and makes an income. There have been several debates and arguments about whether race car drivers can be dubbed "true athletes‚" but all of these turn into completely biased articles that eventually receive "hate" responses. Race car drivers are people who sit on the fence of being called an athlete‚ and not being called an athlete. Race car drivers‚ like all other athletes‚ go through

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    Crito Argument

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    Crito Argument “I do have these things in mind‚ Crito‚ and also many others.” (Crito 45a) In the “Crito”‚ there are two arguments‚ one of which Crito argues for why Socrates should escape the prison‚ and the second‚ for which Socrates argues for why he should remain in prison and accept his death sentence. I will assess both arguments and show the strengths and weaknesses that Crito and Socrates both presented in the dialogue. I argue for Socrates‚ for which his argument is based on the principle

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    Cosmological Argument

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    story and we may never know the answer. This story is a great example of the cosmological argument. In order to comprehend the cosmological argument‚ we first have to explain its meaning. The cosmological arguments are one of the most important arguments for the existence of God‚ this argument is the most used around the world. For example‚ the existence of God and the beginning of the universe. The arguments states that everything on the earth had to have a beginning of existence and it could not

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